NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (0) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Bray relieved B Arroyo. B Molina fouled out to right. P Feliz hit for R Klesko. P Feliz singled to center. R Aurilia doubled to deep left, P Feliz to third. D Ortmeier hit for N Schierholtz. D Ortmeier intentionally walked. G Majewski relieved B Bray. O Vizquel lined out to shortstop. R Durham hit for B Hennessey. R Durham singled to center, P Feliz and R Aurilia scored, D Ortmeier to second. D Roberts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Durham out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (0) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, J Keppinger SS, B Phillips 2B, E Encarnacion 3B, J Votto LF, J Cantu 1B, J Valentin C, J Ellison RF, B Arroyo RHP. San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, K Frandsen 2B, R Winn LF, B Molina C, R Klesko 1B, R Aurilia 3B, N Schierholtz RF, O Vizquel SS, K Correia RHP. Umpires -- Angel Campos (HP), Sam Holbrook (1B), Randy Marsh (2B), Bob Davidson (3B). Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from center at 10 mph. CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper grounded out to second. J Keppinger grounded out to first. B Phillips grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts walked. K Frandsen flied out to right. D Roberts caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Winn flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 2ND: E Encarnacion grounded out to second. J Votto reached on infield single to shortstop. J Cantu flied out to center. J Valentin singled to right center, J Votto to second. J Ellison walked, J Votto to third, J Valentin to second. B Arroyo flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Molina singled to left. R Klesko grounded out to second, B Molina to second. R Aurilia reached on infield single to shortstop. N Schierholtz fouled out to third. O Vizquel walked, B Molina to third, R Aurilia to second. K Correia struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 3RD: N Hopper singled to center. J Keppinger singled to right, N Hopper to second. B Phillips struck out looking. E Encarnacion flied out to right, N Hopper to third. J Votto grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts reached on bunt single to pitcher. K Frandsen hit by pitch, D Roberts to second. R Winn sacrificed to pitcher, D Roberts to third, K Frandsen to second. B Molina flied out to right. R Klesko grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 4TH: J Cantu flied out to right. J Valentin struck out swinging. J Ellison popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Aurilia walked. N Schierholtz reached on infield single to second, R Aurilia to second. O Vizquel grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Schierholtz out at second, R Aurilia to third. K Correia walked. D Roberts flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 5TH: B Arroyo grounded out to first. N Hopper grounded out to shortstop. J Keppinger walked. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: K Frandsen flied out to center. R Winn flied out to right. B Molina flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 6TH: E Encarnacion flied out to center. J Votto grounded out to second. J Cantu struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko walked. R Aurilia grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Klesko out at second. N Schierholtz popped out to third. O Vizquel grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 7TH: J Valentin struck out swinging. J Ellison reached on infield single to first, J Ellison to second on throwing error by first baseman R Klesko. B Arroyo struck out swinging. N Hopper grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: F Lewis hit for K Correia. F Lewis lined out to pitcher. D Roberts struck out swinging. K Frandsen singled to right. R Winn grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Frandsen out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. CINCINNATI 8TH: B Hennessey relieved K Correia. J Keppinger grounded out to third. B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion doubled to left. J Votto grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0. SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Bray relieved B Arroyo. B Molina fouled out to right. P Feliz hit for R Klesko. P Feliz singled to center. R Aurilia doubled to deep left, P Feliz to third. D Ortmeier hit for N Schierholtz. D Ortmeier intentionally walked. G Majewski relieved B Bray. O Vizquel lined out to shortstop. R Durham hit for B Hennessey. R Durham singled to center, P Feliz and R Aurilia scored, D Ortmeier to second. D Roberts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Durham out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 2. CINCINNATI 9TH: D Roberts in left field. R Winn in right field. P Feliz at third base. R Aurilia at first base. R Davis in center field. B Wilson relieved B Hennessey. J Cantu grounded out to shortstop. J Valentin grounded out to second. A Gonzalez hit for J Ellison. A Gonzalez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>
Durham's eighth-inning single leads Giants past Reds <h3>SAN FRANCISCO 2, CINCINNATI 0</h3>By Ryan Leong PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- A day after the San Francisco Giantsannounced that Barry Bonds would not be back for the 2008 season,it was business as usual at the ballpark. Ray Durham's two-run single with two outs in the bottom of theeighth inning broke a scoreless tie and lifted the Giants to a2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. But the real news was still focused on Bonds, who announcedFriday afternoon on his website that he would not be back for a16th season in San Francisco. Before tonight's game, Bonds made his first comments to themedia. "I'm not taking this personally," Bonds said. "I feel that I didwhat I could for the 15 years I was here, and I'm proud of thatand I'm not disappointed in that. I can walk out of here withmy head high and I'm very proud. I know when there was a leftfielder in San Francisco, there was no one better, and I'm proudof that." "I'm proud of the fans and I'm proud of the family here, which Iconsider the fans part of my family in the city I grew up in. Ihave nothing to be ashamed of and they have nothing to beashamed of. We had fun. For 15 years, we had a great time." Bonds has not played since injuring his right big toe onSeptember 15 in San Diego. He wishes a decision would have comesooner so he could thank the fans throughout the season. "I can't answer that because I wasn't given that opportunity,"Bonds said. "It could have been done earlier and we could havehad a party all year long." Durham's single snapped the Giants' four-game losing streak andmade a winner out of Brad Hennessey (4-5), who pitched ascoreless top of the eighth. Brian Wilson set the Reds down inorder in the ninth for his fifth save. In the bottom of the eighth, pinch hitter Pedro Feliz hit aone-out single to left-center and Rich Aurilia followed with adouble to left putting runners at second and third. Reliever Bill Bray (3-3) then intentionally walked pinch hitterDaniel Ortmeier to load the bases. Gary Majewski was summonedfrom the bullpen to face Omar Vizquel and got him to line out toshort for the second out. Durham was the third pinch hitter ofthe inning and for the second straight game, Durham delivered atwo-run single. Both pitchers had an opportunity to help their own cause withthe bases loaded but were unable to execute. Reds starterBronson Arroyo flied out to left in the second while KevinCorreia struck out in his at-bat in the second inning. The Reds' best chance to score was in the third when they hadrunners at first and second with nobody out. However, Correiagot out of the jam unscathed by retiring the next three battersin order. Correia pitched seven shutout innings, walking two with sixstrikeouts in his seventh start of the season. Correia hasallowed two runs or fewer in each of his starts this year and is3-0 with a 1.80 ERA. Arroyo also pitched seven scoreless frames for the Reds andallowed five hits with five walks and two strikeouts.
Durham's eighth-inning single leads Giants past Reds <h3>SAN FRANCISCO 2, CINCINNATI 0</h3>By Ryan Leong PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- A day after the San Francisco Giantsannounced that Barry Bonds would not be back for the 2008 season,it was business as usual at the ballpark. Ray Durham's two-run single with two outs in the bottom of theeighth inning broke a scoreless tie and lifted the Giants to a2-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. But the real news was still focused on Bonds, who announcedFriday afternoon on his web site that he would not be back for a16th season in San Francisco. Before tonight's game, Bonds made his first comments to themedia. "I'm not taking this personally," Bonds said. "I feel that I didwhat I could for the 15 years I was here, and I'm proud of thatand I'm not disappointed in that. I can walk out of here withmy head high and I'm very proud. I know when there was a leftfielder in San Francisco, there was no one better, and I'm proudof that." "I'm proud of the fans and I'm proud of the family here, which Iconsider the fans part of my family in the city I grew up in. Ihave nothing to be ashamed of and they have nothing to beashamed of. We had fun. For 15 years, we had a great time." Bonds has not played since injuring his right big toe onSeptember 15 in San Diego. He wishes a decision would have comesooner so he could thank the fans throughout the season. "I can't answer that because I wasn't given that opportunity,"Bonds said. "It could have been done earlier and we could havehad a party all year long." Durham's single snapped the Giants' four-game losing streak andmade a winner out of Brad Hennessey (4-5), who pitched ascoreless top of the eighth. Brian Wilson set the Reds down inorder in the ninth for his fifth save. "After last night's loss we needed this," said Giants manager<div class="pre">Bruce Bochy, whose team blew a five-run lead in the eighth in</div>the 9-8 in 11 innings. "It's been a rough season but we don'twant to finish the way things are going right now and hopefullywe can win some ballgames the rest of the way." In the bottom of the eighth, pinch hitter Pedro Feliz hit aone-out single to left-center and Rich Aurilia followed with adouble to left putting runners at second and third. Reliever Bill Bray (3-3) then intentionally walked pinch hitterDaniel Ortmeier to load the bases. Gary Majewski was summonedfrom the bullpen to face Omar Vizquel and got him to line out toshort for the second out. Durham was the third pinch hitter ofthe inning and for the second straight game, Durham delivered atwo-run single. "I've had a lot of time to work on my swing," said Durham, whois batting just .218 with 11 home runs and 70 RBI. "But I stillfeel the same, still hitting, still working on things and finetuning and trying to get something that's worked. I've had atough year but the last two days I've gotten some big hits inclutch situations." Both pitchers had an opportunity to help their own cause withthe bases loaded but were unable to execute. Reds starterBronson Arroyo flied out to left in the second while KevinCorreia struck out in his at-bat in the second inning. The Reds' best chance to score was in the third when they hadrunners at first and second with nobody out. However, Correiagot out of the jam unscathed by retiring the next three battersin order. "Tonight not a whole lot happened for either team," Reds interimmanager Pete Mackanin said. "You've got to tip your cap toCorreia. He pitched extremely well and I liked what I saw fromhim. He mixed up his array of breaking stuff with a goodfastball, and he spotted that. Arroyo pitched very well, kept usin the game till the end there. We just couldn't get anythingstarted. We haven't been shut out in a while." Correia pitched seven shutout innings, walking two with sixstrikeouts in his seventh start of the season. Correia hasallowed two runs or fewer in each of his starts this year and is3-0 with a 1.80 ERA. "I'm happy that I could prove that I could do it," Correia said."I didn't really have any more room for error. If I wouldhave come out and not got the job done as a starter, I wasn'tgoing to see another start in my career so I'm happy that I gotthe chance and I did what I needed to do." Arroyo also pitched seven scoreless frames for the Reds andallowed five hits with five walks and two strikeouts. "It's one of those games," Arroyo said. "Two guys runningzeroes out on the board. If you're the home team you hope youget two in the bottom of the eighth and close it out in theninth and go home. That's what happened. It worked outperfectly for them. That's the way those kind of games go.It's just one of them years, man. Hard for wins."
