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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
9
TEX
@CAL		5
6
BAL
@DET		2
0
CHW
@MIN		8
5
KCR
@OAK		2
3		 
(11)
MIL
@SEA		10
2
CLE
@TOR		0
4
SDP
@ATL		5
6		 
(10)
STL
@CHC		5
4
LAD
@CIN		2
0
SFG
@HOU		10
3
MON
@NYM		3
5
PIT
@PHI		5
6		 
(10)
Sunday, September 18, 1988 1:35
, Astrodome
Attendance: 13,097, Time of Game: 2:39
Giants
10
78-71
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
 at Astros
3
78-71
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
W: Don Robinson (8-4)
L: Mike Scott (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  1   3  1  0   0  3  0   10 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3  5  0

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .793 11 8 -0.048 0.62 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 3 0
   Donell Nixon CF 3 1 3 0 0 0 .362 .819 7 4 0.003 0.03 0.003 0.000 1.1 6 0
Ernie Riles 3B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .287 .698 12 4 0.061 0.43 0.076 -0.015 0.6 0 1 3B
   Matt Williams PH-3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .635 9 6 -0.002 0.03 0.000 -0.002 -0.6 0 0
Will Clark 1B 1 3 1 2 4 0 .279 .898 19 2 0.181 0.51 0.181 0.000 2.4 6 0 HR,SB,IW
   Roger Samuels P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Candy Maldonado RF 3 0 1 2 2 1 .260 .698 22 8 -0.011 0.45 0.044 -0.054 1.1 2 0 CS
   Charlie Hayes PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Aldrete LF 2 0 1 1 1 1 .276 .704 15 9 0.091 0.45 0.096 -0.005 0.7 2 0 2B
   Joel Youngblood PH-LF-RF 2 0 1 2 0 1 .246 .585 5 4 -0.002 0.07 0.001 -0.003 1.0 1 0
Robby Thompson 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .273 .727 7 3 -0.021 0.43 0.012 -0.033 0.5 0 0 HR
   Chris Speier 2B-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .651 4 3 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.6 0 0
Kirt Manwaring C 3 1 1 0 0 2 .261 .589 10 8 0.001 0.36 0.017 -0.016 -0.0 3 1
   Bob Melvin PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .646 6 4 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 2 0
Jose Uribe SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .612 11 7 0.001 0.30 0.017 -0.017 -0.3 0 2
   Francisco Melendez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .496 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Don Robinson P 2 1 1 2 0 0 .205 .540 14 9 0.081 0.48 0.092 -0.011 1.5 0 0 HR,SH
   Kevin Mitchell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .764 6 2 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.4
   Tony Perezchica PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .443 4 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 12 10 9 5 .324 1.105 168 88 0.334 0.32 0.540 -0.206 6.3 27 5
2B: M Aldrete (15, off M Scott).
3B: E Riles (3, off M Scott).
HR: R Thompson (7, off R Childress; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Robinson (1, off M Scott; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); W Clark (27, off M Scott; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SH: D Robinson (2, off M Scott).
IBB: W Clark (26, by J Heathcock).
TB: D Robinson 4; W Clark 4; R Thompson 4; E Riles 3; D Nixon 3; M Aldrete 2; J Youngblood; K Manwaring; C Maldonado; J Uribe.
RBI: J Youngblood 2 (15); D Robinson 2 (4); C Maldonado 2 (64); W Clark 2 (102); R Thompson (47); M Aldrete (49).
2-out RBI: M Aldrete; C Maldonado.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: W Clark (6, 2nd base off M Scott/A Ashby).
CS: C Maldonado (5, 2nd base by M Scott/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .670 15 10 -0.060 0.59 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 3 0
   Brian Meyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Doran 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .678 9 7 -0.045 0.59 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 1 1
   Casey Candaele 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .451 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Terry Puhl LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .309 .800 17 10 -0.018 0.18 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 4 0
Glenn Davis 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .275 .840 12 9 -0.015 0.32 0.012 -0.027 2.0 8 2 HR,2B
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .659 6 4 0.016 0.36 0.028 -0.012 -0.3 0 3
   Ken Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .464 6 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Alan Ashby C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .724 7 4 -0.030 0.42 0.000 -0.030 -0.7 6 1
Cameron Drew RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 12 9 -0.039 0.49 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 2 0
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .274 .682 12 6 0.070 0.31 0.071 0.000 1.4 1 1 HR,2B
Mike Scott P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .090 .207 3 3 -0.042 1.42 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 2 1
   Rocky Childress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Louie Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .786 4 3 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Dave Meads P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .933 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Heathcock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Fishel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .692 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Chuck Jackson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 5 3 1 5 .156 .588 112 73 -0.165 0.39 0.111 -0.275 -0.7 27 10
2B: G Davis (24, off D Robinson); R Ramirez (29, off D Robinson).
HR: G Davis (29, off R Davis; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Ramirez (6, off D Robinson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: G Davis 6; R Ramirez 6; B Bell.
RBI: G Davis 2 (96); R Ramirez (58).
2-out RBI: R Ramirez.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 7.

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Robinson, W (8-4) 7 4 1 1 0 3 1 2.45 25 74 52 38 2 12 6 16 4 0 68 0.165 0.51 1.9
Roger Samuels 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.76 3 15 9 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.4
Ron Davis 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4.96 5 23 12 9 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.6
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 1 5 2 3.00 33 112 73 50 5 18 8 19 5 0 68 0 0 0.165 0.32 0.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, L (13-8) 3.2 6 6 6 5 1 2 2.87 21 79 37 27 5 5 6 9 3 0 21 -0.306 0.62 -3.7
Rocky Childress 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 6.88 6 23 16 10 2 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 -0.029 0.11 -1.2
Dave Meads 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 4 18 8 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.08 0.0
Jeff Heathcock 2.1 2 3 3 3 1 0 6.20 12 34 17 11 5 1 3 5 1 0 2 0 0.000 0.03 -1.8
Brian Meyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 14 10 9 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 12 10 10 9 5 3 10.00 47 168 88 62 13 13 14 19 5 0 21 4 1 -0.335 0.39 -6.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Heathcock (4; W Clark).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 13,097.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Brett Butler CF 1 Gerald Young CF
2 Ernie Riles 3B 2 Bill Doran 2B
3 Will Clark 1B 3 Terry Puhl LF
4 Candy Maldonado RF 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Mike Aldrete LF 5 Buddy Bell 3B
6 Robby Thompson 2B 6 Alan Ashby C
7 Kirt Manwaring C 7 Cameron Drew RF
8 Jose Uribe SS 8 Rafael Ramirez SS
9 Don Robinson P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RR SFG W. Clark M. Scott 14% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Riles Scores
t4 3-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR SFG D. Robinson M. Scott 9% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Manwaring Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R SFG M. Aldrete M. Scott 9% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Clark Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG E. Riles M. Scott 7% 55% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b3 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU R. Ramirez D. Robinson -6% 74% Double to LF (Ground Ball)

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' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG B. Butler M. Scott -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG E. Riles M. Scott 7% 55% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RR SFG W. Clark M. Scott 14% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Riles Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG C. Maldonado M. Scott 2% 71% Walk
t1 2-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O SFG M. Aldrete M. Scott -3% 69% Maldonado Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG M. Aldrete M. Scott 1% 69% Walk
t1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG R. Thompson M. Scott -2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Young D. Robinson 2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Robinson 1% 72% Lineout: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU T. Puhl D. Robinson 1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG K. Manwaring M. Scott -2% 71% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG J. Uribe M. Scott 2% 73% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG D. Robinson M. Scott -1% 72% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O SFG B. Butler M. Scott -2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis D. Robinson 2% 72% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Bell D. Robinson -3% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Ashby D. Robinson 2% 71% Groundout: C-1B; Bell to 2B
b2 0-2 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Drew D. Robinson 3% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG E. Riles M. Scott -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG W. Clark M. Scott 2% 74% Walk
t3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG C. Maldonado M. Scott 1% 76% Clark Steals 2B
t3 2-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado M. Scott -2% 73% Flyball: 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R SFG M. Aldrete M. Scott 9% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Clark Scores
t3 3-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O SFG R. Thompson M. Scott -2% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Giants' Don Robinson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU R. Ramirez D. Robinson -6% 74% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Scott D. Robinson 4% 78% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU G. Young D. Robinson 3% 82% Flyball: LF
b3 0-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran D. Robinson 3% 84% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG K. Manwaring M. Scott 2% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Uribe M. Scott -2% 85% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 3-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR SFG D. Robinson M. Scott 9% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Manwaring Scores
t4 5-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O SFG B. Butler M. Scott -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t4 5-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG E. Riles M. Scott 0% 94% Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  SFG W. Clark M. Scott 0% 94% Walk; Riles to 2B
Rocky Childress replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R SFG C. Maldonado R. Childress 2% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Riles Scores; Clark to 2B
t4 6-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O SFG M. Aldrete R. Childress -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Don Robinson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl D. Robinson 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis D. Robinson 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Bell D. Robinson 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Rocky Childress facing 6-7-8
t5 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R SFG R. Thompson R. Childress 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 7-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG K. Manwaring R. Childress -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t5 7-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG J. Uribe R. Childress -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 7-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG D. Robinson R. Childress -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Giants' Don Robinson facing 6-7-8
Donell Nixon replaces Brett Butler playing CF batting 1st
b5 0-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby D. Robinson 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 0-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Drew D. Robinson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU R. Ramirez D. Robinson -1% 98% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Louie Meadows pinch hits for Rocky Childress (P) batting 9th
b5 1-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Meadows D. Robinson 0% 98% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Dave Meads facing 1-2-3
Dave Meads replaces Louie Meadows (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  SFG D. Nixon D. Meads 0% 98% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
Matt Williams pinch hits for Ernie Riles (3B) batting 2nd
t6 7-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O SFG M. Williams D. Meads -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 7-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  SFG W. Clark D. Meads 0% 98% Walk; Nixon to 2B
t6 7-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Meads -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
Jeff Heathcock replaces Dave Meads pitching and batting 9th
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Mike Aldrete (LF) batting 5th
t6 7-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Youngblood J. Heathcock -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Don Robinson facing 1-2-3
Chris Speier replaces Robby Thompson playing 2B batting 6th
Matt Williams moves from PH to 3B
Joel Youngblood moves from PH to LF
b6 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU G. Young D. Robinson 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 1-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Doran D. Robinson 0% 99% Flyball: CF
b6 1-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Puhl D. Robinson 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Jeff Heathcock facing 6-7-8
Casey Candaele replaces Bill Doran playing 2B batting 2nd
t7 7-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG C. Speier J. Heathcock -0% 99% Flyball: RF
Bob Melvin pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring (C) batting 7th
t7 7-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG B. Melvin J. Heathcock -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t7 7-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Uribe J. Heathcock -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Giants' Don Robinson facing 4-5-6
Bob Melvin moves from PH to C
b7 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU G. Davis D. Robinson -1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 1-7 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Bell D. Robinson 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 1-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby D. Robinson 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Davis to 3B
b7 1-7 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Drew D. Robinson 0% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Jeff Heathcock facing 9-1-2
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Don Robinson (P) batting 9th
t8 7-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG K. Mitchell J. Heathcock 0% 100% Walk
Tony Perezchica pinch runs for Kevin Mitchell (PH) batting 9th
t8 7-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG D. Nixon J. Heathcock 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Perezchica to 2B
t8 7-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O SFG M. Williams J. Heathcock 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Perezchica to 3B; Nixon to 2B
t8 7-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  SFG W. Clark J. Heathcock 0% 100% Intentional Walk
t8 7-1 1 123 4,(3-0)  R SFG C. Maldonado J. Heathcock 0% 100% Walk; Perezchica Scores; Nixon to 3B; Clark to 2B
Charlie Hayes pinch runs for Candy Maldonado (RF) batting 4th
t8 8-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR SFG J. Youngblood J. Heathcock 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores; Clark Scores; Hayes to 2B
t8 10-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O SFG C. Speier J. Heathcock -0% 100% Lineout: RF
t8 10-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Melvin J. Heathcock -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Giants' Roger Samuels facing 8-9-1
Roger Samuels replaces Will Clark (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Francisco Melendez replaces Jose Uribe (SS) playing 1B batting 8th
Tony Perezchica moves from PR to 2B
Chris Speier moves from 2B to SS
Charlie Hayes moves from PR to LF
Joel Youngblood moves from LF to RF
b8 1-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez R. Samuels 0% 100% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
John Fishel pinch hits for Jeff Heathcock (P) batting 9th
b8 1-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Fishel R. Samuels 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-10 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU G. Young R. Samuels 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-1, Astros' Brian Meyer facing 8-9-1
Brian Meyer replaces Gerald Young (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Chuck Jackson replaces John Fishel (PH) playing CF batting 9th
t9 10-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG F. Melendez B. Meyer 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 10-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O SFG T. Perezchica B. Meyer 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 10-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG D. Nixon B. Meyer 0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
t9 10-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SFG M. Williams B. Meyer 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Giants' Ron Davis facing 2-3-4
Ron Davis replaces Roger Samuels pitching and batting 3rd
b9 1-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Candaele R. Davis 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 1-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU T. Puhl R. Davis -0% 100% Walk
b9 1-10 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR HOU G. Davis R. Davis -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Puhl Scores
Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Buddy Bell (3B) batting 5th
b9 3-10 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Davis 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 3-10 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU A. Ashby R. Davis 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 3.

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