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CHW
@BOS		4
0
MIN
@DET		8
6
BAL
@NYY		9
7
ANA
@OAK		12
1
TEX
@SEA		4
3		 
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11
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@ARI		8
1
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@COL		4
6
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@MON		9
4
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@NYM		11
4
HOU
@SFG		2
5
Thursday, April 15, 1999 1:06PM
, 3Com Park
Attendance: 10,819, Time of Game: 2:56
Astros
2
5-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Giants
5
7-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Chris Brock (2-0)
L: Sean Bergman (0-1)
S: Robb Nen (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  2
Giants          1  0  0   1  0  1   2  0  X    5  9  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .763 14 10 -0.036 1.02 0.055 -0.092 -0.4 2 4 SB
Derek Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .281 .749 20 14 -0.098 0.92 0.000 -0.098 -0.9 2 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 1 0 1 0 3 0 .286 .840 17 3 0.043 1.02 0.114 -0.071 0.2 13 2 CS
Carl Everett CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .364 .948 26 14 0.002 1.31 0.082 -0.081 0.0 1 0
Richard Hidalgo LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .731 15 11 -0.164 1.69 0.000 -0.164 -1.4 1 0
Bill Spiers 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .308 .923 9 6 0.180 0.96 0.197 -0.017 1.5 0 1 HR,2B
   Tony Eusebio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .646 4 2 -0.086 3.28 0.000 -0.086 -0.8
   Brian Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Mitch Meluskey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .358 13 7 -0.087 1.05 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 2 1
Tim Bogar SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .741 13 10 -0.055 1.03 0.052 -0.107 -0.3 2 3 2B
Sean Bergman P 2 1 1 1 0 1 .500 2.500 4 4 0.060 1.29 0.111 -0.052 0.6 0 1 HR
   Ken Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .696 1 1 -0.046 1.61 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
   Doug Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jack Howell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1.000 4 3 -0.028 1.00 0.000 -0.028 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 5 8 .188 .735 140 85 -0.315 1.19 0.611 -0.929 -2.7 24 15
2B: T Bogar (2, off R Nen); B Spiers (1, off C Brock).
HR: B Spiers (1, off C Brock; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); S Bergman (2, off C Brock; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: B Spiers 6; S Bergman 4; T Bogar 3; J Bagwell.
RBI: B Spiers (1); S Bergman (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell; C Biggio-T Bogar-J Bagwell.
E: T Bogar (1); C Everett (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (4, 2nd base off J Johnstone/B Mayne).
CS: J Bagwell (1, 2nd base by C Brock POCS).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marvin Benard CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .894 13 8 -0.025 0.97 0.035 -0.059 -0.3 4 0
Ramon Martinez SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 .600 1.867 8 7 0.164 0.96 0.181 -0.018 1.9 3 2 HR
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .412 1.457 13 6 0.106 0.95 0.138 -0.032 1.5 0 0 2·2B
Jeff Kent 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 .946 17 9 -0.055 1.01 0.038 -0.092 -0.9 0 2 GDP
Ellis Burks RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .906 15 11 -0.030 1.19 0.059 -0.090 -0.6 4 0 SB
   John Johnstone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Robb Nen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
J.T. Snow 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .593 16 9 -0.082 0.94 0.000 -0.082 -1.2 7 1
Charlie Hayes 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242 .752 11 10 0.117 0.77 0.140 -0.023 0.9 0 3
Brent Mayne C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .313 .728 11 7 -0.020 0.76 0.028 -0.048 -0.7 8 0 GDP
Chris Brock P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 5 4 -0.021 0.40 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 1 1
   Alan Embree P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   F.P. Santangelo PH-RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 .489 8 4 0.029 0.77 0.029 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 3 3 .281 .780 117 75 0.183 0.92 0.648 -0.465 0.8 27 9
2B: B Bonds 2 (5, 1 off D Henry, 1 off S Bergman).
HR: R Martinez (1, off D Henry; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: R Martinez 6; B Bonds 4; M Benard; C Hayes; E Burks; J Kent.
GIDP: B Mayne (1); J Kent (2).
RBI: R Martinez 2 (2); C Hayes (9); B Bonds (12); B Mayne (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: E Burks (2, 2nd base off S Bergman/M Meluskey).

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
Sean Bergman, L (0-1) 6 7 3 2 2 2 0 2.77 26 74 49 34 7 8 13 9 3 0 48 -0.051 1.07 0.2
Doug Henry 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 9.64 6 33 19 12 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.140 0.64 -1.5
Brian Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 3 10 7 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 5 4 3 3 1 4.50 35 117 75 51 10 14 18 11 3 0 48 0 0 -0.184 1.19 -0.8

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
Chris Brock, W (2-0) 6.2 5 2 2 2 5 2 3.29 26 95 61 40 11 10 6 13 1 0 59 0.190 1.01 1.4
Alan Embree, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.046 1.61 0.2
John Johnstone, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00 5 26 11 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.041 1.94 -0.3
Rich Rodriguez, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.086 3.28 0.8
Robb Nen, S (4) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 14 10 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.67 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 5 8 2 2.00 37 140 85 52 19 14 10 14 1 0 59 4 0 0.316 0.92 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: C Brock (1; J Bagwell, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 10,819.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Marvin Benard CF
2 Derek Bell RF 2 Ramon Martinez SS
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Barry Bonds LF
4 Carl Everett CF 4 Jeff Kent 2B
5 Richard Hidalgo LF 5 Ellis Burks RF
6 Bill Spiers 3B 6 J.T. Snow 1B
7 Mitch Meluskey C 7 Charlie Hayes 3B
8 Tim Bogar SS 8 Brent Mayne C
9 Sean Bergman P 9 Chris Brock P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR SFG R. Martinez D. Henry 13% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santangelo Scores
t7 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU B. Spiers C. Brock -11% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU S. Bergman C. Brock -11% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R SFG B. Bonds S. Bergman 9% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Martinez Scores
t8 2-5 1 123 7,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Johnstone 9% 89% Strikeout Swinging

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' Chris Brock facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Brock 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell C. Brock 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Brock -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Everett C. Brock 2% 55% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG M. Benard S. Bergman 3% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SFG R. Martinez S. Bergman -2% 57% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 2B/Adv on E6
b1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R SFG B. Bonds S. Bergman 9% 66% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Martinez Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  SFG J. Kent S. Bergman 2% 68% Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O SFG E. Burks S. Bergman -3% 64% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line); Bonds to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O SFG J. Snow S. Bergman -4% 60% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Chris Brock facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo C. Brock 2% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Brock 2% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey C. Brock 1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG C. Hayes S. Bergman -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Mayne S. Bergman -1% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG C. Brock S. Bergman -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Chris Brock facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Bogar C. Brock 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU S. Bergman C. Brock -11% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Brock 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU D. Bell C. Brock 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O SFG M. Benard S. Bergman -3% 53% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG R. Martinez S. Bergman 3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG B. Bonds S. Bergman -3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  SFG J. Kent S. Bergman 2% 55% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Martinez to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O SFG E. Burks S. Bergman -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Chris Brock facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Brock -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-1 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Everett C. Brock 7% 53% Bagwell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-SS)
t4 1-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU C. Everett C. Brock 2% 55% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo C. Brock 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Snow S. Bergman -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  SFG C. Hayes S. Bergman 9% 62% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hayes to 3B
b4 1-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO SFG B. Mayne S. Bergman 3% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Hayes Scores/unER
b4 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Brock S. Bergman -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Chris Brock facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Spiers C. Brock -8% 55% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
t5 1-2 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey C. Brock 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B; Spiers to 3B
t5 1-2 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU T. Bogar C. Brock 8% 66% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 1-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Bergman C. Brock 5% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG M. Benard S. Bergman -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG R. Martinez S. Bergman 2% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 2-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Bonds S. Bergman 3% 74% Walk; Martinez to 2B
b5 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG J. Kent S. Bergman -8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Chris Brock facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Brock 4% 69% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Bell C. Brock 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Brock -2% 70% Walk
t6 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Everett C. Brock 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Sean Bergman facing 5-6-7
b6 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SFG E. Burks S. Bergman 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b6 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Snow S. Bergman 3% 80% Burks Steals 2B
b6 2-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O SFG J. Snow S. Bergman -1% 79% Flyball: RF; Burks to 3B
b6 2-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R SFG C. Hayes S. Bergman 5% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive); Burks Scores
b6 3-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO SFG B. Mayne S. Bergman -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Chris Brock facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo C. Brock 4% 85% Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
t7 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU B. Spiers C. Brock -11% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t7 2-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Meluskey C. Brock 3% 77% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t7 2-3 2 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU T. Bogar C. Brock -2% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Alan Embree replaces Chris Brock pitching and batting 9th
Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Sean Bergman (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti A. Embree 5% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Doug Henry facing 9-1-2
Doug Henry replaces Ken Caminiti (PH) pitching and batting 9th
F.P. Santangelo pinch hits for Alan Embree (P) batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  SFG F. Santangelo D. Henry 3% 82% Walk
b7 3-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG M. Benard D. Henry -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Santangelo to 2B
b7 3-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR SFG R. Martinez D. Henry 13% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santangelo Scores
b7 5-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  SFG B. Bonds D. Henry 1% 95% Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
b7 5-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Kent D. Henry -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 5-2 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O SFG E. Burks D. Henry -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' John Johnstone facing 1-2-3
John Johnstone replaces Ellis Burks (RF) pitching and batting 5th
F.P. Santangelo moves from PH to RF
t8 2-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio J. Johnstone -4% 88% Walk
t8 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU D. Bell J. Johnstone -1% 87% Biggio Steals 2B
t8 2-5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Bell J. Johnstone 4% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 2-5 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Johnstone -4% 88% Walk
t8 2-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Everett J. Johnstone -8% 79% Walk; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
t8 2-5 1 123 7,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Johnstone 9% 89% Strikeout Swinging
Rich Rodriguez replaces John Johnstone pitching and batting 5th
Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Bill Spiers (3B) batting 6th
t8 2-5 2 123 4,(2-1)  O HOU T. Eusebio R. Rodriguez 9% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Brian Williams facing 6-7-8
Brian Williams replaces Tony Eusebio (PH) pitching and batting 6th
Jack Howell replaces Doug Henry (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG J. Snow B. Williams -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b8 5-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG C. Hayes B. Williams -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Mayne B. Williams -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Giants' Robb Nen facing 7-8-9
Robb Nen replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 5th
t9 2-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey R. Nen 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Bogar R. Nen -3% 96% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t9 2-5 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Howell R. Nen 3% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Nen 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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