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Giants split twin bill; trail Pads by three
By Joe Cronin and Ken Gimblin July 1, 2006 |
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It’s July already and the Giants split a twi-nighter at Petco with the first place San Diego Padres, Saturday night loosing the front game 7-4 and taking the night cap in 10 innings 4-1, and now trail the Padres by three games in the National League West. The Giants in the front game struck first with a two runs in the top of the second to make it 2-0. The Padres Mike Cameron's RBI double scored Ben Johnson to cut the lead to one 2-1 Giants in the bottom of the third. In the top of the fifth Pedro Feliz hit his 12th homer of the season to make it 3-1 Giants. Then the Padres Adrian Gonzalez hit into a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the sixth to score Mark Bellhorn from third to cut to one run again 3-2. Gonzalez again in the Padres bottom half of the 7th hit an RBI single for two RBIs and the Padres took a 4-3 lead. San Diego pinch-hitter Rob Bowen hit a single to right for two RBIs and the Padres started to run away with the game with a 6-3 at that point. The Padres Josh Barfield went yard to deep left for his fifth homer and the Padres had a 7-4 first game victory. For the Giants Brian Wilson chalked up the loss (L, 0-2 ERA 9.00) 0.2 innings, one hit, four runs, and three walks. For the Padres Jon Atkins (W, 1-1 ERA 4.43) 0.2 innings, and one walk. The Night Cap: The Giants Mark Sweeney hit his fifth homer of the season off Padre starter Woody Williams in the second inning to make it 1-0 Giants. The Padres Vinny Castilla answered back with a ding dong of his own tying up the ball game 1-1 with his fourth homer in the fifth inning. The Giants played for keeps in the top of the tenth inning with the score all knotted up at 1-1. Pedro Feliz struck first with a RBI double to score Steve Finley for what would be the game winning run and a 2-1 Giants lead. The Giants Ray Durham's single to right scored Feliz to make it 3-1 Giants. The Giants ended the extra inning torture on the Padres when Todd Greene walked with the bases loaded to force in a runner Jason Ellison for a 4-1 final. For the Giants Steve Kline (W, 2-1 ERA 2.60) one inning pitched one walk. For the Padres Alan Embree (L, 2-2 ERA 4.45) the ex-Giant pitcher went one third of inning, three hits, three runs and two walks. JC and Kenny G's footnotes: Barry Bonds was booed loudly on Friday and Saturday nights at Petco and went 0-3 on Friday night. Bonds before the ball game on Saturday refused to talk to the media about the recent Grand Jury inquiries into his former trainer Greg Anderson and his role in the distribution of "the Clear" and "the Cream" and Bonds knowledge into what was in those two BALCO products. Anderson was on the witness stand last Thursday in San Francisco Federal Superior Court and refused to answer questions regarding an acquired Federal wiretap conversation that had Anderson saying, "The whole thing is, everything that I've been doing at this point, it's all undetectable, see the stuff I have, we created it, and you can't buy it anywhere else, but you can take it the day of (the test), pee, and it comes up perfect." the recording of Anderson said. Anderson's conversation took place in 2003 the year that Major League Baseball started testing for steroids. In the use of "the cream" or "the clear" there is no detection. Anderson was ordered by Federal Court Judge William Alsup to appear in court next Wednesday morning after the Fourth of July Holiday break. Anderson is expected to answer questions about the wire tap conversation. Federal prosecutor Jeff Nedrow said the recordings of Anderson were obtained in the Summer of 2005. Federal prosecutors added that the acquisition of the recordings of Anderson were "not a wire tap but a privately recorded conversation with a witness." Anderson attorney Mark Geragos said that the acquisition of the recordings was a federal wire tap and obtained illegally and is an invasion of Anderson's privacy. Judge Alsup is expected to order Anderson on Wednesday to answer questions about the recording's contents and Anderson's statements on "undetectable drugs" distributed to Bonds or face jail time for contempt of court. Anderson whose home on the San Francisco Peninsula was raided for drug documentation records and other evidence has already served three months in prison and three months house arrest. Anderson could go back to jail for contempt if he refuses the judge's order to answer questions about the recordings and also what he told Bonds was in "the cream" and "the clear." Geragos said the government violated the terms of Anderson's plea bargain in which Anderson would serve the six months in incarceration for his guilty plea and that going after Anderson again after such an agreement is double jeopardy since he's served time. Bonds was asked about the investigation before Saturday's game at Petco and about his childhood friend and was it a distraction to his concentration in his at bats on Friday night which he went 0-3? Bonds just waved the reporters away and didn't answer. Sunday afternoon's battle royal: For the Giants Matt Morris (6-7 ERA 4.24) and for the Padres Chris Young (7-3 ERA 2.97). For Young in his last time out he pitched a 3-0 shutout against the Athletics in San Diego. The Giants and Padres conclude the series Sunday. First pitch at Petco is at 1:05PM PDT. Ken Gimblin and Joe Cronin co-host Sportstalk on 1690 KFSG Sacramento. Quotes courtesy of: sfgate.com |
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