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@LAA		4
3
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@CLE		2
4
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@KCR		4
8
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@MIN		3
2		 
(11)
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@TBR		2
5
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@ARI		5
8
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@CHC		0
4
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@MIL		7
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5
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@SFG		8
7
PIT
@STL		11
5
Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:45PM
, AT&T Park
Attendance: 33,771, Time of Game: 3:24
Astros
8
24-18
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Giants
7
17-25
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 9½ GB
W: Tim Byrdak (2-0)
L: Vinnie Chulk (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  4  1    8 13  2
Giants          2  0  4   1  0  0   0  0  0    7 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .181 .522 27 14 -0.114 0.91 0.000 -0.114 -1.0 4 0
Kazuo Matsui 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 .283 .762 23 12 0.066 0.63 0.082 -0.016 0.9 0 3 2B,SB
Hunter Pence RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .784 22 13 -0.060 1.17 0.057 -0.117 0.4 3 0 2B
Lance Berkman 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 .391 1.280 20 9 0.392 1.24 0.440 -0.048 1.8 13 1 HR,SB
Carlos Lee LF 5 1 3 1 0 2 .289 .870 19 13 0.028 0.93 0.092 -0.063 1.3 1 0 HR,SB
Geoff Blum 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .205 .569 19 13 -0.088 0.97 0.026 -0.115 -1.2 0 1
Mark Loretta SS 5 1 3 1 0 1 .233 .592 21 12 0.064 0.97 0.121 -0.056 1.0 0 7
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
J.R. Towles C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .151 .603 9 9 -0.065 0.78 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 3 0
   Darin Erstad PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .304 .780 2 1 0.330 2.33 0.330 0.000 2.3 HR
   Geoff Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Tejada PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .901 7 6 -0.031 1.37 0.000 -0.031 -0.5 0 0
Chris Sampson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .133 8 6 -0.035 0.68 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 0 0
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .440 1 1 -0.016 0.61 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Dave Borkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Ausmus PH-C 1 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .603 9 5 0.016 1.35 0.049 -0.034 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 41 8 13 8 4 13 .317 .963 187 114 0.487 0.97 1.197 -0.710 3.3 27 12
2B: H Pence (10, off T Lincecum); K Matsui (8, off J Taschner).
HR: L Berkman (15, off V Chulk; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); C Lee (9, off T Walker; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Erstad (1, off T Walker; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: C Lee 6; L Berkman 5; D Erstad 4; K Matsui 4; M Loretta 3; H Pence 2.
RBI: D Erstad 3 (9); L Berkman 3 (43); M Loretta (10); C Lee (29).
2-out RBI: M Loretta.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Berkman.
E: M Loretta 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: L Berkman (7, 2nd base off T Lincecum/S Holm); C Lee (2, 2nd base off T Lincecum/S Holm); K Matsui (8, 2nd base off T Lincecum/S Holm).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fred Lewis LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .819 16 11 -0.011 0.49 0.024 -0.035 -0.3 2 0
   Bengie Molina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .730 2 2 -0.082 3.57 0.000 -0.082 -0.5
   Daniel Ortmeier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .810 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Omar Vizquel SS 5 3 3 0 0 1 .444 1.079 25 18 -0.027 1.08 0.066 -0.093 0.4 1 2
Randy Winn RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .294 .721 21 14 0.067 1.27 0.160 -0.093 2.2 2 0 2·2B
Aaron Rowand CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .333 .932 13 9 0.104 1.22 0.172 -0.068 3.0 3 0
John Bowker 1B 4 0 1 3 0 1 .281 .777 13 8 -0.031 0.95 0.043 -0.074 -0.1 6 1 2B,SF
Rich Aurilia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .681 12 8 -0.011 0.23 0.009 -0.019 -0.1 0 0
   Vinnie Chulk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Holm C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .791 12 8 -0.076 0.75 0.000 -0.076 -1.3 11 1
Emmanuel Burriss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .593 8 5 -0.025 0.33 0.000 -0.025 -0.9 0 2
   Ray Durham PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .740 2 2 0.047 1.41 0.047 0.000 0.3 0 0
Tim Lincecum P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .513 7 5 -0.030 0.37 0.000 -0.030 -0.7 1 0
   Jack Taschner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Hinshaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Castillo 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .754 5 1 0.062 2.37 0.062 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 39 7 12 6 1 5 .308 .702 136 91 -0.013 0.93 0.583 -0.595 2.3 27 6
2B: R Winn 2 (11, 2 off C Sampson); J Bowker (3, off C Sampson).
SF: J Bowker (2, off C Sampson).
TB: R Winn 5; O Vizquel 3; A Rowand 2; J Bowker 2; R Aurilia; F Lewis; R Durham.
RBI: J Bowker 3 (15); A Rowand 2 (20); R Winn (14).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 13.

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
Chris Sampson 6 10 7 5 0 3 0 6.46 30 92 61 38 7 16 18 9 1 0 31 -0.310 0.56 -3.9
Dave Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.41 3 8 6 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.18 0.5
Geoff Geary 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.47 3 9 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.062 1.86 -0.4
Tim Byrdak, W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 12 10 9 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.172 3.52 0.9
Jose Valverde, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.15 3 15 9 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.207 2.69 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 7 5 1 5 0 5.00 41 136 91 57 10 24 22 13 2 0 31 2 0 0.014 0.97 -2.3

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
Tim Lincecum 6 5 3 3 3 10 0 1.92 26 105 65 32 19 14 3 10 3 0 57 0.130 0.81 0.1
Jack Taschner 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.11 3 12 6 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.015 0.38 0.2
Tyler Walker 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 2 5.82 7 28 16 7 6 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 -0.450 0.97 -3.7
Alex Hinshaw 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 10 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.019 2.12 0.1
Vinnie Chulk, L (0-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.81 7 32 22 14 2 6 0 6 1 0 2 0 -0.202 1.59 -0.0
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 4 13 3 8.00 45 187 114 60 29 25 5 23 8 0 57 4 0 -0.488 0.93 -3.3
Balks: None.
WP: T Lincecum 2 (5); T Walker (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 33,771.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 95° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Michael Bourn CF 1 Fred Lewis LF
2 Kazuo Matsui 2B 2 Omar Vizquel SS
3 Hunter Pence RF 3 Randy Winn RF
4 Lance Berkman 1B 4 Aaron Rowand CF
5 Carlos Lee LF 5 John Bowker 1B
6 Geoff Blum 3B 6 Rich Aurilia 3B
7 Mark Loretta SS 7 Steve Holm C
8 J.R. Towles C 8 Emmanuel Burriss 2B
9 Chris Sampson P 9 Tim Lincecum P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 7-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman V. Chulk 33% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t8 4-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR HOU D. Erstad T. Walker 33% 45% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Blum Scores; Loretta Scores
t8 7-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence V. Chulk -9% 39% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 7-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG R. Winn J. Valverde 9% 88% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 7-7 2 12- 10,(2-2)  O SFG O. Vizquel T. Byrdak 9% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line)

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' Tim Lincecum facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn T. Lincecum -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Matsui T. Lincecum -2% 46% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Pence T. Lincecum -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG F. Lewis C. Sampson 2% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG O. Vizquel C. Sampson -2% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  SFG R. Winn C. Sampson -6% 39% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vizquel to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R SFG A. Rowand C. Sampson -9% 30% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to LF-CF); Vizquel Scores; Winn to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO SFG J. Bowker C. Sampson -1% 29% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Winn Scores/unER
b1 2-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O SFG R. Aurilia C. Sampson 2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman T. Lincecum 4% 34% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee T. Lincecum -2% 32% Strikeout Swinging, Berkman Steals 2B
t2 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum T. Lincecum -4% 28% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Loretta T. Lincecum -3% 25% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG S. Holm C. Sampson 2% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG E. Burriss C. Sampson 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG T. Lincecum C. Sampson 1% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Towles T. Lincecum -3% 26% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Sampson T. Lincecum -2% 25% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Bourn T. Lincecum -1% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  SFG F. Lewis C. Sampson -2% 21% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
b3 2-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  SFG O. Vizquel C. Sampson -4% 18% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lewis to 2B
b3 2-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  R SFG R. Winn C. Sampson -8% 9% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lewis Scores; Vizquel to 3B
b3 3-0 0 -23 2,(1-0)  R SFG A. Rowand C. Sampson -3% 6% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Vizquel Scores; Winn to 3B
b3 4-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR SFG J. Bowker C. Sampson -3% 3% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Winn Scores; Rowand Scores
b3 6-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O SFG R. Aurilia C. Sampson 0% 3% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bowker to 3B
b3 6-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O SFG S. Holm C. Sampson 1% 4% Strikeout Swinging
b3 6-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O SFG E. Burriss C. Sampson 1% 5% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 6.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 2-3-4
t4 0-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU K. Matsui T. Lincecum 2% 7% Single to CF (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
t4 0-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU H. Pence T. Lincecum 4% 11% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Matsui to 3B
t4 0-6 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RR HOU L. Berkman T. Lincecum 4% 15% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Matsui Scores; Pence Scores
t4 2-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Lee T. Lincecum -2% 14% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Berkman to 2B
t4 2-6 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum T. Lincecum -2% 11% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Berkman to 3B
t4 2-6 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R HOU M. Loretta T. Lincecum 5% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Berkman Scores
t4 3-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Towles T. Lincecum -2% 14% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 9-1-2
b4 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG T. Lincecum C. Sampson 1% 15% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 6-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG F. Lewis C. Sampson 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG O. Vizquel C. Sampson -1% 15% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b4 6-3 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  SFG R. Winn C. Sampson -2% 14% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Vizquel to 3B
b4 6-3 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R SFG A. Rowand C. Sampson -5% 9% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Vizquel Scores/No RBI/unER; Winn to 3B
b4 7-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Bowker C. Sampson 2% 10% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 9-1-2
t5 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Sampson T. Lincecum -2% 9% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Bourn T. Lincecum -1% 8% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t5 3-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui T. Lincecum 1% 8% Walk
t5 3-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU H. Pence T. Lincecum 0% 9% Matsui Steals 2B
t5 3-7 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  HOU H. Pence T. Lincecum 0% 9% Wild Pitch; Matsui to 3B
t5 3-7 2 --3 5,(3-1)  HOU H. Pence T. Lincecum 1% 10% Walk
t5 3-7 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Lincecum -3% 7% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
b5 7-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG R. Aurilia C. Sampson -1% 6% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 7-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG S. Holm C. Sampson 0% 6% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Aurilia to 2B
b5 7-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O SFG E. Burriss C. Sampson 1% 7% Groundout: 2B-1B; Aurilia to 3B
b5 7-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O SFG T. Lincecum C. Sampson 1% 8% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 5-6-7
t6 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Lee T. Lincecum 3% 11% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 3-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU G. Blum T. Lincecum 1% 12% Lee Steals 2B
t6 3-7 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU G. Blum T. Lincecum -3% 9% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 3-7 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Loretta T. Lincecum -2% 7% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-7 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Towles T. Lincecum -2% 5% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
b6 7-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O SFG F. Lewis C. Sampson 0% 5% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 7-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG O. Vizquel C. Sampson 0% 6% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG R. Winn C. Sampson 0% 6% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Jack Taschner facing 9-1-2
Jack Taschner replaces Tim Lincecum pitching and batting 9th
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Chris Sampson (P) batting 9th
t7 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Cruz J. Taschner -2% 4% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 3-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Taschner -1% 3% Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
t7 3-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui J. Taschner 1% 5% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Tyler Walker replaces Jack Taschner pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-7 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence T. Walker -2% 3% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-3, Astros' Dave Borkowski facing 4-5-6
Dave Borkowski replaces Jose Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG A. Rowand D. Borkowski -0% 3% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 7-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO SFG J. Bowker D. Borkowski 1% 4% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Rowand out at 1B/1B
b7 7-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG R. Aurilia D. Borkowski 0% 4% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Giants' Tyler Walker facing 4-5-6
t8 3-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Walker -1% 2% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 3-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU C. Lee T. Walker 3% 5% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t8 4-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU G. Blum T. Walker 3% 8% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Blum to 1B
t8 4-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Loretta T. Walker 5% 12% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blum to 2B
Darin Erstad pinch hits for J.R. Towles (C) batting 8th
t8 4-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR HOU D. Erstad T. Walker 33% 45% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Blum Scores; Loretta Scores
Brad Ausmus pinch hits for Dave Borkowski (P) batting 9th
t8 7-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus T. Walker 5% 50% Walk
Alex Hinshaw replaces Tyler Walker pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Bourn A. Hinshaw -6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU K. Matsui A. Hinshaw 4% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ausmus to 2B
Vinnie Chulk replaces Rich Aurilia (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Jose Castillo replaces Alex Hinshaw (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t8 7-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence V. Chulk -9% 39% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 7-7, Astros' Geoff Geary facing 7-8-9
Geoff Geary replaces Darin Erstad (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Brad Ausmus moves from PH to C
b8 7-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG S. Holm G. Geary 5% 44% Flyball: RF
Ray Durham pinch hits for Emmanuel Burriss (2B) batting 8th
b8 7-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG R. Durham G. Geary -5% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 7-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  SFG J. Castillo G. Geary -6% 33% Walk; Durham to 2B
Tim Byrdak replaces Geoff Geary pitching and batting 8th
Bengie Molina pinch hits for Fred Lewis (LF) batting 1st
b8 7-7 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O SFG B. Molina T. Byrdak 8% 41% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 7-7 2 12- 10,(2-2)  O SFG O. Vizquel T. Byrdak 9% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Giants' Vinnie Chulk facing 4-5-6
Ray Durham moves from PH to 2B
Daniel Ortmeier replaces Bengie Molina (PH) playing LF batting 1st
t9 7-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman V. Chulk 33% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 8-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee V. Chulk 2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 8-7 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Blum V. Chulk -2% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t9 8-7 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  HOU M. Loretta V. Chulk 2% 86% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lee to 2B
Miguel Tejada pinch hits for Tim Byrdak (P) batting 8th
t9 8-7 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada V. Chulk -3% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 8-7 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus V. Chulk -3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-8, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 3-4-5
Jose Valverde replaces Mark Loretta (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Miguel Tejada moves from PH to SS
b9 7-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG R. Winn J. Valverde 9% 88% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b9 7-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG A. Rowand J. Valverde 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Bowker J. Valverde 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 7.

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