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TOR
@BAL		8
1
CLE
@BOS		4
7
MIN
@CHW		1
0
OAK
@KCR		14
6
SEA
@MIL		1
2		 
(11)
DET
@NYY		2
3
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@TEX		5
3
CIN
@LAD		5
2
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@MON		7
3
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@PIT		2
5
ATL
@SDP		5
4		 
(11)
HOU
@SFG		4
3		 
(12)
CHC
@STL		2
6
Friday, September 9, 1988 7:35
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 13,670, Time of Game: 3:38
Astros
4
76-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
 at Giants
3
71-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
W: Danny Darwin (7-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    4 13  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    3 10  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .672 22 15 -0.036 1.09 0.093 -0.129 -0.6 6 0 CS
Bill Doran 2B 6 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .693 18 12 -0.008 1.09 0.109 -0.117 0.2 1 5 2B
Kevin Bass RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .713 14 11 -0.007 0.86 0.061 -0.068 0.2 2 0
Glenn Davis 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .279 .847 23 15 0.011 1.07 0.106 -0.095 0.9 13 0 2B,HBP
Buddy Bell 3B 5 0 1 0 1 1 .239 .631 17 10 -0.028 0.81 0.047 -0.075 -1.0 1 1
   Craig Smajstrla PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ken Caminiti 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .510 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Puhl LF 6 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .808 14 11 -0.059 1.28 0.070 -0.129 -1.0 0 0
Alan Ashby C 5 1 2 1 1 1 .262 .757 14 8 0.379 1.45 0.422 -0.043 1.5 10 0 2B
Rafael Ramirez SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 .258 .638 22 14 -0.139 1.09 0.020 -0.159 -1.4 3 6 2B,GDP
Bob Knepper P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .114 .263 9 4 0.102 0.85 0.120 -0.018 0.7 0 2
   Larry Andersen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 1 1 -0.008 0.28 0.000 -0.008 -0.3 0 1
   Juan Agosto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 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
   Cameron Drew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 4 -0.053 2.19 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
   Danny Darwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 49 4 13 4 3 3 .265 .668 159 105 0.154 1.08 1.048 -0.894 -1.0 36 15
2B: B Doran (17, off R Reuschel); G Davis (22, off S Garrelts); R Ramirez (25, off R Reuschel); A Ashby (10, off R Reuschel).
HBP: G Davis (10, by R Reuschel).
TB: A Ashby 3; G Davis 3; K Bass 2; B Doran 2; R Ramirez 2; G Young 2; B Knepper; T Puhl; B Bell.
GIDP: R Ramirez (13).
RBI: G Davis 2 (92); B Knepper (3); A Ashby (32).
2-out RBI: A Ashby; B Knepper.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Ramirez-B Doran-G Davis; L Andersen-R Ramirez-G Davis.
E: T Puhl (2); B Bell (15).
Baserunning
CS: G Young (22, 2nd base by S Garrelts/K Manwaring).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 .295 .800 24 17 0.108 2.14 0.298 -0.190 0.9 2 0 2B,SB
Chris Speier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .667 9 7 -0.072 0.89 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 2 3
   Kevin Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .760 6 3 -0.053 2.52 0.000 -0.053 -0.4
   Scott Garrelts P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .167 3 3 -0.074 3.27 0.000 -0.074 -0.3 0 0
   Phil Garner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 6 3 -0.054 2.32 0.000 -0.054 -0.1
Will Clark 1B 5 0 3 1 1 0 .278 .893 18 11 0.076 1.57 0.142 -0.065 1.0 11 2 IW
Candy Maldonado RF 6 0 0 0 0 3 .259 .683 25 19 -0.314 2.29 0.000 -0.314 -1.4 1 0
Joel Youngblood LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .578 9 7 0.030 0.77 0.043 -0.013 0.3 3 0
   Mike Aldrete PH-LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .278 .702 10 1 -0.009 2.91 0.068 -0.077 0.3 1 0 IW
Bob Melvin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .659 12 8 -0.055 1.73 0.091 -0.146 -1.0 1 0 GDP
   Donell Nixon PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 .791 0.073 4.41 0.073 0.000 0.2 SB
   Kirt Manwaring C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .596 9 6 -0.150 6.40 0.000 -0.150 -0.7 2 1
Matt Williams 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .710 6 5 0.000 0.52 0.014 -0.014 -0.0 4 1
   Ernie Riles PH-3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .664 12 9 0.264 2.74 0.364 -0.100 0.2 2 1 GDP
Jose Uribe SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .246 .609 20 12 -0.070 1.32 0.057 -0.127 -0.1 6 1
Rick Reuschel P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .246 6 5 -0.047 0.94 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 1 1
   Francisco Melendez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .513 4 3 0.086 1.81 0.086 0.000 0.6
   Tony Perezchica 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 5 4 -0.085 1.67 0.000 -0.085 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 45 3 10 2 4 10 .222 .530 184 123 -0.346 1.93 1.236 -1.581 -2.0 36 11
2B: B Butler (23, off B Knepper).
IBB: M Aldrete (11, by D Smith); W Clark (24, by D Smith).
TB: B Butler 3; W Clark 3; M Williams; F Melendez; B Melvin; J Uribe; E Riles.
GIDP: E Riles (7); B Melvin (5).
RBI: W Clark (97); E Riles (34).
2-out RBI: W Clark.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Williams-C Speier-W Clark.
E: W Clark (11).
Baserunning
SB: D Nixon (9, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby); B Butler (38, 2nd base off D Smith/A Ashby).

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 6 4 0 0 0 4 0 3.21 22 67 51 31 10 10 11 7 3 0 68 0.301 0.86 2.5
Larry Andersen, H (6) 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 2.63 5 25 13 9 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.087 1.34 -0.5
Juan Agosto, H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 1 6 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.074 3.21 0.6
Dave Smith, BS (5) 2.2 4 1 1 2 3 0 2.36 14 59 36 23 6 7 5 4 1 0 2 2 -0.232 3.38 -1.4
Danny Darwin, W (7-11) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.12 7 27 19 11 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.288 2.18 0.8
Team Totals 12 10 3 3 4 10 0 2.25 49 184 123 78 20 25 20 15 5 0 68 4 2 0.344 1.08 2.0
L Andersen faced 2 batters in the 8th 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 8 8 3 3 3 1 0 3.10 37 107 65 50 3 12 14 18 6 0 52 -0.091 0.80 0.3
Scott Garrelts, L (5-9) 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 3.83 16 53 40 27 7 6 5 9 2 0 0 0 -0.064 1.71 0.7
Team Totals 12 13 4 4 3 3 0 3.00 53 160 105 77 10 18 19 27 8 0 52 0 0 -0.155 1.93 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Smith (1); R Reuschel (4).
HBP: R Reuschel (5; G Davis).
IBB: D Smith 2 (8; W Clark, M Aldrete).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 13,670.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Gerald Young CF 1 Brett Butler CF
2 Bill Doran 2B 2 Chris Speier 2B
3 Kevin Bass RF 3 Will Clark 1B
4 Glenn Davis 1B 4 Candy Maldonado RF
5 Buddy Bell 3B 5 Joel Youngblood LF
6 Terry Puhl LF 6 Bob Melvin C
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Matt Williams 3B
8 Rafael Ramirez SS 8 Jose Uribe SS
9 Bob Knepper P 9 Rick Reuschel P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R SFG E. Riles D. Smith -36% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores
t12 3-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU A. Ashby S. Garrelts 35% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smajstrla Scores; Puhl to 3B
b10 3-3 2 123 9,(3-2)  O SFG K. Manwaring D. Smith 15% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU B. Knepper R. Reuschel 12% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ashby Scores; Ramirez to 2B
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel 11% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); 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 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU G. Young R. Reuschel -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel -1% 47% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Bass R. Reuschel 1% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU G. Davis R. Reuschel 1% 49% Wild Pitch; Bass to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis R. Reuschel -3% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG B. Butler B. Knepper 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG C. Speier B. Knepper 0% 48% E7 on Foul Ball
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Speier B. Knepper 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG W. Clark B. Knepper -1% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG C. Maldonado B. Knepper 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Bell R. Reuschel -2% 48% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Reuschel -1% 46% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Ashby R. Reuschel 2% 49% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Ramirez R. Reuschel 1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU B. Knepper R. Reuschel 12% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ashby Scores; Ramirez to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Young R. Reuschel -4% 58% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG J. Youngblood B. Knepper -4% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG B. Melvin B. Knepper 8% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG M. Williams B. Knepper -1% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SFG J. Uribe B. Knepper 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel -2% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU K. Bass R. Reuschel 2% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O HOU G. Davis R. Reuschel -3% 61% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Bell R. Reuschel 2% 63% Walk; Bass to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Reuschel -4% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG R. Reuschel B. Knepper 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Butler B. Knepper 2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Speier B. Knepper 1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU A. Ashby R. Reuschel 4% 68% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO HOU R. Ramirez R. Reuschel -7% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Knepper R. Reuschel -1% 60% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG W. Clark B. Knepper 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado B. Knepper 2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG J. Youngblood B. Knepper 1% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Young R. Reuschel 4% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel 11% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Young to 3B
t5 1-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  HOU K. Bass R. Reuschel 2% 82% Fielder's Choice
t5 1-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU G. Davis R. Reuschel 8% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young Scores; Doran Scores; Bass to 2B
t5 3-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Bell R. Reuschel -2% 88% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Reuschel -2% 87% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bass to 3B
t5 3-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Ashby R. Reuschel 1% 88% Walk; Puhl to 2B
t5 3-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Ramirez R. Reuschel -3% 85% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Melvin B. Knepper 2% 87% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG M. Williams B. Knepper 1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  SFG J. Uribe B. Knepper -1% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 0-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SFG R. Reuschel B. Knepper 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 9-1-2
t6 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Knepper R. Reuschel -1% 88% Popfly: 3B
t6 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Young R. Reuschel -1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 3-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU B. Doran R. Reuschel -0% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG B. Butler B. Knepper -7% 81% Double to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b6 0-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SFG C. Speier B. Knepper 5% 85% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SFG W. Clark B. Knepper 4% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado B. Knepper 3% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 3-4-5
t7 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Bass R. Reuschel -1% 91% Popfly: 3B
t7 3-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU G. Davis R. Reuschel 1% 92% Hit By Pitch
t7 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Bell R. Reuschel -1% 91% Flyball: LF
t7 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl R. Reuschel -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 5-6-7
Larry Andersen replaces Bob Knepper pitching and batting 9th
Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Joel Youngblood (LF) batting 5th
b7 0-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Aldrete L. Andersen -5% 86% Walk
b7 0-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O SFG B. Melvin L. Andersen 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
Ernie Riles pinch hits for Matt Williams (3B) batting 7th
b7 0-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG E. Riles L. Andersen 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
Ernie Riles moves from PH to 3B
Mike Aldrete moves from PH to LF
t8 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Ashby R. Reuschel -0% 94% Popfly: 2B
t8 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Ramirez R. Reuschel 1% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t8 3-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Andersen R. Reuschel -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Young R. Reuschel -1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 8-9-1
b8 0-3 0 --- 9,(3-2)  SFG J. Uribe L. Andersen -4% 89% Walk
Francisco Melendez pinch hits for Rick Reuschel (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG F. Melendez L. Andersen -9% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Uribe to 2B
Juan Agosto replaces Larry Andersen pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O SFG B. Butler J. Agosto 7% 88% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Melendez to 2B
Dave Smith replaces Juan Agosto pitching and batting 9th
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Chris Speier (2B) batting 2nd
b8 0-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O SFG K. Mitchell D. Smith 5% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R SFG W. Clark D. Smith -7% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Melendez Scores; Butler to 3B
b8 1-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R SFG C. Maldonado D. Smith -9% 76% Wild Pitch; Butler Scores; Clark to 2B
b8 2-3 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Smith 9% 86% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 2-3-4
Scott Garrelts replaces Kevin Mitchell (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Tony Perezchica replaces Francisco Melendez (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
t9 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Doran S. Garrelts -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Bass S. Garrelts -1% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 3-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  HOU G. Davis S. Garrelts 2% 85% Double to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
t9 3-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Bell S. Garrelts -2% 83% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
b9 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG M. Aldrete D. Smith 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG B. Melvin D. Smith -9% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
Donell Nixon pinch runs for Bob Melvin (C) batting 6th
b9 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG E. Riles D. Smith -7% 74% Nixon Steals 2B
b9 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R SFG E. Riles D. Smith -36% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon Scores
b9 3-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Uribe D. Smith 6% 44% Flyball: CF
b9 3-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SFG T. Perezchica D. Smith 6% 50% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 6-7-8
Kirt Manwaring replaces Donell Nixon (PR) playing C batting 6th
t10 3-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Puhl S. Garrelts -5% 45% Popfly: SS
t10 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Ashby S. Garrelts -4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t10 3-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez S. Garrelts -3% 38% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Dave Smith facing 1-2-3
b10 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG B. Butler D. Smith -8% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b10 3-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O SFG S. Garrelts D. Smith 7% 38% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b10 3-3 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  SFG W. Clark D. Smith -6% 32% Butler Steals 2B
b10 3-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  SFG W. Clark D. Smith -1% 31% Intentional Walk
b10 3-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Smith 7% 37% Groundout: SS-1B; Butler to 3B; Clark to 2B
b10 3-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Aldrete D. Smith -2% 35% Intentional Walk
b10 3-3 2 123 9,(3-2)  O SFG K. Manwaring D. Smith 15% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 9-1-2
Cameron Drew pinch hits for Dave Smith (P) batting 9th
t11 3-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Drew S. Garrelts -5% 45% Flyball: LF
t11 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Young S. Garrelts 6% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t11 3-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Doran S. Garrelts -7% 44% Foul Flyball: 3B
t11 3-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Bass S. Garrelts -6% 38% Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
Danny Darwin replaces Cameron Drew (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b11 3-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O SFG E. Riles D. Darwin 5% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
b11 3-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Uribe D. Darwin 4% 47% Flyball: RF
b11 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG T. Perezchica D. Darwin 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3.
Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Giants' Scott Garrelts facing 3-4-5
t12 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Bass S. Garrelts -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t12 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis S. Garrelts -4% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t12 3-3 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Bell S. Garrelts 3% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Craig Smajstrla pinch runs for Buddy Bell (3B) batting 5th
t12 3-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU T. Puhl S. Garrelts 7% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Smajstrla to 3B
t12 3-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU A. Ashby S. Garrelts 35% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Smajstrla Scores; Puhl to 3B
t12 4-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez S. Garrelts -3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
Ken Caminiti replaces Craig Smajstrla (PR) playing 3B batting 5th
b12 3-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O SFG B. Butler D. Darwin 8% 91% Flyball: SS
Phil Garner pinch hits for Scott Garrelts (P) batting 2nd
b12 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG P. Garner D. Darwin 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
b12 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG W. Clark D. Darwin -5% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b12 3-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado D. Darwin 8% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3.

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