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 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Roger Clemens came out of the bullpen for a tantalizing showdown with Barry Bonds, yet the result was a pedestrian five-pitch walk. A better battle of wills occurred one inning earlier, when Noah Lowry used 11 tenacious pitches to get a bases-loaded grounder out of Alex Rodriguez.
While Clemens' first relief appearance in 23 years was Sunday's top curiosity, Lowry's timely toughness should have a much bigger effect on the San Francisco Giants.
Bonds scored twice on sacrifice flies, Lowry pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning and the Giants beat the Yankees 7-2, taking two of three from New York after snapping an eight-game losing streak one day earlier.
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