May 16, 2007 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
NYY 3 NYY 8
@CHW 1 CLE 7
MIN 1 KCR 4
@OAK 3 LAA 5
@SEA 0 TBD 11
TEX 8 TOR 2
BAL 1 COL 5
ARI 3 HOU 2
SFG 1 LAD 5
STL 4 NYM 8
CHC 1 PHI 6
MIL 2 FLA 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 33,533

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Giants

19-20

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

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

W: C Sampson (4-3), L: N Lowry (4-4), S: D Wheeler (9)

Astros

20-19

Won 4

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .809   11    1   0   
F Lewis RF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .435 1.241   11    4   0   3B
R Klesko 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .764   18   11   1   2B
B Bonds LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .301 1.210   17    1   0   
R Durham 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .745   10    4   2   GDP
B Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .779   11    3   0   
P Feliz 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .735   13    0   3   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .594    9    0   4   
N Lowry P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .325    8    0   4   
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   6              108   24  14

BATTING

2B: R Klesko (3, off C Sampson).

3B: F Lewis (2, off C Sampson).

TB: F Lewis 3; R Winn 2; R Klesko 2; B Bonds; N Lowry; R Durham.

GIDP: R Durham (7).

RBI: R Klesko (10).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-R Durham-R Klesko.

E: R Durham (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .715   11    1   2   
M Loretta 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .348  .797   11    3   1   
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .821   12    5   2   GDP
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .327  .923   18    1   0   
J Lane RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .663    9    4   0   
H Pence CF                    4   1   4   1    0   0  .355 1.071   13    0   0   HR,SB
A Everett SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .203  .547   17    5   2   
B Ausmus C                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .281  .740   23    6   0   
C Sampson P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    6    2   1   SH
  M Ensberg PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .641    3    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Scott PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .798    4    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    4   3              127   27   8

BATTING

HR: H Pence (4, off N Lowry; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: C Sampson (3, off N Lowry).

TB: H Pence 7; B Ausmus; M Loretta; L Berkman; A Everett.

GIDP: L Berkman (3).

RBI: H Pence (15); M Loretta (10).

2-out RBI: M Loretta.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Pence (2, 2nd base off N Lowry/B Molina).

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
N Lowry, L (4-4)               8     8   2   2    4   3   1   3.04   36  125-79   47· 7·25   17· 6· 6· 0     57    -     0.96   0.14
Totals                         8     8   2   2    4   3   1          36  125-79   47· 7·25   17· 6· 6· 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
C Sampson, W (4-3)             6     7   1   1    1   3   0   3.56   25   83-59   34· 5·20    8· 7· 6· 0     56    -     1.19   0.26
B Lidge, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3    5-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.27   0.10
T Miller, H (5)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    3   11-8     5· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
D Wheeler, S (9)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.79    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   6   0          34  108-78   46· 6·26    9·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 33,533.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. R Winn               CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. F Lewis              RF    2. M Loretta            3B 
3. R Klesko             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. B Bonds              LF    4. C Lee                LF 
5. R Durham             2B    5. J Lane               RF 
6. B Molina             C     6. H Pence              CF 
7. P Feliz              3B    7. A Everett            SS 
8. O Vizquel            SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. N Lowry              P     9. C Sampson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-1  ---  1   13%  66% H Pence         N Lowry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  5   11%  53% M Loretta       N Lowry         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
   t 6   2  2-1  1-3  4    8%  74% P Feliz         C Sampson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  5    8%  45% R Durham        C Sampson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  2    7%  91% R Durham        D Wheeler       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   46%  F Lewis         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      --3  3   39%  R Klesko        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lewis Scores
          -2-  6   37%  B Bonds         Walk
   OO     12-  5   45%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Noah Lowry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   41%  M Loretta       Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1   40%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   42%  B Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   43%  P Feliz         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  2   44%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Noah Lowry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   42%  C Lee           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   40%  J Lane          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   41%  H Pence         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   39%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Sampson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   41%  N Lowry         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   39%  R Winn          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   41%  F Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   44%  R Klesko        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Noah Lowry facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   48%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   46%  C Sampson       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  1   42%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      -2-  5   53%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ausmus Scores
          1--  7   55%  L Berkman       Walk; Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  C Lee           Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Sampson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  R Durham        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   56%  B Molina        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Noah Lowry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  J Lane          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  1   66%  H Pence         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   69%  A Everett       Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Everett to 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  C Sampson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   67%  P Feliz         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   69%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   68%  N Lowry         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   65%  R Winn          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lowry to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  F Lewis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Noah Lowry facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   74%  C Biggio        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   71%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   66%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   70%  R Klesko        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   65%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   60%  R Durham        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  B Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3  4   74%  P Feliz         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Noah Lowry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   72%  C Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   70%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   71%  H Pence         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   74%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pence to 3B
          1-3  7   76%  B Ausmus        Walk; Everett to 2B
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Chris Sampson batting 9th
   O      123  3   69%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   74%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   77%  N Lowry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Noah Lowry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   77%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   75%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   76%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   74%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Trever Miller replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   80%  F Lewis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   84%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Noah Lowry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   85%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   87%  H Pence         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   85%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
          1--      86%  B Ausmus        Pence Steals 2B
          -2-  8   86%  " "             Walk
                  Luke Scott pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      12-  4   83%  L Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Dan Wheeler facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Luke Scott pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  R Durham        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  B Molina        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  P Feliz         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200705160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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