GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (54-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-57)

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Vizquel at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.299, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHAD PARONTO
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.238, 0-FOR-3)
P FELIZ (.253, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
R AURILIA (.240, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305
E Renteria ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346
A Jones cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .214
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .351
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286
J Franco 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .192
C James p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 1 7 1 2 4 15

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C James in the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Woodward 1, J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - J Francoeur, Y Escobar, C Jones. Team
LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251
R Winn rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295
R Durham 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .253
R Aurilia 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .240
G Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .241
K Frandsen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
F Lewis lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
N Lowry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .045

Totals 27 2 7 2 2 5 10

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James); R Winn (25, C James). HR - R Aurilia (4,
6th inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Feliz (48), R Aurilia (25). 2-out
RBI - P Feliz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, P Feliz
1, N Lowry 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (20, 2nd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Durham-R Aurilia, R Durham-K Frandsen-R Aurilia, P Feliz-R
Durham-R Aurilia).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 001 001 0 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 6 7 2 2 2 5 1 3.55
C Paronto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.76

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 8 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.40

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 105-67;
C Paronto 8-4; N Lowry 104-69. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 6-7; C Paronto
1-2; N Lowry 11-9. Batters faced: C James 26; C Paronto 3; N Lowry 31.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHAD PARONTO
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.293, 1-FOR-3)
M DIAZ (.351, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.286, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305
E Renteria ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346
A Jones cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .214
J Francoeur rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
M Diaz lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .351
J Saltalamacchia c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286
J Franco 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .192
C James p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 1 7 1 2 4 15

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C James in the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Woodward 1, J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - J Francoeur, Y Escobar, C Jones. Team
LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251
R Winn rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295
R Durham 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
P Feliz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252
R Aurilia 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
G Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .267
K Frandsen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
F Lewis lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
N Lowry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .045

Totals 32 2 9 2 2 5 12

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James); R Winn (25, C James). HR - R Aurilia (4,
6th inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Feliz (48), R Aurilia (25). 2-out
RBI - P Feliz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, O Vizquel
1, P Feliz 1, N Lowry 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (20, 2nd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Durham-R Aurilia, R Durham-K Frandsen-R Aurilia, P Feliz-R
Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 6 7 2 2 2 5 1 3.55
C Paronto 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.66

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 8 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.40

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 105-67;
C Paronto 30-19; N Lowry 104-69. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 6-7; C Paronto
3-3; N Lowry 11-9. Batters faced: C James 26; C Paronto 8; N Lowry 31.

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

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: BRAD HENNESSEY (1-3, 3.29) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.293, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Hennessey relieved N Lowry.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J Francoeur (.293, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Johnson hit for J Franco.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J FRANCOEUR ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K Johnson (.293, 10 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, CHAD PARONTO (7TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND GUILLERMO
RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: ATL - NONE

SFO - RICH AURILIA (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ATL - CHUCK JAMES, CHAD PARONTO (7TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND GUILLERMO
RODRIGUEZ


WP - NOAH LOWRY (11-7)
LP - CHUCK JAMES (8-8)
SAVE - BRAD HENNESSEY (7)

HOME RUNS: ATL - NONE

SFO - RICH AURILIA (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:27 ATT: 42,834

PROBABLES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (5-2, 4.05)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (5-2, 3.96)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .305
E Renteria ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .346
A Jones cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .214
J Francoeur rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294
M Diaz lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284
J Franco 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .192
b-K Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
C James p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171
a-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221
C Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 8 1 2 6 17

a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C James in the 7th; b-struck out
swinging for J Franco in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Francoeur (24, B Hennessey). RBI - A Jones (66). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, C Woodward 1, J Saltalamacchia 1.
GIDP - J Francoeur, Y Escobar, C Jones. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251
R Winn rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295
R Durham 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
P Feliz 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .252
R Aurilia 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
G Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .267
K Frandsen ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243
F Lewis lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
N Lowry p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .045
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 9 2 2 5 12

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James); R Winn (25, C James). HR - R Aurilia (4,
6th inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Feliz (48), R Aurilia (25). 2-out
RBI - P Feliz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, O Vizquel
1, P Feliz 1, N Lowry 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (20, 2nd base off C James/J Saltalamacchia).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Durham-R Aurilia, R Durham-K Frandsen-R Aurilia, P Feliz-R
Durham-R Aurilia).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 001 001 00x -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James (L, 8-8) 6 7 2 2 2 5 1 3.55
C Paronto 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.66

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry (W, 11-7) 8 7 1 1 2 4 0 3.40
B Hennessey (S, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.21

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 105-67;
C Paronto 30-19; N Lowry 104-69; B Hennessey 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
James 6-7; C Paronto 3-3; N Lowry 11-9; B Hennessey 1-0. Batters faced: C James
26; C Paronto 8; N Lowry 31; B Hennessey 4.

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

T--2:27. Att--42,834.
Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar hit by pitch. E Renteria flied out to center.
C Jones singled to left center, Y Escobar to second. A Jones singled to center,
Y Escobar scored, C Jones to second. J Francoeur grounded into double play,
second to first, A Jones out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts grounded out to shortstop. R Winn doubled to
deep center. R Durham flied out to center. P Feliz singled to center, R Winn
scored. R Aurilia flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Aurilia homered to left. G Rodriguez struck out
swinging. K Frandsen lined out to shortstop. F Lewis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- Y Escobar 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, A Jones CF,
J Francoeur RF, M Diaz LF, J Saltalamacchia C, J Franco 1B, C James LHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, R Winn RF, R Durham 2B, P Feliz 3B,
R Aurilia 1B, G Rodriguez C, K Frandsen SS, F Lewis LF, N Lowry LHP.

Umpires -- Mike Winters (HP), Brian Runge (1B), Mark Wegner (2B),
Bruce Froemming (3B).

Gametime Weather: 61 degrees, Overcast, wind out to center at 17 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: Y Escobar hit by pitch. E Renteria flied out to center.
C Jones singled to left center, Y Escobar to second. A Jones singled to center,
Y Escobar scored, C Jones to second. J Francoeur grounded into double play,
second to first, A Jones out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts struck out swinging. R Winn singled to right.
R Durham struck out swinging. P Feliz hit a ground rule double to deep left
center, R Winn to third. R Aurilia flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: M Diaz grounded out to shortstop. J Saltalamacchia flied out
to center. J Franco struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: G Rodriguez struck out swinging. K Frandsen flied out
to center. F Lewis singled to center. F Lewis to second on wild pitch by
C James. N Lowry struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: C James grounded out to second. Y Escobar fouled out to
first. E Renteria flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts grounded out to shortstop. R Winn doubled to
deep center. R Durham flied out to center. P Feliz singled to center, R Winn
scored. R Aurilia flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

ATLANTA 4TH: C Jones flied out to right. A Jones flied out to left.
J Francoeur singled to center. M Diaz singled to center, J Francoeur to second.
J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Diaz out at
second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: G Rodriguez walked. K Frandsen grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, G Rodriguez out at second. F Lewis walked.
N Lowry grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, F Lewis out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: J Franco walked. C James bunted into fielder's choice to
catcher, J Franco out at second. Y Escobar grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, C James out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: D Roberts singled to right center. R Winn flied out to
right. D Roberts stole second. R Durham grounded out to shortstop, D Roberts
to third. P Feliz popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: E Renteria reached on infield single to shortstop. C Jones
grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Renteria out at second.
A Jones struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Aurilia homered to left. G Rodriguez struck out
swinging. K Frandsen lined out to shortstop. F Lewis grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ATLANTA 7TH: J Francoeur popped out to first. M Diaz walked.
J Saltalamacchia singled to left, M Diaz to second. J Franco flied out to
center. C Woodward hit for C James. C Woodward grounded into fielder's choice
to third, J Saltalamacchia out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: C Paronto relieved C James. N Lowry grounded out to
shortstop. D Roberts lined out to left. R Winn popped out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ATLANTA 8TH: O Vizquel at shortstop. Y Escobar singled to right.
E Renteria struck out swinging. C Jones struck out swinging. A Jones fouled out
to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Durham grounded out to second. P Feliz grounded out
to third. R Aurilia singled to center. G Rodriguez reached on infield single
to third, R Aurilia to second. O Vizquel flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ATLANTA 9TH: B Hennessey relieved N Lowry. J Francoeur doubled to deep
right center. M Diaz grounded out to first, J Francoeur to third.
J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. K Johnson hit for J Franco. K Johnson
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>

 

Lowry, Aurilia pick up Bonds-less Giants in win over Braves

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 1</h3>By Ryan McCrary
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Commissioner Bud Selig watched BarryBonds get the night off while Noah Lowry and Rich Aurilia helpedthe San Francisco Giants scratch out a 2-1 victory over theAtlanta Braves on Wednesday.


After announcing that he will try to be in attendance forGiants' games until Bonds reaches and breaks Hank Aaron'sall-time home run record, Selig watched as the seven-timeNational League MVP opted to take the evening off after playingall 13 innings last night. Bonds was available to pinch hit,however.


Making the 100th start of his career, Lowry (11-7) turned in asolid effort. The southpaw entered the game after a pair ofrugged starts, but rebounded to stymie the Braves in his fourthcareer appearance against the club, permitting one run and sevenhits with four strikeouts over eight frames.


Lowry got plenty of help from a defense that turned three doubleplays over the first six innings. The effort has becomeroutine for Lowry, who has induced a National League-best 23double plays.


Tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Aurilia gave the Giants their firstlead of the series with a home run down the left field line. Itwas one of the few blemishes for Braves starter Chuck James(8-8) on his way to allowing two runs and seven hits with fivestrikeouts over six innings.


Closer Brad Hennessey relieved Lowry to open the ninth andpromptly surrendered Jeff Francoeur's leadoff double. However,he forced Matt Diaz into a groundout and struck out rookieJarrod Saltalamacchia and pinch hitter Kelly Johnson to post hisseventh save in nine chances.


Francoeur had two hits and Chipper Jones extended his hittingstreak to 10 games with a single in the first inning, the 22ndtime in his career he has managed a double-digit streak.

 

Lowry, Aurilia pick up Bonds-less Giants in win over Braves

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 1</h3>By Ryan McCrary
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Commissioner Bud Selig watchedBarry Bonds get the night off while Noah Lowry and RichAurilia helped the San Francisco Giants scratch out a 2-1victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.


After announcing that he will try to be in attendance forGiants' games until Bonds reaches and breaks Hank Aaron'sall-time home run record, Selig watched as the seven-timeNational League MVP opted to take the evening off after playingall 13 innings last night. Bonds was available to pinch hit,however.


Making the 100th start of his career, Lowry (11-7) turned in asolid effort. The southpaw entered the game after a pair ofrugged starts, but rebounded to stymie the Braves in his fourthcareer appearance against the club, permitting one run and sevenhits with four strikeouts over eight frames.


Lowry got plenty of help from a defense that turned three doubleplays over the first six innings. The effort has becomeroutine for Lowry, who has induced a National League-best 23double plays.


"I'm just happy to go out and make quality pitches," Lowry said."We just tried to stay with the gameplan. They didn't reallyhit me hard - a couple bloopers, but you just try to minimizethe damage."


"Wow, what a great job he did," San Francisco manager BruceBochy said. "He probably threw as well tonight as he has allyear. Great stuff - he got the groundballs where we needed(them). He turned some nice double plays tonight."

Tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Aurilia gave the Giants their firstlead of the series with a home run down the left field line.

"Anytime you can do that, it builds on your confidence," Auriliasaid. "You see the ball better and take better swings."

It was one of the few blemishes for Braves starter Chuck James(8-8) on his way to allowing two runs and seven hits with fivestrikeouts over six innings.


"He's had nothing but great ones," Atlanta manager Bobby Coxsaid. "We just couldn't get him any runs tonight. We had(them) on the ropes there in the end, but couldn't come through.Other than that, not much to that ballgame."


James offered no excuses as the Braves have managed just threeruns in his last two starts, spanning 13 innings.


"He's (Lowry) a good pitcher and he had a little better stuffthan me today," James said. "I actually missed up and over themiddle a lot tonight and, unfortunately, I got away with it andthat time (Aurilia's homer) I didn't."


Closer Brad Hennessey relieved Lowry to open the ninth andpromptly surrendered Jeff Francoeur's leadoff double. However,he forced Matt Diaz into a groundout and struck out rookieJarrod Saltalamacchia and pinch hitter Kelly Johnson to post hisseventh save in nine chances.


"He was just kind of mixing everything up and threw the rightpitches at the right time," Saltalamacchia said. "All in all,both pitchers threw a pretty good game."


Francoeur had two hits and Chipper Jones extended his hittingstreak to 10 games with a single in the first inning, the 22ndtime in his career he has managed a double-digit streak.

"We had a couple shots," Francouer said. "We just weren't ableto do it tonight. (James) pitched great. It seems like everynight he's been going out there, giving up two runs in six orseven innings and that's all you can ask for. We just couldn'tscore any runs for him again, which is unfortunate because hepitched well."


San Francisco collected its first win at home after the All-StarBreak and snapped a five-game losing streak at AT&T Park.

When asked about Bonds' availability for Thursday after thegame, Bochy gave a dodging definite maybe.


"More than likely he'll be out there," Bochy said. "Today wasmy decision, but tomorrow I think he'll be out there."