May 12, 2005 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
BAL 2 KCR 7
TBD 5
(7) ARI 6
@COL 3 SFG 6
@HOU 3 CIN 7
@PHI 5 STL 10
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 29,126

Thursday, May 12, 2005, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Giants

17-17

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    6  9  0
Astros          2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  4

W: B Hennessey (2-0), L: A Pettitte (2-4), S: T Walker (2)

Astros

12-22

Lost 3

6th, 10 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellison RF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .391  .997   16    2   0   SH
O Vizquel SS                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .286  .760   17    0   3   
P Feliz 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .305  .839   11    6   1   
M Alou LF                     3   1   0   2    1   1  .270  .887   15    1   0   SF
E Alfonzo 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .314  .846   17    3   0   
D Cruz 2B                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .298  .800   20    1   1   2B
  S Munter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Tucker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .721    6    0   0   
  T Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .536   19    2   0   
M Matheny C                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .242  .713    9   11   1   
B Hennessey P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334   10    1   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Brower P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Eyre P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Durham 2B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .664    1    0   0   2B
Totals                       37   6   9   5    3  11              141   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Durham (5, off B Lidge); D Cruz (3, off A Pettitte).

SF: M Alou (1, off A Pettitte).

SH: J Ellison (2, off B Lidge).

TB: D Cruz 3; M Matheny 2; R Durham 2; E Alfonzo 2; O Vizquel; J Ellison.

RBI: M Matheny 2 (17); M Alou 2 (12); O Vizquel (14).

2-out RBI: M Matheny.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-D Cruz-P Feliz; M Matheny-E Alfonzo.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .307  .902   18    2   1   2·HR
W Taveras CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .666   17    1   0   2·SB,HBP
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Self PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  2   1   1   1    2   1  .290  .859   21    0   2   HR,SB
L Berkman LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .100  .400   21    4   0   
M Lamb 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .732   11    6   0   
J Lane RF-CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .242  .730   19    3   0   CS
A Everett SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .649   14    0   2   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .562   15    8   0   GDP
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .736    8    0   0   
  R Chavez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .512         3   0   
A Pettitte P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .067    8    0   1   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH-RF            1   0   0   0    1   0  .360  .993    7    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4  11              162   27   6

BATTING

HR: M Ensberg (4, off B Hennessey; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); C Biggio 2 (5, 2 off B Hennessey; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: W Taveras (2, by J Brower).

TB: C Biggio 8; M Ensberg 4; J Lane 2; W Taveras; L Berkman; A Everett.

GIDP: B Ausmus (3).

RBI: C Biggio 2 (17); M Ensberg (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Berkman (2); M Ensberg 2 (4); B Lidge (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ensberg (3, 2nd base off B Hennessey/M Matheny); W Taveras 2 (12, 3rd base off B Hennessey/M Matheny, 2nd base off B Hennessey/M Matheny).

CS: J Lane (2, 3rd base by S Munter/M Matheny).

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
B Hennessey, W (2-0)           6     6   3   3    3   7   3   4.15   26  108-68   38·13·17    8· 7· 1· 0     52    -     1.09   0.00
J Christiansen                 0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.75    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91  -0.08
J Brower, H (3)                0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.31    3   12-8     1· 5· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.00   0.09
S Eyre, H (6)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.68    2   10-8     3· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.04   0.16
S Munter, H (1)                0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-9     7· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.46   0.08
T Walker, S (2)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.60    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  11   3          38  155-98   52·20·26    8·12· 2· 0          3-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Pettitte, L (2-4)            6     5   4   2    3   6   0   3.29   27   92-63   34·10·19    9· 6· 4· 0     53    -     1.44  -0.19
D Wheeler                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    3    7-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.06
C Qualls                       1     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.34    5   21-13    5· 3· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.36   0.05
B Lidge                        1     2   2   1    0   3   0   3.52    7   21-17    9· 4· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.58  -0.12
Totals                         9     9   6   3    3  11   0          42  141-99   53·17·29   13·10· 6· 0           -

J Christiansen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Brower (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Brower (2; W Taveras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 29,126.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. J Ellison            RF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. P Feliz              1B    3. M Ensberg            3B 
4. M Alou               LF    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. E Alfonzo            3B    5. M Lamb               1B 
6. D Cruz               2B    6. J Lane               RF 
7. M Grissom            CF    7. A Everett            SS 
8. M Matheny            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. B Hennessey          P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-2  123  2   27%  65% M Matheny       A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Alfonzo Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Cruz to 2B
   b 8   1  4-3  12-  8   24%  84% J Vizcaino      S Munter        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Lane Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 5   1  2-2  ---  2  -15%  31% C Biggio        B Hennessey     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   1  3-2  123  4  -12%  38% M Grissom       A Pettitte      Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  1  -10%  45% C Biggio        B Hennessey     Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  J Ellison       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   59%  O Vizquel       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ellison to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  P Feliz         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ellison to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   57%  M Alou          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellison Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   55%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Hennessey facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   45%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   47%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      ---  2   37%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  2   35%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   38%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   40%  J Lane          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   42%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  1   50%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores
   O      1--  4   47%  B Hennessey     Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  6   49%  J Ellison       Walk; Matheny to 2B
   O      12-  6   45%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Hennessey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  A Pettitte      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  P Feliz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   46%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Hennessey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   44%  W Taveras       Single to P/Bunt
          1--      42%  M Ensberg       Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-  6   37%  " "             Walk, Taveras Steals 3B
   O      1-3  6   43%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ensberg to 2B
   O      -23  2   50%  M Lamb          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   47%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  M Grissom       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   44%  M Matheny       Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Hennessey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   47%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  B Hennessey     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  J Ellison       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   43%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Hennessey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   46%  A Pettitte      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   31%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  8   33%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   32%  M Ensberg       Walk
          1--      31%  L Berkman       Ensberg Steals 2B
          -2-  5   30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   34%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   30%  P Feliz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   34%  M Alou          Walk
          1--  4   40%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Alou to 2B
          12-  7   50%  D Cruz          Walk; Alou to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   O      123  4   38%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  2   65%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Alfonzo Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  B Hennessey     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Brad Hennessey facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  J Lane          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   60%  A Everett       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     1--  5   69%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Wheeler facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Andy Pettitte pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   67%  J Ellison       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   64%  P Feliz         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Brad Hennessey pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
          ---  4   56%  O Palmeiro      Walk
                  Jim Brower replaces Jason Christiansen pitching and batting 9th
          1--      50%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  " "             Popfly: 1B
          -2-  3   56%  W Taveras       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  4   65%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Eyre replaces Jim Brower pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  7   74%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Chad Qualls facing 4-5-6
                  Chad Qualls replaces Willy Taveras pitching and batting 2nd; Jason Lane moves to CF; Orlando Palmeiro moves to RF
   O      ---  6   72%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   75%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   78%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Alfonzo to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  M Grissom       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   69%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Eyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  M Lamb          Strikeout Looking
                  Scott Munter replaces Deivi Cruz pitching and batting 6th; Ray Durham replaces Scott Eyre playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  5   69%  J Lane          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--  1   59%  A Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive); Lane to 2B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   OO     12-  8   84%  J Vizcaino      Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Lane Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Lidge replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 2nd; Raul Chavez replaces Jose Vizcaino playing C batting 8th
          ---  1   88%  R Durham        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  2   92%  J Ellison       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Durham to 3B
   R      1-3  4   97%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive); Durham Scores; Ellison to 3B
   O      1-3  3   95%  P Feliz         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   97%  M Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ellison Scores/unER; Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  Michael Tucker pinch hits for Scott Munter batting 6th
   O      12-  6   96%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Tyler Walker facing 9-1-2
                  Tyler Walker replaces Michael Tucker pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  3   98%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   99%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  Todd Self pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 2nd
   O      ---  3  100%  T Self          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200505120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation