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Split series with Mets
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Giants 10, Mets 1
Joe Martinez earned the win after allowing one run on five hits in five innings. (AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
The Giants won the finale with the Mets after the offense connected on 18 hits. The support made a winner out of New Jersey native Joe Martinez, who was pitching before family and friends. With the win, San Francisco comes within a game of idle Colorado in the NL Wild Card chase.
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Series at a glance:
SF
San Francisco (64-54)
Won 1 		San Francisco 10, NY Mets 1   NYM
NY Mets (55-63)
Lost 1
August 17, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
San Francisco
 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 1   10 18 2
NY Mets
 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 8 0
Standings thru 8/17/09  |  Recap: SF | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Giants stats  |  Mets stats
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Velez, LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .306
Sanchez, F, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .297
Sandoval, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .329
Molina, B, C 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
  1-Whiteside, PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Garko, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271
  Ishikawa, 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Winn, RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .266
Rowand, CF 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 .273
Renteria, SS 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .259
Martinez, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
  a-Schierholtz, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .296
  Medders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Lewis, F, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269
  Miller, Ju, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 10 18 9 1 3 16  

a-Doubled for Martinez, J in the 6th. b-Singled for Howry in the 8th.
1-Ran for Molina, B in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Sandoval (34, Hernandez, L), Winn (28, Hernandez, L), Schierholtz (13, Hernandez, L).
3B: Velez (1, Hernandez, L).
HR: Rowand (10, 4th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Velez 4; Sandoval 2; Sanchez, F 2; Lewis, F; Molina, B; Rowand 7; Schierholtz 2; Garko; Winn 4; Renteria 2.
RBI: Sandoval (70), Rowand 2 (48), Sanchez, F (39), Schierholtz 2 (22), Velez (14), Renteria (40), Lewis, F (16).
2-out RBI: Rowand.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez, J; Sanchez, F; Renteria.
SF: Sanchez, F.
GIDP: Molina, B, Velez.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Sandoval 2 (12, throw, throw).
Outfield assists: Rowand 2 (Sullivan at home, Sheffield at 1st base).
DP: 3 (Rowand-Sanchez, F-Garko, Sandoval-Garko, Sanchez, F-Renteria-Ishikawa).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sullivan, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .279
Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .302
Sheffield, LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .283
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .252
Francoeur, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .263
Tatis, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Schneider, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186
Hernandez, A, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
  Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Reed, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
  Redding, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071
  Figueroa, N, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
  b-Green, A, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 8 1 4 4 20  

a-Singled for Dessens in the 7th. b-Walked for Figueroa, N in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dn (20, Miller, Ju).
TB: Francoeur; Hernandez, A; Sheffield; Sullivan 2; Murphy, Dn 3; Reed, J.
RBI: Sheffield (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur 2; Sullivan 2; Sheffield; Schneider.
SAC: Hernandez, L.
GIDP: Sullivan.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Hernandez, L-Hernandez, A-Castillo, L-Murphy, Dn, Castillo, L-Hernandez, A-Murphy, Dn).
 
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martinez, J (W, 3-1) 5.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 4.76
Medders 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.59
Howry 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.57
Miller, Ju 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.83
Valdez, M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.10
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 7-8) 5.1 11 6 6 1 1 1 5.47
Dessens 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.63
Redding 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.42
Figueroa, N 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.14

Game Scores: Martinez, J , Hernandez, L .
IBB: Renteria (by Hernandez, L).
Pitches-strikes: Martinez, J 67-41, Medders 22-13, Howry 8-5, Miller, Ju 10-6, Valdez, M 12-6, Hernandez, L 76-49, Dessens 14-9, Redding 22-15, Figueroa, N 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martinez, J 8-3, Medders 0-1, Howry 0-1, Miller, Ju 2-0, Valdez, M 2-0, Hernandez, L 7-4, Dessens 2-1, Redding 1-1, Figueroa, N 1-0.
Batters faced: Martinez, J 22, Medders 6, Howry 2, Miller, Ju 4, Valdez, M 3, Hernandez, L 27, Dessens 5, Redding 6, Figueroa, N 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Howry 2-0, Dessens 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 38,584.
Venue: Citi Field.
August 17, 2009
August 17, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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