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Standings
SEA
@DET		6
3
SEA
@DET		7
1
BAL
@MIN		16
9
KCR
@NYY		2
8
KCR
@NYY		2
14
CLE
@TBD		5
1
BOS
@TEX		3
4
OAK
@TOR		7
6
MIL
@CIN		0
17
NYM
@COL		8
7
PHI
@HOU		0
9
PIT
@LAD		1
3
ARI
@MON		6
4
FLA
@SDP		3
6		 
(13)
ATL
@SFG		5
0
CHC
@STL		3
16
Friday, August 7, 1998 7:05
, Astrodome
Attendance: 52,071, Time of Game: 2:21
Phillies
0
56-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 20 GB
 at Astros
9
69-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Randy Johnson (11-10)
L: Mike Welch (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Astros          0  0  4   4  0  1   0  0  X    9  9  0

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Glanville CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .778 9 7 -0.063 0.78 0.000 -0.063 -1.1 2 0 GDP
   Yorkis Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Jerry Spradlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jon Zuber PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .660 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4
Gregg Jefferies LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .739 9 7 -0.016 0.50 0.024 -0.040 -1.2 1 0 CS,GDP
Scott Rolen 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .904 13 7 -0.039 0.80 0.000 -0.039 -0.5 1 3
   Alex Arias PH-3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .696 7 3 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.2 0 0
Kevin Jordan 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .685 11 8 -0.031 0.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.6 9 1
Mark Lewis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .697 11 8 -0.020 0.26 0.000 -0.020 -0.6 2 4
Bobby Estalella C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .504 10 8 -0.013 0.17 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 5 0
Kevin Sefcik RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .757 10 7 0.067 0.34 0.068 -0.001 0.4 2 0 2B
Desi Relaford SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .681 13 9 -0.049 0.49 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 1 2 2B
Mike Welch P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.039 1.39 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 0 1
   Ken Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ruben Amaro PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .530 8 5 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 1 8 .172 .441 109 75 -0.200 0.39 0.095 -0.295 -4.5 24 12
2B: K Sefcik (4, off R Johnson); D Relaford (19, off R Johnson).
TB: D Relaford 2; K Sefcik 2; R Amaro; G Jefferies; J Zuber.
GIDP: G Jefferies (14); D Glanville (5).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Jordan-D Relaford-R Bottalico; S Rolen-M Lewis-K Jordan.
Baserunning
CS: G Jefferies (3, 2nd base by R Johnson/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .317 .875 21 12 -0.037 0.43 0.011 -0.047 -0.2 3 2
Bill Spiers 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .278 .771 18 9 0.115 0.49 0.116 -0.001 1.5 0 2 2·2B,SB
Derek Bell RF 3 1 0 1 2 0 .324 .871 19 8 0.044 0.59 0.045 0.000 0.1 1 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 3 2 5 0 1 .275 .947 14 9 0.204 1.09 0.247 -0.043 3.5 8 0 2·HR
Moises Alou LF 2 2 2 2 2 0 .300 .964 14 4 0.070 0.53 0.070 0.000 2.8 2 0 HR,SB
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .657 14 9 -0.089 0.87 0.000 -0.089 -1.8 5 0 GDP
Tony Eusebio C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .679 19 11 -0.020 0.39 0.004 -0.024 0.2 7 2 HBP
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 .699 15 10 0.044 0.38 0.061 -0.017 -0.0 1 4 2B,GDP
Randy Johnson P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .143 12 11 -0.031 0.28 0.000 -0.031 -1.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 9 9 9 6 5 .281 1.067 146 83 0.300 0.55 0.554 -0.252 5.0 27 10
2B: B Spiers 2 (25, 2 off M Welch); R Gutierrez (17, off M Welch).
HR: J Bagwell 2 (25, 1 off M Welch, 1 off Y Perez; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); M Alou (29, off M Welch; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: T Eusebio (1, by M Welch).
TB: J Bagwell 8; M Alou 5; B Spiers 5; R Gutierrez 2; C Biggio.
GIDP: R Hidalgo (2); R Gutierrez (11).
RBI: J Bagwell 5 (77); M Alou 2 (97); D Bell (82); R Gutierrez (33).
2-out RBI: R Gutierrez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Gutierrez-J Bagwell; T Eusebio-C Biggio; R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
Baserunning
SB: B Spiers (8, 2nd base off M Welch/B Estalella); M Alou (9, 2nd base off M Welch/B Estalella).

Philadelphia Phillies

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 Welch, L (0-2) 3.1 7 8 8 4 3 2 11.40 23 87 48 22 6 20 8 7 3 0 13 -0.301 0.90 -6.3
Ken Ryan 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.76 6 17 12 4 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.8
Yorkis Perez 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.44 4 15 7 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.5
Ricky Bottalico 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.97 3 14 9 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Jerry Spradlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 3 13 7 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 9 9 6 5 3 10.12 39 146 83 41 11 31 15 12 5 0 13 0 0 -0.300 0.39 -5.0

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
Randy Johnson, W (11-10) 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 4.04 30 109 75 42 15 18 10 11 2 0 84 0.200 0.39 4.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 8 0 0.00 30 109 75 42 15 18 10 11 2 0 84 0.200 0.55 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Welch (2; T Eusebio).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 52,071.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros
1 Doug Glanville CF 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Gregg Jefferies LF 2 Bill Spiers 3B
3 Scott Rolen 3B 3 Derek Bell RF
4 Kevin Jordan 1B 4 Jeff Bagwell 1B
5 Mark Lewis 2B 5 Moises Alou LF
6 Bobby Estalella C 6 Richard Hidalgo CF
7 Kevin Sefcik RF 7 Tony Eusebio C
8 Desi Relaford SS 8 Ricky Gutierrez SS
9 Mike Welch P 9 Randy Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU J. Bagwell M. Welch 23% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Spiers Scores; Bell Scores
b1 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Welch -7% 50% Groundout: CF unassisted (Deep SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PHI K. Sefcik R. Johnson -7% 43% Double to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU R. Gutierrez M. Welch 6% 90% Double to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Alou Scores; Eusebio to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO PHI S. Rolen R. Johnson 5% 55% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jefferies Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PHI D. Glanville R. Johnson 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PHI G. Jefferies R. Johnson -2% 50% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO PHI S. Rolen R. Johnson 5% 55% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jefferies Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Mike Welch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Welch -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Spiers M. Welch 2% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU D. Bell M. Welch 2% 57% Spiers Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU D. Bell M. Welch 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. Welch -4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Alou M. Welch 3% 57% Walk; Spiers to 3B; Bell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Welch -7% 50% Groundout: CF unassisted (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PHI K. Jordan R. Johnson 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PHI M. Lewis R. Johnson 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI B. Estalella R. Johnson 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Mike Welch facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio M. Welch -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez M. Welch -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Johnson M. Welch -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PHI K. Sefcik R. Johnson -7% 43% Double to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PHI D. Relaford R. Johnson 5% 48% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PHI M. Welch R. Johnson 4% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PHI D. Glanville R. Johnson 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Mike Welch facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Welch -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Spiers M. Welch 5% 58% Double to SS (Line Drive)
b3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Bell M. Welch 2% 60% Walk
b3 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU J. Bagwell M. Welch 23% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Spiers Scores; Bell Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU M. Alou M. Welch 1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
b3 3-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo M. Welch 1% 85% Alou Steals 2B
b3 3-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Welch -2% 83% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-0 2 -2- 9,(2-2)  HOU T. Eusebio M. Welch 0% 84% Hit By Pitch
b3 3-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU R. Gutierrez M. Welch 6% 90% Double to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Alou Scores; Eusebio to 3B
b3 4-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Johnson M. Welch -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PHI G. Jefferies R. Johnson 2% 90% Flyball: CF
t4 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PHI S. Rolen R. Johnson 1% 91% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O PHI K. Jordan R. Johnson 1% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Phillies' Mike Welch facing 1-2-3
b4 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio M. Welch 1% 92% Walk
b4 4-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  HOU B. Spiers M. Welch 3% 95% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Biggio to 3B
b4 4-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RO HOU D. Bell M. Welch 0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Biggio Scores; Spiers to 3B
b4 5-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Welch 1% 97% Fielder's Choice P; Spiers Scores
b4 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU M. Alou M. Welch 2% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bagwell Scores
Ken Ryan replaces Mike Welch pitching and batting 9th
b4 8-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo K. Ryan -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b4 8-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio K. Ryan -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 8.
Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
t5 0-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PHI M. Lewis R. Johnson 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-8 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PHI B. Estalella R. Johnson 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
t5 0-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PHI K. Sefcik R. Johnson 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Phillies' Ken Ryan facing 8-9-1
b5 8-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU R. Gutierrez K. Ryan -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 8-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Johnson K. Ryan -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 8-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio K. Ryan 0% 99% Single to P (Ground Ball)
b5 8-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Spiers K. Ryan -0% 99% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 8.
Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
t6 0-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PHI D. Relaford R. Johnson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Ken Ryan (P) batting 9th
t6 0-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PHI R. Amaro R. Johnson -0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 0-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PHI D. Glanville R. Johnson 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Phillies' Yorkis Perez facing 3-4-5
Yorkis Perez replaces Doug Glanville (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Ruben Amaro moves from PH to CF
b6 8-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Bell Y. Perez -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 8-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell Y. Perez 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b6 9-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Alou Y. Perez 0% 100% Walk
b6 9-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU R. Hidalgo Y. Perez -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Short 3B Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.
Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-9, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
t7 0-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI G. Jefferies R. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Alex Arias pinch hits for Scott Rolen (3B) batting 3rd
t7 0-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI A. Arias R. Johnson -0% 100% Walk
t7 0-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PHI K. Jordan R. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 0-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PHI M. Lewis R. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Phillies' Ricky Bottalico facing 7-8-9
Ricky Bottalico replaces Yorkis Perez pitching and batting 1st
Alex Arias moves from PH to 3B
b7 9-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU T. Eusebio R. Bottalico 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU R. Gutierrez R. Bottalico -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B)
b7 9-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Johnson R. Bottalico -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.
Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-9, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 6-7-8
t8 0-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PHI B. Estalella R. Johnson 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PHI K. Sefcik R. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 0-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PHI D. Relaford R. Johnson -0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t8 0-9 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PHI R. Amaro R. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-0, Phillies' Jerry Spradlin facing 1-2-3
Jerry Spradlin replaces Ricky Bottalico pitching and batting 1st
b8 9-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Spradlin -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b8 9-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers J. Spradlin 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b8 9-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Bell J. Spradlin 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.
Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-9, Astros' Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
Jon Zuber pinch hits for Jerry Spradlin (P) batting 1st
t9 0-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PHI J. Zuber R. Johnson -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B)
t9 0-9 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PHI G. Jefferies R. Johnson 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t9 0-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI A. Arias R. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 9.

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