GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (66-80) at SAN DIEGO (78-67)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (66-80) at SAN DIEGO (78-67)

<h3>Zito, Giants look to play spoiler against Padres</h3>



San Francisco (66-80) at San Diego (78-67), 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Barry Zito is finally starting to resemblethe pitcher the San Francisco Giants thought they were gettingwhen they signed him to a huge contract this offseason.

Zito (9-12, 4.46 ERA) takes the mound on Friday as the Giantstry and play spoiler against their National League West rivalSan Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game series.

The veteran lefthander, who has allowed two runs or less in eachof his past four starts, will aim to help the Giants snap afive-game losing streak to the Padres. Despite pitching well,Zito is winless in his last four starts.


Zito will face a San Diego team that holds a slim 1 1/2 gamelead over the Los Angeles Dodgers (76-69) and the PhiladelphiaPhillies (77-69) in the wild card race. The Padres trail theArizona Diamondbacks by four games in the NL West.

Chris Young (9-7, 2.72) gets the ball for San Diego, whichdropped two of three games to Los Angeles earlier this week.

Young has not been the same since returning from a back injuryon August 30. The 6-10 righthander has lost his last threestarts and has an 8.78 ERA in that span. Young led the majorswith a 2.12 ERA before suffering the injury.


Barry Bonds has hit 87 of his 762 home runs against San Diegowhich is the most he has against any team. Bonds will likely bein the lineup after sitting out Wednesday's 9-4 loss toArizona.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO AT SAN DIEGO -- LINEUPS

SAN FRANCISCO SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Randy Winn CF .296 10 52 Brian Giles RF .285 11 43
Omar Vizquel SS .243 2 41 Marcus Giles 2B .230 4 38
Nathan Schierholtz RF .343 0 6 Mike Cameron CF .246 20 75
Barry Bonds LF .276 28 66 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .273 26 86
Bengie Molina C .284 19 80 Khalil Greene SS .255 21 80
Daniel Ortmeier 1B .269 5 12 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .263 16 63
Rich Aurilia 3B .251 5 32 Scott Hairston LF .235 6 23
Kevin Frandsen 2B .244 4 25 Josh Bard C .265 3 43
Barry Zito LHP .094 0 1 Chris Young RHP .128 0 2
(9-12, 4.46) (9-7, 2.72)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-12, 4.46)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-7, 2.72)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN GORMAN
1B - PAUL NAUERT
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 70 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND JOSH BARD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.296, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.243, 2 HR, 41 RBI)
N SCHIERHOL (.343, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.285, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
M GILES (.230, 4 HR, 38 RBI)
M CAMERON (.246, 20 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

Pitches-strikes: C Young 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 1-1. Batters
faced: C Young 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.276, 28 HR, 66 RBI)
B MOLINA (.284, 19 HR, 80 RBI)
D ORTMEIER (.269, 5 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.43

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 16-9; C Young 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
1-2; C Young 1-1. Batters faced: B Zito 3; C Young 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KEVIN FRANDSEN SCORED BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R AURILIA ON FIRST, B MOLINA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B ZITO (.094, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BARRY ZITO SCORED BENGIE MOLINA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B ZITO ON FIRST, R AURILIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 2 3 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.273, 26 HR, 86 RBI)
K GREENE (.255, 21 HR, 80 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.263, 16 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Bonds lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
B Molina c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 2 3 2 0 2 5

BATTING: SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B Zito (2). 2-out RBI - B
Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.43

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2.80

HBP - B Bonds (by C Young). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 16-9; C Young 38-25.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-2; C Young 1-3. Batters faced: B Zito 3; C
Young 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 2 3 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.242, 0-FOR-1)
N SCHIERHOLTZ (.338, 0-FOR-1)
B BONDS (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338
B Bonds lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .276
B Molina c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111

Totals 8 2 3 2 1 2 5

BATTING: SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B Zito (2). 2-out RBI - B
Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (23, B Zito). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Young 2. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.41

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 2.80

IBB - J Bard (by B Zito). HBP - K Greene (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito
41-22; C Young 38-25. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-4; C Young 1-3. Batters
faced: B Zito 9; C Young 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 0 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.284, 0-FOR-1)
M GILES (.229, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278
B Molina c 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 3 6

BATTING: SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B Zito (2). 2-out RBI - B
Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (23, B Zito). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Young 2. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 020 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.41

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 2.78

IBB - J Bard (by B Zito). HBP - K Greene (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito
41-22; C Young 54-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-4; C Young 1-5. Batters
faced: B Zito 9; C Young 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 0 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ORTMEIER (.267, 0-FOR-1)
R AURILIA (.253, 1-FOR-1)
K FRANDSEN (.244, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N Schierholtz rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278
B Molina c 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
D Ortmeier 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .244
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 3 6

BATTING: SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B Zito (2). 2-out RBI - B
Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Aurilia-K Frandsen-D Ortmeier).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 1 6

BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (23, B Zito). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - C Young 2. GIDP - M Giles. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 020 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.38

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 2.78

IBB - J Bard (by B Zito). HBP - K Greene (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito
54-29; C Young 54-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 4-4; C Young 1-5. Batters
faced: B Zito 12; C Young 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 70 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.272, 0-FOR-1)
K GREENE (.255, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
K KOUZMANOFF (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>