Giants 5, Braves 1
Barry Zito held the Braves to merely three hits on Thursday afternoon. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
For the second successive start, Barry Zito delivered a strong effort -- but this time, he was justly rewarded. Having been lifted after seven innings, Zito watched as the Giants rallied with the help of Braves errors in the eighth en route to victory.
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San Francisco
(51-44)
Won 1
San Francisco 5, Atlanta 1
Today's Boxes 7/23/09
CLE 5, TOR 4
SEA 2, DET 1
CWS 5, TB 0
NYY 6, OAK 3
PHI 9, SD 4
STL 4, WSH 1
ARI 11, PIT 4
LAA 6, MIN 5
Atlanta
(49-47)
Lost 1
July 23, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Francisco
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
5
12
0
Atlanta
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
2
Standings thru 7/23/09  | Recap: SF | ATL  | Gameday  | Giants stats  | Braves stats
San Francisco
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Winn , CF-LF
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
.281
Lewis, F , LF
4
1
1
1
1
0
3
.243
Affeldt , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
Wilson, Br , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Sandoval, P , 3B
4
0
1
1
1
0
4
.321
Molina, B , C
5
0
0
0
0
1
5
.263
Schierholtz , RF
5
1
3
0
0
0
1
.299
Ishikawa , 1B
5
1
3
0
0
0
2
.270
Uribe , SS
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
.289
Downs, M , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
2
4
.191
Zito , P
3
0
1
0
0
1
3
.129
a-Bowker , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.172
Torres , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.239
Totals
38
5
12
3
3
6
27
a-Struck out for Zito in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Sandoval, P (26, Kawakami), Winn (26, Medlen).TB : Winn 3; Lewis, F; Sandoval, P
2; Schierholtz 3; Ishikawa 3; Downs, M; Zito.RBI : Sandoval, P (57), Winn (39), Lewis, F (13).2-out RBI :
Winn; Lewis, F.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schierholtz; Molina, B 2; Zito; Sandoval, P.SAC :
Uribe.GIDP : Ishikawa.Team RISP : 2-for-14.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING SB :
Lewis, F (7, 2nd base off Moylan/Ross, D). FIELDING DP : 3 (Downs, M-Uribe-Ishikawa 2, Molina,
B-Downs, M).
Atlanta
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
McLouth , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.254
Prado , 2B-1B
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
.324
Jones, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.286
Escobar, Y , SS
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
.309
Diaz , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.302
Ross, D , C
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
.283
b-McCann , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.307
Kotchman , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
.279
Moylan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Acosta , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
c-Norton , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.109
Church , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.274
Kawakami , P
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.111
a-Hernandez, Di , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.147
O'Flaherty , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Medlen , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Gonzalez, M , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Logan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Johnson, K , 2B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.217
Totals
29
1
6
1
5
6
15
a-Popped out for Kawakami in the 5th. b-Doubled for Ross, D in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Acosta in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : McCann (22, Wilson, Br).HR : Escobar, Y (11, 2nd inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Prado; Escobar, Y 4; Diaz; Ross, D; McCann 2; Johnson, K.RBI : Escobar, Y (57).Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Kotchman 2; Norton.GIDP : McLouth 2.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB : 6.
BASERUNNING CS : Prado (3, 2nd base by Zito/Molina, B), Diaz (1, 2nd base by Zito/Molina, B). FIELDING E :
Moylan (3, throw), Church (2, throw).DP : (Jones, C-Johnson, K-Prado).
San Francisco
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Zito (W, 6-10)
7.0
3
1
1
5
6
1
4.68
Affeldt
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.17
Wilson, Br
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.32
Gonzalez, M pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Logan pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Zito
106-64, Affeldt 16-10, Wilson, Br 16-11, Kawakami 97-58, O'Flaherty 6-4, Medlen 17-13, Gonzalez, M 4-4, Logan 2-2, Moylan
20-13, Acosta 10-7.Groundouts-flyouts : Zito 5-5, Affeldt 2-0, Wilson, Br 2-1, Kawakami 4-8, O'Flaherty 1-0, Medlen
0-2, Gonzalez, M 0-0, Logan 0-0, Moylan 1-1, Acosta 1-0.Batters faced : Zito 26, Affeldt 4, Wilson, Br 4, Kawakami
22, O'Flaherty 2, Medlen 7, Gonzalez, M 1, Logan 1, Moylan 6, Acosta 3.Inherited runners-scored : Medlen 1-0, Logan
1-0, Moylan 2-2.Ejections : Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Jeff Kellogg (6th).Umpires :
HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Tim Timmons.Weather : 80 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
7 mph, Varies.T : 2:58.Att : 31,727.July 23, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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