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TOR  3
@LAA  0

BAL  4
BOS  3

CLE  5
KCR  0

DET  2
MIN  0

NYY  4
TEX  3

OAK  7
SEA  2

CHW  5
@TBD  2

SDP 14
@ARI 10

ATL  6
FLA  4

(11)
CHC  5
WSN  0

LAD  3
@COL  2

SFG 10
@HOU  1

MIL  8
PHI  7

PIT  7
CIN  2

STL  1
NYM  0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 36,327

Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:35
Giants
10
21-20
Won 3
4th, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          2  0  1   4  0  0   0  3  0   10 12  1
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1
W: M Morris (3-4), L: F Nieve (1-2)
Astros
1
22-19
Lost 3
3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn RF                     5   2   1   0    1   2  .293  .842   23    3   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Munter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   3   1   0    2   1  .293  .785   20    3   3   
R Durham 2B                   4   2   3   4    1   1  .227  .656   17    2   5   HR,2B
S Finley CF                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .294  .850   19    1   1   
M Sweeney LF                  4   0   2   3    1   1  .244  .748   13    2   0   2B
  J Ellison PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .267  .713         0   0   
P Feliz 3B                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .282  .807   19    2   3   HR
M Matheny C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .654   15    4   0   IW
J Vizcaino 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .180  .505   14    9   0   
M Morris P                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .167  .334   17    0   0   SH
  D Ortmeier PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    5    1   0   
Totals                       39  10  12  10    6   9              162   27  12
BATTING
2B: R Durham (2, off D Borkowski); M Sweeney (6, off D Borkowski).
HR: P Feliz (9, off D Borkowski; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); R Durham (3, off F Nieve; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: M Morris (2, off F Nieve).
IBB: M Matheny (2, by F Nieve).
TB: R Durham 7; P Feliz 5; M Sweeney 3; M Morris 2; J Vizcaino; R Winn; O Vizquel.
RBI: R Durham 4 (13); P Feliz 3 (32); M Sweeney 3 (13).
2-out RBI: R Durham 3; P Feliz 3; M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 2. R Durham-O Vizquel-J Vizcaino; O Vizquel-R Durham-J Vizcaino.
E: P Feliz (4).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .803   16    3   3   GDP
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Taveras CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .649   16    4   0   2B,SH
M Lamb 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .372 1.007   16    6   1   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .276 1.021   19    0   1   
P Wilson LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .685   15    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .840   11    9   1   2B,GDP
O Palmeiro RF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .400   12    1   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .625   13    4   2   
F Nieve P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    4    0   1   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  E Bruntlett PH-2B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .782    7    0   0   
Totals                       27   1   3   1    5   4              135   27  10
BATTING
2B: W Taveras (4, off M Morris); B Ausmus (8, off M Morris).
SH: W Taveras (5, off M Morris).
TB: B Ausmus 2; W Taveras 2; O Palmeiro.
GIDP: B Ausmus (3); C Biggio (7).
RBI: O Palmeiro (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
E: C Biggio (2).

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
M Morris, W (3-4)              8     3   1   1    3   4   0   5.43   29  118-76   43· 8·25    9·11· 2· 0     73    -     0.60   0.14
S Kline                        0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   3.65    3   14-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
S Munter                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.63    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     3   1   1    5   4   0          33  135-83   48· 8·27   10·12· 2· 0          2-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Nieve, L (1-2)               3.2   7   7   6    6   2   1   5.94   25   87-41   23· 1·17   12· 2· 3· 0     17    -     1.00  -0.38
T Miller                       1.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   7.71    6   25-19   13· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.27   0.02
D Borkowski                    3     3   3   3    0   4   1   4.40   12   41-28   13· 8· 7    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
B Lidge                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.49    3    9-7     5· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   9    6   9   2          46  162-95   54·14·27   17·10· 4· 0          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: F Nieve (2; M Matheny).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 36,327.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 82° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. R Winn               RF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. R Durham             2B    3. M Lamb               1B 
4. S Finley             CF    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. M Sweeney            LF    5. P Wilson             LF 
6. P Feliz              3B    6. B Ausmus             C  
7. M Matheny            C     7. O Palmeiro           RF 
8. J Vizcaino           1B    8. A Everett            SS 
9. M Morris             P     9. F Nieve              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-3  12-  3   19%  90% R Durham        F Nieve         Home Run (Fly Ball); Winn Scores; Vizquel Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  1    8%  67% R Durham        F Nieve         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Winn Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  2   -6%  59% B Ausmus        M Morris        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   1  1-2  1-3  2    6%  73% M Sweeney       F Nieve         Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Finley to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    5%  59% O Vizquel       F Nieve         Walk; Winn to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Fernando Nieve facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  R Winn          Walk
          1--  5   59%  O Vizquel       Walk; Winn to 2B
   R      12-  1   67%  R Durham        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Winn Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizquel to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   66%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vizquel Scores
   O      1--  4   64%  P Feliz         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   60%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  W Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  1   66%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF
          -2-  6   65%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      12-  4   69%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fernando Nieve facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   67%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   69%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   68%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  5   65%  R Winn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   59%  B Ausmus        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     -2-  1   58%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Palmeiro out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---  6   60%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   61%  F Nieve         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Fernando Nieve facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   64%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--  5   69%  R Durham        Walk; Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizquel to 3B
   R      1-3  2   73%  M Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Finley to 2B
   O      12-  5   70%  P Feliz         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      12-  1   66%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   69%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
          ---  6   65%  W Taveras       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   69%  M Lamb          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   72%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fernando Nieve facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   70%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   72%  M Morris        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   70%  R Winn          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   72%  O Vizquel       Single to P/Bunt; Winn to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   90%  R Durham        Home Run (Fly Ball); Winn Scores; Vizquel Scores
          ---  3   91%  S Finley        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   91%  M Sweeney       Walk; Finley to 2B
   R      12-  4   95%  P Feliz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Finley Scores/unER; Sweeney to 3B; Feliz to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   95%  M Matheny       Intentional Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces Fernando Nieve pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   94%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   95%  P Wilson        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   96%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      --- 10   96%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Trever Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   96%  M Morris        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   98%  R Winn          Single to LF (Fly Ball); Morris to 3B
   O      1-3  7   97%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   96%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   95%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   96%  A Everett       Lineout: 3B
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  J McEwing       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   97%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Borkowski facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Joe McEwing pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  P Feliz         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   97%  W Taveras       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   98%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   98%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  P Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   99%  O Palmeiro      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Borkowski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   99%  R Durham        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   99%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1  100%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Durham Scores
                  Jason Ellison pinch runs for Mark Sweeney batting 5th
   RR     -2-  3  100%  P Feliz         Home Run (Fly Ball); Ellison Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Ellison moves to LF
          ---  6  100%  A Everett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
          1--  7  100%  E Bruntlett     Walk; Everett to 2B
   OO     12-  3  100%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Everett to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 10-1, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Eric Bruntlett moves to 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Daniel Ortmeier pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Ortmeier      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  100%  R Winn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-10, Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Kline replaces Randy Winn pitching and batting 1st; Daniel Ortmeier moves to RF
          ---  6  100%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4  100%  P Wilson        Walk; Lamb to 2B
                  Scott Munter replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 1st
   OO     12-  3  100%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 1.

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