GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (52-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-55)

NL: ATLANTA (52-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-55)

<h3>Bonds resumes pursuit of Aaron at home vs. Braves</h3>



<div class="pre">Atlanta (52-47) at San Francisco (41-55) 10:15 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Barry Bonds has the ideal scenario ashe inches closer to baseball history.


Bonds and the San Francisco Giants begin a seven-game homestandon Monday when they face the Atlanta Braves.


The seven-time MVP is just two homers shy of tying Hank Aaron'sall-time mark of 755, and will try and do it here, in front ofthe only fans that will embrace the record.


Bonds sat out Sunday's series finale with the Milwaukee Brewers,and went 0-for-6 with three walks in the first two games. InThursday's series finale against Chicago, Bonds homered twiceand knocked in six runs.


Bonds will try and move closer to smashing the most hallowedrecord in baseball against Aaron's old team. Aaron hit 335 homeruns in nine season with the Braves.


Bonds will face Atlanta ace John Smoltz (9-5, 2.88 ERA), who islooking to lead the club to its 16 win in the last 24 games.Bonds is hitting .297 (19-for-64) vs. Smoltz with eight homeruns and 20 walks.


Smoltz is making his second start after being on the disabledlist with a inflammation in his right shoulder. On Wednesday,Smoltz threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just five hitswith a season-high 11 strikeouts in a no-decision againstCincinnati.


Smoltz will be opposed by Matt Cain (3-11, 3.87) whose record isnot indicative of how well he has pitched.


Cain has the ninth-lowest run support among National Leaguestarters at 3.72 runs per outing. The 22-year-old righthanderhas received more than two runs of support just in just six ofhis 19 starts.

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .332 1 18 Dave Roberts CF .249 2 14
Edgar Renteria SS .335 10 50 Randy Winn RF .294 6 32
Chipper Jones 3B .345 16 49 Ray Durham 2B .244 8 50
Andruw Jones CF .214 19 65 Barry Bonds LF .279 19 48
Brian Mccann C .268 11 54 Ryan Klesko 1B .279 5 29
Jeff Francoeur RF .294 10 65 Bengie Molina C .271 9 50
Kelly Johnson 2B .291 10 45 Pedro Feliz 3B .248 15 44
Julio Franco 1B .177 1 10 Omar Vizquel SS .245 2 25
John Smoltz RHP .107 0 0 Matt Cain RHP .030 0 1
(9-5, 2.88) (3-11, 3.87)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (9-5, 2.88)
SFO - MATT CAIN (3-11, 3.87)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - BRUCE FROEMMING
2B - MIKE WINTERS
3B - BRIAN RUNGE

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ AND BRIAN MCCANN
SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.332, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.335, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
C JONES (.345, 16 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA, CHIPPER JONES
AND ANDRUW JONES.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B MCCANN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.294, 10 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.249, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
R WINN (.294, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
R DURHAM (.244, 8 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .347
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214
B McCann c 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 5 3 2 3 3 0 3

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.88

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 4.06

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 43-23. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 1-2. Batters
faced: M Cain 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY JOHN SMOLTZ ALLOWED DAVE ROBERTS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BONDS ON FIRST, R DURHAM ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.279, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SMOLTZ (.107, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W HARRIS (.330, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.335, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
E Renteria ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .347
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214
B McCann c 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107

Totals 5 3 2 3 3 0 3

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - E Renteria (9, ground ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030

Totals 5 1 1 0 1 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 2. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 3 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.93

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 4.06

WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 18-12; M Cain 43-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 1-1; M Cain 1-2. Batters faced: J Smoltz 6; M Cain 8.


UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.248, 15 HR, 44 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.245, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
M CAIN (.030, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .337
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214
B McCann c 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 9 3 3 3 3 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - E Renteria (9, ground ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030

Totals 5 1 1 0 1 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 2. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2.85

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 4.03

WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 18-12; M Cain 60-35. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 2-1; M Cain 2-3. Batters faced: J Smoltz 6; M Cain
12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B MCCANN (.271, 1-FOR-1, 3 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .337
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
A Jones cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214
B McCann c 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .271
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 9 3 3 3 3 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - E Renteria (9, ground ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029

Totals 8 1 1 0 1 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 2. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 30 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2.83

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 4.03

WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 27-19; M Cain 60-35. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 4-2; M Cain 2-3. Batters faced: J Smoltz 9; M Cain
12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.252, 1-FOR-1)
R WINN (.293, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.243, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .337
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
A Jones cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .213
B McCann c 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .270
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 12 3 3 3 3 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - E Renteria (9, ground ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029

Totals 8 1 1 0 1 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 2. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 300 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2.83

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 3.99

WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 27-19; M Cain 74-44. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 4-2; M Cain 2-5. Batters faced: J Smoltz 9; M Cain
15.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.291, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J FRANCO (.175, 0-FOR-1)
J SMOLTZ (.103, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .337
C Jones 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .346
A Jones cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .213
B McCann c 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .270
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175
J Smoltz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 12 3 3 3 3 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (23, M Cain). RBI - B McCann 3 (57). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Franco 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - E Renteria (9, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Franco-E Renteria-J
Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .029

Totals 11 1 2 0 1 1 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 2. GIDP - R Durham.
Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 300 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2.80

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 3.99

WP - J Smoltz. Pitches-strikes: J Smoltz 36-25; M Cain 74-44. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Smoltz 7-2; M Cain 2-5. Batters faced: J Smoltz 12; M Cain
15.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE BY JOHN SMOLTZ SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.328, 0-FOR-2)</div>