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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Francisco Giants

1997-04-03 Β· Night game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 8099 Β· 60Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 20 mph to LF Β· 3:25

San Francisco Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Osvaldo Fernandez earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Jeff Kent went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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W: Osvaldo Fernandez   L: Steve Cooke   SV: Rod Beck

Umpires β€” HP: Gerry Davis Β· 1B: Ed Rapuano Β· 2B: Ron Barnes Β· 3B: Terry Tata Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Womack410012
Jermaine Allensworth412011
Al Martin400010
Mark Johnson511402
Kevin Elster403010
Jason Kendall401011
Jose Guillen411000
Joe Randa411002
Steve Cooke100000
Emil Brown100000
Dale Sveum101100
Midre Cummings100000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Darryl Hamilton322020
Jose Vizcaino222120
Glenallen Hill310022
Barry Bonds100130
Jeff Kent412500
J. T. Snow501001
Bill Mueller312021
Rick Wilkins300011
Osvaldo Fernandez200012
Damon Berryhill100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Cooke3.0543
Dave Wainhouse1.0220
Jeff Granger1.0101
Marc Wilkins1.1051
Ricardo Rincon1.2122

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Osvaldo Fernandez5.0632
Rich DeLucia0.1201
Rich Rodriguez1.0011
Julian Tavarez0.2100
Doug Henry1.1002
Jim Poole0.1011
Rod Beck0.1101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Womack: 8/P8LS
  • Jermaine Allensworth: D9/L9LM
  • Al Martin: 4/P34D
  • Mark Johnson: 53/G56S

Bot 1

  • Darryl Hamilton: W
  • Jose Vizcaino: W.1-2
  • Glenallen Hill: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Glenallen Hill: K
  • Barry Bonds: 9/SF/F9DW/R4.3-H;2-3
  • Jeff Kent: HR/F78XD.3-H
  • J. T. Snow: 8/P8LS

Top 2

  • Kevin Elster: 53/G56
  • Jason Kendall: S8/P8LS
  • Jose Guillen: 9/L9M
  • Joe Randa: SB2
  • Joe Randa: 63/G6M

Bot 2

  • Bill Mueller: S9/G4M/R3
  • Rick Wilkins: K
  • Osvaldo Fernandez: K
  • Darryl Hamilton: S7/L78S/R6.1-3
  • Jose Vizcaino: S9/L9LS/R6.3-H;1-3
  • Glenallen Hill: CSH(13452)

Top 3

  • Steve Cooke: 9/F9LMF
  • Tony Womack: 13/G13S
  • Jermaine Allensworth: K

Bot 3

  • Glenallen Hill: W
  • Barry Bonds: 8/F89D
  • Jeff Kent: 54(1)/FO/G56
  • J. T. Snow: D7/G5L.1-3
  • Bill Mueller: W
  • Rick Wilkins: 41/G34

Top 4

  • Al Martin: 63/G4M
  • Mark Johnson: K
  • Kevin Elster: T9/L9LM/R4
  • Jason Kendall: W
  • Jose Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 4

  • Osvaldo Fernandez: W
  • Darryl Hamilton: S8/F8LS.1-2
  • Jose Vizcaino: 13/SH/BG15S.2-3;1-2
  • Glenallen Hill: FC6/G6.3XH(62)
  • Barry Bonds: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jeff Kent: D7/L7DW.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • J. T. Snow: 43/G4

Top 5

  • Joe Randa: S8/G6M
  • Emil Brown: 8/F89D
  • Tony Womack: W.1-2
  • Jermaine Allensworth: S7/L56D/R5.2-3;1-2
  • Al Martin: 5/P5F
  • Mark Johnson: HR/L9D.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Kevin Elster: W
  • Jason Kendall: 8/L8RM

Bot 5

  • Bill Mueller: S7/G56
  • Rick Wilkins: 9/F89XD
  • Osvaldo Fernandez: K+PO1(23)/DP

Top 6

  • Jose Guillen: S9/G3L/R4
  • Joe Randa: K
  • Dale Sveum: D9/L89D.1-H
  • Tony Womack: K
  • Jermaine Allensworth: W
  • Al Martin: 7/F7M

Bot 6

  • Darryl Hamilton: W
  • Jose Vizcaino: CS2(24)
  • Jose Vizcaino: W
  • Glenallen Hill: K
  • Barry Bonds: W.1-2
  • Jeff Kent: 8/F89XD

Top 7

  • Mark Johnson: 9/F89M
  • Kevin Elster: D8/L78XDW
  • Jason Kendall: 53/G56S
  • Jose Guillen: 3/G3

Bot 7

  • J. T. Snow: 8/F8RXD
  • Bill Mueller: W
  • Rick Wilkins: W.1-2
  • Damon Berryhill: 9/F9M
  • Darryl Hamilton: 9/L9D

Top 8

  • Joe Randa: K
  • Midre Cummings: 63/G6
  • Tony Womack: K

Bot 8

  • Jose Vizcaino: S7/G56
  • Glenallen Hill: W.1-2
  • Barry Bonds: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jeff Kent: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • J. T. Snow: K23
  • Bill Mueller: K

Top 9

  • Jermaine Allensworth: 8/L8LS
  • Al Martin: W
  • Mark Johnson: K
  • Kevin Elster: S8/G6M.1-2
  • Jason Kendall: K

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Emil Brown
  • Debut game for Ricardo Rincon