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DET  5
ANA  4
(11)		 KCR  7
OAK  6
(12)		 SEA  9
@MIN  6
 BAL  5
@NYY  2
 TEX  6
@TOR  2
 CIN  5
PIT  2
 PHI  6
@MON  4
 ATL  8
@SDP  7
(11)		 HOU 14
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,565

 Thursday, September 4, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:02
Astros
14
72-68
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          5  0  2   0  0  1   3  3  0   14 17  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  2
W: Mike Hampton (12-9), L: Mark Gardner (12-8)
 Giants
2
76-64
Lost 2
2nd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .311  .913   22   12    5   3   HR
  R Hidalgo PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625    4    3    0   0   
T Howard CF                   6   1   3   1    0   0  .260  .711   12   11    1   0   2B
B Spiers 1B-2B                4   2   2   1    2   0  .320  .910   24    9    8   1   2·2B,GDP
D Bell RF                     6   1   1   0    0   3  .277  .786   27   18    3   0   
  J Bagwell 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .996              1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   3   1   0    2   2  .257  .709   25   13    3   0   
R Gutierrez 3B                5   4   3   3    0   1  .266  .686   19   12    1   3   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .270  .677   23   14    5   1   SF
T Bogar SS                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .710    5    3    0   1   2B,HBP
  L Rivera PR-SS              3   1   1   2    0   2  .333 1.333   13   10    0   2   3B
M Hampton P                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .127  .347   13    9    0   0   SF,SH
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       41  14  17   0    5  10              187  114   27  11
Batting Events
2B: T Bogar (14, off M Gardner); B Spiers 2 (24, 1 off M Gardner, 1 off P Rapp); T Howard (14, off M Gardner).
3B: L Rivera (1, off C Bailey).
HR: C Biggio (21, off M Gardner; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Gutierrez (3, off P Rapp; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: B Ausmus (6, off M Gardner); M Hampton (1, off C Bailey).
SH: M Hampton (6, off P Rapp).
HBP: T Bogar (3, by P Rapp).
TB: R Gutierrez 6; C Biggio 6; B Spiers 4; T Howard 4; L Rivera 3; T Bogar 2; L Gonzalez; M Hampton; B Ausmus; D Bell.
GIDP: B Spiers (4).
RBI: R Gutierrez 3 (25); L Rivera 2 (2); B Ausmus 2 (38); M Hampton (8); C Biggio (77); T Howard (21); T Bogar (30); B Spiers (35).
2-out RBI: T Bogar.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 18.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-B Spiers; C Biggio-B Spiers; L Rivera-C Biggio-B Spiers.
E: B Ausmus (6); L Rivera (1).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .716    6    3    2   0   GDP
  D Powell CF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .762    6    3    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .827   15    8    0   3   
B Bonds LF                    1   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .996   13    3    1   0   HBP
  M Benard LF                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .247  .622    2    1    0   0   SF
J Kent 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .813    6    5    2   4   GDP
  M Lewis 2B                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .261  .743    2    2    0   0   SF
S Javier RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .755   11    7    2   0   
J Snow 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .904   21   11    8   1   
J Vizcaino SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .670   10    8    1   2   
  W Delgado SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1    1   0   
B Johnson C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .738   13    7    6   1   2B,GDP
  J Poole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .718    3    2    0   0   
M Gardner P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .117  .262              0   0   
  P Rapp P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .295    4    4    0   0   
  R Aurilia PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .902    4    2    0   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Berryhill C               1   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .749    1    1    4   0   2B
Totals                       30   2   7   0    2   4              119   68   27  11
Batting Events
2B: D Berryhill (8, off M Hampton); B Johnson (12, off M Hampton).
SF: M Lewis (3, off J Cabrera); M Benard (1, off J Cabrera).
HBP: B Bonds (8, by M Hampton).
TB: B Johnson 2; D Berryhill 2; D Powell; R Aurilia; B Bonds; D Hamilton; J Kent.
GIDP: J Kent (11); B Johnson (10); D Hamilton (5).
RBI: M Benard (11); M Lewis (39).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Snow.
E: B Mueller (12); M Benard (1).

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
M Hampton, W (12-9)            7     7   2   2    2   3   0   3.98   29  100-56   33· 6·17   13·10· 4· 0     56    -     0.45   0.10
J Cabrera                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.04    6   19-12    7· 2· 3    1· 4· 0· 0          3-2    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   4   0          35  119-68   40· 8·20   14·14· 4· 0          3-2
M Hampton faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
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 Gardner, L (12-8)            0.2   5   5   3    0   1   1   4.09    8   25-19   15· 1· 3    2· 5· 3· 0     27    -     0.95  -0.38
P Rapp                         4.1   2   2   2    2   4   1   4.85   18   65-35   18· 6·11    8· 3· 2· 0          1-0    0.23  -0.01
C Bailey                       2     7   4   4    0   1   0  12.27   12   49-33   21· 1·11    6· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
J Poole                        1     2   3   2    2   1   0   6.80    7   27-14    7· 2· 5    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
D Henry                        1     1   0   0    1   3   0   4.43    5   19-11    4· 5· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  14  11    5  10   2          50  185-112  65·15·32   18·16· 9· 0          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: J Poole (4).
HBP: M Hampton (2; B Bonds); P Rapp (5; T Bogar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 8,565.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 20mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            San Francisco Giants                         
1. Craig Biggio                 2B       1. Darryl Hamilton              CF
2. Thomas Howard                CF       2. Bill Mueller                 3B
3. Bill Spiers                  1B       3. Barry Bonds                  LF
4. Derek Bell                   RF       4. Jeff Kent                    2B
5. Luis Gonzalez                LF       5. Stan Javier                  RF
6. Ricky Gutierrez              3B       6. J.T. Snow                    1B
7. Brad Ausmus                   C       7. Jose Vizcaino                SS
8. Tim Bogar                    SS       8. Brian Johnson                 C
9. Mike Hampton                  P       9. Mark Gardner                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  10% 60% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio M. Gardner Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0 -2- R 4,(1-2)  8% 73% 1-0 HOU B. Spiers M. Gardner Double to LF (Line Drive); Howard Scores
t1 1 1-3 R 4,(1-2)  8% 82% 2-0 HOU R. Gutierrez M. Gardner Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Spiers Scores; Bell to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
t1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  5% 65% 1-0 HOU T. Howard M. Gardner Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
b1 1 123 O 1,(0-0)  5% 84% 0-5 SFG S. Javier M. Hampton Popfly: RF (Short RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mark Gardner facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- R 1,(0-0)  10% 60% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio M. Gardner Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  5% 65% 1-0 HOU T. Howard M. Gardner Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
t1 0 -2- R 4,(1-2)  8% 73% 1-0 HOU B. Spiers M. Gardner Double to LF (Line Drive); Howard Scores
t1 0 -2- 7,(2-2)  5% 78% 2-0 HOU D. Bell M. Gardner Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Spiers to 3B
t1 0 1-3 O 5,(2-2)  -4% 74% 2-0 HOU L. Gonzalez M. Gardner Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 1-3 R 4,(1-2)  8% 82% 2-0 HOU R. Gutierrez M. Gardner Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Spiers Scores; Bell to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
t1 1 -23 RO 2,(0-1)  1% 83% 3-0 HOU B. Ausmus M. Gardner Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Bell Scores/unER; Gutierrez to 3B
t1 2 --3 R 1,(0-0)  5% 88% 4-0 HOU T. Bogar M. Gardner Double to LF (Line Drive); Gutierrez Scores/unER
Pat Rapp replaces Mark Gardner pitching and batting 9th
t1 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 86% 5-0 HOU M. Hampton P. Rapp Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -2% 84% 0-5 SFG D. Hamilton M. Hampton Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  2% 86% 0-5 SFG B. Mueller M. Hampton Flyball: CF
b1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  -3% 84% 0-5 SFG B. Bonds M. Hampton Hit By Pitch; Hamilton to 2B
b1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  -5% 79% 0-5 SFG J. Kent M. Hampton Single to RF (Line Drive); Hamilton to 3B; Bonds to 2B
b1 1 123 O 1,(0-0)  5% 84% 0-5 SFG S. Javier M. Hampton Popfly: RF (Short RF)
b1 2 123 O 4,(2-1)  5% 89% 0-5 SFG J. Snow M. Hampton Popfly: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
t2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  1% 91% 5-0 HOU C. Biggio P. Rapp Walk
t2 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 90% 5-0 HOU T. Howard P. Rapp Flyball: CF
t2 1 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 89% 5-0 HOU B. Spiers P. Rapp Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t2 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 88% 5-0 HOU D. Bell P. Rapp Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 0-5 SFG J. Vizcaino M. Hampton Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 90% 0-5 SFG B. Johnson M. Hampton Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  1% 91% 0-5 SFG P. Rapp M. Hampton Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
t3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 92% 5-0 HOU L. Gonzalez P. Rapp Walk
t3 0 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  5% 96% 5-0 HOU R. Gutierrez P. Rapp Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
t3 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 96% 7-0 HOU B. Ausmus P. Rapp Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  0% 96% 7-0 HOU T. Bogar P. Rapp Hit By Pitch
Luis Rivera pinch runs for Tim Bogar (SS) batting 8th
t3 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 96% 7-0 HOU M. Hampton P. Rapp Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 2B
t3 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 96% 7-0 HOU C. Biggio P. Rapp Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
Luis Rivera moves from PR to SS
b3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 96% 0-7 SFG D. Hamilton M. Hampton Groundout: C-1B
b3 1 --- O 7,(2-2)  0% 97% 0-7 SFG B. Mueller M. Hampton Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -0% 96% 0-7 SFG B. Bonds M. Hampton Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 97% 0-7 SFG J. Kent M. Hampton Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Giants' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 7-0 HOU T. Howard P. Rapp Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  0% 97% 7-0 HOU B. Spiers P. Rapp Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 1 -2- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 97% 7-0 HOU D. Bell P. Rapp Strikeout Swinging
t4 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 7-0 HOU L. Gonzalez P. Rapp Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 97% 0-7 SFG S. Javier M. Hampton Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  0% 98% 0-7 SFG J. Snow M. Hampton Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 98% 0-7 SFG J. Vizcaino M. Hampton Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Giants' Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 98% 7-0 HOU R. Gutierrez P. Rapp Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 98% 7-0 HOU B. Ausmus P. Rapp Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t5 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 7-0 HOU L. Rivera P. Rapp Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-7, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -1% 96% 0-7 SFG B. Johnson M. Hampton Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Rich Aurilia pinch hits for Pat Rapp (P) batting 9th
b5 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  -2% 94% 0-7 SFG R. Aurilia M. Hampton Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Johnson to 3B
b5 0 1-3 OO 3,(2-0)  4% 98% 0-7 SFG D. Hamilton M. Hampton Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Johnson stays at 3B
b5 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 0-7 SFG B. Mueller M. Hampton Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-0, Giants' Cory Bailey facing 9-1-2
Cory Bailey replaces Rich Aurilia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  0% 99% 7-0 HOU M. Hampton C. Bailey Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 7-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Bailey Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hampton to 3B
t6 0 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 7-0 HOU T. Howard C. Bailey Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hampton Scores; Biggio to 2B
t6 0 12- OO 4,(1-2)  -0% 99% 8-0 HOU B. Spiers C. Bailey Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Biggio to 3B
t6 2 --3 O 6,(2-2)  -0% 99% 8-0 HOU D. Bell C. Bailey Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-8, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -1% 99% 0-8 SFG B. Bonds M. Hampton Walk
b6 0 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 0-8 SFG J. Kent M. Hampton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-8 SFG S. Javier M. Hampton Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-0, Giants' Cory Bailey facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU L. Gonzalez C. Bailey Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU R. Gutierrez C. Bailey Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 2B
t7 0 12- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 8-0 HOU B. Ausmus C. Bailey Flyball: RF
t7 1 12- RR 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-0 HOU L. Rivera C. Bailey Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores; Gutierrez Scores
t7 1 --3 RO 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 10-0 HOU M. Hampton C. Bailey Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivera Scores
t7 2 --- 8,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Bailey Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU T. Howard C. Bailey Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 11, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-11, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 0-11 SFG J. Snow M. Hampton Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b7 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-11 SFG J. Vizcaino M. Hampton Strikeout Looking
b7 1 1-- OO 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 0-11 SFG B. Johnson M. Hampton Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 11, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-0, Giants' Jim Poole facing 3-4-5
Jim Poole replaces Brian Johnson (C) pitching and batting 8th; Damon Berryhill replaces Cory Bailey (P) playing C batting 9th; Mark Lewis replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th; Wilson Delgado replaces Jose Vizcaino playing SS batting 7th; Marvin Benard replaces Barry Bonds playing LF batting 3rd; Dante Powell replaces Darryl Hamilton playing CF batting 1st
t8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU B. Spiers J. Poole Walk
t8 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU D. Bell J. Poole Popfly: SS
t8 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU L. Gonzalez J. Poole Walk; Spiers to 2B
t8 1 12- 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU R. Gutierrez J. Poole Single to LF (Line Drive); Spiers to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
t8 1 123 R 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 11-0 HOU B. Ausmus J. Poole Wild Pitch; Spiers Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
t8 1 -23 RR 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 12-0 HOU B. Ausmus J. Poole Single to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E7/unER
t8 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 14-0 HOU L. Rivera J. Poole Strikeout Looking
t8 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 14-0 HOU M. Hampton J. Poole Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 14, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-14, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 0-14 SFG D. Berryhill M. Hampton Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  -0% 100% 0-14 SFG D. Powell M. Hampton Single to RF (Line Drive); Berryhill to 3B
b8 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  -0% 100% 0-14 SFG B. Mueller M. Hampton Walk; Powell to 2B
Jose Cabrera replaces Mike Hampton pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 123 RO 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 0-14 SFG M. Benard J. Cabrera Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Berryhill Scores; Powell to 3B
b8 1 1-3 RO 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 1-14 SFG M. Lewis J. Cabrera Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Powell Scores; Mueller to 2B/Adv on E2
b8 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 2-14 SFG S. Javier J. Cabrera Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 14, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-2, Giants' Doug Henry facing 1-2-3
Doug Henry replaces Jim Poole pitching and batting 8th; Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Craig Biggio (2B) batting 1st
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 14-2 HOU R. Hidalgo D. Henry Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 14-2 HOU T. Howard D. Henry Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  0% 100% 14-2 HOU B. Spiers D. Henry Walk; Howard to 2B
t9 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 14-2 HOU D. Bell D. Henry Strikeout Swinging
t9 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 14-2 HOU L. Gonzalez D. Henry Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 14, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-14, Astros' Jose Cabrera facing 6-7-8
Jeff Bagwell replaces Derek Bell (RF) playing 1B batting 4th; Bill Spiers moves from 1B to 2B; Richard Hidalgo moves from PH to RF
b9 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  0% 100% 2-14 SFG J. Snow J. Cabrera Strikeout Swinging
b9 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  0% 100% 2-14 SFG W. Delgado J. Cabrera Groundout: 2B-1B
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Doug Henry (P) batting 8th
b9 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 2-14 SFG G. Hill J. Cabrera Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Giants 2.

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