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Astrodome, Attendance: 28,955 |
Wednesday, June 6, 1979 Time of Game: 2:23 |
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Phillies
3
29-25
Lost 1
3rd, 4 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Phillies 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 4 8 1
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Astros
4
34-24
Won 1
1st
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Batting Stats
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B McBride RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235 .665 2 0 2·SB B Harrelson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .705 3 2 SB P Rose 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .349 .897 14 0 G Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .786 0 0 T McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0 0 M Schmidt 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .972 0 6 G Maddox CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .296 .812 1 0 SB,CS B Boone C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262 .771 3 1 HR R Meoli SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .550 1 4 J Cardenal PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .542 0 0 D Unser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .694 0 0 GDP R Lerch P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .129 .387 0 2 2B R Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .900 0 0 M Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .756 0 0 Totals 32 3 7 0 3 5 24 15
Batting Events
2B: R Lerch (1, off J Richard).
HR: B Boone (4, off J Richard; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Boone 5; G Maddox 2; B McBride 2; R Lerch 2.
GIDP: D Unser (2).
RBI: B Boone 2 (21); B McBride (23).
2-out RBI: B McBride.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Lerch-R Meoli-P Rose.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Harrelson (2, 2nd base off J Richard/B Bochy); B McBride 2 (11, 2nd base off J Richard/B Bochy, 2nd base off J Sambito/A Ashby); G Maddox (13, 2nd base off J Richard/B Bochy).
CS: G Maddox (5, 2nd base by J Richard/B Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Puhl CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .266 .723 1 0 J Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .616 2 3 SH C Cedeno 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 .782 10 0 SB J Leonard RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .761 0 0 GDP E Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .738 0 1 J Cruz LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .298 .833 5 0 SB A Howe 2B 3 1 3 0 1 0 .216 .577 4 5 2B R Landestoy PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .456 0 0 B Bochy C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .536 5 1 B Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .627 0 0 A Ashby C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .563 0 0 J Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .097 .315 0 0 D Walling PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .333 1.081 0 0 HR J Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.167 0 0 B Roberge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 8 0 4 3 27 10
Batting Events
2B: A Howe (5, off R Lerch).
HR: D Walling (1, off R Reed; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: J Gonzalez (2, off R Lerch).
TB: D Walling 4; A Howe 4; J Cruz; T Puhl; C Cedeno; E Cabell.
GIDP: J Leonard (2).
RBI: D Walling 3 (8); J Cruz (37).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Gonzalez-C Cedeno.
E: B Bochy (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Cedeno (13, 2nd base off R Reed/B Boone); J Cruz (13, 2nd base off R Reed/B Boone).
Pitching Stats
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Lerch 6 5 2 2 3 0 0 3.53 25 - · · 12· 5· 3· 5 51 - 1.19 0.14 R Reed, BS (3), L (5-2) 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.06 9 - · · 3· 0· 0· 3 2-2 1.98 -0.54 T McGraw 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.66 1 - · · 0· 0· 0· 0 2-0 1.09 0.02 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 3 1 35 - · · 15· 5· 3· 8 4-2
R Lerch faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Richard 7 5 3 3 2 5 1 3.41 27 - · · 7· 8· 2· 5 58 - 0.63 -0.12 J Sambito, W (3-2) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.67 7 - · · 1· 3· 1· 2 0-0 2.65 -0.02 B Roberge, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 - · · 1· 0· 0· 0 2-0 6.05 0.27 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 1 35 - · · 9·11· 3· 7 2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 28,955.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.
Lineups
Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros 1. Bake McBride RF 1. Terry Puhl CF 2. Bud Harrelson 2B 2. Julio Gonzalez SS 3. Pete Rose 1B 3. Cesar Cedeno 1B 4. Greg Luzinski LF 4. Jeffrey Leonard RF 5. Mike Schmidt 3B 5. Enos Cabell 3B 6. Garry Maddox CF 6. Jose Cruz LF 7. Bob Boone C 7. Art Howe 2B 8. Rudy Meoli SS 8. Bruce Bochy C 9. Randy Lerch P 9. J.R. Richard P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b7 | 1 | 12- | RRR | 39% | 55% | 0-3 | HOU | D. Walling | R. Reed | Home Run; Cruz Scores; Howe Scores | |
| t9 | 1 | 12- | OO | 27% | 100% | 3-4 | PHI | D. Unser | B. Roberge | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | RR | -18% | 30% | 0-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Home Run; Maddox Scores | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 11% | 86% | 3-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Reed | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cedeno Scores | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | -11% | 73% | 3-4 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Sambito | Single to LF; Maddox to 2B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Richard | Flyball: LF | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Richard | Walk | ||
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | -5% | 45% | 0-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Richard | Harrelson Steals 2B; Harrelson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) | ||
| t1 | 1 | --3 | O | 6% | 51% | 0-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Richard | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 2 | --3 | O | 4% | 55% | 0-0 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Richard | Lineout: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 58% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | R. Lerch | Walk | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 57% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | R. Lerch | Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Puhl to 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | 2% | 58% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | R. Lerch | Walk | ||
| b1 | 1 | 12- | OO | -8% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Leonard | R. Lerch | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Richard | Strikeout Looking | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Richard | Single to RF | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Maddox Steals 2B | ||
| t2 | 1 | -2- | RR | -18% | 30% | 0-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Home Run; Maddox Scores | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 31% | 2-0 | PHI | R. Meoli | J. Richard | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | -2% | 29% | 2-0 | PHI | R. Lerch | J. Richard | Double to RF | ||
| t2 | 2 | -2- | R | -8% | 21% | 2-0 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Richard | Single to CF; Lerch Scores | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 21% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Richard | McBride Steals 2B | ||
| t2 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 23% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Richard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 21% | 0-3 | HOU | E. Cabell | R. Lerch | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 19% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Lerch | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 20% | 0-3 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Lerch | Single to CF | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 18% | 0-3 | HOU | B. Bochy | R. Lerch | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 19% | 3-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Richard | Lineout: LF | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -1% | 18% | 3-0 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Richard | Walk | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 20% | 3-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Richard | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 21% | 3-0 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Richard | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 19% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Richard | R. Lerch | Lineout: 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 17% | 0-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | R. Lerch | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 17% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | R. Lerch | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 18% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 18% | 3-0 | PHI | R. Meoli | J. Richard | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 19% | 3-0 | PHI | R. Lerch | J. Richard | Foul Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 17% | 0-3 | HOU | C. Cedeno | R. Lerch | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 15% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Leonard | R. Lerch | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 14% | 0-3 | HOU | E. Cabell | R. Lerch | Lineout: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 15% | 3-0 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Richard | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 16% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Richard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 17% | 3-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Richard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 14% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Lerch | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 4% | 18% | 0-3 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Lerch | Double to LF | ||
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | -4% | 15% | 0-3 | HOU | B. Bochy | R. Lerch | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 12% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Richard | R. Lerch | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 13% | 3-0 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Richard | Flyball: 2B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 13% | 3-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Richard | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | -0% | 13% | 3-0 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Richard | Single to LF | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 14% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 5% | 18% | 0-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | R. Lerch | Single to RF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | 8% | 26% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | R. Lerch | Walk; Puhl to 2B | ||
| b6 | 0 | 12- | O | -5% | 21% | 0-3 | HOU | C. Cedeno | R. Lerch | Flyball: RF; Puhl to 3B | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -7% | 14% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Leonard | R. Lerch | Lineout: 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 9% | 0-3 | HOU | E. Cabell | R. Lerch | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 10% | 3-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Richard | Flyball: LF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 10% | 3-0 | PHI | R. Meoli | J. Richard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 11% | 3-0 | PHI | R. Lerch | J. Richard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Phillies' Randy Lerch facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | 5% | 15% | 0-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Lerch | Single to LF | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | 8% | 23% | 0-3 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Lerch | Single to LF; Cruz to 2B | ||
| Ron Reed replaces Randy Lerch pitching and batting 9th; Bob Watson pinch hits for Bruce Bochy (C) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | 12- | O | -7% | 16% | 0-3 | HOU | B. Watson | R. Reed | Strikeout Looking | |
| Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | 12- | RRR | 39% | 55% | 0-3 | HOU | D. Walling | R. Reed | Home Run; Cruz Scores; Howe Scores | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -3% | 52% | 3-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | R. Reed | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 50% | 3-3 | HOU | J. Gonzalez | R. Reed | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Joe Sambito replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Alan Ashby replaces Bob Watson (PH) playing C batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -7% | 43% | 3-3 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Sambito | Single to LF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | -7% | 36% | 3-3 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Sambito | McBride Steals 2B | ||
| t8 | 0 | -2- | O | 9% | 45% | 3-3 | PHI | B. Harrelson | J. Sambito | Flyball: 1B | |
| t8 | 1 | -2- | O | 7% | 52% | 3-3 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Sambito | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | -2- | O | 8% | 60% | 3-3 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Sambito | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Phillies' Ron Reed facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 6% | 67% | 3-3 | HOU | C. Cedeno | R. Reed | Single to LF | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | 7% | 74% | 3-3 | HOU | J. Leonard | R. Reed | Cedeno Steals 2B | ||
| b8 | 0 | -2- | O | -9% | 65% | 3-3 | HOU | J. Leonard | R. Reed | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | -2- | 10% | 75% | 3-3 | HOU | E. Cabell | R. Reed | Single to 2B; Cedeno to 3B | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 11% | 86% | 3-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | R. Reed | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cedeno Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 87% | 4-3 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Reed | Cruz Steals 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 87% | 4-3 | HOU | A. Howe | R. Reed | Walk | ||
| Tug McGraw replaces Greg Luzinski (LF) pitching and batting 4th; Mike Anderson replaces Ron Reed (P) playing LF batting 9th; Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Art Howe (2B) batting 7th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 85% | 4-3 | HOU | A. Ashby | T. McGraw | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Rafael Landestoy moves from PR to 2B | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 7% | 92% | 3-4 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Sambito | Lineout: SS | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | -8% | 84% | 3-4 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Sambito | Walk | ||
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | -11% | 73% | 3-4 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Sambito | Single to LF; Maddox to 2B | ||
| Bert Roberge replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th; Del Unser pinch hits for Jose Cardenal batting 8th; Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Rudy Meoli (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 1 | 12- | OO | 27% | 100% | 3-4 | PHI | D. Unser | B. Roberge | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 4. | |||||||||||
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