GIANTS THROW UP 9-SPOT AGAINST ATLANTA
San Francisco scored 9 in the 4th, seven of which counted against former Giant ace RUSS ORTIZ. The Braves battled back, but still the Giants held on to win 10-7. BARRY BONDS was 1-3 with two intentional walks. A lot of the Giants who had been slumping managed to get a few base knocks. Michael Tucker went 3-5 in the lead-off spot and AJ PIERZYNSKI went 2-5, raising his average to .221.

One of my friends mentioned to me that the Giants scored "hella runs" in the 4th. This reminded me of the difference between nor cal and so cal.

When I first moved out here like two years ago I was informed about how people from nor cal use "hella" constantly, but nobody from so cal does. It sounds so much like a stereotype that just got out of hand. Well 'til this day I have yet to hear anybody from southern California say "hella" but everybody I know from northern CA says "hella" all the time. It's pretty strange.