GIANTS STRIKE AT MIDNIGHT SAN FRANCISCO SCORES WINNING RUN IN NINTH INNING OF RAIN-DELAYED GAME SAN FRAN. 2, DODGERS 1.

Byline: VINCENT BONSIGNORE Staff Writer

The rain finally stopped long enough for the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants to get a game in Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

The Giants ended a long, wet day with a 2-1 victory, scoring the winning run in the top of the ninth inning when Ray Durham's sacrifice fly to right field scored Omar Vizquel from third base.

The Dodgers threatened in the bottom of the ninth when Ricky Ledee hit a bloop double to left field with one out, then went to third on a groundout by Bill Mueller. But pinch-hitter Olmedo Saenz grounded out to reliever Tim Worrell for the final out just past midnight.

The Dodgers managed just five hits and one run over eight innings off Giants starter Jamey Wright, who picked up his second victory of the season.

"With that sinker, he can do some damage," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. "We expected that, hoped for it. We've seen it twice."

The Dodgers helped him along by stranding seven runners in scoring position, including two in the first inning.

"I think a lot of it was dictated by the first when we got the first two hitters on right away and we weren't able to come up with anything," Dodgers manager Grady Little said. "I think that set the tone for the rest of the game."

Dodger starter Brad Penny was strong through six innings, giving up just one run on two hits with four strikeouts.

But he was forced out of the game after the sixth inning with a bruised right arm, the result of getting clipped on a comebacker off the bat of Steve Finley.

Penny said he expects to make his next start Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs.

"It's fine, it just stiffened up a little bit," Penny said. "It didn't hit me that hard, it just hit me in the right spot."

Of course, on this night even the most heated West Coast baseball rivalry was secondary to an image baseball fans might want to get used to this year: The circus that is Barry Bonds.

As expected, Bonds' every move was met with a steady chorus of boos and catcalls.

Bonds was a target every time his name was announced as he strolled to the plate to bat, and each time he ran on or off the field.

The fans even let him have it after Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent tied the score at 1-1 with a solo home run to deep center field in the sixth inning.

The only time he got as cheer was when he let a floater from Dioner Navarro fall in front of him for a base hit to lead off the seventh inning.

Other than that, it was anti-Barry all the time.

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(color) San Francisco's Barry Bonds, left, hugs Dodgers coach Rich Donnelly before Friday's game at Dodger Stadium.

John McCoy/Staff Photographer