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BAL  3
@ANA  1

CHW 10
DET  3

BOS  4
@NYY  0

OAK  5
TBD  1

KCR  6
@SEA  3

LAD  6
@ARI  3

CIN  7
CHC  6

SFG  8
@HOU  7

(10)
MIL  8
@NYM  2

PHI  5
MON  2

MON  7
@PHI  6

STL  8
@PIT  4

SDP  7
COL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,130

Monday, September 11, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:45
Giants
8
85-58
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          4  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   1    8 12  1
Astros          0  1  6   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    7  9  1
W: R Nen (4-3), L: M Valdes (4-5)
Astros
7
63-81
Lost 1
4th, 20 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF-RF                5   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .747   26    3   0   CS
B Mueller 3B                  4   3   2   1    2   1  .278  .746   25    1   2   3B
B Bonds LF                    2   2   2   2    4   0  .315 1.162   24    6   0   HR,SB,IW
J Kent 2B                     6   1   2   4    0   2  .330 1.014   23    5   3   HR
J Snow 1B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .841   11    6   0   HR,2B
F Crespo RF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .288  .750   20    4   0   SB
  C Murray CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .660         0   0   
R Aurilia SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .785   30    0   2   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Mirabelli C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .702   10    1   0   
  E Burks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .354 1.058    4    0   0   
  J Melo PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  B Estalella C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .886    5    4   0   
J Nathan P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .582    7    0   0   
  M del Toro P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Servais PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .566    4    0   0   
  J Johnstone P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .730    2    0   0   
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Martinez SS               1   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .836    2    0   1   
Totals                       41   8  12   8    8   7              193   30   9
BATTING
2B: J Snow (29, off J Lima).
3B: B Mueller (4, off M Valdes).
HR: J Kent (32, off J Lima; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); J Snow (17, off J Lima; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); B Bonds (45, off O Dotel; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
IBB: B Bonds (20, by M Valdes).
TB: J Snow 6; B Bonds 5; J Kent 5; B Mueller 4; F Crespo 2; R Aurilia; R Martinez.
RBI: J Kent 4 (121); B Bonds 2 (96); B Mueller (50); J Snow (88).
2-out RBI: B Mueller; J Kent.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Aurilia-J Kent-J Snow; R Martinez-J Kent-J Snow.
E: D Mirabelli (7).
BASERUNNING
SB: F Crespo (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Meluskey); B Bonds (11, 2nd base off J Lima/R Chavez).
CS: M Benard (7, 2nd base by J Lima/R Chavez).
PO: J Snow (2nd base by R Chavez).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo 2B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .285  .780   20    0   0   3B
T Bogar SS                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .197  .589   16    2   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .315 1.044   19    8   0   HR,2·HBP,GDP
L Berkman LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .296  .949   15    3   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .032  .095         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .837    4    0   0   
  M Valdes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Alou RF                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .358 1.057   13    4   0   HR,GDP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               4   2   3   1    1   0  .290  .963   27    5   0   HR,3B
C Truby 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .782   12    0   1   
R Chavez C                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .212  .634    7    5   2   2B,IW
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .747    4    0   0   
  G Barker CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .642    5    1   0   
J Lima P                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .161  .371   10    0   0   2B
  W Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Slusarski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  M Meluskey PH-C             1   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .925    6    2   0   
Totals                       37   7   9   6    5   5              158   30   6
BATTING
2B: J Lima (2, off J Nathan); R Chavez (2, off M del Toro).
3B: R Hidalgo (2, off M del Toro); J Lugo (4, off J Nathan).
HR: R Hidalgo (38, off J Nathan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Bagwell (42, off J Nathan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Alou (28, off J Nathan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: R Chavez (2, by M del Toro).
HBP: J Bagwell 2 (14, by F Rodriguez, by M del Toro).
TB: R Hidalgo 8; M Alou 4; J Bagwell 4; J Lugo 3; R Chavez 2; J Lima 2; M Meluskey.
GIDP: J Bagwell (16); M Alou (19).
RBI: M Alou 2 (95); R Hidalgo (106); R Chavez (4); J Lugo (36); J Bagwell (117).
2-out RBI: R Chavez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
E: C Truby (11).
BASERUNNING
PO: J Lugo (3rd base by J Nathan).

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
J Nathan                       2.1   5   6   6    3   0   3   5.21   14   48-24   15· 2· 7    2· 5· 1· 3     20    -     0.93  -0.42
M del Toro                     2.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   3.38   13   41-23   15· 3· 5    2· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.74   0.01
J Johnstone                    2     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.40    7   25-16   13· 1· 2    2· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.07
F Rodriguez                    1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.87    6   25-16    7· 3· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.09   0.03
R Nen, W (4-3)                 1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.45    4   18-12    7· 3· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.83   0.38
Totals                        10     9   7   7    5   5   3          44  157-91   57·12·22    9·16· 4· 3          1-0 
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 Lima                         6.2   7   5   5    6   5   2   6.59   31  117-66   41· 8·17    6· 8· 4· 2     39    -     0.86  -0.05
W Franklin, H (4)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.61   0.09
J Slusarski, H (7)             0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.82    4   14-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.31   0.05
O Dotel, BS (4)                1     2   2   2    1   1   1   5.16    6   28-17   10· 3· 4    0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.33  -0.25
M Valdes, L (4-5)              1     2   1   1    1   1   0   5.05    6   23-13   11· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.09  -0.27
Totals                        10    12   8   8    8   7   3          49  185-106  69·13·24    9·15· 7· 3          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: M Valdes (1; B Bonds); M del Toro (2; R Chavez).
PO: J Nathan (1; J Lugo, 3rd base).
HBP: F Rodriguez (2; J Bagwell); M del Toro (1; J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Travis Katzenmeier, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Kerwin Danley.
Time of Game: 3:45.
Attendance: 35,130.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. M Benard             CF    1. J Lugo               2B 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. T Bogar              SS 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. J Snow               1B    5. M Alou               RF 
6. F Crespo             RF    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. R Aurilia            SS    7. C Truby              3B 
8. D Mirabelli          C     8. R Chavez             C  
9. J Nathan             P     9. J Lima               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  7-7  1--  2   39%  81% B Mueller       M Valdes        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Martinez Scores
   t 9   0  7-5  1--  4   33%  50% B Bonds         O Dotel         Home Run (CF-RF); Mueller Scores
   b 3   1  5-4  1--  3  -19%  36% M Alou          J Nathan        Home Run; Berkman Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  4   17%  73% J Kent          J Lima          Home Run; Mueller Scores; Bonds Scores
   b 9   1  7-7  1--  4   15%  50% M Alou          R Nen           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M Benard        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   50%  B Mueller       Walk
          1--  1   56%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive); Mueller to 3B
   RRR    1-3  4   73%  J Kent          Home Run; Mueller Scores; Bonds Scores
   R      ---  2   79%  J Snow          Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---  4   81%  F Crespo        Walk
   O      1--  4   79%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   78%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Nathan facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   75%  J Lugo          Walk
          1--  5   70%  T Bogar         Walk; Lugo to 2B
   OO     12-  5   79%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lugo to 3B
   O      --3  1   82%  L Berkman       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  M Benard        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   81%  B Mueller       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   82%  B Bonds         Walk; Mueller to 2B
   R      12-  1   87%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Mueller Scores; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3  1   85%  J Snow          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Nathan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   87%  M Alou          Flyball: LF
   R      ---  3   81%  R Hidalgo       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   83%  C Truby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  R Chavez        Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   85%  F Crespo        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   84%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   83%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: SS-1B; Crespo to 2B
   O      -2-  3   81%  J Nathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   76%  J Lima          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   R      -2-  5   65%  J Lugo          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lima Scores
   O      --3  1   70%  T Bogar         Flyball: RF
   R      --3      68%  J Bagwell       Lugo Picked off 3B, safe on E2; Lugo Scores
   R      ---  3   58%  " "             Home Run
          ---  7   55%  L Berkman       Walk
   RR     1--  3   36%  M Alou          Home Run; Berkman Scores
                  Miguel del Toro replaces Joe Nathan pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   34%  R Hidalgo       Walk
   O      1--  2   37%  C Truby         Flyball: RF
   R      1--  1   26%  R Chavez        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hidalgo Scores
   O      -2-  4   29%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   33%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1--  3   29%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      24%  B Bonds         Benard Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   26%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  5   23%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Miguel del Toro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   25%  J Lugo          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   26%  T Bogar         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   25%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   27%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   34%  J Snow          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      24%  F Crespo        Snow Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   22%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   20%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Miguel del Toro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   22%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   17%  R Hidalgo       Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   21%  C Truby         Flyball: LF
          --3  4   20%  R Chavez        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  2   24%  J Lima          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   21%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Servais pinch hits for Miguel del Toro batting 9th
   O      ---  4   18%  S Servais       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   17%  M Benard        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, John Johnstone facing 1-2-3
                  John Johnstone replaces Scott Servais pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   18%  J Lugo          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   20%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   21%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   17%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   21%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      23%  J Kent          Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   18%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Bonds to 3B
                  Wayne Franklin replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  2   13%  J Snow          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, John Johnstone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   14%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   15%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   14%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  2   16%  C Truby         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Wayne Franklin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   11%  F Crespo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Joe Slusarski replaces Wayne Franklin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   16%  R Aurilia       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Ellis Burks pinch hits for Doug Mirabelli batting 8th
          1--  4   25%  E Burks         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Aurilia to 3B
                  Russ Davis pinch hits for John Johnstone batting 9th; Juan Melo pinch runs for Ellis Burks batting 8th
   O      1-3  2   15%  R Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      1-3  2    7%  M Benard        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Felix Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Russ Davis pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Estalella replaces Juan Melo playing C batting 8th; Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Raul Chavez batting 8th
   O      ---  4    8%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Joe Slusarski batting 9th
          ---  6    7%  M Meluskey      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5    8%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5    9%  T Bogar         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Lance Berkman pitching and batting 4th; Mitch Meluskey moves to C; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Roger Cedeno playing CF batting 8th
          ---  5   17%  B Mueller       Walk
   RR     1--  4   50%  B Bonds         Home Run (CF-RF); Mueller Scores
   O      ---  3   43%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   38%  J Snow          Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   42%  F Crespo        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      45%  R Aurilia       Crespo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   34%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Felix Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
                  Calvin Murray replaces Felipe Crespo playing CF batting 6th; Marvin Benard moves to RF
          ---  1   27%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 4th
   O      1--  4   35%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  Robb Nen replaces Rich Aurilia pitching and batting 7th; Ramon Martinez replaces Felix Rodriguez playing SS batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   50%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 7.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 7-7, Marc Valdes facing 8-9-1
                  Marc Valdes replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  5   43%  B Estalella     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   50%  R Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  5   42%  M Benard        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   81%  B Mueller       Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Martinez Scores
          --3  4   81%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  5   77%  J Kent          Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Robb Nen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   87%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  C Truby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  G Barker        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200009110

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