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Scores
Standings
SEA
@CAL		7
6
NYY
@CHW		9
1
BOS
@CLE		7
4
TOR
@KCR		3
4
BAL
@MIL		5
2
MIN
@OAK		1
7
DET
@TEX		3
4
SDP
@ATL		4
5
LAD
@CIN		5
10
SFG
@HOU		4
5
CHC
@MON		5
7		 
(12)
PHI
@NYM		9
6
STL
@PIT		3
4
Wednesday, August 1, 1979,
, Astrodome
Attendance: 21,207, Time of Game: 2:30
Giants
4
52-56
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
5
62-47
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Ken Forsch (8-6)
L: Vida Blue (8-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    4  9  0
Astros          1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .761 -0.104 0.85 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 0 0
   Tom Griffin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Joe Strain 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .298 .713 0.036 0.76 0.084 -0.047 0.3 5 2
Jack Clark RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .271 .830 0.231 1.43 0.299 -0.068 2.4 1 0 2·2B
Willie McCovey 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .269 .808 0.051 1.83 0.167 -0.117 0.4 7 1 GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .252 .756 0.074 1.93 0.202 -0.128 1.7 2 1 2·2B,SF
Mike Ivie LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .306 .921 -0.079 2.15 0.028 -0.107 -0.3 0 0 IW
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .224 .577 -0.106 2.46 0.060 -0.166 -1.3 1 3
Dennis Littlejohn C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .466 -0.069 1.24 0.012 -0.081 -0.8 5 1
   Terry Whitfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .760 -0.142 5.85 0.000 -0.142 -0.7
   Mike Sadek C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .629 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Vida Blue P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .420 -0.042 0.81 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 0 1
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Johnston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.019 0.81 0.000 -0.019 -0.1
   Phil Nastu P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 .197 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Herndon PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .750 -0.052 2.13 0.000 -0.052 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 6 4 .265 .748 -0.221 1.62 0.852 -1.073 0.0 24 9
2B: D Evans 2 (15, 2 off K Forsch); J Clark 2 (21, 2 off K Forsch).
SF: D Evans (4, off R Niemann).
IBB: M Ivie (5, by K Forsch).
TB: J Clark 6; D Evans 4; J Strain 2; W McCovey.
GIDP: W McCovey (7).
RBI: D Evans 3 (51); J Clark (74).
2-out RBI: D Evans.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 8.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Cedeno 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 .267 .762 0.005 0.74 0.049 -0.044 0.1 11 1
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .650 -0.082 1.04 0.000 -0.082 -1.3 1 4
Terry Puhl CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 .729 0.011 0.80 0.067 -0.056 -0.0 1 0 CS
Jeffrey Leonard RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .289 .700 0.216 1.03 0.225 -0.009 1.7 2 0 3B
Enos Cabell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .269 .654 0.094 1.37 0.141 -0.047 0.5 1 2 2·SB
Art Howe 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .250 .686 -0.036 1.29 0.037 -0.073 -0.3 1 2 IW
   Rafael Landestoy PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .508 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Denny Walling LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .304 .873 0.106 1.14 0.164 -0.058 1.2 5 0 3B
Alan Ashby C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .559 -0.071 0.60 0.000 -0.071 -1.1 4 0
Ken Forsch P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .178 .413 0.028 0.73 0.039 -0.011 0.5 0 1
   Rick Williams P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .530 0.014 0.44 0.014 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Randy Niemann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .321 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bert Roberge P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.008 0.35 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 31 5 8 5 6 7 .258 .765 0.277 0.95 0.736 -0.459 1.5 27 11
3B: D Walling (4, off V Blue); J Leonard (3, off V Blue).
IBB: A Howe (3, by P Nastu).
TB: D Walling 4; J Leonard 4; T Puhl; K Forsch; R Williams; E Cabell.
RBI: D Walling 2 (23); K Forsch (3); E Cabell (49); J Leonard (29).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Forsch-C Reynolds-C Cedeno.
E: A Ashby (8).
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell 2 (26, 3rd base off V Blue/D Littlejohn, 2nd base off V Blue/D Littlejohn).
CS: T Puhl (16, 2nd base by V Blue/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, L (8-9) 3.1 6 5 5 3 3 0 5.58 18 28 -0.414 1.26 -3.7
Pedro Borbon 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.97 5 1 0 0.048 0.40 0.9
Phil Nastu 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 3.90 11 0 0 0.062 0.80 0.9
Tom Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63 3 0 0 0.026 0.36 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 6 7 0 5.62 37 28 1 0 -0.278 1.62 -1.5

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Forsch, W (8-6) 5 7 3 3 4 4 0 3.18 25 41 -0.065 1.16 -0.8
Rick Williams, H (1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.21 5 0 0 -0.096 1.22 -0.5
Randy Niemann, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.95 2 2 1 -0.047 4.00 -0.4
Bert Roberge, S (4) 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.07 9 2 0 0.431 2.65 1.7
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 6 4 0 4.00 41 41 4 1 0.223 0.95 -0.0
R Williams faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Nastu (4; A Howe); K Forsch (2; M Ivie).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 21,207.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Bill North CF 1 Cesar Cedeno 1B
2 Joe Strain 2B 2 Craig Reynolds SS
3 Jack Clark RF 3 Terry Puhl CF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Jeffrey Leonard RF
5 Darrell Evans 3B 5 Enos Cabell 3B
6 Mike Ivie LF 6 Art Howe 2B
7 Roger Metzger SS 7 Denny Walling LF
8 Dennis Littlejohn C 8 Alan Ashby C
9 Vida Blue P 9 Ken Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR HOU D. Walling V. Blue 15% 87% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cabell Scores; Howe Scores
t7 4-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SFG T. Whitfield B. Roberge 14% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-5 0 12- 4,(3-0)  SFG W. McCovey R. Niemann -13% 55% Walk; Strain to 3B; Clark to 2B
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU J. Leonard V. Blue 13% 54% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R SFG J. Clark K. Forsch -12% 38% Double to CF (Line Drive); Strain Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North K. Forsch 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Strain K. Forsch -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R SFG J. Clark K. Forsch -12% 38% Double to CF (Line Drive); Strain Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- SFG W. McCovey K. Forsch -3% 35% Clark Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Clark to 3B
t1 1-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  SFG W. McCovey K. Forsch -2% 33% Walk
t1 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R SFG D. Evans K. Forsch -10% 23% Double to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; McCovey to 3B
t1 2-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Ivie K. Forsch -1% 22% Intentional Walk
t1 2-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O SFG R. Metzger K. Forsch 5% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t1 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SFG D. Littlejohn K. Forsch 5% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Cedeno V. Blue 4% 37% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Reynolds V. Blue -2% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno to 2B
b1 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Puhl V. Blue 5% 40% Single to CF; Cedeno to 3B
b1 0-2 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Leonard V. Blue 7% 48% Single to CF; Cedeno Scores; Puhl to 2B
b1 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU E. Cabell V. Blue -3% 45% Groundout: P-1B; Puhl to 3B; Leonard to 2B
b1 1-2 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Howe V. Blue -6% 39% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
t2 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG V. Blue K. Forsch 2% 41% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG B. North K. Forsch 1% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Strain K. Forsch 1% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Walling V. Blue -2% 40% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby V. Blue -2% 39% Flyball: 2B
b2 1-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Forsch V. Blue -1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
t3 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Clark K. Forsch -3% 34% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG W. McCovey K. Forsch 7% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG D. Evans K. Forsch 1% 42% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Cedeno V. Blue -3% 39% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Reynolds V. Blue -2% 38% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Puhl V. Blue 2% 39% Walk
b3 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Leonard V. Blue -3% 36% Puhl Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
t4 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG M. Ivie K. Forsch 2% 38% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG R. Metzger K. Forsch 1% 40% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG D. Littlejohn K. Forsch -1% 39% Walk
t4 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG V. Blue K. Forsch 2% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU J. Leonard V. Blue 13% 54% Triple to CF
b4 1-2 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU E. Cabell V. Blue 6% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive); Leonard Scores
b4 2-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU A. Howe V. Blue 3% 63% Cabell Steals 2B
b4 2-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Howe V. Blue 8% 72% Walk, Cabell Steals 3B
b4 2-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RR HOU D. Walling V. Blue 15% 87% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Cabell Scores; Howe Scores
b4 4-2 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Ashby V. Blue -3% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 4-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU K. Forsch V. Blue 4% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive); Walling Scores
Pedro Borbon replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Cedeno P. Borbon -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b4 5-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Reynolds P. Borbon -1% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t5 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North K. Forsch 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Strain K. Forsch 1% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Clark K. Forsch -2% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  SFG W. McCovey K. Forsch -2% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B
t5 2-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R SFG D. Evans K. Forsch -10% 75% Double to RF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; McCovey to 3B
t5 3-5 2 -23 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Ivie K. Forsch -2% 73% Walk
t5 3-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SFG R. Metzger K. Forsch 10% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
b5 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl P. Borbon -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Leonard P. Borbon -1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU E. Cabell P. Borbon -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Rick Williams facing 8-9-1
Rick Williams replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG D. Littlejohn R. Williams 3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG G. Johnston R. Williams 2% 85% Foul Flyball: RF
t6 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North R. Williams 1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 6-7-8
Phil Nastu replaces Greg Johnston (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU A. Howe P. Nastu -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU D. Walling P. Nastu 1% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 5-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU A. Ashby P. Nastu -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Williams P. Nastu 1% 86% Single to RF; Walling to 3B
b6 5-3 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Cedeno P. Nastu 1% 87% Walk; Williams to 2B
b6 5-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Reynolds P. Nastu -4% 84% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Rick Williams facing 2-3-4
t7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Strain R. Williams -6% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t7 3-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Clark R. Williams -10% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Strain to 2B
Randy Niemann replaces Rick Williams pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 12- 4,(3-0)  SFG W. McCovey R. Niemann -13% 55% Walk; Strain to 3B; Clark to 2B
t7 3-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO SFG D. Evans R. Niemann 9% 63% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Strain Scores
Bert Roberge replaces Randy Niemann pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O SFG M. Ivie B. Roberge 9% 72% Flyball: LF
t7 4-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  SFG R. Metzger B. Roberge -6% 66% Walk; Clark to 3B; McCovey to 2B
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn (C) batting 8th
t7 4-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SFG T. Whitfield B. Roberge 14% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 3-4-5
Mike Sadek replaces Terry Whitfield (PH) playing C batting 8th
b7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl P. Nastu -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Leonard P. Nastu 2% 80% Walk
b7 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU E. Cabell P. Nastu -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B; Leonard to 2B
b7 5-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Howe P. Nastu 0% 80% Intentional Walk
Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Art Howe (2B) batting 6th
b7 5-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Walling P. Nastu -3% 76% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Bert Roberge facing 9-1-2
Rafael Landestoy moves from PR to 2B
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Phil Nastu (P) batting 9th
t8 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG L. Herndon B. Roberge 5% 82% Flyball: RF
t8 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. North B. Roberge 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Strain B. Roberge 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
Tom Griffin replaces Bill North (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Larry Herndon moves from PH to CF
b8 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby T. Griffin -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 5-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Roberge T. Griffin -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Cedeno T. Griffin -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Bert Roberge facing 3-4-5
t9 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Clark B. Roberge 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG W. McCovey B. Roberge 5% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG D. Evans B. Roberge 3% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5.

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