July 24, 2002 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Kirk RueterL: Andy BenesS: Robb Nen
C2-4H-AB2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRA
Rich Aurilia
SS2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP7.1IP0 ER · 1 K · W
Andy BenesP4.2IP1 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcher
Robb NenP1.0IP0 ER · 3 K · SBiggest lead SF by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 101 | 59 | .630 | — |
2AZ D-backs | 98 | 64 | .605 | 4.0 |
| 3STCardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | 5.0 |
| 4SFGiants | 95 | 66 | .590 | 6.5 |
5LA Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10.0 |
6HO Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 18.0 |
7WS Nationals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19.0 |
8PH Phillies | 80 | 81 | .497 | 21.5 |
9MI Marlins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23.0 |
10CI Reds | 78 | 84 | .481 | 24.0 |
11NY Mets | 75 | 86 | .466 | 26.5 |
12CO Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 29.0 |
13PI Pirates | 72 | 89 | .447 | 29.5 |
14CH Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35.0 |
15SD Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 36.0 |
16MI Brewers | 56 | 106 | .346 | 46.0 |
FV Fernando Viña2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PP Placido Polanco3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JE Jim EdmondsCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AP Albert Pujols1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPEduardo PerezRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ER Edgar RenteriaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMEli MarreroLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MathenyC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABAndy BenesP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMMike MatthewsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD J.D. DrewPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MCMike CrudaleP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRKerry RobinsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LHLuther HackmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMiguel CairoLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2B: Perez, Renteria
RBI: Viña, Edmonds, Matheny 2
LOB: 17
| ABAndy BenesL | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 72 |
| MMMike Matthews | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| MCMike Crudale | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LHLuther Hackman | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 145 |
| TGTom GoodwinLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SD Shawon DunstonRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARich AuriliaSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
JK Jeff Kent2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDamon Minor1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DBDavid Bell3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TSTsuyoshi ShinjoCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
YT Yorvit TorrealbaC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| KRKirk RueterP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CZChad ZerbeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim WorrellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RNRobb NenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
HR: Aurilia
RBI: Goodwin, Dunston, Aurilia, Torrealba, Rueter
LOB: 19
| KRKirk RueterW | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| CZChad Zerbe | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TWTim Worrell | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| RNRobb NenS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 |
The Giants beat the Cardinals 6-4 at Oracle Park.
Kirk Rueter got the win, Andy Benes took the loss and Robb Nen earned the save. Rich Aurilia went 2-for-4 for the Giants, while Mike Matheny went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
