Giants lose to Rox on Bonds' big day
05/28/2006 10:58 PM ET
Giants lose to Rox on Bonds' big day
Wright gives up six runs in fourth inning to former team
By Ryan Quinn / MLB.com
Jamey Wright walks off the field after giving up six runs in the fourth inning.
(Eric Risberg/AP)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Before Sunday's game against the Rockies, manager Felipe Alou
said that it was a "perfect day" for Barry Bonds to hit No. 715, saying the
ball travels farther in the daytime.
Well, 445 feet is a long way no matter what time of day it is or what ballpark
it's at.
That was the distance of Barry Bonds' 715th home run, and while it may have
been a "perfect day" for Bonds, the same cannot be said for Jamey Wright and
the Giants during a 6-3 loss against the Rockies.
Wright had his shortest outing of the season, lasting 3 2/3 innings, and gave
up six runs on 10 hits.
"I know why I got knocked around and that's because I was up in the zone [with
my pitches]," said Wright, who had two different stints with Colorado. "The
pitches were all about belt high. And that's not the way I get my outs."
Wright (5-4) gave up a hit in each of his first three innings, but got out of
it each time with his defense. The Giants' infield turned two double plays in
the first three innings and almost got a triple play in the second.
With runners on first and second with none out, Clint Barmes hit a sharp
grounder to third baseman Pedro Feliz. Feliz made a diving stop, tagged his
base and threw to second to catch Garrett Atkins. Kevin Frandsen then hurled
it over to first, but the throw was a couple of steps too late to get Barmes
hustling down the first-base line.
After the third inning, Wright didn't get to see any flashy plays from his
defense. Instead, he saw seven hits in the fourth inning and a walk to the
mound from Alou to stop the bleeding.
The Rockies scored just one run in the last two games against the Giants, but
unloaded against their former teammate for six runs in the fourth. They batted
around and got hits from the slumping Barmes (.194 coming into the game) and
pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim, who got his first hit of the season.
Wright's last pitch was his 55th and resulted in a two-run triple to Ryan
Spilborghs that scored Kim and Jamey Carroll to put the Rockies up 6-0.
"They hit one right in the gap and that was the big blow," Wright said.
After the game, Wright talked about facing the team he played six seasons with.
"[Facing your former team] gives you a little extra adrenaline, but nothing
that I can't keep in check," Wright said. "I had a little extra incentive to
win that game and that might have been what got me.
"Instead of being relaxed and making good pitches, I was up in the zone, and
they made me pay for it."
Bonds' homer on a 3-2 pitch from Kim made it 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Besides Bonds' homer to center field, the Giants' bats were quiet most of the
afternoon. In the first three innings, San Francisco grounded into three
double plays.
The Giants were 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and had just two
extra-base hits.
Kim (3-2) went 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on six hits. Besides the
three runs, the Giants had just one runner get past first base against Kim.
Ryan Quinn is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to
the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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