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ANA  5
DET  3

BOS  4
@BAL  1

NYY 11
@CHW  5

CLE  4
@MIL  3

OAK 11
KCR  3

SEA  8
MIN  7

TEX  6
TOR  0

ATL  2
COL  1

FLA  5
LAD  1

HOU  8
SFG  1

CHC  6
@NYM  5

PHI  6
MON  0

CIN  7
@PIT  3

SDP  4
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,522

Wednesday, July 16, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:45
Giants
1
53-41
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  4  2
Astros          3  0  0   4  0  1   0  0  X    8 11  1
W: M Hampton (6-7), L: K Foulke (1-4)
Astros
8
48-47
Won 3
1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .764   16    3   0   
S Javier 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .836   14    4   0   
B Bonds LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .970   13    0   0   GDP
  M Benard LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .595    4    0   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .805   13    5   3   
M Lewis 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .795   10    1   1   
G Hill RF                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .700   12    2   0   2B
D Berryhill C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .712    7    5   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  J Poole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Aurilia SS                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .924   12    3   3   
K Foulke P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    4    0   0   
  J Johnstone P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Johnson C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .596    2    1   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    0   6              110   24   8
BATTING
2B: G Hill (20, off M Hampton).
TB: G Hill 2; M Lewis; D Hamilton; S Javier.
GIDP: B Bonds (5).
RBI: R Aurilia (12).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Aurilia-J Kent-S Javier.
E: K Foulke (2); R Aurilia (3).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   2   0    2   0  .309  .906   22    0   7   SB
C Carr CF                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .194  .524   18    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   2   2   3    1   1  .308 1.048   17   18   0   2B,SB,HBP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   1    1   1  .278  .746   20    1   0   
D Bell RF                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .711    8    1   0   HBP,GDP
  J Mouton PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .602    3    1   0   
S Berry 3B                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .238  .686   18    0   2   HBP
  R Gutierrez 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .621    4    0   2   
B Ausmus C                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .712   22    4   2   2B
T Bogar SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .205  .608   14    1   4   HR,HBP
M Hampton P                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .091  .303   26    0   1   
Totals                       34   8  11   8    7   5              172   27  18
BATTING
2B: B Ausmus (16, off J Johnstone); J Bagwell (28, off J Johnstone).
HR: T Bogar (2, off K Foulke; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: T Bogar (1, by J Poole); D Bell (5, by J Johnstone); S Berry (2, by J Johnstone); J Bagwell (7, by K Foulke).
TB: T Bogar 4; J Bagwell 3; B Ausmus 2; L Gonzalez 2; C Biggio 2; C Carr 2; M Hampton.
GIDP: D Bell (7).
RBI: J Bagwell 3 (85); T Bogar (10); D Bell (30); S Berry (24); L Gonzalez (40); M Hampton (5).
2-out RBI: M Hampton.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Biggio-T Bogar-J Bagwell.
E: S Berry (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Biggio (15, 2nd base off K Foulke/D Berryhill); J Bagwell (15, 2nd base off K Foulke/D Berryhill).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Foulke, L (1-4)              3.1   7   6   6    3   1   1   7.38   20   80-45   26· 6·13    5· 3· 7· 0     20    -     0.70  -0.25
J Johnstone                    2.2   4   2   2    3   3   0   2.08   17   56-30   17· 5· 8    3· 4· 2· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.05
R Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.06    4   14-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Poole                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.77    4   18-11    6· 0· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    7   5   1          45  168-95   53·13·29   11· 9· 9· 0          2-2 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hampton, W (6-7)             9     4   1   1    0   6   0   4.52   31  110-67   40· 9·18   18· 3· 4· 0     81    -     0.43   0.20
Totals                         9     4   1   1    0   6   0          31  110-67   40· 9·18   18· 3· 4· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: K Foulke (4; J Bagwell); J Johnstone 2 (2; D Bell, S Berry); J Poole (3; T Bogar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 24,522.
Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. S Javier             1B    2. C Carr               CF 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. L Gonzalez           LF 
5. M Lewis              3B    5. D Bell               RF 
6. G Hill               RF    6. S Berry              3B 
7. D Berryhill          C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. R Aurilia            SS    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. K Foulke             P     9. M Hampton            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  12-  5   10%  82% L Gonzalez      K Foulke        Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Carr Scores; Bagwell to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  2    9%  72% J Bagwell       K Foulke        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio Scores; Carr to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% C Carr          K Foulke        Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   b 4   0  0-3  ---  3    5%  92% T Bogar         K Foulke        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   0  0-3  12-  2   -5%  84% D Bell          K Foulke        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  D Hamilton      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   48%  S Javier        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Hamilton to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Keith Foulke facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  4   64%  C Carr          Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   R      12-  2   72%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Biggio Scores; Carr to 2B
   R      12-  5   82%  L Gonzalez      Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Carr Scores; Bagwell to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   RO     1-3  3   82%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bagwell Scores; Bell to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   80%  S Berry         Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  2   78%  B Ausmus        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   80%  M Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   81%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   81%  M Hampton       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   81%  C Biggio        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   80%  C Carr          Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   82%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   84%  K Foulke        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Keith Foulke facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
          1--      88%  L Gonzalez      Bagwell Steals 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell stays at 2B
   OO     12-  2   84%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
          --3  5   84%  S Berry         Walk
   O      1-3  4   82%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   84%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  B Bonds         Lineout: CF
          ---  3   84%  J Kent          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   87%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   92%  T Bogar         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   91%  M Hampton       Lineout: CF
          ---  5   92%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      92%  C Carr          Biggio Steals 2B
          -2-  5   93%  " "             Walk
                  John Johnstone replaces Keith Foulke pitching and batting 9th
   RR     12-  1   97%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Carr Scores
          -2-  4   97%  L Gonzalez      Walk
          12-  3   98%  D Bell          Hit By Pitch; Bagwell to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      123  5   99%  S Berry         Hit By Pitch; Bagwell Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Bell to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      123  4   98%  T Bogar         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   97%  G Hill          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   97%  D Berryhill     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hill to 3B
   RO     --3  2   98%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Hill Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  J Johnstone     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Johnstone facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   98%  M Hampton       Walk
          1--  4   99%  C Biggio        Walk; Hampton to 2B
          12-  1   99%  C Carr          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hampton to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   98%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: C
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Derek Bell batting 5th
   O      123  1   98%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
                  James Mouton moves to RF
   O      ---  3   98%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   99%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Johnstone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   99%  S Berry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  2   99%  M Hampton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
   O      1--  4   99%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
                  Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   99%  M Lewis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Hill          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4  100%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rich Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Damon Berryhill pitching and batting 7th; Brian Johnson replaces John Johnstone playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Carr          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6  100%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  J Mouton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jim Poole facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Poole replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 7th; Marvin Benard replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  T Bogar         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5  100%  M Hampton       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  S Javier        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Benard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kent          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 8.

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