Opening Day: Ray Durham hits a leadoff Homer to begin the SF phase of career, and, after San Diego had tied the game at 2, Benito Santiago and JT Snow hit back-to-back Homers in the 9th to help SF to a 5-2 win. Worrell got the save as Nen is on the DL...

Tue 4-1 - Bonds smacked his first homer of the 2003 season along with Jose Cruz Jr, and Santiago and Durham both went deep for the second time in as many days, and SF cruises to an 8-1 victory, giving Jason Schmidt his first win of the season...

Wed 4-2 - SF sweeps San Diego with a 5-3 win, giving Damian Moss his first victory as a Giant. In the third, SF scored all their runs, capped when Marquis Grissom cleared the bases with a double. Overall, 17 walks were issued in the game, with each starting pitcher contributing six passes...
 

At Milwaukee - Fri 4-4 - Though Milwaukee hit 4 solo home runs, SF had two of their own (Bonds, Cruz) and some clutch hits in a 7-5 comeback win to help the Brewers open at Miller Park. Worrell gets his 3rd save and SF is 4-0 now...

Sat 4-5 - The Brewers hit two solo homers in the first inning, but Santiago hit the winning solo homer in the eighth, as SF holds on to win it's 5th in a row. Eyre gets his first save of the season......

Sun 4-6 - SF moves to 6-0 and a perfect road trip with a 5-0 win over the Brewers. Rueter and Brower combined for the Giants' first shutout of 2003. Torrealba was the offensive player of the game, with a double, triple, walk, rbi and a run scored. Aurilia hit a homer...
 

Home Opener Series - Mon 4-7 - The Padres helped SF open at home, and Giants old and new came to the rescue. Rich Aruilia and Jose Cruz Jr each hit 2 home runs, and Alfonzo smacked one to seal the deal in the bottom of the eighth. Worrell picked up the win in relief. SF still looking sharp!...

Tue 4-8 - SF dropped their first game of the season as San Diego managed nine runs, including six in the final three innings off or relievers Scott Eyre and Chad Zerbe. Bonds hit a homer off of the right field foul pole. Snow and Santiago, of all people, each hit a triple!...

Wed 4-9 - The rubber match of the series proved to be the wildest game ever played at Pac Bell park. The teams combined on eleven runs in the first inning alone. SF had no homers, just a lot of baserunning, and Pedro Feliz had his first 4-hit game. SF wins 15-11, moving to 8-1, their best 9-game start since 1938...
 

Dodgers visit - Thu 4-10 - Big night for SF, as Felipe Alou gets his 700th win as a manager behind a great pitching performance by Kurt Ainsworth, who went 8+ innings and allowed just one run. SF turned a double play in each of the first two innings, 10 now on the season. Marquis Grissom hit his first homer of the year, the game winner, fitting coming against his former team. Worrell picks up save number 4, and Nomo suffers his first loss ever in SF...

Fri 4-11 - Kirk Rueter continued brilliant SF pitching against the Dodgers, over twenty batters Rueter faced saw a first pitch strike. Bonds hit a homer in the second, and Galarraga had a 2 RBI base hit in the sixth, and SF beat LA 3-2. Worrell earned save 5, despite a 9th inning solo hr by Beltre...

Sat 4-12 - Saturday's game was posponed due to rain in San Francisco. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sept 27...

Sun 4-13 - It took 12 innings, SF's first extra inning game of the year, but Marquis Grissom and Marvin Benard combined to bring in the winning run, giving Brower the victory, 5-4 and SF sweeps LA. JT Snow had 2 RBI on 2 hits early on to help the cause, including his second triple of the week...
 

Jeff Kent returns to SF - Mon 4-14 - Barry Bonds hit the first pitch he saw into his first Splash Hit home run, and in the sixth, his In-Unintentional walk by Wade Miller set up more walks and more runs and SF ruins Jeff Kent's return, with SF's 4-2 victory over Houston...

Tue 4-15 - San Francisco took advantage of four Astros errors, including 2 misplayed fly balls to right field, en route to an 8-4 victory. The 13-1 record is the best start for the Giants since 1918, when the team was in NY and started 18-1. Ainsworth pick up his 3rd win, and Rodriguez gets save #1 for his effort...

Wed 4-16 - Despite 3 RBI by JT Snow, and 2 more by Santiago, Houton wins one in SF, 8-5, handing the Giants only their 2nd loss of the season. Biggio hit a homer and Brower took the loss, though Rueter only lasted 4.1 innings. Can't win em all...
 

Weekend series in LA - Fri 4-18 - Good Friday was good to SF. Three runs in the top of the first inning; great defense by Cruz and Bonds; JT Snow - 3-4 hitting and 3 RBI; Marquis Grissom - solo home run; Jason Schmidt - 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out eight...

Sat 4-19 - The Giants continued to beat up on the Dodgers, and pitcher Andy Ashby, tagging him for seven runs over five plus innings. SF wins 9-3, but suffers some minor injuries, with Snow fouling a ball off his right knee and Grissom colliding with Cabrera. Both Giants are day-to-day. Ruben Rivera hit his first homer as a Giant, after replacing Grisson in the 6th. SF is now 15-2...

Sun 4-20 - Can't win em all - SF got out to a 4-0 lead with help from homers from Bonds and Galarraga, but the Dodgers got some frustations out and whipped the Giants 16-4. Colorado is hot too, so watch out...
 

SF goes east - Tue 4-22 - Jesse Foppert was pummeled for five runs in the first inning in his debut as a starter, and SF lost 5-2 in the first game of the road trip. Alfonzo hit his 2nd Giant HR, a solo shot; and Neifi Perez had SF's first pinch hit of the season (1-17); and Brower regained good form in relief for a few bright spots...

Wed 4-23 - The game was going bad for SF until Jose Cruz Jr clubbed a 3-run homer to tie the game in the 8th inning. In the 13th, Pokey Reese couldn't catch a thrown ball, and JT Snow scored to eventually win the game for SF. Bonds sat with a bad neck for a second day. SF purchsed the contract of Luis Estrella from Fresno to replace Jason Schmidt, who lost his mother Monday...

Thu 4-24 - In the rubber match of the series, Damian Moss pitches 7+ innings of shutout ball and earned his fourth victory and the Giants' 17th overall as SF singles its way to victory. In the third, a walk and four singles brought in three runs; Worrell picked up Save #7 in the 3-1 win. Bonds is back in the lineup.
 

Weekend in Philly - Fri 4-25 - in a light rain, SF got some help from Pat Burrell who dropped a ball and let 3 runs score in the 8th. That was followed by a Grissom home run, and that 5 run inning did in the Phils. Cruz hit a homer in the 2nd. Ainsworth pitched 6 strong innings, but Nathan earns the victory. Final SF wins 7-2...

Sat 4-26 - Rookie Jerome Williams made his first start for SF after being recalled from Fresno, and pitched well for 3+ innings. In the 4th, and after Torrealba replaced Santiago behind the plate, Williams threw four straight walks and then 2 singles that scored three Phils. Philly added even more and wins 10-2...

Sun 4-27 - Kevin Millwood, new this season to Philly, no-hit the Giants and faced just 29 batters. SF only gave up four hits but one was a home run to Ricky Ledee in the first inning. The loss means the series goes to the Phillies, and is SF's first series loss since last August.
 

Dusty returns to SF with the Cubs - Tue 4-29 - Ray Durham erased the memory of the no-hitter with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first. However, Kerry Wood was in fine form and kept the Giants at bay. Cubs win 4-2, and SF has lost 3 in a row...

Wed 4-30 - Behind the fine pitching of Jason Schmidt and the bat of Barry Bonds, SF breaks its 3-game losing streak. Schmidt, in his first start since the death of his mother, pitched a gem - a complete game shutout, the 4th of his career, notching a dozen K's and giving up only 3 hits and 2 walks, and dropped his ERA to 1.77. Meanwhile, Bonds hit two home runs, 62nd time he's done that in a game, and nos. 620 (center field) and 621 (right, into the water) for his career. SF wins easily, 5-0...

Thu 5-1 - SF went into extra innings against the Cubs, but Worrell gave up 2 homers and SF loses game and the series. Final, 5-1 Cubbies.
 

Cincy in SF - Fri 5-2 - A soggy night at PacBell park, delayed twice, and well, that didnt' help Ainsworth and the Giants. The Reds scored in the fifth, sixth and seventh to take a 5-0 lead, and SF could only muster Barry Bonds' solo homer to right-center in the bottom of the 8th. Final Cincy 5, SF 1...

Sat 5-3 - Saturday's start was delayed by rain but the game was played and Jesse Fopper earns his first major league victory with a 9-6 win over the Reds. Galarraga and Torrealba both hit Home Runs in their rare starting roles. Cruz picked up 3 RBI and Worrell earns save number 8...

Sun 5-4 - Kirk Rueter gave up only 4 hits and struck out 4 over six innings for his third win of the year as SF beat the Reds 6-1 on getaway Sunday. Alfonzo did his part, and is regaining his stroke, picking up 4 RBI - including a 3-run homer in the fifth to increase the Giant lead.
 

SF travels to the South - Tue 5-6 - On the day that SF loses Robb Nen to season-ending shoulder surgery, Barry Bonds launched #623 and Benito Santiago hit a 2-run shot to lead the Giants to a 4-2 win. Schmidt pitched well, as did Nathan, who earns the victory. Nathan has not allowed a run in 22.1 innings of work this season. Worrell gets his 9th save...

Wed 5-7 - Damian Moss continues his winning ways for SF, moving to 5-0 with SF's 3-2 victory over the Marlins. SF manufactured runs in the first, third and sixth, and held off late Marlins rallies. Worrell gets save number 10...

Thu 5-8 - SF sweeps Florida in Miami for the first time since 98 with a 3-2 win. Torrealba, Feliz and Aurilia each drove in a run. Ainsworth pitched well, but Nathan gets the win, after giving up his first run of the season. Worrell gets another save, now at 11...
 

SF @ Atlanta - Fri 5-9 - Rookie Foppert beat future Hall-of-Famer Maddux in the opening game at Turner Field. Santiago and Cruz each hit homers, and each had 4 RBI on the night as SF wins their sixth straight, 9-2. Brower pitched 3 innings in relief for his 2nd save of the year...

Sat 5-10 - Before Atlanta's 2nd largest crowd of the season, Andres Galarraga hit a home run and Bonds was walked twice intentionally, but Joe Nathan gave up late home runs to Chipper Jones and Javy Lopez, and takes his first loss, as Atlanta beats SF, 6-3. Ray Durham twisted his ankle sliding into third and is went on the DL...

Sun 5-11 - On a soggy Mother's Day which included a near 2 hour rain delay, SF was close until the 8th inning, when Javy Lopez hit his 2nd homer in as many days, a 3-run blast of Felix Rodriguez, leading Atlanta to a 7-3 voctory and series win. SF played a modified lineup, with rookie Jason Ellison getting his first-ever start in left field, and Santiago and Grissom had the day off...
 

Montreal visits SF - Mon 5-12 - Damian Moss' attempt to go 6-0 was thwarted when he was replaced by Joe Nathan, who uncharacteristically gave up a bases-clearing double, and the Expos handed SF a 4-3 defeat, despite some late scoring by the Giants. SF's lost 3 in a row...

Tue 5-13 - a weird night indeed. SF had trouble catching fly balls, and on offense, hit into five double plays. Montreal built a 4-0 lead, before SF woke up in the fifth behind a two-run homer by Edgardo Alfonzo. A few batters later, Barry Bonds popped up and the infield fly rule was called. Neifi Perez came home from third and scored to tie the game, much to the consternation of the Expos. In the seventh, however, Vladimir Guerreor hit a 2-run homer to win it for Montreal. Final Expos 6 SF 4. SF losing skid at 4...

Wed 5-14 - Foppert pitched pretty good, but Joe Nathan gave up the big hits in the seventh. SF scored three in the ninth, including an Aurilia HR, but it was too little too late. SF was swept by the Expos, losing 6-3 Wednesday afternoon. The losing streak reaches 5, the worst since 2000...
 

Mets in their only SF visit - Thu 5-15 - SF used the lunar eclipse to break out of their slump and clobbered the Mets 11-3 with 17 hits, incluing home runs by Bonds and Grissom. Rueter won his fourth, giving up three runs on five hits over seven innings...

Fri 5-16 - Jason Schmidt tied his career high with 13 K's, but left the game in the 7th with the game tied at 5. In the bottom of the eighth, Torrealba's 2-RBI single proved to be the game winning hit. On the night, Alfonzo doubled and homered for 4 RBI on the night. Final SF 7 Mets 5 with Joe Nathan getting the win and Worrell the save...

Sat 5-17 - Damain Moss had some control trouble giving up seven walks and a home run to Cliff Floyd that provided the Mets with enough to win Saturday, 5-1. SF's only run came on a Marquis Grissom sac fly in the third inning...

Sun 5-18 - SF could not figure out Tom Glavine this Sunday as SF was held to six hits. The only bright spot was a Marquis Grissom solo homer in the 9th. Rookie Jaosn Ellison was ineffecitve in the lead-off spot, spelling Bonds in Left Field. Ainsworth takes the loss as the Mets split the series with 5-1 victory. SF's lead in the West drops to 3.5 games over the Dodgers...
 

Out in the desert - Mon 5-19 - Early on, SF got to Schilling. Snow and Santiago had their first home runs and first RBI's off of the pitcher in the second inning. Foppert was strong for SF, going 6+ innings and picking up 7 K's. But Arizona hung in there, and relief pitching hurt SF, including Worrell's bottom of the ninth walk with the bases loaded to bring in the winning Diamondback. Final, AZ 4, SF 3...

Tu 5-20 - Barry and Aurilia hit home runs and SF carried a 6-0 lead for Rueter into the eighth, but he and the relievers allowed 5 D-Back runs. In the ninth, Worrell, got em 1-2-3 for the save and SF holds on, 6-5...

Wed 5-21 - SF wins the series by winning Wednesday 6-0, a complete game shutout by Jason Schmidt. He allowed only 4 hits, and gave up no walks, while striking out eight, all swinging, and all from the fifth inning on. Bonds had a 3-run double, but it was Marquis Grissom, with his 2 home runs that led the way for the Giants...
 

Wrap-around set in Denver - Fri 5-23 - Damian Moss was hit early and hard, and SF found themselves down 5-0 after 1 inning. Bonds left the game with a knee injury, and was replaced by Pedro Feliz, who hit a homer along with Santiago. But the Rockies just kept piling on, and win game 1, 10-7. SF's NL West lead is down to 1 1/2 games...

Sat 5-24 - Bonds sat out with tendinitis in his right knee, and Pedro Feliz made his first career outfield start in Bonds' place. Pedro did well, smashing a 3-run home run to center in the 6th inning to lead SF to a 5-1 victory. Ainsworth went 7 innings, giving up 4 hits and 1 run and moves to 4-4 on the year...

Sun 5-25 - SF had numerous opportunities, picking up 11 hits on Sunday, but could manage only one run in the ninth inning, in falling 5-1 to the Rockies. Foppert only survived 4 innings, with 0 k's, 3 walks, 2 wild pitches and hitting a batter, and giving up 3 earned runs. On a positive note, Galarraga and Perez both went 3 for 4. SF now just 1/2 game ahead of the smokin' Dodgers...

Mon 5-26 - SF got ahead early, on some clutch 2-out hits, and Rivera hit a homer to help SF build a 6-1 lead, but Rueter got rocked, and then Nathan 2 key home runs, and SF loses 7-12, as well as the series and drops into a tie for first with the Dodgers...
 

Arizona in for a short 2-game series - Tue 5-27 - Tied into the ninth, 2-2, SF had a chance to win until Ruben Rivera made some horrific baserunning mistakes on the same play - his getting thrown out at the plate hurt the Giants, and Jason Schmidt, who would get no decision despite retiring 18 D'Backs in a row from the 3rd inning on. Into extra innings, and after Arizona took a 3-2 lead in the 13th, it was Marquis Grissom's double off of the right field wall that allowed Rich Aurilia and Pedro Feliz to score, and SF ends up with a 4-3, 13 inning win, and sole possession of first place once again...

Wed 5-28 - Benito Santiago hit two 2-run home runs and Barry Bonds added a homer of his own in leading SF to a 10-2 victory. For good measure, Marvin Benard came off the DL pinch hitting in the eighth, hit an RBI triple. Damian Moss moves to 6-3 on the season and SF is now 2 games ahead of LA...
 

Colorado in SF for a 4-game wrap around series - Fri 5-30 - Colorado got on the board first, but SF had their way with the Rockies, winning 6-2. Aurilia had a home run, Durham was 3 for 4, and Ainsworth earns the victory while striking out eight. SF's won three in a row now...

5-31 - On a day when SF saluted the 25th anniversay of the '78 Giants, it was a player who wasn't even born yet who provided the spark for SF. 22 year old rookie Jesse Foppert pitched 7 strong innings, giving up 1 earned run, while strking out eight. Plus, in the 5th inning, ol' Jesse picked up SF's first RBI of the game with a stand-up triple (and first major league hit), and he scored as well two batters later, so he was involved in both of SF's runs. Rodriquez and Worrell held the lead, and SF wins, 2-1...

6-1 - Kirk Rueter and relief shut out Colorado Sunday, 4-0, giving up only 7 singles and one walk. SF had 4 doubles, and the ones by Bonds (1st inning) and Torrealba (3rd inning) each scored two runs, for the winning margin...

Mo 6-2 - SF's attempt for a four-game sweep was swept away by the arm of Shawn Chacon. He kept the Giants bats quiet, save for an RBI single by Bonds in the first. Too bad as well, because Jason Schmidt pitched 7 fine innings, strking out nine, only walking one, and giving up 2 earned runs. Rockies win, 4-1...
 

Minnesota visits SF - Tue 6-3 - Interleague play begins and the Twins are visiting. They got out to an early 3-0 lead, but Bonds got one back on a smash to the arcade. SF had a rally fizzle in the seventh and Grissom hit a solo homer in the ninth, but the Twins come away with a 6-4 victory. SF also waived Ruben Rivera, who made the team during spring training...

Wed 6-4 - Rookie Jerome Williams started for the second time this season, and pitched very well, giving up 3 ER over 6.2 innings, while striking out six. SF battled back from a 3-0 deficit, getting one in the fourth, 2 in the eighth, and the game winner on a bases-loaded single by Bonds in the bottom of the ninth...

Thurs 6-05 - Once again, the Twins jumped out to a lead, to 4-0 after 4 and a half. This was partially offset by JT Snow's first-ever Splash Hit into the cove, a 2-run shot in the fifth, but SF could not bring any more runs across and goes down to defeat, 5-2 and loses the series. Minnesota is for real...
 

Detroit's first-ever visit to SF - Fri 6-6 - SF and Detroit continue interleague play, and in the first game, SF gets 3 runs in the fourth inning and eventually wins 5-3. The win goes to Rueter, now 7-1, and Felix pitched 2 strong innings, and Worrell gets the save...

Sat 6-7 - "Adios Pelota" was the call of the day as SF hit 4 home runs en route to a 7-5 victory over Detroit. Cruz, Grissom, Bonds and Galarraga all connected for SF. Jason Schmidt had another fine outing, striing out eight over seven innings, and giving up just six hits. Detroit almost came back, with 4 runs in the top of ninth, as Chirstensen gave up 3 hits and 3 earned runs in a brief relief stint, before handing the ball over to Worrell to stop the damage.

Sun 6-8 - SF found themselves down 6-2 after three innings. But SF scored twice in the sixth, and 3 more in the bottom of the eighth, as Detroit made some blunders, and SF wins 7-6 - sweeps Detroit, and goes 9-3 on the homestand...
 

SF visits Chicago's South Side for Interleague play - Tue 6-10 - SF scored first on Barry Bonds' 2-run homer in the fourth, only to have the ChiSox tie in in the bottom of the inning. In the seventh, the ChiSox hit back-to-back jacks off of Felix to go up three. In the ninth, JT Snow picked up an RBI, and SF threatened, but a double play ended it and gave Chicago the 5-3 victory...

Wed 6-11 - Even though 15 of the Giants had flu-like symptoms, and Aurilia, Alfonzo and Galarraga sat out, SF still pounded the White Stockings. Pedro Feliz got things started with a first inning Grand Slam, and Bonds hit his 2nd homer in as many days with a 2-run shot to right field. Foppert pitched a great 7.1 innings, giving up 1 hit and striking out 10. Brower in relief messed up a bit, but SF wins big, 11-4. SF is now 25-7 versus sub-.500 teams...

Thu 6-12 - Bartolo Colon appeared to be on his way to a complete game 4-2 win over SF in the Rubber game. But the ninth inning got out of hand for the ChiSox. Durham singled - Bonds then homered to right center (he struck out 3x earlier). After two more singles, a balk and then an intentional walk to Alfonzo, Colon was gone. His replacement, Marte, promptly gave up pinch-hit Grand Slam to Rich Aurilia to left field, and SF held in the ninth for an 8-4 victory...
 

SF's first visit to KCMO - Fri 6-13 - The Royals hit two home runs in the fourth inning off of starter Jason Schmidt to take a 3-0 lead and never looked back. Jose Cruz hit a solo HR for SF in the sixth, and despite SF leaving 11 on base, and getting hits in every inning except the eighth, SF loses to Kansas City, 6-1...

Sat 6-14 - Damian Moss held KC to only 2 hits in the first five innings - Edgardo Alfonzo had 4 RBI from the 8-hole - Aurilia smoked a 2 RBI single to center in the seventh - and KC walked 10 Giants, enabling SF to cruise to a 7-4 victory, despite 2 Royal home runs, and an almost-rally in the bottom of the ninth...

Sun 6-15 - Jerome William pitched well, going six innings and giving up 2 runs, and left with a 4-2 lead. KC got a run in the seventh off of Nathan, and then Worrell blew his third save in the bottom of the ninth, as Mike Sweeney's hit scored two Royals, giving KC a 5-4 win. Bonds hit a solo homer to right center in the fourth for his 19th jack of the year...
 

SF in LA-LA land - Tue 6-17 - LA picked up runs in the first three innings, and that would prove to be enough to beat LA, as Kevin Brown easily beat Jesse Foppert. LA wins 4-1...

Wed 6-18 - Kirk Rueter got off to a good start and SF was up 1-0 going into the 4th; he retired 9 in a row at one point. In the sixth, it got ugly, as 6 Dodgers scored against Rueter and Nathan, and LA wins easily, 8-1, and ties SF in the NL West...

Thu 6-19 - Jason Schmidt pitched a complete game leading SF to a 2-0 victory, salvaging one game in the series. Behind his 11 strikeouts, Benito Santiago hit a solo shot in the 4th inning, and Andres Galarraga hit one to left in the 7th. SF back atop the West all alone...
 

Oakland hosts their local rival - Fri 6-20 - Damian Moss allowed two runs in the first and was behind the batters all night. SF got on the board following Francisco Santos' first MLB hit, and Durham's double. But Oak-town followed with two more on a Miggie Tejada 2-run HR in the fifth. In the sixth, Galarraga doubled in a run, and in the eighth Barry Bonds homered, but it was too little and SF loses 5-3 and back into a tie in the NL West...

Sat 6-21 - SF got out of the gate early, scoring five in the first three innings, in helping Jerome Williams to his first big league victory. But Oakland made it close, scoring one in the sixth, three in the seventh, and leaving the bases loaded in both the seventh and eighth. Alou used five pitchers in the seventh. But Worrell held on for a 2 inning save, as SF wins 6-4. Pedro Feliz had his firt multi-home run game, picking up 3 RBI. JT Snow went on the disabled list with strained left groin. Called up was Carlos Valderrama, who started his first game, in center field no less, and went 1 for 4 with 2ks...

Sun 6-22 - In the third inning, Pedro Feliz hit a 3-run home run for this 3rd dinger in 2 days to put SF up 5-2. Miguel Tejada answered for Oakland in the bottom of the inning with a 3-run shot of his own, and the A's Durazo followed with a homer to provide the go ahead, and winning run. The Giants got runners as far as 2nd base in the 7th and 9th innings, but no further. Final Oakland wins, 6-5.
 

Beat LA! - Dodgers visit SF - Mon 6-23 - In what turned out to be a historic night, started simply enough - Galarraga homered in the second inning and Rueter scored in the fifth on Grissom's single for a 2-0 SF lead. But Worrell blew the the save in the ninth, and into exta innings we go... In the 11th inning, against Eric GagME, Bonds led off, walked, then stole his 500th base. Santiago singled, Bonds scored on the high throw from Jordan, and SF wins 3-2. Barry Bonds, the ONLY member of the 500-500 club. Nice to see GagME throwing a fit in the dugout after the game...

Tue 6-24 - Marquis Grissom hit a very low pitch over the left field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 2-run home run, as Odalis Perez unraveled, after giving up a single to Ray Durham, then commiting a balk on a pick off play. On the mound for SF, Jason Schmidt pitched a complete game, giving up one earned run and striking out six in leading SF to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers...

We 6-25 - Damian Moss didn't make it out of the third inning, after falling behind 5-0 to the Dodgers. Hideo Nomo pitched seven strong innings for the win, and helping the Dodgers avoid being swept. SF suffered its first shutout since April 27...
 

Oakland visits SF - Fri 6-27 - Jose Cruz picks up SF's first hit in the third inning with a solo home run to left field. Feliz singles in 2 more in the 4th inning. Bonds homers into the Bay in the sixth, and Feliz adds one of his one in the eighth to complete SF's 6-0 rout of Oakland Friday night. Rookie starter Jerome Williams pitched a complete game shutout, allowing 7 hits, just one walk and striking out two for 96 pitches total, and the first rookie shutout for SF in a dozen years...

Sat 6-28 - Kirk Rueter found himself shelled early by Oakland Saturday afternoon, falling behind 6-0 after two innings. To open the 4th, Barry Bonds hit a solo homer to right and sparked a rally - SF picked up six more hits before the first out of the inning - and it was all tied at 6 after the inning was over. At 7-7 going into the 10th, Felix Rodriguez pitched out of a bases loaded jam unscathed. In the bottom of the inning, Pedro Feliz hit a bases-loaded single to give SF the 8-7 10 inning victory. SF is now 15-5 in one-run games...

Sun 6-29 - Oakland's Eric Byrnes went 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle as the A's beat SF 5-2 Sunday. For SF, down 2-0 in the third, Ray Durham tripled and was then sacfiriced home by Perez. In the eighth, down 5-1, Francisco Santos hit his first MLB home run next to the right field foul pole. LA also loses, so SF remains 3 games ahead...
 

SF out in St Louis - Mon 6-30 - Jason Schmidt pitch a 5-hitter into the ninth, then allowed a Home Run and one other hit before retiring the Cardinals and pitching his fifth complete game for a 5-1 victory. He struck out five and walked one. SF scored one in the first, three in the fourth, and one more in the seventh to provide the offense. Pedro Feliz made a start at first base...

Tue 7-1 - Jim Brower started for the first time this season, spelling Damian Moss (dead arm), and before Jim took the mound, he had a 5-0 lead. SF put together a great half inning, including an RBI double by Bonds, and a 2-run HR by Cruz. Nathan, Rodriguez and Worrell took care of the later innings, and SF wins game 2 of the four game series, 5-1...

Wed 7-2 - Barry Bonds hit 2 solo home runs (4th inning, 9th inning) and scored another run in helping Jerome Williams beat the Cardinals 4-1. Worrell earned his 18th save in closing out the ninth. SF is now 26-17 on the road, the best in the NL...

Thu 7-3 - On a steamy Thursday afternoon in St Louis, and a day when Felipe Alou started many reserves, it was Kurt Rueter who suffered badly. In the second inning, Rueter allowed 8 runs, including three home runs. SF battled back a bit, including a 2-run dinger by Jose Cruz, but in the end, the Cardinals salvage a win in the series, beating the Giants 9-5...
 

Giants visit San Diego - Fri 7-4 - Barry Bonds drew his 2000th career walk in the ninth innning, as San Francisco came from behind to log an 8-6 win over the Padres. Foppert gave up homers to White and Klesko, but SF countered with the 4th of the year from JT Snow in the third inning, a two-run triple by Ray Durham and a Bonds 'tomahawk' HR in a 5-run fourth ensured the Giants would never trail again. Foppert gets the win, and Worrell get his 19th save...

Sat 7-5 - Rich Aurilia hit a 2-run double in the 4th inning Saturday to put SF up 2-1 on San Diego. However, the Padres were able to get a few more runs and send Schmidt and the Giants to a 5-2 defeat...

Sun 7-6 - SF took the lead in the third as Ray Durham scored on Grissom's single. After San Diego gained the lead, 2-1, Rich Aurilia hit a solo HR to left-center in the sixth to knot the score. Moss was gone by then, only allowing 3 hits, but giving up six walks, two of whom scored. JT Snow singled Torrealba with two outs in the top of the ninth; then Worrell shut the Padres down to end the game to give SF the series in a 3-2 win. Felix gets the win, and Worrell earns save number twenty...
 

St Louis in for a short set - Mon 7-7 - Back-to-back Homers by Grissom and Bonds in the first gave SF a 3-0 lead and they never looked back. Jerome Williams pitched the second complete game of his young 8-start career - and his fourth consecutive victory - as SF beats up on St Louis, 5-1. Jerome also picked up his first major league base-hit, a double, and eventually scored...

Tue 7-8 - Tuesday afternoon, SF scored 3 in both the first and the second innings en route to an 8-3 win. Cruz and Galarraga both homered for SF. Kirk Rueter came out in the 2nd inning with a left shoulder strain, and Brower did well in relief for the win. He's now 5-1...
 

Quick series in Colorado - Wed 7-9 - Jesse Foppert only lasted 2 2/3 innings in the thin air of Denver, as Colorado scored 8 runs (4 earned) off the young pitcher. Barry Bonds hit a 3-run laser HR in the seventh to bring SF close at 9-7, but the Rockies scored two more in the bottom of the eighth to win the game 11-7. Kirk Rueter went on the DL with a strained shoulder...

Thur 7-0 - SF couldn't get in gear, and newly promoted pitcher Brian Powell was rocked in his first MLB start, allowing 3 HRs - 7 runs total, in 4 2/3 innings. SF loses the game 11-3 and the short series. Solo HRs by Bonds, Aurilia and Grissom were the only bright spots for SF...
 

Important series in Phoenix - Fri 7-11 - Marquis Grissom had a 4 hit night, including a 2-run homer, as SF beat the D'Backs 10-7. JT Snow scored four times, Jose Cruz added 3 RBI, and Bonds hit a solo shot to power SF to victory. Jason Schmidt was again in fine form, giving up single runs in the first, fifth, and eighth, while striking out eight and walking just two over eight innings. Worrell was a little shaky in the ninth and had to be replaced by Eyre, then Rodriguez, who actually earned the save...

Sat 7-12 - Curt Schilling's first game back off the DL, and the second pitch was jacked to right field by Ray Durham for a home run. Schilling had settled down, until the fourth, when Barry Bonds hit the first pitch of his at-bat over the pool area for a 2-0 lead, and what would be the winning run. Barry added 2 more RBI, as SF scored six more runs. Jerome Williams gets the win and is now is now 5-1, allowing only two hits while striking out seven over six innings, walking three, and allowing one run - unearned at that. Also, congrats to Marquis Grissom, picking up his 2,000th career hit in the seventh inning, and later scored...

Sun 7-13 - last game before the All-Star break, and SF got off to a good start, getting homers from Snow and Cruz in the first to take a 4-0 lead, but the D'Backs scored three in the first, and four in the second to win, 7-4. Brower was chased early and takes the loss...
 

Following the All-Star game - Thu 7-17 - The Rockies are in for four, and while great in Denver, they aren't so good on the road. SF felt great getting back to work, and had three big innings en route to an 8-4 victory. Alfonze had three hits and two RBI, and Aurilia doubled twice and also had two RBI. Bonds and Cruz each scored twice. Damian Moss won for the first time in five tries, only walking two and striking out five in five innings of work. Matt Herges made his Giant debut and pitched two scoreless innings...

Fri 7-18 - Two runs in the third and five in the sixth for SF as each of the top seven in the lineup scored in handing the Rockies a 7-0 defeat. Pedro Feliz hit a 2-run homer in the third, his ninth, and Bonds went 3-5, including two doubles. Aurilia had a bases-clearing triple in the sixth, after Colorado walked Cruz intentionally. Jim Brower started and only allowed three hits over his six innings, while striking out seven and walking one...

Sat 7-19 - Colorado picked up two runs in the second, but SF matched it in the bottom of the inning. In the fourth Barry Bonds hit a homer to right center, and Torrealba hit a solo shot of his own to left in the fifth, on his birthday, and what would be the winning run. In the eighth, SF pick up an insurance run, as Snow doubled, and Grissom doubled him home. Jason Schmidt wins the game, but left after five innings with stiffness in his right forearm. SF wins, 5-3...

Sun 7-20 - In completing the sweep of the Rockies Sunday, Jesse Foppert pitched 6+ innings, allowing four runs while striking out 10. But SF bats easily covered their young pitcher, including two RBI singles from Aurilia (who went 4-4, 19th time in his career), a fourth inning Grand Slam from Alberto Castillo to put SF up 5-1 (and his first career slam), and a two-run HR by Grissom in the fifth, who would leave in the seventh after slamming his left knee into the outfield wall. SF wins 8-4...
 

Arizona visits for four games - Mon 7-21 - All was quiet until the fourth inning, when Jerome Williams allowed two Arizona runs. SF got one back on a Torrealba ground out in the fifth, but the D'Backs added two more in the top of the sixth, leading 4-1. In the bottom of the sixth, a pair of 2 RBI singles by Aurilia and Torrealba put the Giants up for good, 5-4. Zerbe snags the victory, but Christainsen and Eyre pitched well in relief, and Worrell earns save 22. SF is now 17-5 in one-run games, best in the business...

Tue 7-22 - Damain Moss pitched one of his best games as a Giant, going 7 inings, and allowing just one run on six hits and two walks. The bullpen did their job, and Worrell got the save in the 3-1 victory. For the offense, SF only had one extra base hit, but everyone did their part to help: Bonds singled in JT Snow in the first, Feliz singled in Torrealba, following his double, in the second, and Grissom singled in Galarraga in the seventh. Curt Schilling was not a happy man in this loss for the D'Backs...

Wed 7-23 - SF got two unearned runs in the first off of AZ mistakes. In the sixth, a two-run blast by Barry Bonds ties Willie Mac for the most by an SF player, and #645 career. Three more insurance runs in the eighth help SF cruise to a 7-1 victory. Brower pitched six strong innings, and relief did their part, once again...

Thu 7-24 - In the afternoon finale, on Barry Bonds' 39th birthday, SF played Home Run Derby. Ray Durham hit a solo homer in the third for an SF 1-0 lead. Arizona tied it up, then went ahead 2-1 in the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Durham connected again, on another solo shot to tie the score. In the top of the ninth, Bonds threw out Counsell on a strike at home plate, and in the bottom of the inning, on the first pitch from supposed 'Bonds killer' Mike Myers, Barry blasted the ball over the left center wall for the game winning Walk Off Home Run. Not only was it his 33rd of the year, and 646th lifetime, but it was his 470th as an SF Giant, which is now tops among all San Francisco franchise players, passing Willie McCovey. This win caps SF's two four-game consecutive sweeps, first since 1994. Chad Zerbe made a spot start for Jason Schmidt, and went 4 2/3 and 39 of his 62 pitches were strikes...
 

San Diego in for the weekend - Fri 7-25 - SF makes it 8 out of 10 over the Padres with Friday's win, SF's 9th in row. The Padres got on the board in the first, but SF took a 2-1 lead in the third on Alfonzo's two-RBI double. Durham made an error in the eighth that allowed San Diego to tie it up. In the bottom of the ninth, with SF threatening, Pedro Feliz took a 1-out 3-2 count pitch down the left field line for a 3-run walk off HR and completed SF's 5-2 win. Rueter came off the DL and went strong six innings (2 hits, 1 ER), but the win goes to Felix Rodriguez, now 6-0...

Sat 7-26 - Jerome Williams gave up a two-run homer to Phil Nevin in the second inning, and otherwise kept the Padres at bay. But Matt Jarvis was even better for San Diego, only giving up one run in the eighth, on a Galarraga single. Former Giant Rod Beck earns the save for San Diego in the 2-1 Padres victory. SF's 11 game home winning streak, and 9 consecutive win stresk are now over, but them's the breaks...

Sun 7-27 - Jesee Foppert pitched 6.2 innings for Sunday's win over the Padres, with 7 K's and allowing just two earned runs, one in the first and the other in the third. In both innings, SF got the run back plus more, as Andres Galarraga had 4 RBI and Pedro Feliz belted his 11th homer. Final, SF wins 6-2..
 

SF out in Chicago - Tue 7-29 - Moises Alou hit a 3-run homer in the first inning, and that was more than enough for Matt Clement, as he hurled a complete-game 2-hitter in beating SF 3-0. SF had runners in scoring position in the fourth and seventh, but couldn't plate any runs...

Wed 7-30 - SF got a second inning Grand Slam from Edgardo Alofonzo and Jason Schmidt out pitched Kerry Wood in leading SF to a 6-3 victory over the Cubs Wednesday afternoon. Galarraga also singled in a run in the eighth, and Aurilia singled in a run in the ninth...

Thu 7-31 - Jim Brower made a sport start for Kirk Rueter, who had shoulder tightness. Jim gave up four runs in the first, and took the loss, as the Cubs win, 9-4. Alfonzo homered for SF in the sixth, and the Giants picked up two more in the eighth, but it was not enough on a day when they traded Damian Moss and Kurt Ainsworth to Baltimore for rising star Sidney Ponson...
 

SF visits Great American Ball Park in Cincy - Fri 8-1 - Cincy started Friday's scoring with a 3-run fourth inning. SF got two back in the seventh on Pedro Feliz' first ever pinch-hit home run. SF tied it in the eighth as Santiago singled to break his hitting drought, and brought in Grissom. But in the bottom of the inning, Felix Rodriquez allowed a two-run homer by Juan Castro, and Cincy wins 5-3...

Sat 8-2 - Barry Bonds picked up his first home run in the new Cincy ballpark in the second inning to open up scoring. Hammonds added a run-scoring double, and it was 2-0 Giants. Cincy got a homer in the fourth, and three in the fifth, to go up 4-2. SF then got homers from Santiago and Galarraga in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, to tie the score, before the relievers Rodriguez and Eyre again pitched the Giants into troulbe, eventually giving up a bases loaded walk that proved to be the winning run. Final, Cincy 5 - SF 4...

Sun 8-03 - SF avoided the sweep Sunday thanks in part to the pitching of just called up Dustin Hermanson. He threw six innings, allowing two earned runs and 4 hits. The batters did their part as well, sending twelve players to the plate in the third inning, bringing in six runs for the good guys. Overall, SF had 10 singles and 2 doubles on the day in their 7-3 victory over the Reds...
 

Pittsburgh in SF for three - Tue 8-5 - Jason Schmidt pitched seven great innings, allowing just four hits while striking out three over his eighty pitches. SF got on the board when JT Snow singled in Cody Ransom in the third, and two more runs on a Jose Cruz single in the fourth, bringing in Ransom and Santiago. Christiansen looked good in his inning of relief, and Worrell earned the save, number 24 for him. Schmidt is now 12-4...

Wed 8-6 - Sidney Ponson made his first start since his trade to SF, and did not diappoint. He allowed two runs in the eighth off a double by Reggie Sanders over Barry Bonds' head, but otherwise shut the Pirates down. However, Fogg for the Pirates pitched even better, allowing just three hits and 57 pitches over his six innings. He doesn't get the win though, as Tavarez pitches three innngs for Pittsburgh in relief to close out their 2-0 victory over SF...

Thu 8-7 - SF and Pittsburgh went back and forth scoring runs Thursday afternoon, and in the seventh inning, Jeffrey Hammonds, who earlier in the at-bat attempted to bunt, hit a two-run homer down the left field line to put SF up for good at 7-5. Hammonds and Snow each had 3 RBI for the Giants. Scott Erye get the win, and Worrell the save...
 

Phillies invade SF - Fri 8-8 - T'was a good night for Barry Bonds, as he walloped a 477-foot, 3-run homer into the Cove in the seventh inning to lead SF to a 9-1 thumping of the Phils. Galarraga started the scoring with a solo homer in the first. Jose Cruz had 2 RBI, and Jesse Foppert levels his record at 8-8...

Sat 8-9 - SF got four runs in the first, and Cody Ransom socked his first MLB homer in the fifth to put SF up 5-2. But the Phillies fought back, getting 2 in the seventh, and one in the eighth to send the game into extra innings, where in the 10th they teed off on Jim Brower with back-to-back homers, scoring three. In the bottom of the tenth, SF gets one more as Bonds comes in on a Sac Fly, but the Phils end up winning, 8-6...

Sun 8-10 - In the season finale between the two teams, Kevin Correia was called in from Fresno to make an emergency start for Jason Schmidt, who has a tendinitis issue. The Giants scored five times in the third on four singles, a double, and two walks and a Philly wild pitch, and that was enough for Correia's first win in his very first MLB Start. He gives up one run and strikes out four for his winning effort. Final, SF 5 Philadelphia 2...
 

SF's only visit to Shea... - Tue 8-12 - With the Ex-President in the stands, Barry Bonds homered twice for 3 RBI, and is now just ten homers away from Mays, but Mets pitching struck out 14 Giants as the expansion club holds off the Giants, 5-4. Sidney Ponson takes the loss, his second as a Giant in as many starts. He's not really getting the support he needs...

Wed 8-13 - Mike Piazza returned to the Mets lineup since his last game in May (against the Giants in SF), and ol' Mike hit a homer and picked up 5 RBI as the Mets beat SF 9-2. Jerome Williams absorbed the loss, and is now 5-3 after 14 starts. Marquis Grissom picked up both RBI for SF, one in the first and one in the ninth, to bookend the loss...

Th 8-14 - The massive power outage in the New York region claimed Thursday's game. As SF isn't due to visist NYC again, this game is postponed with no make up date. Barry Bonds went on a bereavement leave to tend to his ailing father. He is expected to return agains Atlanta in SF...
 

Four games in Montreal - Fri 8-15 - In what really might be SF's last visit to the Canadian city, former Giant Livan Hermandez pitched a complete game victory over his old side. The Expos got a couple of homers off of Foppert, and the Giants bats seemed eerily quiet in the 4-1 loss. Seems like August Blues, now 5-7 in the month...

Sat 8-16 - SF loses again on the road, and by the same score as last night. Schmidt only lasted 4.1 innings, and allowed all 4 runs. SF didn't score until the 9th, when Alfonzo singled in Santiago. The August malaise continues...

Sun 8-17 - SF held a 2-0 lead going into the ninth, and Sidney Ponson carried a 3-hit shutout starting the ninth, and was angling for a complete game shutout. But Sir Sidney loaded the bases, and with one out on came Worrell to save. Worrell, though, following a strikeout, left a fast ball high to Brad Wilkerson, and he belted a grand slam walk-off home run to defeat SF 4-2, making Ponson 0-3 as a Giant, and continuing the Giants August woes

Mon 8-18 - Well, the road trip ended as bad as possible. 0-6 total, 0-4 vs the Expos, and SF is swept in the season series, losing all seven games to Montreal. Monday afternoon, Hermanson pitched well, allowing just one run over his six innings, but that plus 2 in the seventh and one in the eighth did in SF, who's bats were terribly quiet on the road trip, as SF scored a total of ten runs over the six games, and four against the Expos. On the bright side, Arizona lost today, too. On the dark side, SF goes home to play the red-hot Altanta Braves...
 

Red Hot-Lanta visits SF - Tue 8-19 - Jerome Williams lasted 6.2 innings and gave up 3 homers, for 4 Brave runs. Former Giant Russ Ortiz returned to SF and did a good job giving up just 2 runs through six innings, but in the 7th, Jose Cruz tagged him for a splash homer - first Giant HR other than Bonds in 10 days - making it 4-3. In the eighth, a wild pitch by reliever Hodges brought home pinch-runner Linden to tie it at 4 for SF. Into extra innings, and Worrell held Atlanta. Bottom 10, SF's first batter was Bonds, Barry Bonds, and he belted a walk-off Splash Homer the win - this one's for Bobby Bonds - SF wins 5-4, and snaps the losing streak...

Wednesday's game was a pitcher's duel, with Atlanta getting a run in the third to take a 1-0 lead. In the eighth, Benito hit a triple off of the top of the wall in a controversial play. He would later score to tie the score at 1-1. In the bottom of the ninth, Edgardo Alfonzo hit with the bases loaded, and singled in pinch-running Neifi Perez, for a 2-1 Giants victory...

Thu 8-21 - Jason Schmidt pitched a great 8 innings, 3 hits - 1 walk - 7 K's, but Alou decided to use Worrell in the ninth with a 3-0 lead. As it turned out, it was a mistake. Worrell was shaky hit hard and allowed the Braves to tie the game (though an Aurilia error didn't help with a boot). This one also went 10 innings, and in the bottom of the 10th, following a Grissom strikeout, the first pitch to Barry Bonds was deposited to center field for another Walk-off homer, his 2nd in 3 days. SF sweeps not-so-Hotlanta...
 

The Marlins visit SF... Fri - 8-22 - The big matchup between Sir Sidney Ponson v phenom Dontrelle Willis was won by Ponson, thanks to SF's 5-run sixth inning. It was all small ball that inning, with 4 singles, 2 walks, and a Sac Fly providing the five runs. Grissom hit a solo homer for the early SF lead, and Gonzalez put FLorida ahead of of SF with a 2-run homer in the fifth, leading up to the break-it-open sixth. Florida scored to more runs late, but Worrell gets the save, and SF wins 6-4...

Sat 8-23 - On a sad day in the Giants Organization, as 3-time all-star Bobby Bonds succumbed to cancer just a few hours before the first pitch, SF took care of the Marlins, earning a 3-2 victory. SF took a 2-1 lead in the third on Hammonds' solo home run and EY's run-scoring single. Florida tied it up in the fourth, and in the bottom of the eighth, Neifi Perez doubled in Torrealba for a 3-2 win. Worrell picks up another save, number 27 on the year, with a 1-2-3 ninth inning

Sun 8-24 - Kirk Rueter returned from the DL, but wasn't totally sharp, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits over 5+ innings, and SF found themselves down 7-1 after 6 and a half innings. SF picked up a few more, but loses 7-4. No late inning magic this Sunday. AZ and LA also lose...
 

SF's last visit to Colorado - Tue 8-26 - Jason Schmidt pitched 7.2 innings, allowed one unearned run (no thanks to a rare dropped ball by Cruz), and SF held off the Rockies for a 3-1 victory. Hammonds scored twice and Feliz crossed the plate once as well. Schmidt has now tied his career high season win total at thirteen...

Wed 8-27 - Jeffrey Hammonds belted a 2-run homer for SF and Sidney Ponson carried a no-hitter into the fifth, as SF beat Colorado 6-4. Ponson left in the 8th with a 6-1 lead, but the ninth inning relievers had a tough time, and let the Rockies score three before it was all over. The Magic Number is now 19...

Thu 8-28 - Kevin Correia made a spot start for SF and allowed 2 earned over his five innings. Jim Brower, though, allowed a grand slam by Preston Wilson, and that put the game out of reach. SF only scored 1 run, in the sixth, and that was on a double play ball. Also, the seven SF hits on the afternoon were all singles...
 

SF out in the desert for four - Fri 8-29 - Kirk Rueter's second start following his DL stint didn't go well, as he allowed 5 runs over 4+ innings. SF took a 2-0 lead in the second, and added another for a 3-2 lead after 2 and a half innings, but the D'backs put together some hits, and scored three in the bottom of the frame. In the ninth, with AZ leading 5-3, Matt Mantei left a high slider for Andres Galarraga, who belted it into the second deck in left field. But Mantei held for the save, and 'zona wins, 5-4...

Sat 8-30 - Barry Bonds returned to the lineup and actually made all the difference. First, Rich Aurilia hit a solo homer to left in the 1st inning. In the fourth, it was Barry's turn, and he hit one 400 feet to right field. That would be enough to give Randy Johnson the loss, as Jerome Williams pitched into the ninth before handing the ball to Worrell for the save. A ground ball brought a run across for AZ, but Worrell stopped AZ and SF wins 2-1...

Sun 8-31 - In the twilight matchup, Jason Schmidt won his career-high 14th game, as SF beat Arizona 3-1. Schmidt pitched 8.1 innings, striking out 6, most of them late, and allowing just one earned run and one walk. Worrell earns save #31. SF's runs came in the second on a Santiago double, for a 1-0 lead, and in the fifth Alfonzo and Aurilia each knocked in a run to break the tie, and provide the margin...

Mon 9-01 - Labor Day was a piching duel between Sidney Ponson and Curt Schilling, as each pitcher went 8 innings, allowing no runs. In the ninth, it was Barry Bonds as the difference maker, with a sharp bases-loaded single to center that drove in two runs and set the stage for Worrell's 32nd save...
 

Colorado in for 2 in 18 hours - Tue 9-2 - Kevin Correia made another start and was great through his six innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 6. SF got runs from Bonds in the 2nd, scoring on a single by Aurilia, and a solo HR by Feliz to deep left in the seventh. Those two runs would be enough, as the relief held the game, and Worrell earns save 33 in SF's 2-1 victory over the Rockies. Birthday Boy Rich Aurilia went 4-4 on the evening...

Wed 9-3 - In a wild affair, SF beats Colorado 7-6 to sweep the short series. Rich Aurilia started things off well for SF, hitting a grand slam a few hours after going 4 for 4 on his birthday. But Kirk Rueter kept giving up the long ball, four of 'em, and soon it was 6-5 Rockies. Going into the bottom of the ninth, a sac fly by Alfonzo brought in pinch-runner Eric Young from third for the Giants victory. Magic Number is 12...
 

D'backs last visit to SF for 2003 - Fri - 9-5 - Jerome Williams took a 1-1 game into the seventh, where a couple of D'backs got on base. With 2 out, and a run in making it 2-1 AZ, a fly ball was caught wonderfully by Marquis Grissom in short center field, but the umpire ruled, very incorrectly, that he trapped it. That unwound the Giants, who ended up losing 8-1 to the D'backs, with six runs coming after that BLOWN CALL. Sounds like a game to dispute to me...

Sat 9-6 - In a game that went to the eleventh inning, SF got their first hit since the fourth, and then got three walks on their way to a 5-4 victory over Arizona, winning in their last at-bat for the 22nd time in 2003. Bonds had 2 INT BB on the day, and the best hit by SF was a double by Grissom in the third that brought in 2 runs. Schmidt started and had 7 K's in 6.2 innings, and Eyre gets teh late inning victory...

Sun 9-7 - The rubber match was a hitters affair, with 26 hits evenly spread between the teams, but only 5 went for extra bases. SF was down early 3-1, but got 5 runs in the fourth to take a 6-3 lead. Arizona got one back in the fifth, then five of their own in the eighth, sparked by a Steve Finley 2-RBI double. He went 4-5 on the day. Ponson gave up 4 earned over his six innings, but the relief simply allowed too many baserunners late to doom the Giants, as they lose 9-6 to Arizona...
 

Giants last ever visit to The Murph in San Diego - Tue 9-9 - On a day that SF announced that Jesse Foppert would undergo 'Tommy John' surgery and miss all of next season, the Giant batters went homer happy against the Padres. San Diego took a 1-0 lead in the second, but homers by SF in the 3rd, 4th, 2 in the 7th and one in the ninth helped SF drop their magic number to 10. Barry Bonds had 2 singles and an intentional pass. Corriea earns the victory...

Wed 9-10 - Ray Durham led off the game with a home run, and the Giants tacked on 3 more in the first to go to a 4-0 lead. Later, in the 6th, Cruz hit a solo home run, and in the eighth, Alfonzo hit a 2-run blast to center field, as SF beats San Diego 7-1. Kirk Rueter pitched 6.1 innings and earns the win, coming out after giving up a solo home run to Phil Nevin. Magic Number: 8...

Thu 9-11 - Even though Edgardo Alfonzo homered for the 3rd straight day, SF had only 4 hits when they and the Padres went to the 10th in a 3-3 knot. JT Snow hit a homer off of former Giant Rod Beck and SF took a 4-3 lead, but Worrell blew the save opportunity, allowing 2 singles and 2 walks, and San Diego wins one in this series, 5-4. SF's Magic Number dropped to 7 with the Dodger loss. Notable about the series is that Barry Bonds didn't homer, and Qualcomm was his best non-SF homer hitting park...
 

Milwaukee visits SF - Fri 9-12 - Jason Schmidt was once again on top of his game, going 7.2 innings, striking out 12 and allowing an earned run, en route to his 15th win. The offense helped with their little-ball special, scoring four in the first, 1 in the sixth, and 3 in the eighth, as the Giants cruised to an 8-2 win, and hit just one extra base hit on the night, a ground-rule double. Magic Number is SIX...

Sat 9-13 - Richie Seston hit 2 2-run homers to put the Brewers ahead, and after another run it was 5-0 going into the bottom of the eighth. But SF woke up. Bonds hit a Splash Homer, Alfonzo hit a homer, and and after Galarrago got on base, Neifi Perez cracked a homer. Just like that it was 5-4 Brew Crew. In the ninth, SF held, and had the bases loaded with one out. But Snow struck out, and Perez grounded out. SF had a chance, but couldn't pull it off, losing 5-4...

Sun 9-14 - Sunday afternoon, it was a game of single runs. No team could ever get more than one an inning, and SF was always playing catch-up. Except for extra innings. In the eleventh and tied at 4, with the bases loaded and 2 out, late inning replacement Todd Linden hit a single back up the middle to bring home the winning run for the Giants, and they defeat Milwaukee, 5-4. SF wins their ninetieth game of the season and drop the magic number to FIVE...
 

Padres visit for four games - Mon 9-15 - SF got 2 solo homers in the first inning from JT Snow and Barry Bonds and it was looking good. But San Diego battled back after Rueter wsa lifted in the sixth. A huge triple by Brian Giles made it 6-4 San Diego, and SF looked beat. But in the eighth, SF scratched three out hard-earned runs, to go up 8-7 over the Padres. Worrell saved in the ninth, and SF is one game closer to an NL West Title...

Tue 9-16 - Barry Bonds clubbed his 43 HR of the year (#656 lifetime) in bottom of the fifth for SF's fourth run of the night. Starter Jerome Williams threw 7 innings of shutout ball before allowing a solo homer to Khalil Greene to lead off the eighth. Felipe's revolving cast of relievers closed out San Diego, including Worrell, who allowed a solo homer, for a final of 4-2 SF. Los Angeles also lost, so the Magic Number is TWO!...

Wed 9-17 - This magical night didn't start so hot. Starter Jason Schmidt had two terrible innings, and SF found themselves down 3-0. But in the bottom of the second and third innings, respectively, Galarraga and Grissom each hit line drive home runs to left to put SF up 4-3. SF tacked on 2 more in the fifth, 1 in the sixth, and 1 more in the eighth to go up 8-3. Schmidt for his part, settled down and struck out 11 batters over the next five innings, all swinging strikeouts. Nathan, Eyre and Rodriguez closed the Padres down in the late innings and SF wins 8-3 - LA loses at home to Arizona - and SF WINS THE WEST!!! They went wire-to-wire to do so!!!...

Thu 9-18 - The day after the clinch, SF was a understandably hungover, and put in a lackluster performance in the afternoon finale versus the Padres. Sidney Ponson was scored upon in each of his five innings of work. Torrealba homered for SF, but it wasn't enough, as San Diego wins 7-3...
 

SF visits La-La Land - Fri 9-19 - SF got some early runs thanks to two Dodger errors, and LA would be playing catch-up all night. SF kept LA at bay, and put the game out of reach for good in the seventh inning, when Barry Bonds hit a solo homer to left-center field. Kevin Brown left after 5 innings, tagged with 3 earned. His ERA against SF this year was over 5. One bad incident, an SF fan was shot in the lot following the game. Not good. SF wins 6-4...

Sat 9-20 - SF racked up six hits and one walk in a four run sixth inning, along with single runs in the eighth and ninth innings, as they shut out the Dodgers 6-0. Kirk Rueter earned the win, and Herges and Rodriguez helped in the shutout. No Giant had more than one RBI, and even Rueter got one, with a nice single...

Sun 9-21 - In the last game of the season at Dodger Stadium, Kevin Correia made a spot-start, and gave up four homers on the day, including back-to-back-to-back homers in the fourth. SF got three of their own in the second, on a 3-run blast by Todd Linden. Los Angeles got two late inning runs, and wins their Dodger stadium finale, 7-5...
 

SF out in Houston - Mon 9-22 - In a park where SF has won 11 of 12 games played, SF continued their winning ways with a 6-3 win over the Astros. Marquis Grissom hit a homer in the first, and Andres Galarraga followed with one in the second, but SF found themselves down 2-3 after four. SF tied it up in the seventh, and in the ninth inning, the Giants got back-to-back home runs by Pedro Feliz and Ray Durham. Worrell held for his 37th save...

Tue 9-23 - The Giants put a hurt on the Astros early, with a 10 run 2nd inning. The inning started with a Marquis Grissom home run, and was capped by Edgardo Alfonzo's grand slam. Fourteen Giants came to the plate that inning. Houston picked up a couple runs, for good measure, but it was never close. Jason Schmidt has won 5 straight and is now 17-5 on the season...

Wed 9-24 - In the afternoon finale against Houston, Pedro Feliz hit a homer to give SF a 1-0 lead ofter two innings. Sidney Ponson held Houston scoreless through six, but that changed in the seventh, when a pinch-hit single brought in two for the Astros. That would prove to be enough for the Astros and they salvage a game in the series, and, more importantly, keep their slim hopes alive...
 

Last regular season series vs. the Dodgers - Fri 9-26 - An ill Kaz Ishii took the mound for LA, and Rich Aurilia made him pay, belting a 3-run first inning homer to left field. Ray Durham continued the assault in the third, hitting a bases-loaded triple to make it 6-0. LA got one, then Bonds added to the piling on with a solo blast to right center in the fourth. Career #658. Another three runs in the fifth made it 10-1 Giants, and that's how it would end...

Sat 9-27 - In the afternoon matchup, the Dodgers had SF's number. LA got one run in the first, and then in the ninth, Worrell allowed four more runs to slam the door. On offense, SF could only muster 2 hits in game. LA wins 5-0...

Sat 9-27 - Game 2, the make-up game for an April rain-out, and SF got back at LA for the afternoon debacle. The game was 3-3 going into the bottom of the eighth, when Jose Cruz hammered his 20th home run of the year, and gave SF a 6-3 win...

Sun 9-28 - The regular season finale was a Giant blowout. SF picked up 5 in the first and 2 more in the second en route to a 12-3 rout of the Dodgers. Algardo and Feliz homered for SF. With the win, SF notched number 100 for the season, and went 13-6 against LA. The Players voted against game 162 in NY, the blackout makeup, which would have given them a shot at home field advantage over Atlanta. Schmidt claims the best ERA in the National League...
 

NLDS Game 1 - Schmidt v Beckett and what a duel it was. Each team mustered just 3 hits on the day. Schmidt kept the Marlins top four in the lineup 1 for 16. SF got run number one in the fourth after Aurilia and Bonds walked, and Alfonzo hit a bunt single that was fielded badly, and Richie-poo scored. Then in the eighth, Bonds was walked again. He stole second, and Alfonzo then doubled off of the wall in deep center, and Bonds scored the insurance run. Schmidt gets the complete game, a 3-hitter, to squash Florda, 2-0. SF up 1 game to nil...

NLDS Game 2 - Wednesday afternoon saw Florida knot the series at 1 game each with a pair of three run innings, and poor play in the field from the Giants. SF was ahead 5-4 after five innings, but to open the sixth, Ponson was taken out, and the relievers allowed three runs that inning and one each in the 7th and 8th, and Florida wins it 9-5. Juan Pierre was 4-5 with 3 RBI for the Fish, while Alfonzo was 2-4 with 2 RBI for SF. Now tied at 1 game apiece, game three is in Florida on Friday afternoon...

NLDS Game 3 - Friday in Miami, Florida pushed SF to the brink of elimination with an 11 inning 4-3 victory. The Fish got a 2-run homer in the first from Pudge Rodriguez, and SF didn't counter until the sixth, when they were able to get two across to tie it. Into extra innings the game went. Rich Aurilia walked to open the 11th, and he would eventually score, making it 3-2 SF. The bottom of the inning was tough, as Worrell allowed the bases to load, but with some 'help' from a Jose Cruz dropped fly ball. With two outs, and a 1-2 count, Pudge came through for Florida, with a single to right, and two Fish scored to win 4-3 and to put Florida up 2 games to 1 over the Giants...

NLDS Game 4 - Saturday afternoon in Miami, SF took an early 1-0 lead. But the SF's defense kept hurting the Giants, and soon it was 5-1 Marlins, chasing starter Jerome Williams after 2+ innings. SF tied it in the top of the sixth, with four runs, chasing Dontrelle Willis from the game. Bottom Eight, Florida scores two on a Cabrera single, to go up 7-5. In the top nine, Perez doubled, and Snow brings him home on a single to make it 7-6 Florida. With two out, and Snow on second, and Durham on first, Hammonds hit a single to shallow left, and Snow tried to go home from second and was cut down at home, and the Giants season ends, losing to the Fish 7-6. The battle of the old managers is over, and the oldest man wins. Props to the Marlins...