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Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,707 |
Wednesday, August 12, 1981 Time of Game: 2:51 |
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Astros
5
30-30
Won 1
3rd, 8 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Astros 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 14 2
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 7 1
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Giants
4
28-34
Lost 1
5th, 11 GB
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Batting Stats
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Scott CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .579 4 0 CS J Pittman 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .314 .754 3 3 2B,SB,CS C Cedeno 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .758 9 0 J Cruz LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .279 .792 2 0 A Howe 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .327 .850 1 1 L Pujols C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 .672 4 0 K Garcia PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 .551 0 1 T Puhl RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 .274 .715 0 0 SH D Thon SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .182 .522 2 3 2·2B H Spilman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .582 0 0 A Ashby C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .675 1 1 V Ruhle P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .958 0 1 SH J Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 D Walling PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .225 .720 0 0 D Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 B Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 14 0 2 2 27 11
Batting Events
2B: D Thon 2 (3, 1 off A Holland, 1 off V Blue); J Pittman (3, off F Breining).
SH: T Puhl (3, off A Holland); V Ruhle (2, off V Blue).
TB: D Thon 4; J Pittman 3; T Puhl 3; J Cruz 2; A Howe; T Scott; L Pujols; D Walling; C Cedeno.
RBI: D Thon (3); J Cruz (38); T Scott (20); D Walling (14); A Howe (18).
2-out RBI: A Howe; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Sambito-D Thon-C Cedeno.
E: K Garcia (5); D Thon (5).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Pittman (2, 2nd base off V Blue/M May).
CS: T Scott (8, 2nd base by V Blue/M May); J Pittman (4, 3rd base by F Breining POCS).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .761 2 1 E Cabell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 .603 10 0 2B,GDP J Clark RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .685 1 0 D Evans 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .239 .757 1 3 HR L Herndon LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 .782 1 0 J Martin CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .231 .624 6 0 HR M May C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .733 4 1 SH J LeMaster SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .596 2 4 J Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .637 0 0 V Blue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .530 0 1 F Breining P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1 J Leonard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .443 0 0 A Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0 SH G Minton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2 D Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .692 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 0 1 5 27 13
Batting Events
2B: E Cabell (12, off V Ruhle).
HR: D Evans (10, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Martin (3, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: A Holland (5, off J Sambito); M May (2, off B Smith).
TB: J Martin 4; D Evans 4; E Cabell 2; L Herndon 2; J Clark; J LeMaster.
GIDP: E Cabell (4).
RBI: D Evans 2 (33); J Martin (14); J Clark (26).
2-out RBI: J Martin.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: D Evans (9).
Pitching Stats
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA V Ruhle 5.2 6 4 4 0 4 2 3.29 24 - · · 7· 7· 0· 6 45 - 0.92 -0.23 J Sambito, W (3-3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.53 5 - · · 2· 1· 1· 1 0-0 1.92 0.10 D Smith, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 3 - · · 2· 1· 0· 0 0-0 1.91 0.13 B Smith, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 4 - · · 3· 0· 0· 0 0-0 4.78 0.17 Totals 9 7 4 4 1 5 2 36 - · · 14· 9· 1· 7 -
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 V Blue 2.2 6 3 3 0 1 0 2.36 13 - · · 5· 1· 0· 6 35 - 0.89 -0.23 F Breining 2.1 4 1 0 1 0 0 2.27 11 - · · 2· 4· 0· 4 2-0 0.70 0.00 A Holland, L (3-3) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.04 10 - · · 2· 4· 0· 3 0-0 1.15 -0.04 G Minton 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.61 7 - · · 3· 2· 0· 1 1-1 1.79 -0.06 Totals 9 14 5 4 2 2 0 41 - · · 12·11· 0·14 3-1
Balks: None.
WP: A Holland (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Breining (1; J Pittman, 3rd base (CS)).
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Lanny Harris.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 8,707.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Tony Scott CF 1. Joe Morgan 2B 2. Joe Pittman 2B 2. Enos Cabell 1B 3. Cesar Cedeno 1B 3. Jack Clark RF 4. Jose Cruz LF 4. Darrell Evans 3B 5. Art Howe 3B 5. Larry Herndon LF 6. Luis Pujols C 6. Jerry Martin CF 7. Terry Puhl RF 7. Milt May C 8. Dickie Thon SS 8. Johnnie LeMaster SS 9. Vern Ruhle P 9. Vida Blue P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b6 | 2 | --- | R | -21% | 48% | 3-4 | SFG | J. Martin | V. Ruhle | Home Run | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -19% | 67% | 1-4 | SFG | D. Evans | V. Ruhle | Home Run; Clark Scores | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 15% | 80% | 4-4 | HOU | D. Walling | G. Minton | Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Spilman to 2B | |
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | R | 15% | 69% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Thon | V. Blue | Double to LF; Puhl Scores | |
| b7 | 1 | 12- | OO | 14% | 50% | 4-4 | SFG | E. Cabell | J. Sambito | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Scott | V. Blue | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Pittman | V. Blue | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | V. Blue | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Morgan | V. Ruhle | Flyball: CF | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 49% | 0-0 | SFG | E. Cabell | V. Ruhle | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Clark | V. Ruhle | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | V. Blue | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Howe | V. Blue | Strikeout | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | L. Pujols | V. Blue | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | SFG | D. Evans | V. Ruhle | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | -3% | 45% | 0-0 | SFG | L. Herndon | V. Ruhle | Single to RF | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 48% | 0-0 | SFG | J. Martin | V. Ruhle | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 50% | 0-0 | SFG | M. May | V. Ruhle | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | V. Blue | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | R | 15% | 69% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Thon | V. Blue | Double to LF; Puhl Scores | |
| t3 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 68% | 1-0 | HOU | V. Ruhle | V. Blue | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thon to 3B | |
| t3 | 1 | --3 | R | 6% | 74% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Scott | V. Blue | Single to CF; Thon Scores | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 71% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Pittman | V. Blue | Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | 1% | 72% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Pittman | V. Blue | Single to LF | ||
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 73% | 2-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | V. Blue | Pittman Steals 2B | ||
| t3 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 74% | 2-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | V. Blue | Single to 3B; Pittman to 3B | ||
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | R | 8% | 82% | 2-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | V. Blue | Single to LF; Pittman Scores; Cedeno to 2B | |
| Fred Breining replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t3 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 80% | 3-0 | HOU | A. Howe | F. Breining | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 82% | 0-3 | SFG | J. LeMaster | V. Ruhle | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 83% | 0-3 | SFG | F. Breining | V. Ruhle | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 84% | 0-3 | SFG | J. Morgan | V. Ruhle | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Fred Breining facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | 2% | 86% | 3-0 | HOU | L. Pujols | F. Breining | Walk | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | 3% | 88% | 3-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | F. Breining | Single to RF; Pujols to 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | 12- | O | -2% | 86% | 3-0 | HOU | D. Thon | F. Breining | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 1 | 12- | O | -2% | 84% | 3-0 | HOU | V. Ruhle | F. Breining | Foul Flyball: C | |
| t4 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 82% | 3-0 | HOU | T. Scott | F. Breining | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 84% | 0-3 | SFG | E. Cabell | V. Ruhle | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 85% | 0-3 | SFG | J. Clark | V. Ruhle | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 86% | 0-3 | SFG | D. Evans | V. Ruhle | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Fred Breining facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 3% | 89% | 3-0 | HOU | J. Pittman | F. Breining | Double to LF | ||
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | -4% | 85% | 3-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | F. Breining | Pittman Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B) | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 3-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | F. Breining | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | 1% | 86% | 3-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | F. Breining | Single to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E5 | ||
| t5 | 2 | -2- | R | 5% | 91% | 3-0 | HOU | A. Howe | F. Breining | Single to CF; Cruz Scores/unER | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 91% | 4-0 | HOU | L. Pujols | F. Breining | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | -3% | 87% | 0-4 | SFG | L. Herndon | V. Ruhle | Single to CF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 90% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Martin | V. Ruhle | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | -3% | 87% | 0-4 | SFG | M. May | V. Ruhle | Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Herndon to 2B; May to 1B | ||
| b5 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 91% | 0-4 | SFG | J. LeMaster | V. Ruhle | Strikeout | |
| Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Fred Breining (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | 3% | 94% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Leonard | V. Ruhle | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Al Holland facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Al Holland replaces Jeffrey Leonard (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 1% | 94% | 4-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Holland | Single to CF | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | 2% | 97% | 4-0 | HOU | D. Thon | A. Holland | Double to RF; Puhl to 3B | ||
| t6 | 0 | -23 | O | -1% | 96% | 4-0 | HOU | V. Ruhle | A. Holland | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 1 | -23 | O | -2% | 94% | 4-0 | HOU | T. Scott | A. Holland | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t6 | 2 | -23 | O | -1% | 93% | 4-0 | HOU | J. Pittman | A. Holland | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 94% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Morgan | V. Ruhle | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | -3% | 91% | 0-4 | SFG | E. Cabell | V. Ruhle | Double to LF | ||
| b6 | 1 | -2- | R | -5% | 86% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Clark | V. Ruhle | Single to CF; Cabell Scores | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -19% | 67% | 1-4 | SFG | D. Evans | V. Ruhle | Home Run; Clark Scores | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 70% | 3-4 | SFG | L. Herndon | V. Ruhle | Flyball: 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | R | -21% | 48% | 3-4 | SFG | J. Martin | V. Ruhle | Home Run | |
| Joe Sambito replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 50% | 4-4 | SFG | M. May | J. Sambito | Lineout: 2B | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Giants' Al Holland facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -4% | 46% | 4-4 | HOU | C. Cedeno | A. Holland | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 44% | 4-4 | HOU | J. Cruz | A. Holland | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | -2% | 42% | 4-4 | HOU | A. Howe | A. Holland | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -6% | 36% | 4-4 | SFG | J. LeMaster | J. Sambito | Single to SS | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 38% | 4-4 | SFG | A. Holland | J. Sambito | Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B | |
| b7 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 36% | 4-4 | SFG | J. Morgan | J. Sambito | Walk | ||
| b7 | 1 | 12- | OO | 14% | 50% | 4-4 | SFG | E. Cabell | J. Sambito | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Giants' Al Holland facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 7% | 57% | 4-4 | HOU | L. Pujols | A. Holland | Single to RF | ||
| Kiko Garcia pinch runs for Luis Pujols (C) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | 7% | 64% | 4-4 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Holland | Wild Pitch; Garcia to 2B | ||
| t8 | 0 | -2- | O | -0% | 64% | 4-4 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Holland | Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Garcia to 3B | |
| Greg Minton replaces Al Holland pitching and batting 9th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Dickie Thon (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | --3 | 2% | 65% | 4-4 | HOU | H. Spilman | G. Minton | Walk | ||
| Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 15% | 80% | 4-4 | HOU | D. Walling | G. Minton | Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Spilman to 2B | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | -3% | 77% | 5-4 | HOU | T. Scott | G. Minton | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Spilman to 3B | |
| t8 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 73% | 5-4 | HOU | J. Pittman | G. Minton | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Dave Smith facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Dave Smith replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Alan Ashby replaces Harry Spilman (PH) playing C batting 8th; Kiko Garcia moves from PR to SS | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 6% | 79% | 4-5 | SFG | J. Clark | D. Smith | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 4% | 83% | 4-5 | SFG | D. Evans | D. Smith | Flyball: CF | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 86% | 4-5 | SFG | L. Herndon | D. Smith | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Giants' Greg Minton facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 5-4 | HOU | C. Cedeno | G. Minton | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 5-4 | HOU | J. Cruz | G. Minton | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 5-4 | HOU | A. Howe | G. Minton | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Billy Smith facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| Billy Smith replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -13% | 69% | 4-5 | SFG | J. Martin | B. Smith | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball) | ||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 74% | 4-5 | SFG | M. May | B. Smith | Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Martin to 2B | |
| Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | -2- | O | 13% | 87% | 4-5 | SFG | J. Wohlford | B. Smith | Strikeout | |
| Dave Bergman pinch hits for Greg Minton (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 2 | -2- | O | 13% | 100% | 4-5 | SFG | D. Bergman | B. Smith | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. | |||||||||||
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