Ray Durham gave the Giants the lead with a two-run single and Omar Vizquel padded it with a three-run homer, but the bullpen melted down in the eighth. The Giants eventually fell in 11 innings.
a-Singled for Coffey in the 7th. b-Doubled for Ross in the 8th. c-Flied out for Stanton in the 8th. d-Hit a sacrifice bunt for McBeth in the 11th. 1-Ran for Gonzalez, A in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Cantu 3 (7, Misch, Messenger, Taschner), Coats (1, Misch), Valentin (20, Walker). HR: Ross (17, 5th inning off Misch, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Coats 3; Keppinger 3; Phillips, B 2; Encarnacion 2; Cantu 6; Votto 2; Ellison; Ross 4; Valentin 2; Gonzalez, A; Dunn. RBI: Ross (37), Votto 2 (11), Ellison (2), Valentin (33), Coats (1), Phillips, B (92), Encarnacion (74), Cantu (12). 2-out RBI: Phillips, B; Encarnacion. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Belisle; Phillips, B; Encarnacion. S: Harang. SF: Coats; Cantu. GIDP: Keppinger 2; Ross. Team LOB: 9.
a-Singled for Messenger in the 6th. b-Flied out for Hennessey in the 7th. c-Struck out for Roberts in the 8th. 1-Ran for Frandsen in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Frandsen (12, Belisle), Vizquel (18, Belisle). HR: Vizquel (3, 7th inning off Stanton, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Klesko; Molina; Schierholtz; Feliz; Frandsen 6; Vizquel 8; Durham. RBI: Molina (81), Roberts (22), Durham 2 (68), Vizquel 3 (44). 2-out RBI: Vizquel 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Feliz 2; Davis; Klesko; Winn. Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING SB: Velez (4, 2nd base off McBeth/Valentin), Klesko (5, 2nd base off Belisle/Ross), Durham (10, 2nd base off Coffey/Ross). CS: Schierholtz (1, 2nd base by Belisle/Ross).
FIELDING Outfield assists: Davis 2 (Cantu at home, Phillips, B at home). DP: 3 (Vizquel-Frandsen-Klesko 2, Munter-Vizquel-Klesko).