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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It wasn't exactly Erubiel Durazo's kind of
pitch, but he was willing to try anything after nearly six hours.
Durazo took a low, outside pitch in the 18th inning and hit a run-scoring double into the left-field corner to score the go-ahead run as
the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 in a
game that ended early Wednesday morning after five hours and 53
minutes.
|  | | Coming off the disabled list the day before, Arizona pitcher Armando Reynoso was tired but effective, giving up just three hits in six innings.
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"I just wanted this game over," Durazo said. "It was late."
Ryan Vogelsong (0-1) walked Steve Finley with one out before
Durazo's double gave the Diamondbacks their fifth consecutive victory.
Miguel Batista (3-3), the sixth Arizona pitcher, allowed three
hits, walked three and struck out three in four innings for the
victory.
Greg Swindell worked out of a jam and got the last three outs
for his first save since April 15, 2000, and the sixth in 16 major
league seasons.
The Giants threatened in the bottom of the 18th when Vogelsong
hit a leadoff double and Rich Aurilia walked against Batista.
Swindell came on in relief and got Barry Bonds to ground out to
second, and Vogelsong went to third.
Jeff Kent was intentionally walked to load the bases, but
Armando Rios flied to shallow center and Vogelsong had to stay put
at third. Swindell then got catcher Benito Santiago, who was behind
the plate for all 18 innings, to pop to second to end it.
"We probably had more opportunities to score than they did,"
Giants manager Dusty Baker lamented. "It seems like we can't buy a
run right now.
It was the longest game for the Giants since June 11, 1985, at
Atlanta -- a 5-4 victory. It was the most innings the Diamondbacks
had played, and came a day after they beat the Giants 2-1 in 12
innings.
The longest game in the majors this season was a 17-inning, 6-5
victory for the New York Yankees at Toronto on April 19 that lasted
5:57.
"That was one of the more interesting games I've ever been
involved in," Arizona manager Bob Brenly said. "I've never seen
that many zeros on a scoreboard in my life."
Both starters turned in strong performances hours before the
game was decided.
Arizona's Armando Reynoso, activated from the disabled list
earlier in the day, allowed three hits over six innings. He walked
three and struck out two.
In his last start May 4, he allowed two runs on six hits in five
innings against the Mets in his first no-decision of the season.
His right shoulder ached the next morning, and he was put on the
15-day disabled list as a precaution.
Shawn Estes, who had won his last two starts, allowed five hits
over seven innings with two strikeouts and two walks.
Estes loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but Rod
Barajas popped out on a full count to end the threat.
Reynoso intentionally walked Bonds for his first two at-bats.
Bonds lined into a double play in his third at-bat.
Reliever Geraldo Guzman also intentionally walked Bonds in the
eighth. The three intentional walks matched a career high for
Bonds, who had been given three free passes three other times.
Bonds, who has homered in eight of his last 11 games and leads
the majors with 26, remained one homer from matching Willie McCovey
and Ted Williams for 11th on the career list with 521.
With 15 homers this month, Bonds also is one from tying Mark
McGwire and Mickey Mantle for most home runs during the month of
May.
Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace left after batting in the
sixth inning because of tightness in his left hamstring. On Monday,
Grace hit a solo home run in Arizona's victory.
Game notes
Vogelsong, recalled from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday, was
the Giants' seventh pitcher. ... To make room for Reynoso on the
roster, the Diamondbacks sent infielder Juan Sosa to Double-A El
Paso. ... Arizona right-hander Curt Schilling was selected the National League player of
the week after going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA last week. Schilling
pitched 18 innings with 17 strikeouts. ... J.T. Snow remained out
of the lineup after a home plate collision in the third inning
Saturday against Colorado. Snow bruised the upper left side of his
chest and another set of X-rays taken Tuesday night as a precaution
were negative. ... Rios started in center field for the Giants for
the second time in his career. His only other major league start at
that position was on May 9, 1999, at Milwaukee. Marvin Benard,
normally San Francisco's center fielder, started in right field.
Baker was noncommittal about how long the switch with Benard and
Rios might last.
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