Saturday, April 21, 2007
Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis shut out his former team over seven innings.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds hit his 739th career home run and Barry Zito put together his second straight scoreless outing to earn his first win at home with the San Francisco Giants, a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday.
Zito (2-2) followed up his six scoreless innings in Colorado on Monday with 71/3 more against the Diamondbacks, the first time he has had consecutive scoreless starts since winning the AL Cy Young Award with Oakland in 2002.
Bonds provided the offense with a home run to lead off the second inning against Edgar Gonzalez (1-2) that left him 17 homers away from breaking Hank Aaron's career record of 755.
San Francisco has won four straight and seven of nine following a 1-6 start under new manager Bruce Bochy.
Zito ran into little trouble against Arizona, allowing four hits and three walks. The Diamondbacks threatened in the sixth inning when they put two on with one out before Zito retired Orlando Hudson on a deep fly to left field and struck out Carlos Quentin.
Armando Benitez pitched the ninth for his fourth save in as many opportunities, finishing off the five-hitter.
ARIZONASAN FRAN
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Byrnes lf3000DRbrts cf3000
CBYng cf2000Vizquel ss3000
OHudsn 2b3000Aurilia 3b4010
Quentin rf4000Bonds lf3121
Tracy 3b4000Linden lf1000
CJcksn 1b3010Drham 2b3010
Drew ss4010Klesko 1b3000
CSnydr c3010BMolna c3010
Hmck c0000Winn rf3000
TClark ph1010Zito p2000
EdGzlz p2010Hnnssy p0000
Hrston ph1000Niekro ph1010
Slaten p0000Benitez p0000
Lyon p0000
Cllspo ph1000
Totals31050Totals29161
Arizona000000000--0
San Francisco01000000x--1
E--Byrnes (1). DP--San Francisco 1. LOB--Arizona 9, San Francisco 6. HR--Bonds (5). S--Vizquel.
IPHRERBBSO
Arizona
EdGonzalez L,1-2751107
Slaten010010
Lyon100000
San Francisco
Zito W,2-27 1-340035
Hennessey2-300011
Benitez S,4110012
Slaten pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Umpires--Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Jim Wolf; Second, Tim Tschida; Third, Jim Joyce. T--2:45. A--36,281.
Mets 7, Braves 2
NEW YORK -- Oliver Perez struck out nine and walked none in an impressive bounce-back performance, and Carlos Beltran had four hits for the Mets.
The Mets got big home runs from backups Ramon Castro and Damion Easley. Jose Reyes also homered off Chuck James (2-2) as New York's offense broke out after getting shut down by Tim Hudson in the series opener Friday night.
Perez (2-1) gave up two runs and nine hits in 62/3 innings, but it was his pinpoint control that was most astonishing. One outing after he walked seven Phillies in only 22/3 innings, the left-hander threw 20 consecutive strikes during one stretch from the first into the third.
James allowed six runs and 10 hits in 51/3 innings.
ATLANTANEW YORK
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Jhnson 2b4000JBRyes ss5231
Rnteria ss5120Wright 3b4100
CJones 3b3020Beltran cf5242
AJones cf4021Chavez cf0000
Frncur rf4000CDlgdo 1b4010
McCnn c4020Alou lf2001
Diaz lf4000RCstro c3112
CWlson 1b4110ShGren rf4000
James p2000Easley 2b4111
Yates p0000OlPrez p3010
Wdwrd ph1011Schnws p0000
Moylan p0000Smith p0000
BPena ph1000Newhn ph0000
Heilmn p0000
BWgnr p0000
Totals362102Totals347117
Atlanta000001100--2
New York10102300x--7
E--James (1). DP--New York 1. LOB--Atlanta 9, New York 9. 2B--Renteria (4), CJones (3), AJones (5), McCann 2 (7), CWilson (1), JBReyes (4), Beltran (6), CDelgado (4). 3B--Beltran (2). HR--JBReyes (2), RCastro (3), Easley (1). SB--JBReyes (9). SF--Alou.
IPHRERBBSO
Atlanta
James L,2-25 1-3106623
Yates2-311120
Moylan200011
New York
OlPerez W,2-16 2-392209
Schoeneweis000010
Smith1-300001
Heilman110001
BWagner100010
Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Umpires--Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Paul Emmel; Second, Rick Reed; Third, Dale Scott. T--2:48. A--55,143.
Cubs 6, Cardinals 0
CHICAGO -- Cubs right-hander Jason Marquis shut out his former team on seven hits over seven innings and Michael Barrett hit a three-run homer.
Marquis (2-1) won 42 games in three seasons with the Cardinals. But he went 0-4 with a 7.25 ERA in five September starts last year and was left off the roster for the final two rounds of the postseason. He finished with a 14-16 record and 6.02 ERA before signing a three-year, 21 million free-agent deal with the Cubs.
Anthony Reyes (0-3) allowed seven hits and four runs in six innings for the Cardinals.
Barrett homered with two outs in the first following singles by Matt Murton and Derrek Lee.
ST. LOUISCHICAGO
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Eckstin ss4000Pie cf4000
Duncan lf5020Murton lf4220
Pujols 1b3010DeLee 1b4110
Rolen 3b4010ARmrz 3b4000
Edmnd cf3000Barrett c4113
Tguchi cf1000JJones rf4020
PrWlsn rf3010DeRosa 2b4110
AKndy 2b4010Cedeno ss3122
Hanck p0000Mrquis p2010
GBnntt c4010Ward ph1000
Reyes p2000Ohman p0000
Schmkr ph1000
Thmps p0000
TJhnsn p0000
Miles 2b1000
Totals35070Totals346105
St. Louis000000000--0
Chicago31000011x--6
E--Miles (2), Cedeno (1). DP--St. Louis 1. LOB--St. Louis 11, Chicago 4. 2B--Murton (1), DeRosa (2), Cedeno (1), Marquis (2). HR--Barrett (3), Cedeno (2). SB--PrWilson (1). CS--JJones (1).
IPHRERBBSO
St. Louis
Reyes L,0-3674405
Thompson1-311101
TJohnson2-300000
Hancock121001
Chicago
Marquis W,2-1770005
Ohman200011
HBP--by Marquis (Eckstein), by Marquis (Pujols). WP--Hancock. PB--GBennett. Umpires--Home, Angel Hernandez; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Larry Young. T--2:44. A--41,637.
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