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Jerome Williams added to his cause with a sacrifice bunt last night against the Padres.
Barry bangs another
SAN FRANCISCO >> Barry Bonds hit his 656th career homer as the Giants moved to the brink of the NL West title, beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 and reducing their magic number for clinching a postseason berth to two.
Rookie Jerome Williams (7-4) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball in one of the finest starts in his rookie season.
Before the game, Alou said he would get a postseason start for the Giants.
"I don't know what changed, because before the game, it was pretty bad," said Williams, who is from Waipahu. "But for seven innings, I was throwing pretty good. ... I don't think (the playoffs) will change me at all. I can't let the emotion get to me in any start. I just block it out."
Giants 4, Padres 2
San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Burroughs 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Loretta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .324 BGiles lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Nevin 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Kotsay cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Nady rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .256 Bennett c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .227 a-Sears ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Ojeda c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 d-Hansen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Greene ss 3 1 1 1 1 1 .194 Eaton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 b-Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- e-Buchanan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Totals 34 2 7 2 2 6
San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Durham 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .282 NPerez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Grissom cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .292 Aurilia ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Bonds lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .341 Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 BSantiago c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Galarraga 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .293 JoCruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 JeWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Nathan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christiansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- FRodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 c-Benard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .180 Worrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 4 7 4 6 6
San Diego 000 000 011 -- 2 7 0 San Francisco 100 210 00x -- 4 7 0
a-struck out for Bennett in the 7th. b-popped out for Linebrink in the 8th. c-grounded out for Rodriguez in the 8th. d-lined out for Ojeda in the 9th. e-grounded into fielder's choice for Hoffman in the 9th. LOB--San Diego 7, San Francisco 8. 2B--Durham (25). 3B--Kotsay (3), Durham (4). HR--Kotsay (6), off Worrell; Greene (1), off JeWilliams; Bonds (43), off Eaton. RBIs--Kotsay (33), Greene (1), Durham (26), Grissom (71), Bonds (85), BSantiago (53). S--JeWilliams. GIDP--JoCruz. Runners left in scoring position--San Diego 2 (Nevin, Nady); San Francisco 4 (Aurilia, BSantiago, Galarraga 2).
DP--San Diego 1 (Nevin, Greene and Homan).
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Eaton L, 8-11 6 7 4 4 5 5 108 4.24 Linebrink 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.18 Hoffman 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA JeWilliams W, 7-4 7 4 1 1 1 5 107 3.30 Eyre H, 19 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 9 3.50 Nathan 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3.12 Christiansen H, 6 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.24 FRodriguez H, 19 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.20 Worrell S, 35 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 2.53
JeWilliams pitched to 1 batter in the 8th, Nathan pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Inherited runners-scored--Nathan 1-0, Christiansen 2-0, FRodriguez 2-0.
Umpires--Home, Bruce Froemming; First, Mike Winters; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Ron Kulpa. T--2:49. A--37,059 (41,503).
