Molina, Sandoval go deep

Henry Schulman
SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle

The fans want Buster Posey to catch, period, and manager Bruce Bochy knows it. So where was the Giants' future backstop Tuesday night? On the bench. Bochy put Bengie Molina behind the plate and made no apologies.

Molina showed his gratitude with one of his best games as a Giant. He hit a pair of home runs, had his first four-hit night of the year and drove in four runs in an 8-4 victory against Arizona. Molina reached 20 homers for the first time in his career.

Pablo Sandoval had quite a night, too. His four hits included a homer and double, and he scored four times.

The Giants' 84th win and 50th home win enabled them to dodge the reaper for one more night. Their path to the postseason is clear. They merely need to win their five remaining games while the Rockies lose their last five and the Braves go no better than 2-3. In that case, the Giants and Rockies will tie for the wild card and meet in San Francisco for a one-game play-in Monday.

Get those sick notes ready, folks.

This could be Molina's final week after three years with the Giants, and Bochy declared before the game that Molina should play some. Their tenures in San Francisco overlap. Bochy clearly has a soft spot for Big Money.

"He's done a terrific job," Bochy said. "I'm happy to have had Bengie my three years here. We don't know what's going to happen. I know Bengie understands that. What's going to happen? I don't know. Bengie doesn't know. But we wouldn't be in this position - it's not a great position, but we're breathing - without Bengie."

Molina struck out in a two-run first inning against Doug Davis, but he singled in the third, hit a two-run homer in the fourth, singled off Yusmeiro Petit in the sixth to drive in Sandoval (who hit a 415-foot ground-rule double) and followed Sandoval's seventh-inning homer against Clay Zavada with another over the left-field wall.

All that offense made a winner of Jonathan Sanchez, who might have had a great night had Miguel Montero called in sick. The Diamondbacks' catcher produced all three runs against Sanchez in 52/3 innings with two homers, one of which landed in McCovey Cove, the first by a visitor in 2009. That is a pretty good comment on the Giants' pitching.

Sanchez has thrown to Molina for most of his big-league career and said, "He's a pretty good catcher. Hopefully, we can get him back here and he can help us like he did the last three years. The way he handles the pitchers is amazing."

The problem is, the Giants would be reluctant to give any catcher a multiyear deal with Posey in the wings, and Molina has said he wants to be an everyday catcher and wants to be paid. With 20 homers and 79 RBIs, he could get his wish somewhere.

This game featured a fantastic defensive play by left fielder Andres Torres to save a run.

With two outs in the fourth inning and the Giants leading 2-1, Ryan Roberts skied a ball to deep left that seemed destined for the seats.

Torres leaped over the wall and tried a backhand catch. He momentarily gloved it, but as the glove slipped off his hand the ball popped out and hit the top of the fence. Luckily for Torres, it returned to the field.

As Torres fell backward, he caught the ball with two bare hands and raised it over his head, trying to persuade the umps that he caught it on the fly. Third-base umpire Dana DeMuth signaled a home run, but Bochy sought and got a video review. The umpire reversed the decision and called it a double. Roberts wound up stranded.

From: MLB.com

Arizona (68-89) Lost 1	San Francisco 8, Arizona 4 Today's Boxes 9/29/09 MIN 3, DET 2 FLA 5, ATL 4 PHI 7, HOU 4 NYY 4, KC 3 DET 6, MIN 5 WSH 4, NYM 3 TB 3, BAL 1 CIN 7, STL 2 TOR 8, BOS 7 CHC 6, PIT 0 COL 7, MIL 5 SD 3, LAD 1 LAA 5, TEX 2 SEA 6, OAK 4	San Francisco (84-73) Won 2
	September 29, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Arizona 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 7 0 San Francisco 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 X 8 15 0
	Standings thru 9/29/09 | Recap: ARI | SF | Wrap | Gameday

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Young, C, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208 Drew, S, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 Upton, J, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .306 Reynolds, M, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .263 Montero, C 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .299 Roberts, R, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281 Ryal, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 d-Parra, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Ojeda, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 Davis, D, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 a-Byrnes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Petit, Y, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 Rosales, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Romero, A, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 c-Hester, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Zavada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabrera, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 e-Tracy, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Totals 34 4 7 4 2 10 9 a-Flied out for Davis, D in the 5th. b-Batted for Rosales, L in the 7th. c-Struck out for Romero, A in the 7th. d-Flied out for Ryal in the 9th. e-Flied out for Cabrera, D in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Roberts, R (17, Sanchez, J). HR: Montero 2 (16, 4th inning off Sanchez, J, 0 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Sanchez, J, 1 on, 2 out), Upton, J (26, 8th inning off Affeldt, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Young, C; Upton, J 4; Montero 8; Roberts, R 2; Ojeda, A; Davis, D. RBI: Montero 3 (59), Upton, J (84). 2-out RBI: Montero 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ryal; Tracy, C. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING DP: (Reynolds, M-Ryal). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Velez, E, 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .265 Torres, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .257 Sandoval, P, 3B 5 4 4 2 0 0 2 .329 Molina, B, C 5 2 4 4 0 1 2 .265 Uribe, SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .297 Garko, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .270 Ishikawa, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262 Rowand, CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .262 Winn, RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 8 .261 Sanchez, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .051 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Runzler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Aurilia, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 b-Schierholtz, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 15 7 7 7 29 a-Struck out for Runzler in the 7th. b-Struck out for Affeldt in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Sandoval, P (44, Petit, Y). 3B: Torres (7, Zavada). HR: Molina, B 2 (20, 4th inning off Davis, D, 1 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Zavada, 0 on, 2 out), Sandoval, P (23, 7th inning off Zavada, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Velez, E; Torres 3; Sandoval, P 8; Molina, B 10; Garko 2; Rowand; Winn 2. RBI: Rowand (64), Molina, B 4 (79), Sandoval, P 2 (87). 2-out RBI: Rowand; Molina, B 3; Sandoval, P 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Winn 3; Sanchez, J 2; Torres; Velez, E. S: Sanchez, J. GIDP: Sandoval, P. Team RISP: 3-for-13. Team LOB: 14. BASERUNNING SB: Velez, E (9, 3rd base off Davis, D/Montero). Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Davis, D (L, 8-14) 4.0 7 4 4 5 3 1 4.19 Petit, Y 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.89 Rosales, L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 Zavada 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 3.42 Cabrera, D 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6.07 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sanchez, J (W, 8-12) 5.2 5 3 3 1 4 2 4.27 Howry (H, 10) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.29 Runzler (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Affeldt 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.84 Romo 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.01 Petit, Y pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. WP: Davis, D, Petit, Y. HBP: Sanchez, J (by Davis, D). Pitches-strikes: Davis, D 107-65, Petit, Y 28-17, Rosales, L 15-10, Zavada 25-17, Cabrera, D 23-18, Sanchez, J 97-57, Howry 15-6, Runzler 7-6, Affeldt 20-13, Romo 22-14. Groundouts-flyouts: Davis, D 4-5, Petit, Y 1-1, Rosales, L 1-2, Zavada 1-1, Cabrera, D 0-1, Sanchez, J 8-5, Howry 0-0, Runzler 0-0, Affeldt 0-1, Romo 1-2. Batters faced: Davis, D 24, Petit, Y 7, Rosales, L 4, Zavada 6, Cabrera, D 5, Sanchez, J 23, Howry 3, Runzler 2, Affeldt 4, Romo 4. Inherited runners-scored: Rosales, L 1-0, Runzler 1-0. Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Dana DeMuth. Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 27 mph, Out to CF. T: 3:23. Att: 28,039. September 29, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

Relaxed again, Giants' Cain proves able again

Andrew Baggarly
Mercury News

Matt Cain punched the pocket of his glove after his curveball struck out Kosuke Fukudome to end the eighth inning — a moment that seemed to spill over with emotion.

For all practical purposes, the Giants aren't playing for the postseason. But Cain reminded them that there's still a lot at stake in these final days.

On the final Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park, Cain shut out the Chicago Cubs over eight innings to prevent a four-game sweep. Catcher Eli Whiteside hit two run-scoring doubles as the Giants won 5-1 on Fan Appreciation Day.

Cain (14-7) set a career high for victories, lowered his ERA to 2.88 and won at home for the first time since July 6. He had been 0-3 in his previous seven starts at China Basin.

And that fist to the glove? "It just came out," Cain said. "It was excitement, adrenaline — everything. There was a good feeling that whole game."

It was the antithesis of the previous three, when the Giants appeared emotionally swamped after Thursday night's shocking loss to the Cubs on Jeff Baker's home run with two outs in the ninth inning.

In addition to the chance at $1,000 gas cards and Vespa scooters, the Giants needed to give their fans a reason to come to the ballpark — and to think about coming next season, too.

"We wanted to do that at the end of last year, turn a corner, and I think we've opened a lot of eyes," Cain said. "If we can finish strong, we'll get things going for next spring."

Voted the Giants' most inspirational player, Cain was 12-2 in his first 20 starts but entered Sunday with a 1-5 record in his previous 11 outings. He pitched well enough to win several of those games, but he conceded that he fell into a trap down the stretch.

"I was definitely trying to put too much pressure on myself, do something different," Cain said. "I got away from being relaxed and pitching like I pitched the first three-quarters of the season. We worked on some mechanical stuff, but it came down to being relaxed and confident again.

"I just wanted to go out there and have fun."

Cain allowed just three hits, struck out eight and didn't walk a batter until the eighth inning. He had lost his three previous starts while trying to win No. 14 for the first time in his career. Now he is tied with Tim Lincecum for the club lead.

"It's frustrating to get stuck on a number, but he looked determined," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We had the right guy out there, and he was on a mission. He did it all."

Including three sacrifice bunts, something a Giants pitcher hadn't done since Brett Tomko in 2005.

The Giants worked better at-bats against Randy Wells and three relievers. Travis Ishikawa singled twice and scored from first base on both of Whiteside's doubles.

"Yeah," said Whiteside, grinning. "But he got a head start on that second one."

The Giants' 18 shutouts are the most by a major league club since the A's in 2002. They would have had No. 19, but Sergio Romo allowed a run in the ninth.

No team has recorded at least 18 shutouts and missed the postseason since the 1989 California Angels.

The Giants remained faintly alive entering the season's final week, five games behind the Colorado Rockies with six to play.

While they hope for a miracle, players will be chasing milestones, looking to make last impressions, or, like Cain, hoping to finish a good season on a strong note.

From: MLB.com

Chi Cubs (81-74) Lost 1	San Francisco 5, Chi Cubs 1 Today's Boxes 9/27/09 CLE 9, BAL 0 NYY 4, BOS 2 TOR 5, SEA 4 NYM 4, FLA 0 ATL 6, WSH 3 PIT 6, LAD 5 HOU 3, CIN 2 CWS 8, DET 4 PHI 6, MIL 5 KC 4, MIN 1 TB 7, TEX 6 COL 4, STL 3 LAA 7, OAK 4 ARI 7, SD 4	San Francisco (83-73) Won 1
	September 27, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 San Francisco 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 14 0
	Standings thru 9/27/09 | Recap: CHC | SF | Wrap | Gameday

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Theriot, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .285 Fukudome, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .260 Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .317 Fox, J, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 Baker, Je, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .294 Scales, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Hill, K, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233 Fuld, CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280 b-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Wells, R, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .178 Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Stevens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 Berg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 5 1 3 10 12 a-Walked for Stevens in the 8th. b-Struck out for Fuld in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Fukudome (36, Cain), Wells, R (3, Cain), Baker, Je (12, Romo). 3B: Scales (2, Romo). TB: Fukudome 2; Baker, Je 2; Scales 3; Hill, K; Wells, R 2. RBI: Scales (15). 2-out RBI: Scales. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fox, J; Fukudome 2; Johnson, Re 2. Team RISP: 1-for-8. Team LOB: 7. San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Velez, E, 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .266 Lewis, F, LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .263 a-Torres, PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 Winn, CF-RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .260 Sandoval, P, 3B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .325 Uribe, SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .299 Bowker, RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .196 Ishikawa, 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .262 Whiteside, C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .208 Cain, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Wilson, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 14 5 3 3 22 a-Struck out for Lewis, F in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Whiteside 2 (6, Wells, R, Wells, R). TB: Velez, E 2; Lewis, F; Torres; Winn; Sandoval, P 2; Uribe 2; Bowker; Ishikawa 2; Whiteside 4. RBI: Uribe (53), Whiteside 2 (10), Velez, E (29), Sandoval, P (85). 2-out RBI: Sandoval, P. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bowker 2; Winn; Uribe 2; Velez, E 2. S: Cain 3. Team RISP: 2-for-12. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Bowker (1, 2nd base off Stevens/Hill, K). Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Wells, R (L, 11-10) 5.1 10 5 5 2 1 0 3.18 Marshall 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.38 Stevens 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.59 Berg 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cain (W, 14-7) 8.0 3 0 0 2 8 0 2.88 Romo 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.13 Affeldt 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.72 Wilson, B (S, 37) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78 Affeldt pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. IBB: Sandoval, P (by Wells, R). Pitches-strikes: Wells, R 79-47, Marshall 9-7, Stevens 17-11, Berg 9-8, Cain 112-74, Romo 18-11, Affeldt 7-3, Wilson, B 6-4. Groundouts-flyouts: Wells, R 12-3, Marshall 0-0, Stevens 2-1, Berg 1-2, Cain 4-12, Romo 0-1, Affeldt 0-0, Wilson, B 0-0. Batters faced: Wells, R 28, Marshall 3, Stevens 6, Berg 4, Cain 29, Romo 4, Affeldt 1, Wilson, B 1. Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-1, Stevens 2-0, Affeldt 1-0, Wilson, B 2-0. Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: CB Bucknor. Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, L to R. T: 2:35. Att: 38,330. September 27, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

Giants fall again

John Shea
SFGate/San Francisco Chronicle

Now that the Giants have played themselves out of contention, 2010 is the next topic of discussion. Four home games remain, meaning several players - especially veterans - are saying their final farewells to Giants fans. Some don't know it. Some do.

"I won't be playing here next year, so, yeah, it's a little bit nostalgic," Rich Aurilia said.

More so for Aurilia than others whose contracts are expiring. This is Aurilia's 15th season, 12th as a Giant. He's the only player around from the 2002 World Series. Next on the tenure list is Randy Winn, who goes back to 2005.

In Saturday's 6-2 loss, the third straight to the Cubs, Barry Zito lasted four innings and the offense did its usual stuff: seven hits, 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Juan Uribe drove in the runs on a homer and single but got no help.

Manager Bruce Bochy might do things differently in the final week. Maybe play Aurilia in the final home game Thursday. Maybe shut down somebody in the rotation. Probably not a Randy Johnson start, though.

Johnson, 46, has made three relief appearances since coming off the disabled list. In a Saturday interview with The Chronicle, he said if he returns for a 22nd season, he'd want to be a starter, not a reliever.

"I don't really think that's my makeup," Johnson said of relieving. "I enjoy starting. I'm used to starting. Throwing pitches. The repetition. I think I'm better that way. The more I throw, the better I am when I'm healthy. Right now, I haven't thrown enough off the mound to feel comfortable with where I'm at. From a selfish standpoint, I would've liked to have known what I could've done if healthy all year."

Johnson, who won eight games (including the 300th of his career) but missed two months with a torn rotator cuff, a result of swinging a bat, said he's not ready to say he's retiring.

"I'll play the year out and then evaluate where I'm at health-wise and interest-wise and go from there," he said. "Right now, I don't know if I can throw 70, 80 pitches. I don't know if my arm will tolerate that. One thing I know, I'll have an offseason to strengthen up my arm again."

Johnson said he had fun with the '09 Giants and watching the other starters, including the maturation of Jonathan Sanchez, with whom Johnson spent time. "I told him the sky's the limit for him. He has to apply himself. He could be Matt Cain next year," Johnson said.

Other Giants approaching free agency who could be elsewhere next year include Bengie Molina, Randy Winn, Uribe, Brad Penny and Bobby Howry. Freddy Sanchez has a club option.

No departure will be as touching as Aurilia's. On San Francisco's franchise list, he's sixth in both hits and games played. Like Johnson, Aurilia said he's undecided about playing in 2010.

"It's all good," he said. "I owe the Giants' organization a lot, trading for me way back when (as a minor-leaguer in 1994) and signing me back as a free agent. I enjoyed my time here and made great friends. It'll be interesting to see what my reaction will be on Thursday."

Bochy also is in the final year of a contract, along with general manager Brian Sabean. Managing general partner Bill Neukom said the Sabean issue will be resolved shortly after the season. Technically, it's the GM's job to decide the manager's fate, though Neukom certainly will have input.

Saturday, Bochy refused to speculate on his future, saying, "My focus is on these games and trying to finish up on a good note."

From: MLB.com

Chi Cubs (81-73) Won 3	Chi Cubs 6, San Francisco 2 Today's Boxes 9/26/09 ATL 11, WSH 5 TOR 5, SEA 4 NYY 3, BOS 0 CLE 9, BAL 8 CIN 10, HOU 4 DET 12, CWS 5 LAD 8, PIT 4 MIL 7, PHI 5 MIN 11, KC 6 FLA 9, NYM 6 TEX 15, TB 3 ARI 8, SD 5 STL 6, COL 3 OAK 15, LAA 10	San Francisco (82-73) Lost 3
	September 26, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi Cubs 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 1 San Francisco 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
	Standings thru 9/26/09 | Recap: CHC | SF | Wrap | Gameday

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Theriot, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .287 Taguchi, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .429 b-Fukudome, PH-RF 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Ramirez, A, 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .321 Fox, J, 1B 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .280 Hoffpauir, M, 1B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 Baker, Je, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .295 Johnson, Re, RF-LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .263 Soto, C 4 0 1 2 1 0 5 .219 Fuld, CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .287 Gorzelanny, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 .143 a-Miles, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Caridad, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Fontenot, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 12 6 7 4 23 a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Gorzelanny in the 6th. b-Singled for Taguchi in the 6th. c-Grounded out for Caridad in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Johnson, Re (9, Zito), Taguchi (1, Zito). HR: Ramirez, A (15, 4th inning off Zito, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Theriot; Taguchi 2; Fukudome; Ramirez, A 4; Fox, J 2; Hoffpauir, M 2; Johnson, Re 3; Soto; Fuld. RBI: Fox, J 2 (43), Soto 2 (45), Ramirez, A (64), Fukudome (54). 2-out RBI: Ramirez, A; Fukudome; Soto. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gorzelanny 4; Fuld. S: Miles. GIDP: Baker, Je; Soto. Team RISP: 3-for-13. Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING SB: Hoffpauir, M (1, 2nd base off Joaquin/Posey, B). FIELDING E: Fox, J (6, throw). Outfield assists: Taguchi (Sandoval, P at 2nd base). DP: (Baker, Je-Fox, J). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Velez, E, LF-2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .264 Torres, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 d-Bowker, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sandoval, P, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324 Uribe, SS 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .298 Garko, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .267 Posey, B, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 Schierholtz, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 Frandsen, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .140 b-Lewis, F, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Zito, P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .122 a-Guzman, Je, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 Medders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joaquin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Winn, PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 9 16 a-Singled for Zito in the 4th. b-Struck out for Frandsen in the 6th. c-Doubled for Joaquin in the 7th. d-Flied out for Torres in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Winn (33, Caridad). HR: Uribe (15, 8th inning off Grabow, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Sandoval, P; Uribe 6; Schierholtz; Guzman, Je; Winn 2. RBI: Uribe 2 (52). 2-out RBI: Uribe. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uribe; Garko; Velez, E; Sandoval, P. GIDP: Frandsen. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Posey, B (1, fielding). DP: 2 (Sandoval, P-Frandsen-Garko 2). Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Gorzelanny (W, 7-2) 5.0 5 1 1 3 5 0 4.70 Caridad 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.65 Grabow 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.18 Marmol 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Zito (L, 10-13) 4.0 6 4 4 5 3 1 4.10 Medders 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.07 Joaquin 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 Howry 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.32 Valdez, M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.66 WP: Gorzelanny, Valdez, M. IBB: Ramirez, A (by Zito), Fuld (by Zito). Pitches-strikes: Gorzelanny 95-55, Caridad 33-24, Grabow 9-7, Marmol 11-8, Zito 73-42, Medders 28-19, Joaquin 20-16, Howry 21-14, Valdez, M 18-11. Groundouts-flyouts: Gorzelanny 7-3, Caridad 0-3, Grabow 3-0, Marmol 0-2, Zito 4-5, Medders 4-1, Joaquin 2-1, Howry 3-0, Valdez, M 1-2. Batters faced: Gorzelanny 23, Caridad 7, Grabow 4, Marmol 3, Zito 22, Medders 8, Joaquin 5, Howry 4, Valdez, M 5. Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Gerry Davis. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 9 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:58. Att: 35,885. September 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner