Giants 3 - 11 Padres
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Giants open 11-game road trip against Padres

Sep 11, 2008 - 10:16 AM San Francisco (65-80) at San Diego (56-90) 10:05 p.m. EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Before the San Francisco Giants get another chance to spoil playoff hopes, they'll meet the last-place San Diego Padres in a four-game series that begins on Thursday.

The Giants haven't officially been eliminated from postseason competition, but sit 9 1/2 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers (75-71) in the National League West.

San Francisco, which opens a season-high 11-game road trip against the Padres, visits the Dodgers next weekend. That set comes directly after a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, who trail Los Angeles by 3 1/2 games in the NL West after dropping their last three games to the Giants.

Matt Cain (8-11, 3.75 ERA) tries to give San Francisco its sixth straight win. Cain, who is 0-2 with a 4.97 ERA in his last four starts, allowed four runs and a season-high 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings on Saturday, but did not factor in the decision as the Giants rallied for a 7-6 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Josh Geer (1-0, 3.60) makes his third start in the majors when he counters for the Padres, who are 3-7 in September.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 10 0
    SAN DIEGO 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 x 11 17 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, GENO ESPINELI (4TH), PAT MISCH (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
    (8TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA
    SDG - JOSH GEER, CLA MEREDITH (8TH), CLAY HENSLEY (9TH)
    AND NICK HUNDL

    Sep 12 12:41 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY DAVE ROBERTS SCORED EUGENIO VELEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
    SAN DIEGO 11 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.315, 1-FOR-4)

    Giants 3, Padres 11  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 12 12:39 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DREW MACIAS SCORED BRIAN GILES.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D MACIAS ON FIRST, C HEADLEY ON SECOND, A
    GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
    SAN DIEGO 11 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: N HUNDLEY (.236, 1-FOR-4)

    Giants 2, Padres 11  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 12 12:30 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B GILES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
    SAN DIEGO 10 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.275, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 HR, 4 RBI)

    Giants 2, Padres 10  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 12 12:25 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY EDGAR GONZALEZ (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF KEVIN CORREIA SCORED MATT ANTONELLI.
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 9
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: W VENABLE (.341, 2-FOR-3, BB)

    Giants 2, Padres 9  Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 12 12:21 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (31) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF PAT MISCH.
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 7
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C HEADLEY (.261, 0-FOR-3)

    Giants 2, Padres 7  Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 12 12:05 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY EUGENIO VELEZ SCORED RICH AURILIA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E VELEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
    SAN DIEGO 6 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.192, 0-FOR-2)

    Giants 2, Padres 6  Top 6, 0 OutsSep 11 11:48 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY DREW MACIAS (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF MATT CAIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1, SAN DIEGO 6
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: N HUNDLEY (.241, 1-FOR-1)

    Giants 1, Padres 6  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 11 10:55 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MATT ANTONELLI SCORED NICK HUNDLEY.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M ANTONELLI ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
    SAN DIEGO 5 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J GEER (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Giants 1, Padres 5  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 11 10:28 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (30) TO RIGHT WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 1ST OFF MATT CAIN SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ AND BRIAN GILES.
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1, SAN DIEGO 4
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C HEADLEY (.264, 9 HR, 31 RBI)

    Giants 1, Padres 4  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 11 10:23 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED WILL VENABLE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B GILES ON FIRST, L RODRIGUEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
    SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.273, 29 HR, 99 RBI)

    Giants 1, Padres 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 11 10:21 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 3 0
    SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
    SDG - JOSH GEER

    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: W VENABLE (.317, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
    L RODRIGUEZ (.281, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
    B GILES (.303, 11 HR, 54 RBI)

    Giants 1, Padres 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsSep 11 10:15 PM

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