GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-69) at ATLANTA (63-56)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wickman relieved T Hudson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P Feliz (.256, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Molina hit for V Chulk.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D ROBERTS ON FIRST, G RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Molina (.269, 12 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, SCOTT ATCHISON (6TH), JACK TASCHNER (6TH), VINNIE
CHULK (7TH) AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

ATL - TIM HUDSON, BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: SFO - BARRY BONDS (25) OFF TIM HUDSON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

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

BATTERIES: SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, SCOTT ATCHISON (6TH), JACK TASCHNER (6TH), VINNIE
CHULK (7TH) AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

ATL - TIM HUDSON, BOB WICKMAN (9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - TIM HUDSON (14-5)
LP - RUSS ORTIZ (2-3)
SAVE - BOB WICKMAN (20)

HOME RUNS: SFO - BARRY BONDS (25) OFF TIM HUDSON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 33,841

PROBABLES: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (6-3, 3.88)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (9-8, 3.93)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (3) VS ATLANTA (6) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .326
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .248
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287
B Bonds lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
D Ortmeier 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
R Durham 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .226
P Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
G Rodriguez c 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .263
R Ortiz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Roberts ph-cf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .269

Totals 34 3 9 3 2 5 15

a-tripled to right for J Taschner in the 7th; b-flied out to center for V
Chulk in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - G Rodriguez (3, T Hudson). 3B - D Roberts (6, T Hudson). HR - B
Bonds (25, 6th inning off T Hudson 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Ortiz. RBI - R Davis
(4), B Bonds (57), O Vizquel (34). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O
Vizquel 1, R Winn 2, P Feliz 1. GIDP - R Durham. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Durham (6, 2nd base off T Hudson/B McCann).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (11, ground ball). PB - G Rodriguez. DP: 1 (R Klesko-O
Vizquel-R Ortiz).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .327
K Johnson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .293
C Jones 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 .264
B McCann c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272
J Francoeur rf 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .307
A Jones cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .213
Y Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .323
T Hudson p 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .237
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218
B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 6 8 5 6 8 20

a-struck out swinging for T Hudson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (18, R Ortiz); A Jones (22, S Atchison); B McCann (30, V
Chulk). SF - W Harris. RBI - M Teixeira (14), T Hudson (7), A Jones 2 (76), W
Harris (25). 2-out RBI - T Hudson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 2, J Francoeur 1, B McCann 1, Y Escobar 2. GIDP - B McCann. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Francoeur (3, 2nd base off R Ortiz/G Rodriguez). CS - W
Harris (11, 2nd base by R Ortiz/G Rodriguez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-M Teixeira).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 011 100 -- 3
ATLANTA - 110 004 00x -- 6
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz (L, 2-3) 5 3 4 3 5 4 0 5.20
S Atchison 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.50
J Taschner 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27
V Chulk 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 3.78

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (W, 14-5) 8 8 3 3 1 5 1 3.02
B Wickman (S, 20) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.83

R Ortiz pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP - S Atchison. IBB - J Francoeur (by V Chulk). BALK - T Hudson 2. HBP - R
Davis (by T Hudson); B McCann (by R Ortiz). Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 95-47; S
Atchison 10-7; J Taschner 8-4; V Chulk 31-21; T Hudson 94-62; B Wickman 19-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Ortiz 5-5; S Atchison 1-0; J Taschner 0-2; V Chulk
0-2; T Hudson 15-4; B Wickman 0-3. Batters faced: R Ortiz 23; S Atchison 4; J
Taschner 2; V Chulk 9; T Hudson 33; B Wickman 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Ted
Barrett.
EJECTIONS: ATLANTA's Cox by Hernandez (3rd), SAN FRANCISCO's Klesko by Carlson (4th), SAN FRANCISCO's Bochy by Carlson (5th).
T--2:45. Att--33,841.
Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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SAN FRANCISCO (3) AT ATLANTA (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris walked. K Johnson flied out to center. C Jones
walked, W Harris to second. W Harris to third, C Jones to second on passed
ball by G Rodriguez. M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop, W Harris scored.
B McCann struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur walked. A Jones struck out swinging. Y Escobar
struck out swinging, J Francoeur stole second. T Hudson singled to center,
J Francoeur scored. W Harris doubled to deep right, T Hudson to third.
K Johnson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: G Rodriguez doubled to deep left. R Ortiz sacrificed to
catcher, G Rodriguez to third. San Francisco's Manager B Bochy ejected by
M Carlson. R Davis reached on infield single to first, G Rodriguez scored.
O Vizquel struck out swinging. R Davis to second on balk by T Hudson.
R Winn grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1,
ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds homered to center. D Ortmeier grounded out to
second. R Durham singled to center. P Feliz flied out to center. G Rodriguez
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 6TH: M Teixeira walked. B McCann hit by pitch, M Teixeira to
second. S Atchison relieved R Ortiz. J Francoeur singled to center, M Teixeira
to third, B McCann to second. M Teixeira scored, B McCann to third,
J Francoeur to second on wild pitch by S Atchison. A Jones doubled to deep left,
B McCann and J Francoeur scored. Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
T Hudson singled to right, A Jones to third. J Taschner relieved S Atchison.
W Harris hit sacrifice fly to right, A Jones scored. K Johnson popped out to
shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: D Roberts hit for J Taschner. D Roberts tripled to
right. R Davis flied out to center. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop,
D Roberts scored. R Winn grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.</div>

 

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SAN FRANCISCO (3) AT ATLANTA (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn RF, B Bonds LF,
R Klesko 1B, R Durham 2B, P Feliz 3B, G Rodriguez C, R Ortiz RHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, K Johnson 2B, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, Y Escobar SS, T Hudson RHP.

Umpires -- Mark Carlson (HP), Angel Hernandez (1B), Derryl Cousins (2B),
Ted Barrett (3B).

Gametime Weather: 96 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 2 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis struck out swinging. O Vizquel grounded out to
first. R Winn singled to right. B Bonds grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris walked. K Johnson flied out to center. C Jones
walked, W Harris to second. W Harris to third, C Jones to second on passed
ball by G Rodriguez. M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop, W Harris scored.
B McCann struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko flied out to left. R Durham grounded out to
first. P Feliz reached on infield single to third. G Rodriguez struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur walked. A Jones struck out swinging. Y Escobar
struck out swinging, J Francoeur stole second. T Hudson singled to center,
J Francoeur scored. W Harris doubled to deep right, T Hudson to third.
K Johnson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Ortiz grounded out to pitcher. R Davis hit by pitch.
R Davis to second on balk by T Hudson. Atlanta's Manager B Cox ejected by
A Hernandez. O Vizquel flied out to right. R Winn grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 3RD: C Jones singled to right. M Teixeira walked, C Jones to
second. B McCann grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher,
M Teixeira out at second, C Jones to third. J Francoeur struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Bonds grounded out to second. R Klesko struck out
looking. San Francisco's R Klesko ejected by M Carlson. R Durham walked.
R Durham stole second. P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: D Ortmeier at first base. A Jones flied out to left.
Y Escobar lined out to left. T Hudson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: G Rodriguez doubled to deep left. R Ortiz sacrificed to
catcher, G Rodriguez to third. San Francisco's Manager B Bochy ejected by
M Carlson. R Davis reached on infield single to first, G Rodriguez scored.
O Vizquel struck out swinging. R Davis to second on balk by T Hudson. R Winn
grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris safe at first on error by second baseman R Durham.
W Harris caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. K Johnson flied out to
center. C Jones grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
SAN FRANCISCO 1, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds homered to center. D Ortmeier grounded out to
second. R Durham singled to center. P Feliz flied out to center. G Rodriguez
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 6TH: M Teixeira walked. B McCann hit by pitch, M Teixeira to
second. S Atchison relieved R Ortiz. J Francoeur singled to center, M Teixeira
to third, B McCann to second. M Teixeira scored, B McCann to third,
J Francoeur to second on wild pitch by S Atchison. A Jones doubled to deep left,
B McCann and J Francoeur scored. Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
T Hudson singled to right, A Jones to third. J Taschner relieved S Atchison.
W Harris hit sacrifice fly to right, A Jones scored. K Johnson popped out to
shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, ATLANTA 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: D Roberts hit for J Taschner. D Roberts tripled to
right. R Davis flied out to center. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop,
D Roberts scored. R Winn grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.

ATLANTA 7TH: V Chulk relieved J Taschner. D Roberts in center field.
C Jones singled to center. M Teixeira struck out looking. B McCann doubled to
deep right, C Jones to third. J Francoeur intentionally walked. A Jones lined
out to third. Y Escobar struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: B Bonds grounded out to second. D Ortmeier singled to
center. R Durham grounded into double play, second to first, D Ortmeier out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.

ATLANTA 8TH: S Thorman hit for T Hudson. S Thorman struck out swinging.
W Harris flied out to center. K Johnson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: B Wickman relieved T Hudson. P Feliz popped out to
third. G Rodriguez walked. D Roberts singled to left, G Rodriguez to second.
B Molina hit for V Chulk. B Molina flied out to center. O Vizquel flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 6.</div>

 

Bonds hits No. 759, Giants fall to Braves

<h3>ATLANTA 6, SAN FRANCISCO 3</h3>By Phil Foley
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds did it again, but it wasn't enough.

Bonds blasted his 759th career home run but the San FranciscoGiants suffered a 6-3 setback to the Atlanta Braves onWednesday.


Tim Hudson (14-5) hurled eight sensational frames and AndruwJones drove in two runs for the Braves, who moved into secondplace in the National League East and remain 3 1/2 games behindthe division-leading New York Mets.


Playing in his second game in Atlanta since unseating Braveslegend Hank Aaron as baseball's home run king, Bonds smashed thefirst pitch of the sixth 403 feet over the right-center fieldfence, just to the left of Hammering Hank's image, for the 759thhomer of his major league career to tie the game at 2-2.

It was the fifth time that the controversial slugger has homeredagainst Hudson and the 14th blast for Bonds at Turner Field.

The blast snapped a 66-inning homerless streak for Hudson, wholast allowed a homer to Boston slugger David Ortiz on June 19.

Hudson didn't let a homer by Bonds stand in the way of winninghis eighth consecutive decision.


The 32-year-old Hudson has been nothing but spectacular of late,winning his last seven decisions and sporting a 5-0 record witha 1.48 ERA since the All-Star break.


The righthander continued his hot streak in this one, allowingthree runs and eight hits, walking one and striking out five ineight solid frames. Hudson threw 62 of his 94 pitches forstrikes en route to becoming the National League's second14-game winner.


Hudson even helped his own cause, plating the Braves' second runwith an RBI single in the second.


For a second, it looked like Bonds may have ruined Hudson'sstreak, but the Braves fought back in the bottom of the sixth.

Giants starter Russ Ortiz (2-3) led off the frame by issuing afree pass to Mark Teixeira before hitting Brian McCann with apitch. Scott Atchison relieved Ortiz, but surrendered a singleto Francoeur to load the bases before uncorking a wild pitch,plating Teixeira to break the tie.


Two pitches later, Andruw Jones laced a double down the leftfield line, plating McCann and Francoeur to give Atlanta a 5-2edge. Willie Harris capped the frame by plating Jones on asacrifice fly.


Bob Wickman, who blew his first save this season at Turner Fieldon Tuesday, pitched around a walk and a hit in the ninth torecord his 20th save.


The 33-year-old Ortiz, who was an All-Star with Atlanta in 2003,yielded four runs on three hits and five walks with fourstrikeouts over five innings. After posting a 36-16 record intwo seasons with the Braves, Ortiz has just seven wins sinceleaving the club after the 2004 campaign.


Bonds was not the only one to extend his own record. Bravesmanager Bobby Cox, who set the major league mark for ejectionsin Tuesday's contest, added to his record in the third when hewas ejected by first base umpire Angel Hernandez for arguing abalk call.


Rookie Rajai Davis drove in a run with a single in the fifth forSan Francisco, which has lost eight of its last 10 games.

 

Bonds hits No. 759, Giants fall to Braves

<h3>ATLANTA 6, SAN FRANCISCO 3</h3>By Phil Foley
PA Sportsticker Contributing Writer


ATLANTA (Ticker) - Barry Bonds did it again, but it wasn'tenough.


Bonds blasted his 759th career home run but the San FranciscoGiants suffered a 6-3 setback to the Atlanta Braves onWednesday.


Tim Hudson (14-5) hurled eight sensational frames and AndruwJones drove in two runs for the Braves, who moved into secondplace in the National League East and remained 3 1/2 gamesbehind the division-leading New York Mets.


Playing in his second game in Atlanta since unseating Braveslegend Hank Aaron as baseball's home run king, Bonds smashed thefirst pitch of the sixth inning 403 feet over the right-centerfield fence - just to the left of Hammering Hank's image - totie the game at 2-2.


"I swung the bat good," said Bonds, who finished 1-for-4 withthree groundouts and the homer. "If they didn't have the shifton, I'm 4-for-4."


It was the fifth time that the controversial slugger has homeredagainst Hudson and the 14th blast for Bonds at Turner Field. Itsnapped a 66-inning homerless streak for Hudson, who lastallowed a homer to Boston slugger David Ortiz on June 19.

"It was a pitch that was out over the plate," Hudson said."He's going to make you pay for it and he got it."

Hudson didn't let a homer by Bonds stand in the way of winninghis eighth consecutive decision.


The 32-year-old Hudson has been nothing but spectacular of late,sporting a 5-0 record with a 1.48 ERA since the All-Star break.

The righthander continued his hot streak in this one, allowingthree runs and eight hits, walking one and striking out five ineight solid frames. Hudson threw 62 of his 94 pitches forstrikes en route to becoming the National League's second14-game winner.


"I feel confident right now," Hudson said. "It's been awhilesince I felt this good for this long a stretch of time."

"He's a good pitcher," Bonds said. "He's always been a goodpitcher. He was a good pitcher in Oakland and he's a goodpitcher here."


Hudson even helped his own cause, plating the Braves' second runwith an RBI single in the second.


It briefly looked like Bonds may have ruined Hudson's streak,but the Braves fought back in the bottom of the sixth.

Giants starter Russ Ortiz (2-3) led off the frame by issuing afree pass to Mark Teixeira before hitting Brian McCann with apitch.


Scott Atchison relieved Ortiz, but surrendered a single to JeffFrancoeur to load the bases before uncorking a wild pitch,plating Teixeira to break the tie.


Two pitches later, Andruw Jones laced a double down the leftfield line, plating McCann and Francoeur to give Atlanta a 5-2edge. Willie Harris capped the frame by plating Jones on asacrifice fly.


Bob Wickman, who blew his first save this season at Turner Fieldon Tuesday, pitched around a walk and a hit in the ninth torecord his 20th save.


The 33-year-old Ortiz, who was an All-Star with Atlanta in 2003,yielded four runs on three hits and five walks with fourstrikeouts over five innings.


After posting a 36-16 record in two seasons with the Braves,Ortiz has just seven wins since leaving the club after the 2004campaign.


Bonds was not the only one to extend his own record. Bravesmanager Bobby Cox, who set the major league mark for ejectionsin Tuesday's contest, added to his record in the third when hewas ejected by first base umpire Angel Hernandez for arguing abalk call.


It was the 133rd ejection of the Atlanta skipper's tenure -fifth by Hernandez - and the 11th time that the cantankerous Coxhas been ejected in consecutive nights.


"Hudson's got a fast move (to first)," Cox said. "I think itfooled him. Sometimes umpires see it a different way than youdo."


But unlike Tuesday, when Cox was ejected in low-key fashion byplate umpire Ted Barrett, this one had all of the typical Coxtheatrics.


After the disputed call, the 66-year-old manager walked towardHernandez and stated his case to the longtime umpire to chantsof "Bobby, Bobby, Bobby" from the Turner Field crowd. It wasn'tuntil after Cox returned to the dugout, still muttering atHernandez, that he was finally tossed.


"Once he got the record, it was a foregone conclusion," ChipperJones said. "I don't think either team is seeing everything theway they're officiating. Hudson has got like one balk hiswhole career and he got two tonight. It doesn't add up."

One frame later, former Brave Ryan Klesko was ejected by plateumpire Mark Carlson for tossing his equipment after a disputedstrike three call. The imposing 220-pound Klesko charged towardCarlson, but was restrained by two coaches and Bonds, whoeventually dragged the lefthanded slugger off the field.

"He's not as strong as I am, not close," Bonds said. "You don'twant nobody to get hurt and (Klesko) was upset pretty bad."

Giants manager Bruce Bochy completed the ejection trifecta on a96-degree night when he was tossed for arguing Carlson's strikezone in the fifth.


Rookie Rajai Davis drove in a run with a single in the fifth forSan Francisco, which has lost eight of its last 10 games.