September 22, 2004 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 16
@ANA 6 BOS 7
BAL 6
(12) CHW 7
MIN 6 CLE 7
@DET 6 TOR 5
@NYY 4 KCR 7
@TBD 6
(10) TEX 5
OAK 3 CIN 11
@ATL 8 COL 4
ARI 2 PHI 12
@FLA 4 STL 3
@MIL 2 NYM 3
@MON 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0 SDP 4
LAD 0 SFG 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 40,095

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Astros

83-69

Lost 2

3rd, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Giants          1  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  X    5 11  0

W: N Lowry (6-0), L: R Oswalt (18-10)

Giants

86-66

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .811    8    2   0   GDP
C Beltran CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .919   16    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .843   15    6   0   
L Berkman RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .314 1.019   15    1   1   
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .282  .853   11    4   5   HR
M Lamb 3B                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .298  .898   13    1   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .687    7    3   3   GDP
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .640   11    6   0   
R Oswalt P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .340    4    0   1   SH
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Gallo P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .728    2    0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    1   7              102   24  10

BATTING

HR: J Kent (23, off N Lowry; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: R Oswalt (13, off N Lowry).

TB: J Kent 4; J Vizcaino 2; J Lane; M Lamb.

GIDP: J Vizcaino (7); C Biggio (8).

RBI: J Kent (99).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Bagwell 2.

E: R Oswalt (3); J Vizcaino (9).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .276  .832   15    3   2   2B,2·SB
M Tucker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .784   21    2   0   SH
P Feliz 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .274  .780   24    2   2   2B
B Bonds LF                    1   0   1   1    4   0  .370 1.437   23    2   0   3B,4·IW
J Snow 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .956   25   11   0   HBP
A Pierzynski C                5   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .742   15    6   2   2B
M Grissom CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .759   16    1   0   GDP
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .749   10    0   4   
  C Ransom PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .723         0   1   
N Lowry P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .355   12    0   1   SH,GDP
Totals                       31   5  11   5    8   6              161   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Feliz (32, off R Oswalt); R Durham (24, off R Oswalt); A Pierzynski (26, off R Oswalt).

3B: B Bonds (2, off R Oswalt).

SH: M Tucker (6, off R Oswalt); N Lowry (3, off R Oswalt).

IBB: B Bonds 4 (111, by D Miceli, 2 by R Oswalt, by M Gallo).

HBP: J Snow (7, by D Miceli).

TB: R Durham 4; B Bonds 3; A Pierzynski 3; P Feliz 3; M Tucker; M Grissom; D Cruz.

GIDP: N Lowry (1); M Grissom (21).

RBI: R Durham 2 (59); D Cruz (49); B Bonds (99); P Feliz (76).

2-out RBI: P Feliz; B Bonds.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ransom-R Durham-J Snow; D Cruz-R Durham-J Snow.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham 2 (9, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, L (18-10)            5.2  10   5   5    4   3   0   3.59   29  102-59   43· 2·14    8· 8· 6· 0     28    -     1.10  -0.18
C Harville                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.86    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23  -0.00
M Gallo                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.79    3   12-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.38   0.01
D Wheeler                      0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.30    3   13-7     3· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
D Miceli                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.75    6   22-12    6· 5· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    8   6   0          42  153-83   54·10·19    9·11· 7· 0          3-0

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
N Lowry, W (6-0)               9     5   1   1    1   7   1   3.77   31  102-75   40·17·18   12· 8· 3· 0     79    -     0.89   0.34
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   7   1          31  102-75   40·17·18   12· 8· 3· 0           -

C Harville faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Harville (5); M Gallo (3).

IBB: D Miceli (12; B Bonds); R Oswalt 2 (5; B Bonds, B Bonds); M Gallo (7; B Bonds).

HBP: D Miceli (2; J Snow).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 40,095.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. C Biggio             LF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. M Tucker             RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. P Feliz              3B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. B Bonds              LF 
5. J Kent               2B    5. J Snow               1B 
6. M Lamb               3B    6. A Pierzynski         C  
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. M Grissom            CF 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. D Cruz               SS 
9. R Oswalt             P     9. N Lowry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  -2-  4   15%  69% P Feliz         R Oswalt        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Durham Scores; Feliz to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   b 2   1  1-1  1-3  4  -12%  50% N Lowry         R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  1-0  ---  2  -10%  52% J Kent          N Lowry         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  3   10%  63% B Bonds         R Oswalt        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Feliz Scores
   b 4   0  1-1  1--  4   -9%  51% M Grissom       R Oswalt        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Noah Lowry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Tucker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   53%  P Feliz         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3   63%  B Bonds         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Feliz Scores
   O      --3  5   60%  J Snow          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Noah Lowry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  2   52%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  J Vizcaino      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   55%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   55%  M Grissom       Walk
          1--  2   62%  D Cruz          Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Grissom to 3B; Cruz to 1B
   OO     1-3  4   50%  N Lowry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Noah Lowry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  R Oswalt        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   54%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  C Beltran       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   60%  R Durham        Walk
   O      1--  3   58%  M Tucker        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Durham to 2B
   O      -2-  4   54%  P Feliz         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   55%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   50%  J Snow          Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Noah Lowry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   55%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  J Kent          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   60%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  4   51%  M Grissom       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Noah Lowry facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   45%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   38%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lamb to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   49%  R Oswalt        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Lamb to 3B; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -23  3   57%  C Biggio        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  N Lowry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   57%  R Durham        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   55%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging, Durham Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   69%  P Feliz         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Durham Scores; Feliz to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  4   70%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   66%  J Snow          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Noah Lowry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   70%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   72%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   74%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   80%  A Pierzynski    Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          -2-  5   85%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Line Drive); Pierzynski to 3B
   R      1-3  1   89%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Pierzynski Scores; Grissom to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  N Lowry         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grissom to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RRO    -23  2   94%  R Durham        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Grissom Scores; Cruz Scores; Durham out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
          ---  6   94%  M Tucker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Chad Harville replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
          1--      95%  P Feliz         Wild Pitch; Tucker to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Gallo replaces Chad Harville pitching and batting 9th
          12-      95%  B Bonds         Wild Pitch; Tucker to 3B; Feliz to 2B
          -23  5   95%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   94%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Noah Lowry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   96%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  M Lamb          Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  J Vizcaino      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Gallo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   97%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: SS
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Mike Gallo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  M Grissom       Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
          ---  6   97%  D Cruz          Walk
                  Cody Ransom pinch runs for Deivi Cruz batting 8th
   O      1--  4   96%  N Lowry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Noah Lowry facing 8-9-1
                  Cody Ransom moves to SS
   O      ---  4   98%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
          ---  2   96%  J Lane          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   99%  C Biggio        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  M Tucker        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      99%  P Feliz         Durham Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   99%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
          12-  2   99%  J Snow          Hit By Pitch; Durham to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   O      123  6   98%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Noah Lowry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   99%  C Beltran       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation