GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (27-31) at ARIZONA (36-24)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Lewis in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 11TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R Hammock (.257, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Ortmeier in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 11TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R Hammock (.257, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: STEVE KLINE (0-1, 6.07) STARTING THE 11TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R HAMMOCK (.257, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Kline relieved J Taschner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 11TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R Hammock (.257, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Winn in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 11TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: R Hammock (.257, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Snyder hit for M Montero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 BOTTOM, 11TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Snyder (.220, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
ARIZONA 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

10 11 R H E
-- -- - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 5 10 0
ARIZONA 0 0 4 10 2 (FINAL 11)

BATTERIES: SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (8TH), JACK
TASCHNER (9TH), STEVE KLINE (11TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ, TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH), DOUG SLATEN (10TH), BRANDON MEDDERS (11TH), JUAN CRUZ
(11TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO

HOME RUNS: SFO - OMAR VIZQUEL (1) OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
PEDRO FELIZ (8) OFF JOSE VALVERDE IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ARI - CONOR JACKSON (4) OFF NOAH LOWRY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
ARIZONA 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

10 11 R H E
-- -- - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 5 10 0
ARIZONA 0 0 4 10 2 (FINAL 11)

BATTERIES: SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (8TH), JACK
TASCHNER (9TH), STEVE KLINE (11TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ, TONY PENA (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH), DOUG SLATEN (10TH), BRANDON MEDDERS (11TH), JUAN CRUZ
(11TH) AND MIGUEL MONTERO


WP - JACK TASCHNER (1-0)
LP - BRANDON MEDDERS (1-2)
SAVE - STEVE KLINE (1)

HOME RUNS: SFO - OMAR VIZQUEL (1) OFF LIVAN HERNANDEZ IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
PEDRO FELIZ (8) OFF JOSE VALVERDE IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

ARI - CONOR JACKSON (4) OFF NOAH LOWRY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 3:25 ATT: 21,984

PROBABLES: BOS - JOSH BECKETT (8-0, 2.95)
ARI - DOUG DAVIS (4-6, 3.05)

PROBABLES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (6-1, 2.41)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (2-0, 4.05)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (5) VS ARIZONA (4) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lewis cf-rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .247
R Aurilia 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
D Ortmeier rf-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267
R Klesko rf-1b 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .313
B Bonds lf 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .275
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Durham 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .260
B Molina c 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313
P Feliz 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .265
O Vizquel ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .245
N Lowry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Frandsen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Winn ph-cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304

Totals 40 5 10 5 5 6 21

a-grounded to second for N Lowry in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for B
Hennessey in the 9th; c-walked for J Taschner in the 11th.

BATTING: HR - O Vizquel (1, 3rd inning off L Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out), P Feliz
(8, 9th inning off J Valverde 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - O Vizquel 3 (17), B Bonds
(27), P Feliz (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Durham 1, R
Klesko 1, B Molina 1, D Ortmeier 2. GIDP - F Lewis, B Bonds. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lewis (3, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Feliz-R Durham-R Aurilia).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes rf-lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .319
C Jackson 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .283
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
O Hudson 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .290
M Reynolds 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .333
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Young cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265
S Hairston lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .243
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Hammock 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Callaspo ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205
M Montero c 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .202
a-C Snyder ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
L Hernandez p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265
T Clark 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235

Totals 42 4 10 4 2 7 15

a-popped out to second for M Montero in the 11th.

BATTING: 2B - S Hairston (8, N Lowry); O Hudson (13, V Chulk). 3B - C Jackson
(1, N Lowry). HR - C Jackson (4, 1st inning off N Lowry 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - C
Jackson 3 (21), M Montero (13). 2-out RBI - C Jackson 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1, C Young 1, M Reynolds 1. GIDP - C
Jackson. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - M Montero (3, throw); E Byrnes (2, bobble). Outfield assists -
C Young (R Klesko at 3rd base). DP: 2 (A Callaspo-O Hudson-T Clark, T Clark-M
Reynolds-T Clark).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 003 000 001 01 -- 5
ARIZONA - 100 300 000 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 6 7 4 4 2 3 1 3.49
V Chulk 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.12
B Hennessey 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
J Taschner (W, 1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.09
S Kline (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.65

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 7 5 3 3 2 2 1 3.66
T Pena (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.81
J Valverde (B, 3) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.46
D Slaten 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.93
B Medders (L, 1-2) 1/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.84
J Cruz 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.89

HBP - F Lewis (by L Hernandez); R Durham (by T Pena). Pitches-strikes: N
Lowry 101-62; V Chulk 10-6; B Hennessey 15-12; J Taschner 21-13; S Kline 13-7;
L Hernandez 105-54; T Pena 17-9; J Valverde 11-9; D Slaten 7-4; B Medders
23-10; J Cruz 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: N Lowry 10-5; V Chulk 2-1; B
Hennessey 1-1; J Taschner 1-2; S Kline 1-2; L Hernandez 8-10; T Pena 0-1; J
Valverde 2-0; D Slaten 3-0; B Medders 0-1; J Cruz 1-0. Batters faced: N Lowry
27; V Chulk 4; B Hennessey 4; J Taschner 6; S Kline 3; L Hernandez 28; T Pena
5; J Valverde 4; D Slaten 3; B Medders 5; J Cruz 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

T--3:25. Att--21,984.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 5
ARIZONA 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (5) AT ARIZONA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes grounded out to pitcher. C Jackson homered to left.
O Hudson walked. M Reynolds struck out looking. C Young grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: P Feliz singled to right. O Vizquel homered to right,
P Feliz scored. N Lowry lined out to shortstop. F Lewis singled to right.
R Aurilia walked, F Lewis to second. R Klesko walked, F Lewis to third,
R Aurilia to second. B Bonds singled to center, F Lewis scored, R Klesko out at
third attempting to advance on play, R Aurilia to third. R Durham grounded out
to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 4TH: S Hairston doubled to deep right center. A Callaspo grounded
out to second, S Hairston to third. M Montero grounded out to pitcher,
S Hairston scored. L Hernandez singled to left. E Byrnes singled to right,
L Hernandez to second. C Jackson tripled to right, L Hernandez and E Byrnes
scored. O Hudson grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: E Byrnes in left field. C Quentin in right field.
J Valverde relieved T Pena. P Feliz homered to right center. O Vizquel singled
to center. K Frandsen hit for B Hennessey. K Frandsen struck out swinging.
F Lewis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Vizquel out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 11TH: B Medders relieved D Slaten. R Durham walked. B Molina
flied out to right. P Feliz singled to left, R Durham to second, R Durham to
third on error by left fielder E Byrnes. O Vizquel singled to left, R Durham
scored, P Feliz to second. R Winn hit for J Taschner. R Winn walked, P Feliz
to third, O Vizquel to second. J Cruz relieved B Medders. R Hammock at third
base. F Lewis struck out swinging. D Ortmeier grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (5) AT ARIZONA (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- F Lewis CF, R Aurilia 1B, R Klesko RF,
B Bonds LF, R Durham 2B, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, O Vizquel SS, N Lowry LHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes RF, C Jackson 1B, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
C Young CF, S Hairston LF, A Callaspo SS, M Montero C, L Hernandez RHP.

Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Alfonso Marquez (1B), Tim Timmons (2B),
Rick Reed (3B).

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 12 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: F Lewis lined out to center. R Aurilia flied out to
center. R Klesko struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes grounded out to pitcher. C Jackson homered to left.
O Hudson walked. M Reynolds struck out looking. C Young grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds struck out looking. R Durham grounded out to
third. B Molina flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 2ND: S Hairston singled to right. A Callaspo grounded into
fielder's choice to second, S Hairston out at second. M Montero struck out
looking. L Hernandez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: P Feliz singled to right. O Vizquel homered to right,
P Feliz scored. N Lowry lined out to shortstop. F Lewis singled to right.
R Aurilia walked, F Lewis to second. R Klesko walked, F Lewis to third,
R Aurilia to second. B Bonds singled to center, F Lewis scored, R Klesko out at
third attempting to advance on play, R Aurilia to third. R Durham grounded out
to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes singled to left. C Jackson grounded out to third,
E Byrnes to second. O Hudson walked. M Reynolds struck out swinging. C Young
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Molina grounded out to pitcher. P Feliz flied out to
center. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 1.

ARIZONA 4TH: S Hairston doubled to deep right center. A Callaspo grounded
out to second, S Hairston to third. M Montero grounded out to pitcher,
S Hairston scored. L Hernandez singled to left. E Byrnes singled to right,
L Hernandez to second. C Jackson tripled to right, L Hernandez and E Byrnes
scored. O Hudson grounded out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: N Lowry flied out to left. F Lewis hit by pitch.
F Lewis stole second, F Lewis safe at third on throwing error by catcher
M Montero. R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. R Klesko grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 5TH: M Reynolds grounded out to third. C Young flied out to
center. S Hairston flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds reached on infield single to shortstop.
R Durham flied out to center. B Molina lined out to left. P Feliz flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: A Callaspo flied out to center. M Montero flied out to left.
L Hernandez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: O Vizquel flied out to left. M Sweeney hit for N Lowry.
M Sweeney grounded out to second. F Lewis grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 7TH: V Chulk relieved N Lowry. E Byrnes singled to left. C Jackson
grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Byrnes out at second.
O Hudson doubled to deep right. M Reynolds flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: T Pena relieved L Hernandez. T Clark at first base.
R Aurilia struck out looking. R Klesko walked. B Bonds struck out looking.
R Durham hit by pitch, R Klesko to second. B Molina flied out to left. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 8TH: B Hennessey relieved V Chulk. C Young singled to center.
S Hairston grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Young out at second.
A Callaspo popped out to shortstop. M Montero struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: E Byrnes in left field. C Quentin in right field.
J Valverde relieved T Pena. P Feliz homered to right center. O Vizquel singled
to center. K Frandsen hit for B Hennessey. K Frandsen struck out swinging.
F Lewis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Vizquel out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 9TH: J Taschner relieved B Hennessey. T Clark struck out swinging.
E Byrnes flied out to right. C Quentin struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 10TH: D Slaten relieved J Valverde. R Aurilia grounded out to
shortstop. R Klesko singled to left. B Bonds grounded into double play, first
to third to first, R Klesko out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 10TH: D Ortmeier in right field. R Klesko at first base. O Hudson
grounded out to second. M Reynolds popped out to first. C Young struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 11TH: B Medders relieved D Slaten. R Durham walked. B Molina
flied out to right. P Feliz singled to left, R Durham to second, R Durham to
third on error by left fielder E Byrnes. O Vizquel singled to left, R Durham
scored, P Feliz to second. R Winn hit for J Taschner. R Winn walked, P Feliz
to third, O Vizquel to second. J Cruz relieved B Medders. R Hammock at third
base. F Lewis struck out swinging. D Ortmeier grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 11TH: F Lewis in right field. D Ortmeier in left field. S Kline
relieved J Taschner. R Winn in center field. R Hammock flied out to center.
A Callaspo grounded out to second. C Snyder hit for M Montero. C Snyder popped
out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4.</div>

 

Vizquel delivers Giants a much-needed win

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4 (11 INNINGS)</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Omar Vizquel singled home the winning runin the 11th inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the ArizonaDiamondbacks, 5-4, to avoid a three-game sweep.

Pedro Feliz led off the ninth inning with a solo homer - hiseighth of the season - off Arizona closer Jose Valverde to helpthe Giants win for just the fourth time in 13 games and cool offthe Diamondbacks, who had won 11 of 12.

After Arizona's Chris Young just missed a walk-off home run by afew feet on a foul blast down the left field line in the bottomof the 10th, Ray Durham drew a walk against Brandon Medders(1-2) and Feliz delivered a one-out single to left. Durhamadvanced to third on the play when left fielder Eric Byrnesbobbled the base hit.

Vizquel, who hit his first homer of the season in the third,then grounded a 2-2 offering from Medders through the left side,plating Durham for a 5-4 lead.

Jack Taschner (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to record thewin and Steve Kline logged the 11th for his first save.

Giants starter Noah Lowry entered with a four-game winningstreak (1.35 ERA) over Arizona and a 5-1 record with a 2.36 ERAin eight career starts. But the lefthander was on the hookafter yielding a first-inning homer to Conor Jackson and atwo-run triple to Jackson in the fourth that provided Arizona a4-3 lead that held until Feliz's blast.

Lowry yielded four runs and seven hits in six frames with twowalks and three strikeouts.

Arizona got another strong start from Livan Hernandez, whoyielded three runs and five hits in seven frames. The rotationentered with a 10-1 record and a 1.61 ERA in Arizona's previous12 games.

Jackson's fourth homer of the season in the first opened thescoring, but Vizquel drilled a two-run shot in the third and<div class="pre">Barry Bonds added an RBI single later in the inning for a 3-1</div>Giants' lead.

Bonds was 2-for-5 and remains 10 homers shy of breaking HankAaron's all-time record of 755 home runs.

 

Vizquel delivers Giants a much-needed win

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 5, ARIZONA 4 (11 INNINGS)</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Omar Vizquel singled home the winning runin the 11th inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the ArizonaDiamondbacks, 5-4, on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Pedro Feliz led off the ninth inning with a solo homer - hiseighth of the season - off Arizona closer Jose Valverde to helpthe Giants win for just the fourth time in 13 games and cool offthe Diamondbacks, who had won 11 of 12.

"It happens," Arizona manager Bob Melvin said. In thatsituation right there, if he's going to hit a home run off you,you want to try to make him hit it the other way, and if hedoes, you tip your hat to him. He's been a serious pain in ourside, not just this year either."

After Arizona's Chris Young just missed a walk-off home run by afew feet on a foul blast down the left field line in the bottomof the 10th, Ray Durham drew a walk against Brandon Medders(1-2) and Feliz delivered a one-out single to left. Durhamadvanced to third on the play when left fielder Eric Byrnesbobbled the base hit.

Vizquel, who hit his first homer of the season in the third,then grounded a 2-2 offering from Medders through the left side,plating Durham for a 5-4 lead.

"We know they have been playing well and we haven't been playingtoo good on this road trip (4-6)," Vizquel said. "We aregetting some tough breaks, a home run or two, or a play thatmakes a decision in the game, and we did good today. Thepitchers came out, the bullpen did a great job and we found acouple guys on base and got good hits, put things together forus. It was a great win for us."

"It was just one of those games where it was close, basicallythe whole night," Arizona's Scott Hairston said. "You just haveto keep battling, it's part of the game, they run a great teamout there as well. We just got to keep going one day at a time,and most the time this year its been us on top, its going tohappen now and then."

Jack Taschner (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings to record thewin and Steve Kline logged the 11th for his first save.

"Any bullpen, your going to take your lumps," Taschner said."The thing with this bullpen is that they have shown it beforewhen they have given up runs, we come back, we bounce back, itspart of the game."

Giants starter Noah Lowry entered with a four-game winningstreak (1.35 ERA) over Arizona and a 5-1 record with a 2.36 ERAin eight career starts. But the lefthander was on the hookafter yielding a first-inning homer to Conor Jackson and atwo-run triple to Jackson in the fourth that provided Arizona a4-3 lead that held until Feliz's blast.

Lowry yielded four runs and seven hits in six frames with twowalks and three strikeouts.

Arizona got another strong start from Livan Hernandez, whoyielded three runs and five hits in seven frames. The rotationentered with a 10-1 record and a 1.61 ERA in Arizona's previous12 games.

Jackson's fourth homer of the season in the first opened thescoring, but Vizquel drilled a two-run shot in the third and<div class="pre">Barry Bonds added an RBI single later in the inning for a 3-1</div>Giants' lead.

Bonds was 2-for-5 and remains 10 homers shy of breaking HankAaron's all-time record of 755 home runs.