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BAL 10
DET  2

KCR  9
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SEA 11
BOS  6

CHW 10
@TBD  4

TEX  5
@TOR  0

SFG  8
@ARI  3

ATL  5
PHI  1

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MON  2

CIN  6
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MIL  7
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HOU 15
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SDP 13
@STL  5

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 45,590

Friday, April 3, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:43
Giants
8
3-1
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  3  2   3  0  0    8 12  0
Diamondbacks    0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  1    3  6  1
W: M Gardner (1-0), L: J Suppan (0-1)
Diamondbacks
3
0-4
Lost 4
5th, 3 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   0   2   2    0   1  .250  .668   17    0   0   2B,CS
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .471 1.053   29    0   2   
B Bonds LF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .238  .654   21    1   0   2B
J Kent 2B                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .526 1.518   15    1   1   
J Snow 1B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .782   11   11   1   2B
S Javier RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .389 1.061   16    0   0   3B,GDP
B Johnson C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .606    7   12   0   
R Aurilia SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .222  .522   12    1   4   
M Gardner P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    6    0   2   HBP,SH
  J Johnstone P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  12   6    2   4              136   27  10
BATTING
2B: J Snow (2, off J Suppan); D Hamilton (2, off J Suppan); B Bonds (3, off C Sodowsky).
3B: S Javier (1, off J Suppan).
SH: M Gardner (1, off J Suppan).
HBP: M Gardner (1, by C Sodowsky).
TB: D Hamilton 3; S Javier 3; J Snow 3; R Aurilia 2; B Bonds 2; J Kent 2; B Johnson; B Mueller.
GIDP: S Javier (1).
RBI: D Hamilton 2 (3); S Javier (9); J Kent (8); R Aurilia (1); J Snow (2).
2-out RBI: D Hamilton 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
BASERUNNING
CS: D Hamilton (1, 2nd base by J Suppan/K Stinnett).
Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .517    4    1   0   
  K Garcia CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .313   16    2   0   
J Bell SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .651   17    3   3   
T Lee 1B                      3   1   0   0    1   2  .313  .916   19    8   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .857    7    1   1   2·2B
B Brede RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .182  .672   16    1   0   3B,IW
Y Benitez LF                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .167  .453   15    2   0   
  S Brow P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.167    6    0   0   
K Stinnett C                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    4   1   
T Batista 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .375  .750   16    3   5   
J Suppan P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    6    0   1   
  C Sodowsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Fox LF                    2   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.000   12    1   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    4  12              147   27  11
BATTING
2B: M Williams 2 (2, 2 off M Gardner).
3B: B Brede (1, off R Nen).
IBB: B Brede (1, by M Gardner).
TB: M Williams 4; B Brede 3; A Fox; J Suppan; J Bell.
RBI: Y Benitez (1); A Fox (1); B Brede (1).
2-out RBI: A Fox.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Batista-J Bell-T Lee.
E: K Garcia (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gardner, W (1-0)             6     4   2   2    3   8   0   3.00   25   96-53   24·10·19    9· 3· 2· 0     61    -     1.20   0.14
J Johnstone                    2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   22-16    8· 4· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
R Nen                          1     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    6   29-18   12· 4· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.00
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4  12   0          37  147-87   44·18·25   14· 4· 3· 0           -  
Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Suppan, L (0-1)              5.1   8   5   5    1   2   0   8.44   24   71-46   30· 3·14   10· 5· 6· 0     33    -     1.10  -0.29
C Sodowsky                     0.2   4   3   3    1   0   0  40.50    8   36-20   13· 1· 6    5· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.50  -0.06
S Brow                         3     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.25    8   24-17    8· 2· 7    2· 2· 2· 0          2-1    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    12   8   8    2   4   0          40  131-83   51· 6·27   17· 8· 8· 0          3-1 
C Sodowsky faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: M Gardner (1; B Brede).
HBP: C Sodowsky (1; M Gardner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 45,590.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 64° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. D White              CF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. J Bell               SS 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. T Lee                1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. J Snow               1B    5. B Brede              RF 
6. S Javier             RF    6. Y Benitez            LF 
7. B Johnson            C     7. K Stinnett           C  
8. R Aurilia            SS    8. T Batista            2B 
9. M Gardner            P     9. J Suppan             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  -23  1   23%  74% D Hamilton      J Suppan        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Aurilia Scores
   t 5   1  1-0  12-  3   13%  55% R Aurilia       J Suppan        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Javier Scores; Johnson to 2B
   b 4   1  0-0  1--  4  -10%  34% M Williams      M Gardner       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
   b 4   1  0-0  123  5  -10%  23% Y Benitez       M Gardner       Walk; Bell Scores; Williams to 3B; Brede to 2B
   b 6   0  5-1  1--  1  -10%  77% M Williams      M Gardner       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lee to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   46%  B Mueller       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  B Bonds         Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  J Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   50%  T Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
                  Karim Garcia replaces Devon White playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   48%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  S Javier        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  M Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  B Brede         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  Y Benitez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  R Aurilia       Popfly: CF
   O      ---  4   44%  M Gardner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  K Stinnett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   47%  J Suppan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  K Garcia        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      47%  B Mueller       Hamilton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   50%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   47%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   44%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gardner facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   40%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   44%  T Lee           Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   34%  M Williams      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B
          -23  4   33%  B Brede         Intentional Walk
   R      123  5   23%  Y Benitez       Walk; Bell Scores; Williams to 3B; Brede to 2B
   O      123  5   29%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   36%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   33%  J Snow          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   36%  S Javier        Walk
          1--  1   42%  B Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Javier to 2B
   R      12-  3   55%  R Aurilia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Javier Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      51%  M Gardner       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Aurilia to 2B
   RR     -23  1   74%  D Hamilton      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Aurilia Scores
   O      -2-  3   71%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Gardner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   74%  J Suppan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  K Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   78%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   76%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   78%  J Kent          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   87%  J Snow          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Kent Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)
   R      -2-  4   94%  S Javier        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Snow Scores
                  Clint Sodowsky replaces Jeff Suppan pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  1   91%  B Johnson       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Javier out at 3B/3B
          1--  4   92%  R Aurilia       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
          12-  2   92%  M Gardner       Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Aurilia to 2B
   O      123  5   90%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Gardner facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   87%  T Lee           Walk
          1--  1   77%  M Williams      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lee to 3B
   RO     -23  6   80%  B Brede         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee Scores; Williams to 3B
   O      --3  5   86%  Y Benitez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      --3  3   89%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Clint Sodowsky facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   91%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  6   95%  B Bonds         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mueller to 3B
   R      -23  7   97%  J Kent          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mueller Scores; Bonds to 3B
   R      1-3  4   98%  J Snow          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bonds Scores; Kent to 3B
                  Scott Brow replaces Yamil Benitez pitching and batting 6th; Andy Fox replaces Clint Sodowsky playing LF batting 9th
   ROO    1-3  2   98%  S Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Kent Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  4   98%  B Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-8, John Johnstone facing 8-9-1
                  John Johnstone replaces Mark Gardner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  A Fox           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  K Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-2, Scott Brow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Johnstone     Lineout: P (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-8, John Johnstone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  T Lee           Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-2, Scott Brow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  B Mueller       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kent          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-8, Robb Nen facing 5-6-7
                  Robb Nen replaces John Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  B Brede         Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Chris Jones pinch hits for Scott Brow batting 6th
          --3  6   98%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1-3  4   99%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2  100%  T Batista       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   R      1-3  9  100%  A Fox           Single to RF (Line Drive); Brede Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Diamondbacks 3.

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