arizona diamondbacks at san francisco giants

may 26, 2006

top of the first

noah lowry takes the mound for the giants.
dustin pedroia singled to left field. <--1>
ruben gotay struck out. <--1>
jim edmonds singled to center field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
luis gonzalez lined out to left. <3-1>
shea hillenbrand grounded to first. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

ismael valdez takes the mound for the diamondbacks.
randy winn walked. <--1>
the giants put on the hit and run.
todd walker struck out. <--1>
the giants put on the hit and run.
aramis ramirez homered over the left field fence for two rbis. <--->
barry bonds walked. <--1>
moises alou grounded to the pitcher. <--1>
tony clark grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, san francisco leads 2 to 0.

top of the second

hee seop choi lined out to first. <--->
bobby higginson struck out. <--->
miguel montero popped up to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, arizona trails 2 to 0.

bottom of the second

damian jackson lined out to short. <--->
mike matheny grounded to second. <--->
noah lowry grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the second, san francisco leads 2 to 0.

top of the third

ismael valdez grounded to short. <--->
dustin pedroia walked. <--1>
ruben gotay struck out. <--1>
jim edmonds walked. <-21>
luis gonzalez struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the third, arizona trails 2 to 0.

bottom of the third

randy winn singled up the middle. <--1>
todd walker doubled to left-center, scoring a run. <-2->
aramis ramirez grounded to second. <-2->
barry bonds homered over the center field fence for two rbis. <--->
moises alou singled through the left side. <--1>
tony clark doubled down the left field line. <32->
damian jackson doubled in the left field gap for two rbis. <-2->
jason bulger came in to pitch for the diamondbacks. <-2->
mike matheny popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <-2->
noah lowry struck out. <-2->
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, san francisco leads 7 to 0.

top of the fourth

shea hillenbrand grounded to short. <--->
hee seop choi homered over the center field fence. <--->
bobby higginson struck out. <--->
miguel montero flied out to left field. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, arizona trails 7 to 1.

bottom of the fourth

randy winn flied out to right. <--->
todd walker popped up behind home plate. <--->
aramis ramirez flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, san francisco leads 7 to 1.

top of the fifth

jason bulger grounded to the third baseman. <--->
dustin pedroia grounded to the shortstop. <--->
ruben gotay singled to center. <--1>
jim edmonds homered into the left field seats for two rbis. <--->
luis gonzalez flied out to right. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, arizona trails 7 to 3.

bottom of the fifth

barry bonds homered over the center field fence. <--->
moises alou walked. <--1>
tony clark walked. <-21>
damian jackson struck out. <-21>
mike matheny grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, san francisco leads 8 to 3.

top of the sixth

shea hillenbrand flied out to center. <--->
hee seop choi struck out. <--->
bobby higginson popped up to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, arizona trails 8 to 3.

bottom of the sixth

rafael palmeiro pinch hit for noah lowry. <--->
rafael palmeiro flied out to center field. <--->
randy winn popped up behind home plate. <--->
todd walker grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, san francisco leads 8 to 3.

top of the seventh

jack taschner came in to pitch for the giants. <--->
miguel montero singled to center. <--1>
skip schumaker pinch hit for jason bulger. <--1>
skip schumaker flied out to center. <--1>
dustin pedroia struck out. <--1>
ruben gotay walked. <-21>
jim edmonds walked. <321>
luis gonzalez homered around the foul pole in left for a grand slam. <--->
jorge julio came in to pitch for the giants. <--->
shea hillenbrand flied out to center. <--->
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, arizona trails 8 to 7.

bottom of the seventh

steve reed came in to pitch for the diamondbacks. <--->
aramis ramirez grounded to second. <--->
barry bonds grounded to second. <--->
moises alou dribbled weakly to the catcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, san francisco leads 8 to 7.

top of the eighth

marcus thames came in to play left field. <--->
hee seop choi struck out. <--->
bobby higginson walked. <--1>
miguel montero grounded to first base for a double play (3-6-1). <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, arizona trails 8 to 7.

bottom of the eighth

tony clark struck out. <--->
damian jackson singled into right field. <--1>
damian jackson went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
mike matheny popped up to the shortstop. <-2->
kenny lofton pinch hit for jorge julio. <-2->
kenny lofton lined out to the shortstop. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, san francisco leads 8 to 7.

top of the ninth

the giants guarded the lines.
armando benitez came in to pitch for the giants. <--->
the giants guarded the lines.
cory sullivan pinch hit for steve reed. <--->
sal fasano came in to play first base. <--->
cory sullivan flied out to right. <--->
dustin pedroia doubled down the third base line. <-2->
ruben gotay singled through the left side. <3-1>
jim edmonds struck out. <3-1>
luis gonzalez lined out to left. <3-1>

giants win: 8-7