Giants 5, Mets 4
Ryan Garko follows through on his RBI single in the sixth inning Saturday. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Matt Cain shined through the first seven innings, but the righty ran into trouble in the eighth as the Mets rallied to tie the game. Bengie Molina belted a tiebreaking homer in the 10th to make a winner of Brian Wilson, who pitched 2 2/3 frames.
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San Francisco
(63-53)
Won 1
San Francisco 5, NY Mets 4
Today's Boxes 8/15/09
CHC 3, PIT 1
ATL 4, PHI 3
CWS 8, OAK 1
CLE 7, MIN 3
LAA 5, BAL 1
MIL 6, HOU 2
DET 10, KC 3
TB 8, TOR 3
WSH 10, CIN 6
STL 7, SD 4
TEX 7, BOS 2
ARI 4, LAD 3
NYY 5, SEA 2
NY Mets
(54-62)
Lost 1
August 15, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
San Francisco
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
5
11
0
NY Mets
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
7
1
Standings thru 8/15/09  | Recap: SF | NYM  | Gameday  | Giants stats  | Mets stats
San Francisco
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Velez , LF
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
.292
Sanchez, F , 2B
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
.298
Sandoval, P , 3B
4
2
3
1
1
0
0
.333
Molina, B , C
4
2
3
2
0
1
1
.265
Garko , 1B
4
0
1
1
0
0
3
.272
Ishikawa , 1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.267
Rowand , CF
5
0
0
1
0
2
3
.266
Schierholtz , RF
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
.294
Renteria , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.256
Cain , P
4
0
0
0
0
3
4
.167
Affeldt , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
Wilson, Br , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
41
5
11
5
1
8
15
BATTING 2B : Schierholtz (12, Santana, J), Molina, B (22, Santana, J).HR : Sandoval, P (18, 7th
inning off Santana, J, 0 on, 2 out), Molina, B (15, 10th inning off Rodriguez, Fr, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sanchez, F;
Sandoval, P 6; Molina, B 7; Garko; Schierholtz 3; Renteria.RBI : Molina, B 2 (63), Garko (43), Rowand (46), Sandoval,
P (69).2-out RBI : Sandoval, P.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rowand; Velez; Cain 2.Team
RISP : 2-for-10.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING DP : (Ishikawa-Renteria-Ishikawa).
NY Mets
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Sullivan , CF
5
1
1
1
0
0
0
.263
Castillo, L , 2B
4
2
3
0
1
1
0
.305
Wright, D , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.324
1-Tatis , PR-3B
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
.250
Sheffield , LF
3
0
0
1
0
1
4
.282
Rodriguez, Fr , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Murphy, Dn , 1B
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
.249
Francoeur , RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.261
Schneider , C
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.192
Hernandez, A , SS
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.255
Santana, J , P
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.150
Green, S , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Reed , PH-LF
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.254
Totals
34
4
7
4
2
4
12
a-Grounded out for Green, S in the 8th. 1-Ran for Wright, D in the 4th.
BATTING TB : Sullivan; Castillo, L 3; Tatis; Murphy, Dn; Hernandez, A.RBI : Murphy, Dn (39), Sullivan
(6), Tatis (30), Sheffield (40).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francoeur 2.SF : Murphy, Dn;
Sheffield.GIDP : Schneider.Team RISP : 2-for-5.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E :
Castillo, L (9, fielding).
San Francisco
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Cain
7.1
6
3
3
0
2
0
2.49
Affeldt
0.0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1.87
Wilson, Br (BS, 6)(W, 5-5)
2.2
1
0
0
1
2
0
2.85
Affeldt pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. WP : Green, S.IBB : Murphy, Dn (by Wilson, Br).HBP :
Wright, D (by Cain), Molina, B (by Santana, J).Pitches-strikes : Cain 100-74, Affeldt 6-2, Wilson, Br 40-25, Santana,
J 110-73, Green, S 14-9, Rodriguez, Fr 23-16.Groundouts-flyouts : Cain 11-6, Affeldt 0-0, Wilson, Br 3-3, Santana,
J 8-3, Green, S 1-1, Rodriguez, Fr 4-1.Batters faced : Cain 28, Affeldt 1, Wilson, Br 10, Santana, J 31, Green,
S 5, Rodriguez, Fr 7.Inherited runners-scored : Affeldt 1-0, Wilson, Br 2-2, Green, S 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.Weather : 84 degrees, sunny.Wind :
4 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:10.Att : 39,652.August 15, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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