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Bell tolls: Giants even Series
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By Doug Miller / MLB.com
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SAN FRANCISCO -- For once in the postseason, Francisco Rodriguez proved to be human.
Rodriguez, the Angels' rookie phenom who had looked unhittable throughout the playoffs, entered Game 4 of the World Series in a tie but gave up the game-winning run on a David Bell RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.
The Giants held on to beat Anaheim, 4-3, in front of 42,703 at Pacific Bell Park. More important, they forged a 2-2 tie in the best-of-seven Series and assured themselves of a trip back to Anaheim for at least a Game 6.
Rodriguez looked good when he entered a 3-3 tie in the seventh inning, striking out Jeff Kent, getting Barry Bonds to ground out to first base, and retiring Benito Santiago on a lazy fly ball to left.
But in the eighth, J.T. Snow led off with a single, moved to second on a passed ball by catcher Bengie Molina, and then Bell did his damage.
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By Josh Rawitch / MLB.com
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SAN FRANCISCO -- After everything the Giants have been through this season, including two Division Series games that would have sent them home for the winter had they not won, a three-run deficit in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the World Series probably looked about as daunting as David Eckstein.
That's not to say Anaheim's 5-foot, 7-inch shortstop has not loomed large this series -- his second-inning sacrifice fly Wednesday night gave Anaheim an early advantage -- but the Giants battled back to wipe away a three-run lead and finally got to rookie sensation Francisco Rodriguez as David Bell's game-winning single in the eighth inning earned them a 4-3 victory before 42,703 fans at Pacific Bell Park.
Against Rodriguez (1-1), who had retired all nine batters he faced in Game 2 and the first three he saw Wednesday night, the Giants were finally able to break through and even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. More >
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San Francisco Giants 4, Anaheim Angels 3
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| Anaheim | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | | Eckstein, SS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Erstad, CF |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Salmon, RF |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| Anderson, LF |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Glaus, 3B |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .412 |
| Spiezio, 1B |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Gil, 2B |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .750 |
| b-Kennedy, PH |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Molina, B, C |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| c-Fullmer, PH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Lackey, P |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Weber, P |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Palmeiro, PH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Rodriguez, P |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
a-Struck out for Weber in the 7th. b-Singled for Gil in the 9th. c-Grounded into a double play for Molina, B in the 9th. |
BATTING
HR: Glaus (3, 3rd inning off Rueter, 1 on, 1 out).
RBI: Eckstein (2), Glaus 2 (5).
SF: Eckstein.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus, Erstad.
GIDP: Glaus, Molina, B, Fullmer.
Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING
E: Salmon (1, throw).
PB: Molina, B (1).
Outfield assists: Anderson (Bell at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (Eckstein-Gil-Spiezio, Molina, B-Gil, Eckstein-Spiezio).
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| San Francisco | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | | Lofton, CF |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Aurilia, SS |
4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Kent, 2B |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .188 |
| Bonds, LF |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Santiago, C |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .176 |
| Snow, 1B |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Sanders, RF |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Bell, 3B |
4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Rueter, P |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| a-Goodwin, PH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rodriguez, P |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Worrell, P |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-Martinez, PH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Nen, P |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
a-Walked for Rueter in the 6th. b-Struck out for Worrell in the 8th. |
BATTING
2B: Aurilia (2, Lackey).
RBI: Aurilia (2), Kent (2), Santiago (2), Bell (3).
SF: Kent.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rueter, Sanders, Aurilia.
GIDP: Santiago 2.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Goodwin (1, 2nd base off Weber/Molina, B).
CS: Bell (1, 2nd base by Rodriguez/Molina, B).
FIELDING
E: Bell (2, throw).
DP: 3 (Aurilia-Kent-Snow, Snow-Aurilia-Rueter, Aurilia-Snow).
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| Anaheim | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Lackey |
5.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.14 |
| Weber |
1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Rodriguez (L, 1-1) |
2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
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| San Francisco | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Rueter |
6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Rodriguez |
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Worrell (W, 1-0) |
1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nen (S, 2) |
1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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IBB: Bonds (by Lackey), Bonds (by Lackey), Bonds (by Lackey).
Pitches-strikes: Lackey 95-54, Weber 19-12, Rodriguez 30-18, Rueter 88-54, Rodriguez 9-6, Worrell 13-9, Nen 7-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lackey 8-5, Weber 0-2, Rodriguez 1-2, Rueter 13-3, Rodriguez 1-1, Worrell 1-2, Nen 2-1.
Batters faced: Lackey 25, Weber 4, Rodriguez 7, Rueter 26, Rodriguez 3, Worrell 3, Nen 3.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Jerry Crawford. LF: Angel Hernandez. RF: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 56 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:02.
Att: 42,703.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner
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