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Standings
CLE
@BAL		2
5
TEX
@BOS		2
7
OAK
@CHW		5
7
DET
@KCR		1
0
NYY
@MIL		5
11
CAL
@SEA		10
2
MIN
@TOR		1
11
CIN
@LAD		0
2
CHC
@NYM		1
3
MON
@PIT		2
3		 
(10)
ATL
@SDP		1
4
HOU
@SFG		13
10
PHI
@STL		2
0
Tuesday, August 2, 1988 7:35
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 21,457, Time of Game: 3:22
Astros
13
57-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Giants
10
57-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
W: Danny Darwin (5-9)
L: Ron Davis (0-1)
S: Dave Smith (18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          4  0  0   4  0  0   0  4  1   13 18  0
Giants          2  6  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   10 11  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Hatcher CF-LF 5 2 2 0 1 1 .275 .687 26 14 0.027 1.05 0.102 -0.075 0.4 2 0
Bill Doran 2B 5 3 4 4 0 0 .278 .728 14 8 0.629 1.66 0.636 -0.007 5.3 1 5 HR
Terry Puhl LF-RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .349 .893 24 16 0.281 1.83 0.360 -0.078 2.2 2 0 2B,SB
Kevin Bass RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .268 .733 14 10 -0.184 1.56 0.000 -0.184 -1.6 1 0 SF
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Buddy Bell 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 .250 .658 17 12 0.231 1.13 0.273 -0.041 3.1 10 0 HR
Ken Caminiti 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .238 .667 20 14 -0.077 0.89 0.061 -0.138 -0.1 0 6 2B,GDP
Rafael Ramirez SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 .258 .648 15 8 0.022 0.44 0.043 -0.020 0.8 1 2 HR
Alex Trevino C 4 1 0 0 1 1 .235 .702 22 11 -0.076 0.67 0.008 -0.083 -0.8 8 0
Bob Knepper P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .135 2 1 -0.015 0.63 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 0
   Danny Darwin P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .071 .189 4 4 -0.017 0.90 0.014 -0.032 -0.0 0 0
   Gerald Young PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .258 .681 9 6 0.069 0.91 0.070 0.000 0.2 2 0
Team Totals 43 13 18 12 2 5 .419 1.109 167 104 0.890 1.15 1.567 -0.673 9.3 27 13
2B: T Puhl (5, off R Reuschel); K Caminiti (1, off R Reuschel).
HR: B Bell (4, off R Davis; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Doran (7, off R Bockus; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Ramirez (4, off R Samuels; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: K Bass (2, off R Reuschel).
TB: B Doran 7; B Bell 6; R Ramirez 6; T Puhl 4; K Caminiti 2; B Hatcher 2; G Young; D Darwin.
GIDP: K Caminiti (1).
RBI: B Doran 4 (49); B Bell 3 (27); T Puhl 2 (13); K Bass (48); R Ramirez (40); K Caminiti (5).
2-out RBI: B Doran 4; B Bell 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Ramirez-B Doran-B Bell; B Doran-R Ramirez-B Bell.
Baserunning
SB: T Puhl (16, 2nd base off C Lefferts/B Melvin).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .287 .771 26 15 0.173 1.54 0.251 -0.078 2.6 5 0
Robby Thompson 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 .299 .775 16 10 0.063 1.75 0.163 -0.101 0.6 2 2
Will Clark 1B 3 0 1 3 0 1 .282 .939 26 15 0.028 1.46 0.103 -0.075 0.7 8 0 2·SF
Kevin Mitchell 3B 5 1 1 3 0 1 .239 .762 19 12 0.076 1.25 0.211 -0.135 1.3 1 1 HR,GDP
Candy Maldonado RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .683 12 11 -0.043 0.45 0.000 -0.043 -0.5 0 0
Bob Melvin C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .226 .660 16 12 0.033 0.50 0.052 -0.020 0.5 5 0
Donell Nixon LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .916 6 4 0.069 1.75 0.069 0.000 0.6 2 0
   Mike Aldrete PH-LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .711 15 9 -0.020 0.60 0.014 -0.034 0.3 1 0
Chris Speier SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .244 .733 14 8 0.134 1.06 0.160 -0.026 0.7 3 5 2B,SB,GDP
Rick Reuschel P 1 1 0 0 0 0 .122 .289 1 1 -0.085 3.07 0.000 -0.085 -0.7 0 0
   Randy Bockus P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 6 4 -0.011 0.41 0.000 -0.011 -0.3 0 0
   Craig Lefferts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ernie Riles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .644 6 4 -0.040 1.77 0.000 -0.040 -0.3
   Ron Davis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Samuels P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Harry Spilman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .171 .599 2 2 0.015 0.36 0.015 0.000 0.8
Team Totals 34 10 11 9 4 7 .324 .816 165 107 0.392 1.20 1.038 -0.648 6.3 27 9
2B: C Speier (7, off L Andersen).
HR: K Mitchell (16, off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: W Clark 2 (7, 1 off D Smith, 1 off D Darwin).
TB: K Mitchell 4; C Speier 3; B Butler 2; B Melvin 2; H Spilman; D Nixon; W Clark; R Thompson.
GIDP: K Mitchell (7); C Speier (5).
RBI: W Clark 3 (84); K Mitchell 3 (60); R Thompson (35); B Butler (32); H Spilman (3).
2-out RBI: K Mitchell 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-R Thompson-W Clark.
Baserunning
SB: C Speier (3, 2nd base off D Darwin/A Trevino).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Knepper 1.1 4 6 6 3 0 0 3.40 10 38 21 14 2 5 5 2 2 0 19 -0.352 1.76 -3.6
Danny Darwin, W (5-9) 5.2 4 2 2 1 5 1 4.40 21 89 59 33 17 9 6 9 3 0 3 3 -0.066 1.14 -1.5
Larry Andersen 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.44 6 22 15 6 5 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.061 0.35 -1.9
Dave Smith, S (18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82 3 16 12 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0.086 1.22 0.7
Team Totals 9 11 10 10 4 7 1 10.00 40 165 107 60 28 19 14 15 5 0 19 5 4 -0.393 1.15 -6.3
L Andersen faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reuschel 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 3.14 11 41 25 16 2 7 4 7 3 0 30 -0.308 0.93 -3.2
Randy Bockus 1.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 4.78 9 29 15 11 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 -0.331 0.69 -3.3
Craig Lefferts 2.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 11 31 21 14 1 6 3 8 7 0 0 0 0.142 1.46 0.9
Ron Davis, L (0-1) 2 5 4 4 0 4 1 18.00 11 53 35 16 10 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 -0.389 1.83 -3.2
Roger Samuels 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.00 4 13 8 5 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.005 0.02 -0.6
Team Totals 9 18 13 13 2 5 3 13.00 46 167 104 62 13 29 16 23 10 0 30 0 0 -0.891 1.20 -9.3
Balks: B Knepper (2).
WP: R Reuschel (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 21,457.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Billy Hatcher CF 1 Brett Butler CF
2 Bill Doran 2B 2 Robby Thompson 2B
3 Terry Puhl LF 3 Will Clark 1B
4 Kevin Bass RF 4 Kevin Mitchell 3B
5 Buddy Bell 1B 5 Candy Maldonado RF
6 Ken Caminiti 3B 6 Bob Melvin C
7 Rafael Ramirez SS 7 Donell Nixon LF
8 Alex Trevino C 8 Chris Speier SS
9 Bob Knepper P 9 Rick Reuschel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 4-8 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR HOU B. Doran R. Bockus 33% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Trevino Scores; Darwin Scores; Hatcher Scores
b2 5-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RRR SFG K. Mitchell D. Darwin -21% 11% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores
t8 9-8 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR HOU B. Bell R. Davis 19% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores; Puhl Scores
t8 8-8 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  R HOU T. Puhl R. Davis 18% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Doran to 3B
t8 8-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU B. Doran R. Davis 15% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Hatcher R. Reuschel 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel 10% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hatcher to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU T. Puhl R. Reuschel 11% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hatcher Scores; Doran to 3B
t1 1-0 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RO HOU K. Bass R. Reuschel -1% 73% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Doran Scores
t1 2-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Bell R. Reuschel 4% 76% Single to P (Ground Ball); Puhl to 3B
t1 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU K. Caminiti R. Reuschel 4% 81% Wild Pitch; Puhl Scores; Bell to 2B
t1 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti R. Reuschel 6% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bell Scores
t1 4-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU R. Ramirez R. Reuschel -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Caminiti to 3B
t1 4-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O HOU A. Trevino R. Reuschel -2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG B. Butler B. Knepper -3% 81% Walk
b1 0-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  SFG R. Thompson B. Knepper -5% 76% Walk; Butler to 2B
b1 0-4 0 12- SFG W. Clark B. Knepper -4% 72% Balk; Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B
b1 0-4 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R SFG W. Clark B. Knepper -8% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Butler Scores; Thompson to 3B
b1 1-4 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO SFG K. Mitchell B. Knepper 8% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Thompson Scores/No RBI
b1 2-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado B. Knepper 1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
t2 4-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Knepper R. Reuschel -2% 71% Flyball: LF
t2 4-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Reuschel -1% 70% Popfly: SS
t2 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel -1% 69% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
b2 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG B. Melvin B. Knepper -4% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 2-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  SFG D. Nixon B. Knepper -7% 58% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Melvin to 2B
b2 2-4 0 12- 5,(3-1)  SFG C. Speier B. Knepper -10% 49% Walk; Melvin to 3B; Nixon to 2B
b2 2-4 0 123 1,(0-0)  O SFG R. Reuschel B. Knepper 8% 57% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Nixon to 3B; Speier to 2B; Reuschel to 1B
b2 2-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  R SFG B. Butler B. Knepper -11% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nixon Scores; Speier to 3B; Reuschel to 2B
Danny Darwin replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
b2 3-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  R SFG R. Thompson D. Darwin -11% 34% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Speier Scores; Reuschel to 3B; Butler to 2B
b2 4-4 1 123 4,(3-0)  RO SFG W. Clark D. Darwin -2% 32% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Reuschel Scores; Butler to 3B; Thompson to 2B
b2 5-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RRR SFG K. Mitchell D. Darwin -21% 11% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores; Thompson Scores
b2 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Darwin 0% 11% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 8.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Giants' Randy Bockus facing 3-4-5
Randy Bockus replaces Rick Reuschel pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Bockus -1% 10% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Bass R. Bockus -1% 9% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Bell R. Bockus -1% 8% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-4, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 6-7-8
b3 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG B. Melvin D. Darwin -1% 7% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Donell Nixon (LF) batting 7th
b3 8-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  SFG M. Aldrete D. Darwin -1% 6% Walk; Melvin to 2B
b3 8-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO SFG C. Speier D. Darwin 3% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Melvin to 3B
b3 8-4 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O SFG R. Bockus D. Darwin 1% 10% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 8.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-8, Giants' Randy Bockus facing 6-7-8
Mike Aldrete moves from PH to LF
t4 4-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Bockus -1% 8% Flyball: LF
t4 4-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Ramirez R. Bockus -1% 7% Flyball: CF
t4 4-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU A. Trevino R. Bockus 1% 8% Walk
t4 4-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU D. Darwin R. Bockus 1% 10% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Trevino to 2B
t4 4-8 2 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Hatcher R. Bockus 3% 12% Walk; Trevino to 3B; Darwin to 2B
t4 4-8 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR HOU B. Doran R. Bockus 33% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Trevino Scores; Darwin Scores; Hatcher Scores
Craig Lefferts replaces Randy Bockus pitching and batting 9th
t4 8-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Puhl C. Lefferts 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 8-8 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU K. Bass C. Lefferts 1% 49% Puhl Steals 2B
t4 8-8 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Bass C. Lefferts -4% 44% Lineout: SS
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 8-8, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
b4 8-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG B. Butler D. Darwin 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 8-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG R. Thompson D. Darwin 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 8-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG W. Clark D. Darwin 1% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Giants' Craig Lefferts facing 5-6-7
t5 8-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Bell C. Lefferts 5% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 8-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO HOU K. Caminiti C. Lefferts -10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 8-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Ramirez C. Lefferts 2% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t5 8-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Trevino C. Lefferts -3% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 8-8, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
b5 8-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG K. Mitchell D. Darwin 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b5 8-8 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Darwin 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b5 8-8 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O SFG B. Melvin D. Darwin 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Giants' Craig Lefferts facing 9-1-2
t6 8-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Darwin C. Lefferts -3% 47% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t6 8-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Hatcher C. Lefferts 4% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 8-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Doran C. Lefferts 5% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hatcher to 2B
t6 8-8 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Puhl C. Lefferts -6% 49% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
t6 8-8 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Bass C. Lefferts -6% 43% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 8-8, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
b6 8-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O SFG M. Aldrete D. Darwin 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG C. Speier D. Darwin -4% 43% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
Ernie Riles pinch hits for Craig Lefferts (P) batting 9th
b6 8-8 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O SFG E. Riles D. Darwin 4% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b6 8-8 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  SFG B. Butler D. Darwin -2% 45% Speier Steals 2B
b6 8-8 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O SFG B. Butler D. Darwin 5% 50% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Giants' Ron Davis facing 5-6-7
Ron Davis replaces Ernie Riles (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Bell R. Davis -4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 8-8 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Davis -3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Ramirez R. Davis 2% 46% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t7 8-8 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Trevino R. Davis -4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 8-8, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
b7 8-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG R. Thompson D. Darwin 4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG W. Clark D. Darwin 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG K. Mitchell D. Darwin 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Giants' Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
Gerald Young pinch hits for Danny Darwin (P) batting 9th
t8 8-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU G. Young R. Davis 7% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t8 8-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Davis -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU B. Doran R. Davis 15% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Young to 3B
t8 8-8 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  R HOU T. Puhl R. Davis 18% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Doran to 3B
t8 9-8 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Bass R. Davis -6% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Puhl to 2B
t8 9-8 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR HOU B. Bell R. Davis 19% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Doran Scores; Puhl Scores
t8 12-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Davis -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 8-12, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
Larry Andersen replaces Kevin Bass (RF) pitching and batting 4th
Billy Hatcher moves from CF to LF
Gerald Young moves from PH to CF
Terry Puhl moves from LF to RF
b8 8-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG C. Maldonado L. Andersen 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-12 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Melvin L. Andersen 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-12 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG M. Aldrete L. Andersen 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Giants 8.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-8, Giants' Roger Samuels facing 7-8-9
Roger Samuels replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 9th
t9 12-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU R. Ramirez R. Samuels 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 13-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU A. Trevino R. Samuels -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 13-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU G. Young R. Samuels -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 13-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hatcher R. Samuels -0% 99% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 13, Giants 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 8-13, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 8-9-1
b9 8-13 0 --- 5,(2-2)  SFG C. Speier L. Andersen -1% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Roger Samuels (P) batting 9th
b9 8-13 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R SFG H. Spilman L. Andersen -2% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Speier Scores
b9 9-13 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG B. Butler L. Andersen -6% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Spilman to 3B
Dave Smith replaces Larry Andersen pitching and batting 4th
b9 9-13 0 1-3 4,(0-2)  O SFG R. Thompson D. Smith 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 9-13 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  SFG W. Clark D. Smith -1% 95% Defensive Indifference; Butler to 2B
b9 9-13 1 -23 9,(3-2)  RO SFG W. Clark D. Smith 4% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Spilman Scores; Butler to 3B
b9 10-13 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O SFG K. Mitchell D. Smith 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 13, Giants 10.

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