Final
Bonds goes for No. 758 against Pirates
Aug 10, 2007 - 2:57 PM Pittsburgh (45-66) at San Francisco (49-64) 10:15 pm EDTSAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds should be back and well-rested on Friday when the San Francisco Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.
Bonds, who was reduced to a pinch-hitting role in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, is expected to be in the starting lineup against the team that he broke into the majors with in 1986. Bonds played his first eight seasons with Pittsburgh - winning his first two National League MVPs - before signing with his hometown Giants as a free agent prior to the 1993 season.
Friday's game with serve as a homecoming of sorts for Pirates starter Matt Morris as well, as he makes his first start against the team that traded him away at the July 31 deadline.
Morris (7-7, 4.41 ERA) pitched his way out of San Francisco with an 0-4 mark and a 7.94 ERA over his last eight starts before the deadline. His beginning with the Pirates was also tough, as he allowed five runs - four earned - and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds, but did not factor in a 9-8 loss.
Bonds is just 2-for-14 with no homers in his career against Morris.
The Giants will counter with veteran Russ Ortiz (2-2, 5.40), who took over Morris' spot in the Giants' rotation. Ortiz went 2-2 with a 6.44 ERA in five starts at the beginning of the season.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 8 13 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 11 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PIT - MATT MORRIS, MASUMI KUWATA (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (7TH), SALOMON
TORRES (8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, SCOTT ATCHISON (6TH), RANDY ME
Aug 11 1:16 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN FRANDSEN SCORED PEDRO FELIZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K FRANDSEN ON FIRST, D ORTMEIER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.333, 3-FOR-3, BB)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:50 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED IAN SNELL AND NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.251, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:38 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, I SNELL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6
SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.257, 0-FOR-4)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:33 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK WILSON SCORED RYAN DOUMIT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J GRABOW (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:26 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, R DOUMIT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.266, 1-FOR-3)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:23 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN DOUMIT SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R DOUMIT ON FIRST, J BAY ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
SAN FRANCISCO 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.241, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:19 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BARRY BONDS SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O VIZQUEL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN FRANCISCO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.264, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 11 12:11 AM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON FIRST, R KLESKO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN FRANCISCO 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ORTMEIER (.259, 0-FOR-2)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 11:43 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE BY OMAR VIZQUEL SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.232, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 11:27 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (16) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF RUSS ORTIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.256, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 11:00 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BARRY BONDS (24) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MATT MORRIS SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 3
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.265, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 10:55 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED RYAN DOUMIT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R PAULINO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.265, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 10:34 PM - NL
AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAY DURHAM SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R DURHAM ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.278, 23 HR, 53 RBI)
Pirates vs. GiantsAug 10 10:25 PM
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