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BAL  5
TOR  2

OAK  4
@CHW  0

DET  8
LAA  7

KCR 11
CLE  7

NYY  8
BOS  3

SEA  5
@TBD  1

MIN  5
@TEX  3

COL  2
@ARI  0

NYM  3
@ATL  0

WSN 12
@CIN  7

PHI  8
@FLA  7

(10)
LAD  5
MIL  1

SDP  2
CHC  1

SFG  9
HOU  1

STL  5
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 35,521

Wednesday, May 23, 2007, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 2:32
Astros
1
21-25
Lost 4
2nd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Giants          2  0  1   0  0  0   3  3  X    9 11  0
W: B Zito (4-5), L: M Albers (1-4)
Giants
9
24-22
Won 4
3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .688   19    0   3   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .216  .664   16    1   2   HR,GDP
M Loretta 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .787   15    8   0   
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .863   12    1   0   
H Pence CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .341  .997   20    5   0   
J Lane RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .565   12    4   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .875    2    0   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .508   10    1   2   
H Quintero C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .518   11    4   0   
M Albers P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    9    0   1   
  O Palmeiro RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .430    5    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   2              131   24   8
BATTING
HR: M Ensberg (3, off B Zito; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Ensberg 4; H Pence 2; M Loretta; M Albers.
GIDP: M Ensberg (2).
RBI: M Ensberg (12).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
FIELDING
E: M Ensberg (7).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     3   3   2   2    2   0  .323  .834   15    3   0   2B
F Lewis RF                    3   2   0   0    2   0  .306  .839   21    2   0   SB
R Klesko LF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .315  .843   10    2   0   
  B Hennessey P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Frandsen PH-SS            1   0   1   1    0   0  .314  .733    6    0   1   
R Durham 2B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .255  .705   18    5   1   SF
B Molina C                    4   0   2   4    0   0  .308  .809   14    2   0   3B
P Feliz 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .741   15    0   2   
R Aurilia 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .648    9   11   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .556   17    1   6   2B
  R Ortiz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         1   0   
B Zito P                      2   0   1   0    0   1  .105  .210   10    0   3   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .644    5    0   0   
  D Ortmeier LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .391  .962    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   9  11   9    5   4              146   27  13
BATTING
2B: R Winn (14, off B Moehler); O Vizquel (8, off B Moehler).
3B: B Molina (1, off R White).
SF: R Durham (6, off M Albers).
TB: B Molina 4; R Winn 3; R Klesko 2; O Vizquel 2; B Zito; K Frandsen; D Ortmeier; R Durham.
RBI: B Molina 4 (28); R Durham 2 (28); R Winn 2 (17); K Frandsen (6).
2-out RBI: B Molina 4; K Frandsen; R Durham.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. P Feliz-R Durham-R Aurilia.
BASERUNNING
SB: F Lewis (2, 3rd base off M Albers/H Quintero).

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
M Albers, L (1-4)              6.1   4   4   4    5   4   0   6.35   28  102-58   29·10·19    9· 6· 4· 0     48    -     0.81  -0.06
R White                        0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   2.91    5   11-7     5· 1· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.51  -0.10
B Moehler                      1     4   3   3    0   0   0   7.80    7   30-18   12· 2· 4    3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    5   4   0          40  143-83   46·13·24   14· 9· 8· 0          1-1 
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
B Zito, W (4-5)                7     4   1   1    2   2   1   4.70   26  104-71   47· 3·21   11· 8· 3· 0     65    -     0.96   0.33
B Hennessey                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.37    3   15-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Ortiz                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    4   12-10    6· 2· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   2   1          33  131-89   58· 6·25   15· 8· 6· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: M Albers (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 35,521.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 63° F, Wind 22mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. C Biggio             2B    1. R Winn               CF 
2. M Ensberg            3B    2. F Lewis              RF 
3. M Loretta            1B    3. R Klesko             LF 
4. C Lee                LF    4. R Durham             2B 
5. H Pence              CF    5. B Molina             C  
6. J Lane               RF    6. P Feliz              3B 
7. A Everett            SS    7. R Aurilia            1B 
8. H Quintero           C     8. O Vizquel            SS 
9. M Albers             P     9. B Zito               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  3   15%  71% B Molina        M Albers        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Winn Scores; Lewis Scores
   t 6   0  3-1  1--  2   11%  83% M Ensberg       B Zito          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 4   0  3-0  ---  5   -8%  73% M Ensberg       B Zito          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   0  0-2  1--  1    6%  85% R Klesko        M Albers        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis to 3B
   t 7   0  3-1  ---  8   -6%  75% H Pence         B Zito          Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   54%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   55%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Albers facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  R Winn          Walk
          1--  6   64%  F Lewis         Walk; Winn to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  R Klesko        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   54%  R Durham        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          12-      56%  B Molina        Wild Pitch; Winn to 3B; Lewis to 2B
   RR     -23  3   71%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Winn Scores; Lewis Scores
   O      1--  3   70%  P Feliz         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   72%  C Lee           Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   74%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   75%  J Lane          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   73%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   72%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  6   73%  B Zito          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   71%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   73%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   75%  H Quintero      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   74%  M Albers        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   76%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Albers facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   79%  F Lewis         Walk
          1--  1   85%  R Klesko        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   84%  R Durham        Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Lewis Scores
   O      1--  5   82%  B Molina        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   81%  P Feliz         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Barry Zito facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   73%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   75%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   77%  C Lee           Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   76%  H Pence         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   78%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Albers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   77%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   76%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   75%  B Zito          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   78%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   80%  H Quintero      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   81%  M Albers        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Albers facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   83%  R Winn          Walk
   O      1--  1   81%  F Lewis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   80%  R Klesko        Groundout: P-1B; Lewis to 2B
          -2-      80%  R Durham        Lewis Steals 3B
   O      --3  8   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   72%  C Biggio        Walk
   OO     1--  2   83%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   81%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   84%  C Lee           Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Albers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   83%  B Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   84%  P Feliz         Walk
   O      1--  1   83%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   81%  O Vizquel       Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Barry Zito facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   75%  H Pence         Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   85%  A Everett       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   89%  H Quintero      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Albers facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Barry Zito batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   89%  R Winn          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Rick White replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 6th; Orlando Palmeiro replaces Matt Albers playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  2   87%  F Lewis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   89%  R Klesko        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Winn to 3B
   R      1-3  3   94%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive); Winn Scores; Klesko to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   98%  B Molina        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Klesko Scores; Durham Scores
   O      --3  3   98%  P Feliz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Hennessey facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Hennessey replaces Ryan Klesko pitching and batting 3rd; Daniel Ortmeier replaces Mark Sweeney playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   99%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Moehler replaces Rick White pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  2   99%  R Aurilia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7  100%  O Vizquel       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  6  100%  D Ortmeier      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Vizquel to 3B
   RR     1-3  1  100%  R Winn          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Vizquel Scores; Ortmeier Scores
   O      -2-  6  100%  F Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Winn to 3B
                  Kevin Frandsen pinch hits for Brad Hennessey batting 3rd
   R      --3  6  100%  K Frandsen      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Winn Scores; Frandsen to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  2  100%  R Durham        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Russ Ortiz facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Ortiz replaces Omar Vizquel pitching and batting 8th; Kevin Frandsen moves to SS
   O      ---  2  100%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Lee           Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  H Pence         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 6th
   O      1--  2  100%  M Lamb          Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SFN200705230

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