GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (66-80) at SAN DIEGO (78-67)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS SAN DIEGO (4) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf-lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
N Schierholtz rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
B Bonds lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
B Molina c 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283
D Ortmeier 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .268
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Aurilia 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252
D Roberts pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .241
B Zito p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .109
a-E Velez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Klesko ph-1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265

Totals 38 4 9 3 2 8 14

a-tripled to deep right for B Zito in the 7th; b-singled to right for B Wilson
in the 9th.

BATTING: 3B - E Velez (1, C Young). SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B
Zito (2), R Klesko (43). 2-out RBI - B Zito, R Klesko. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Winn 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Ortmeier (1, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard), D Roberts (30,
2nd base off H Bell/J Bard).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Aurilia-K Frandsen-D Ortmeier).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
a-G Blum ph-2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .255
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
K Greene ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .265
S Hairston lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .240
J Bard c 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .263
B Clark pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
C Young p 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .122
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Stansberry ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 4 8 4 4 5 15

a-singled to right for M Giles in the 7th; b-singled to right center for C
Young in the 7th; c-sacrificed to pitcher for H Bell in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (23, B Zito); G Blum (16, S Kline). HR - K
Kouzmanoff (17, 4th inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out), S Hairston (7, 9th inning
off B Hennessey 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Stansberry. RBI - K Kouzmanoff 2 (65), S
Hairston (24), G Blum (28). 2-out RBI - G Blum. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cameron 2, C Young 2. GIDP - M Giles. Team LOB - 8.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 020 000 101 0 -- 4
SAN DIEGO - 000 200 002 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 6 4 2 2 3 4 1 4.41
T Walker 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
B Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.04
B Hennessey 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.82
S Kline 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.70
D Giese 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 7 6 3 3 1 5 0 2.77
D Brocail 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
H Bell 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.32
T Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65

WP - C Young. IBB - J Bard (by B Zito). HBP - K Greene (by B Zito).
Pitches-strikes: B Zito 105-61; T Walker 19-10; B Wilson 11-5; B Hennessey
15-8; S Kline 4-3; D Giese 3-3; C Young 114-71; D Brocail 13-8; H Bell 19-13; T
Hoffman 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 6-8; T Walker 0-2; B Wilson 3-0; B
Hennessey 1-0; S Kline 0-1; D Giese 0-1; C Young 2-14; D Brocail 1-2; H Bell
1-0; T Hoffman 1-1. Batters faced: B Zito 25; T Walker 5; B Wilson 3; B
Hennessey 3; S Kline 2; D Giese 1; C Young 28; D Brocail 4; H Bell 6; T Hoffman
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KHALIL GREENE (22) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 10TH OFF DAN GIESE.

FINAL SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

10 R H E
-- - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 4 9 0
SAN DIEGO 1 5 9 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, TYLER WALKER (7TH), BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD
HENNESSEY (9TH), STEVE KLINE (9TH), DAN GIESE (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, DOUG BROCAIL (8TH), HEATH BELL
(9TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (10TH) AND JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT
(10TH)

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

SDG - KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (17) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
SCOTT HAIRSTON (7) OFF BRAD HENNESSEY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON
KHALIL GREENE (22) OFF DAN GIESE IN THE 10TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

10 R H E
-- - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 4 9 0
SAN DIEGO 1 5 9 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, TYLER WALKER (7TH), BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD
HENNESSEY (9TH), STEVE KLINE (9TH), DAN GIESE (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, DOUG BROCAIL (8TH), HEATH BELL
(9TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (10TH) AND JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT
(10TH)


WP - TREVOR HOFFMAN (4-4)
LP - DAN GIESE (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SFO - NONE

SDG - KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (17) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
SCOTT HAIRSTON (7) OFF BRAD HENNESSEY IN THE 9TH, 0 ON
KHALIL GREENE (22) OFF DAN GIESE IN THE 10TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:02 ATT: 32,053

PROBABLES: SFO - MATT CAIN (7-14, 3.78)
SDG - BRETT TOMKO (2-11, 5.70)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf-lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
N Schierholtz rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
B Bonds lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
B Molina c 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283
D Ortmeier 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .268
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Aurilia 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .252
D Roberts pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .241
B Zito p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .109
a-E Velez ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Klesko ph-1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265

Totals 38 4 9 3 2 8 14

a-tripled to deep right for B Zito in the 7th; b-singled to right for B Wilson
in the 9th.

BATTING: 3B - E Velez (1, C Young). SF - K Frandsen. RBI - K Frandsen (26), B
Zito (2), R Klesko (43). 2-out RBI - B Zito, R Klesko. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Winn 1, B Zito 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Ortmeier (1, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard), D Roberts (30,
2nd base off H Bell/J Bard).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Aurilia-K Frandsen-D Ortmeier).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282
M Giles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228
a-G Blum ph-2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .255
M Cameron cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272
K Greene ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .265
S Hairston lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .240
J Bard c 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .263
B Clark pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
C Young p 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .122
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Stansberry ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 5 9 5 4 5 15

a-singled to right for M Giles in the 7th; b-singled to right center for C
Young in the 7th; c-sacrificed to pitcher for H Bell in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - K Kouzmanoff (23, B Zito); G Blum (16, S Kline). HR - K
Kouzmanoff (17, 4th inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out), S Hairston (7, 9th inning
off B Hennessey 0 on, 0 Out), K Greene (22, 10th inning off D Giese 0 on, 1
Out). S - C Stansberry. RBI - K Kouzmanoff 2 (65), S Hairston (24), G Blum
(28), K Greene (81). 2-out RBI - G Blum. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cameron 2, C Young 2. GIDP - M Giles. Team LOB - 8.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 020 000 101 0 -- 4
SAN DIEGO - 000 200 002 1 -- 5

One out when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 6 4 2 2 3 4 1 4.41
T Walker (H, 5) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
B Wilson (H, 9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.04
B Hennessey (H, 12) 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.82
S Kline (B, 2) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.70
D Giese (L, 0-1) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.25

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 7 6 3 3 1 5 0 2.77
D Brocail 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.29
H Bell 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.32
T Hoffman (W, 4-4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65

WP - C Young. IBB - J Bard (by B Zito). HBP - K Greene (by B Zito).
Pitches-strikes: B Zito 105-61; T Walker 19-10; B Wilson 11-5; B Hennessey
15-8; S Kline 4-3; D Giese 5-5; C Young 114-71; D Brocail 13-8; H Bell 19-13; T
Hoffman 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 6-8; T Walker 0-2; B Wilson 3-0; B
Hennessey 1-0; S Kline 0-1; D Giese 1-1; C Young 2-14; D Brocail 1-2; H Bell
1-0; T Hoffman 1-1. Batters faced: B Zito 25; T Walker 5; B Wilson 3; B
Hennessey 3; S Kline 2; D Giese 3; C Young 28; D Brocail 4; H Bell 6; T Hoffman
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Gerry Davis.

T--3:02. Att--32,053.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

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

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

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

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds hit by pitch. B Molina singled to left, B Bonds
to second. D Ortmeier struck out swinging. R Aurilia singled to center,
B Bonds to third, B Molina to second. K Frandsen hit sacrifice fly to right,
B Bonds scored, B Molina to third. B Zito singled to left, B Molina scored,
R Aurilia to second. R Winn flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez singled to center. K Greene struck out swinging.
K Kouzmanoff homered to center, A Gonzalez scored. S Hairston singled to
center. J Bard flied out to center. C Young struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Aurilia fouled out to catcher. K Frandsen flied out
to right. E Velez hit for B Zito. E Velez tripled to deep right. E Velez
scored on C Young's wild pitch. R Winn flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. D Ortmeier struck out
swinging. R Aurilia walked. D Roberts ran for R Aurilia. K Frandsen struck
out swinging. R Klesko hit for B Wilson. D Roberts stole second. R Klesko
singled to right, D Roberts scored. R Winn singled to right, R Klesko to
second. O Vizquel grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: P Feliz at third base. B Hennessey relieved B Wilson.
R Klesko at first base. S Hairston homered to left. J Bard walked. B Clark ran
for J Bard. C Stansberry hit for H Bell. C Stansberry sacrificed to pitcher,
B Clark to second. S Kline relieved B Hennessey. B Giles flied out to right.
G Blum doubled to left, B Clark scored. D Giese relieved S Kline. M Cameron
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 10TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to second. K Greene homered to
left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

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

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Winn CF, O Vizquel SS, N Schierholtz RF,
B Bonds LF, B Molina C, D Ortmeier 1B, R Aurilia 3B, K Frandsen 2B, B Zito LHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Giles 2B, M Cameron CF, A Gonzalez 1B,
K Greene SS, K Kouzmanoff 3B, S Hairston LF, J Bard C, C Young RHP.

Umpires -- Brian Gorman (HP), Paul Nauert (1B), Rob Drake (2B), Gerry Davis (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 9 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Winn grounded out to first. O Vizquel popped out to
second. N Schierholtz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles flied out to center. M Giles grounded out to
shortstop. M Cameron popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds hit by pitch. B Molina singled to left, B Bonds
to second. D Ortmeier struck out swinging. R Aurilia singled to center,
B Bonds to third, B Molina to second. K Frandsen hit sacrifice fly to right,
B Bonds scored, B Molina to third. B Zito singled to left, B Molina scored,
R Aurilia to second. R Winn flied out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez flied out to left. K Greene hit by pitch.
K Kouzmanoff doubled to deep right center, K Greene to third. S Hairston fouled
out to first. J Bard intentionally walked. C Young struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: O Vizquel fouled out to catcher. N Schierholtz struck
out swinging. B Bonds singled to center. B Molina flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles walked. M Giles grounded into double play, third to
second to first, B Giles out at second. M Cameron grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: D Ortmeier singled to right. D Ortmeier stole second.
R Aurilia flied out to center. K Frandsen struck out swinging. B Zito flied out
to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez singled to center. K Greene struck out swinging.
K Kouzmanoff homered to center, A Gonzalez scored. S Hairston singled to
center. J Bard flied out to center. C Young struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Winn flied out to left. O Vizquel grounded out to
shortstop. N Schierholtz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles grounded out to pitcher. M Giles grounded out to
third. M Cameron walked. A Gonzalez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds popped out to shortstop. B Molina struck out
looking. D Ortmeier flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: K Greene flied out to right. K Kouzmanoff struck out
looking. S Hairston flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Aurilia fouled out to catcher. K Frandsen flied out
to right. E Velez hit for B Zito. E Velez tripled to deep right. E Velez
scored on C Young's wild pitch. R Winn flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: T Walker relieved B Zito. J Bard flied out to left.
T Sledge hit for C Young. T Sledge singled to right center. B Giles flied out
to left. G Blum hit for M Giles. G Blum singled to right, T Sledge to third.
M Cameron struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: G Blum at second base. D Brocail relieved C Young.
O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. N Schierholtz singled to right. B Bonds
flied out to center. B Molina flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: R Winn in left field. R Davis in center field. B Wilson
relieved T Walker. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. K Greene grounded out
to third. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. D Ortmeier struck out
swinging. R Aurilia walked. D Roberts ran for R Aurilia. K Frandsen struck
out swinging. R Klesko hit for B Wilson. D Roberts stole second. R Klesko
singled to right, D Roberts scored. R Winn singled to right, R Klesko to
second. O Vizquel grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: P Feliz at third base. B Hennessey relieved B Wilson.
R Klesko at first base. S Hairston homered to left. J Bard walked. B Clark ran
for J Bard. C Stansberry hit for H Bell. C Stansberry sacrificed to pitcher,
B Clark to second. S Kline relieved B Hennessey. B Giles flied out to right.
G Blum doubled to left, B Clark scored. D Giese relieved S Kline. M Cameron
flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 10TH: M Barrett catching. T Hoffman relieved H Bell.
N Schierholtz flied out to center. R Davis struck out swinging. B Molina
grounded out to shortstop. N Schierholtz flied out to center. R Davis struck
out swinging. B Molina grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 10TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to second. K Greene homered to
left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

Greene's walk-off homer caps Padres' comeback

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Khalil Greene hit a walk-off homer in thebottom of the 10th inning to turn a certain loss into a 5-4victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

With the Padres down to their last three outs and trailing 4-2,Scott Hairston greeted San Francisco closer Brad Hennessey withhis fifth home run of the season against the Giants.

After a walk to Josh Bard and a sacrifice, Steve Kline enteredand retired the lefthanded-hitting Brian Giles on a flyout tothe right field fence. But Geoff Blum ripped a double down thethird base line, scoring pinch runner Brady Clark with the tyingrun.


San Diego looked like a winner in the ninth when Mike Cameronfollowed with a long blast to dead center against 30-year-oldrookie Dan Giese, but center fielder Rajai Davis made a basketcatch with his back to the infield right at the wall.

After Trevor Hoffman (4-4) worked a quick top of the 10th,Greene followed Adrian Gonzalez's popout by belting afirst-pitch fastball from Giese (0-1) well over the wall in leftfield for his 22nd homer of the season.


The win kept San Diego (79-67) 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (78-69) for the National League wild cardlead and pulled it within 3 1/2 of Arizona (83-64) in the NLWest Division. The Diamondbacks are playing at Los Angeles.

Until the Padres' late heroics, it looked like Eugenio Valdez'sfirst major league hit would be a winner. The rookie tripledand scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Giantstook a 3-2 edge. An RBI single by Ryan Klesko in the ninthprovided a two-run cushion.


San Francisco starter Barry Zito yielded two runs in sixinnings, allowing four hits while walking three and striking outfour. Kevin Kouzmanoff reached him for his 17th homer of theseason.


San Diego starter Chris Young turned in his best effort sincereturning from an oblique injury a month ago but is stillwinless since July 19. The 6-10 righthander allowed three runsand six hits in seven innings, walking one and striking outfive.

 

Greene's walk-off homer caps Padres' comeback

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Khalil Greene hit a walk-off homer in thebottom of the 10th inning to turn a certain loss into a 5-4 victoryover the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.


The win kept San Diego (79-67) 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (78-69) for the National League wild cardlead pulled within three games of Arizona (83-65) in the NL WestDivision. The Diamondbacks are playing at Los Angeles.

"To be able to come back and win the way we did I think wasnice, especially at this point in time when the games arestarting to wind down and we don't have that many left," Greenesaid. "It's still extremely close and we need to get wins tomaintain the lead in the wild card and try to make up ground inthe division."


With the Padres down to their last three outs and trailing 4-2,Scott Hairston greeted San Francisco closer Brad Hennessey withhis fifth home run of the season against the Giants.

After a walk to Josh Bard and a sacrifice, Steve Kline enteredand retired the lefthanded-hitting Brian Giles on a flyout tothe right field fence. But Geoff Blum ripped a double down thethird base line, scoring pinch runner Brady Clark with the tyingrun. "It's a great comeback win, no doubt," Padres manager BudBlack said. "We've shown the resiliency all year. Any win inSeptember when you're in contention is a nice win, and this wasa good one."


San Diego looked like a winner in the ninth when Mike Cameronfollowed with a long blast to dead center against 30-year-oldrookie Dan Giese, but center fielder Rajai Davis made a basketcatch with his back to the infield right at the wall.

"We had so many close opportunities to win the ballgame,"Hairston said. "Brian hit that ball to the wall that we allthought was gone. (Cameron) hit that ball to center field,which (Davis) made an amazing play. We just knew if we wouldkeep at it and keep having good at-bats, this game was ours. Wewanted it really bad."


After Trevor Hoffman (4-4) worked a quick top of the 10th,Greene followed Adrian Gonzalez's popout by belting afirst-pitch fastball from Giese (0-1) well over the wall in leftfield for his 22nd homer of the season.


"I'm happy it turned out like it did," Greene said. "We wereable to come back and score some runs at the end. I thought wehad some well-hit balls up until that point and someopportunities to win the game previously. So, it was nice to beable to end it."


Until the Padres' late heroics, it looked like Eugenio Valdez'sfirst major league hit would be a winner. The rookie tripledand scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Giantstook a 3-2 edge. An RBI single by Ryan Klesko in the ninthprovided a two-run cushion.


"We had a two-run lead going into the ninth," Giants managerBruce Bochy said. "We did what we wanted against a toughpitcher, but we just couldn't hold on. That's been a bigproblem this year. It got away from us again. We've seenenough of those walk-off homers and tough losses and this is anarea we've got to get better at."


San Francisco starter Barry Zito yielded two runs in sixinnings, allowing four hits while walking three and striking outfour. Kevin Kouzmanoff reached him for his 17th homer of theseason.


"(Zito) has been throwing the ball great," Bochy said. "He hada chance to win the game there. He's pitched well without muchto show for it. He gave us a chance to win, and we let it getaway from us."


San Diego starter Chris Young turned in his best effort sincereturning from an oblique injury a month ago but is stillwinless since July 19. The 6-10 righthander allowed three runsand six hits in seven innings, walking one and striking outfive.

 

Greene's walk-off homer caps Padres' comeback

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Khalil Greene hit a walk-off homer in thebottom of the 10th inning to turn a certain loss into a 5-4 victoryover the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.


The win kept San Diego (79-67) 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (78-69) for the National League wild cardlead pulled within three games of Arizona (83-65) in the NL WestDivision. The Diamondbacks are playing at Los Angeles.

"To be able to come back and win the way we did I think wasnice, especially at this point in time when the games arestarting to wind down and we don't have that many left," Greenesaid. "It's still extremely close and we need to get wins tomaintain the lead in the wild card and try to make up ground inthe division."


With the Padres down to their last three outs and trailing 4-2,Scott Hairston greeted San Francisco closer Brad Hennessey withhis fifth home run of the season against the Giants.

After a walk to Josh Bard and a sacrifice, Steve Kline enteredand retired the lefthanded-hitting Brian Giles on a flyout tothe right field fence. But Geoff Blum ripped a double down thethird base line, scoring pinch runner Brady Clark with the tyingrun.


"It's a great comeback win, no doubt," Padres manager Bud Blacksaid. "We've shown the resiliency all year. Any win inSeptember when you're in contention is a nice win, and this wasa good one."


San Diego looked like a winner in the ninth when Mike Cameronfollowed with a long blast to dead center against 30-year-oldrookie Dan Giese, but center fielder Rajai Davis made a basketcatch with his back to the infield right at the wall.

"We had so many close opportunities to win the ballgame,"Hairston said. "Brian hit that ball to the wall that we allthought was gone. (Cameron) hit that ball to center field,which (Davis) made an amazing play. We just knew if we wouldkeep at it and keep having good at-bats, this game was ours. Wewanted it really bad."


After Trevor Hoffman (4-4) worked a quick top of the 10th,Greene followed Adrian Gonzalez's popout by belting afirst-pitch fastball from Giese (0-1) well over the wall in leftfield for his 22nd homer of the season.


"I'm happy it turned out like it did," Greene said. "We wereable to come back and score some runs at the end. I thought wehad some well-hit balls up until that point and someopportunities to win the game previously. So, it was nice to beable to end it."


Until the Padres' late heroics, it looked like Eugenio Valdez'sfirst major league hit would be a winner. The rookie tripledand scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Giantstook a 3-2 edge. An RBI single by Ryan Klesko in the ninthprovided a two-run cushion.


"We had a two-run lead going into the ninth," Giants managerBruce Bochy said. "We did what we wanted against a toughpitcher, but we just couldn't hold on. That's been a bigproblem this year. It got away from us again. We've seenenough of those walk-off homers and tough losses and this is anarea we've got to get better at."


San Francisco starter Barry Zito yielded two runs in sixinnings, allowing four hits while walking three and striking outfour. Kevin Kouzmanoff reached him for his 17th homer of theseason.


"(Zito) has been throwing the ball great," Bochy said. "He hada chance to win the game there. He's pitched well without muchto show for it. He gave us a chance to win, and we let it getaway from us."


San Diego starter Chris Young turned in his best effort sincereturning from an oblique injury a month ago but is stillwinless since July 19. The 6-10 righthander allowed three runsand six hits in seven innings, walking one and striking outfive.