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SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Prince Fielder blasted a go-ahead solo
home run in the seventh inning and added an RBI single in the
ninth to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to their third straight win,
an 8-5 triumph over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
San Francisco continued its dismal play at home, falling for the
20th time in its last 26 contests here. With the loss, the
Giants failed to win their first series at AT&T Park since
capturing two of three games against the Philadelphia Phillies
from May 9-11.
Fielder snapped a 5-5 tie in emphatic fashion to start the
seventh, launching his 20th home run - a "splash hit" into
McCovey Cove in right field off Osiris Matos (0-2). It was the
100th career blast for Fielder and his second of the series.
"That ball's probably still floating out there," Milwaukee
manager Ned Yost said. "Prince is really starting to swing the
bat. He's freed up out there."
"That's (Barry Bonds') thing out there. That's Barry's water,"
Fielder said. "I grew up watching him. It's (special),
especially since he's done it before many times."
Mike Cameron's RBI groundout later in the inning staked the
Brewers to a 7-5 advantage, and Fielder smacked his run-scoring
single in the ninth for the final margin.
"Anytime you can take advantage of the other guy's mistakes, of
course that's going to help," Brewers All-Star Corey Hart said.
"We've always known that we can be this type of team, but it's
been hit or miss a lot this year. But we've got the guys that
can put up some runs, and that gives the pitchers confidence."
Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez put on a power-pitching clinic
in his first four innings by striking out eight in his first two
times through the Brewers' lineup. However, the third time was
not a charm for the lefthander, who left in the sixth inning
with the bases loaded and one out before Milwaukee capitalized
to take a 5-4 lead.
Randy Winn tied the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI
groundout.
San Francisco rallied for four runs in the fourth. Aaron Rowand
doubled down the left field line and scored on a single by Jose
Castillo, who then stole second.
Omar Vizquel singled in the go-ahead run for his first RBI since
July 3. After a sacrifice by Sanchez, Vizquel scored on a
fielding error by shortstop J.J. Hardy, and Eugenio Velez plated
a run with his second double of the game, giving the Giants a
4-1 bulge.
"We did a lot of good things early," San Francisco manager Bruce
Bochy said. "We had a big inning and guys executed. The things
we need to do off a tough pitcher and to have a lead like that
and not hold it. To be honest, what separates good teams from
mediocre clubs are games like this. You have to find a way to
win."
Milwaukee's Ben Sheets lasted five innings, allowing four runs
and nine hits with three strikeouts. The All-Star helped his
own cause, driving in the first run of the game with a two-out
double off Sanchez in the second.
"When you have two guys at the top of your rotation, you've got
two great chances to win a series," Fielder said. "Then after
that, we've got quality pitchers also."
"He was really, really good," Yost said of Sheets. "He just
left some pitches out over (the plate) and they got the head of
the bat to them. I actually jumped the gun on him there a
little bit (pinch-hitting for him in the fifth). In that
situation, I could have very easily bunted (Sheets) there. It
worked out fine."
Sanchez yielded four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings for
the Giants, who fell a season-low 17 games
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