Giants 4, Diamondbacks 3
Bengie Molina watches his three-run homer in the eighth inning. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Bengie Molina drilled a pinch-hit three-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning, giving the Giants a victory over the D-backs. San Francisco is three games back in the NL Wild Card standings. Jonathan Sanchez allowed three runs over seven innings.
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Arizona
(55-72)
Lost 2
San Francisco 4, Arizona 3
Today's Boxes 8/26/09
CLE 4, KC 2
LAA 4, DET 2
SD 12, ATL 5
PHI 4, PIT 1
NYY 9, TEX 2
TOR 3, TB 2
BOS 3, CWS 2
FLA 5, NYM 3
CIN 4, MIL 3
CHC 9, WSH 4
BAL 5, MIN 1
STL 3, HOU 2
LAD 6, COL 1
SEA 5, OAK 3
San Francisco
(69-58)
Won 2
August 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Arizona
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
7
0
San Francisco
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
X
4
5
2
Standings thru 8/26/09  | Recap: ARI | SF  | Gameday  | D-backs stats  | Giants stats
Arizona
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, R , 2B
5
1
1
1
0
0
2
.296
Ojeda , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.237
Drew, S , SS
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.261
Upton, J , RF
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
.301
Montero , C
4
0
1
0
0
3
3
.289
Ryal , 1B
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
.304
Allen , 1B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.167
Parra, G , LF
4
0
2
1
0
0
1
.283
Qualls , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Romero , CF-LF
4
0
1
1
0
0
2
.273
Davis, D , P
3
0
0
0
0
3
4
.143
Oeltjen , CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.258
Totals
35
3
7
3
2
10
15
BATTING 2B : Upton, J (23, Sanchez, J).HR : Roberts, R (6, 1st inning off Sanchez, J, 0 on, 0
out).TB : Roberts, R 4; Upton, J 2; Montero; Ryal; Parra, G 2; Romero.RBI : Roberts, R (18), Parra,
G (46), Romero (14).2-out RBI : Parra, G; Romero.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Montero 2;
Roberts, R; Davis, D 2; Parra, G.Team RISP : 2-for-11.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB :
Ojeda (3, 2nd base off Sanchez, J/Whiteside). FIELDING DP : (Drew, S-Roberts, R-Ryal).
San Francisco
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Velez , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.275
Renteria , SS
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
.260
Winn , RF
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.270
Garko , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.272
b-Molina, B , PH
1
1
1
3
0
0
0
.263
Medders , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Rowand , CF
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.276
Rohlinger , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.000
Uribe , 2B
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
.270
Whiteside , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.228
Sanchez, J , P
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
.063
Miller, Ju , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Lewis, F , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.268
Ishikawa , 1B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.262
Totals
28
4
5
4
4
5
7
a-Grounded out for Miller, Ju in the 8th. b-Homered for Garko in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Uribe (8, 7th inning off Davis, D, 0 on, 2 out), Molina, B (16, 8th inning off Qualls, 2 on,
2 out).TB : Velez; Winn; Molina, B 4; Uribe 4; Sanchez, J.RBI : Uribe (31), Molina, B 3 (67).2-out
RBI : Uribe; Molina, B 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Renteria.GIDP : Rohlinger.Team
RISP : 1-for-2.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Whiteside 2 (4, throw, throw).
Arizona
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Davis, D
7.2
4
3
3
4
5
1
3.75
Qualls (BS, 5)(L, 2-2)
0.1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3.73
San Francisco
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Sanchez, J
7.0
6
3
3
2
9
1
4.27
Miller, Ju (W, 3-3)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2.91
Medders (S, 1)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.44
WP : Sanchez, J 2, Miller, Ju.IBB : Ryal (by Sanchez, J).Pitches-strikes : Davis, D 98-60, Qualls
4-4, Sanchez, J 110-72, Miller, Ju 12-7, Medders 7-7.Groundouts-flyouts : Davis, D 8-5, Qualls 1-0, Sanchez, J
7-4, Miller, Ju 2-0, Medders 1-1.Batters faced : Davis, D 30, Qualls 2, Sanchez, J 30, Miller, Ju 4, Medders 3.Inherited
runners-scored : Qualls 2-2.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Chris Tiller. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Greg Gibson.Weather :
64 degrees, clear.Wind : 15 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:18.Att : 27,645.August 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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