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Astros
@ Giants
3Com Park
September 4, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on September 4, 1997 at 3Com Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hampton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Gardner |
| Ballpark | 3Com Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,565 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Wally Bell 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | First Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Mike Hampton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Jose Vizcaino | Shortstop |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Mark Gardner | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
3Com Park
September 4, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Gardner
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Gardner
Howard hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Gardner
Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Spiers reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Gardner
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gutierrez vs. Gardner
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller juggles the ball. That's an error on Mueller. Spiers scores. Bell moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Gardner
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. Gutierrez tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bogar vs. Gardner
Bogar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Bogar reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hampton vs. Rapp
Pat Rapp now pitching.
Hampton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Hampton
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hampton
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Hampton
Bonds is hit by the pitch. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Hampton
Kent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Hampton
Javier hits a popup into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Snow vs. Hampton
Snow hits a popup into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Rapp
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Rapp
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Rapp
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rapp
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Hampton
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hampton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Hampton
Rapp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Rapp
Gutierrez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rapp
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Rapp
Bogar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Rapp
Luis Rivera pinch runs for Tim Bogar.
Hampton bunts in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Rapp
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Hampton
Luis Rivera now playing shortstop.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hampton
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hampton
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Hampton
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Rapp
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Rapp
Spiers hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Javier. Spiers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rapp
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Rapp
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hampton
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Hampton
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Hampton
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Rapp
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Rapp
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Rapp
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hampton
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Aurilia vs. Hampton
Rich Aurilia pinch hits for Pat Rapp.
Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamilton vs. Hampton
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Biggio scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Hampton
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Bailey
Cory Bailey now pitching.
Hampton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Bailey
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hampton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Bailey
Howard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Hampton scores. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Bailey
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Bailey
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Hampton
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kent vs. Hampton
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutierrez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Hampton
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spiers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javier for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bailey
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Bailey
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Bailey
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Bailey
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Javier who is chasing the ball. Rivera reaches third base with a triple. Gonzalez scores. Gutierrez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Hampton vs. Bailey
Hampton hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bailey
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Bailey
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Hampton
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera misplays the ball. That's an error on Rivera. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Hampton
Vizcaino strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hampton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching. Damon Berryhill now catching. Dante Powell now playing center field. Marvin Benard now playing left field. Mark Lewis now
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Poole
Bell hits a popup towards short. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Poole
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Poole
Gutierrez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiers moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 11 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Poole
There's a wild pitch. Spiers scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Poole
Ausmus hits a line drive into left field. Benard picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Benard. Gonzalez scores. Gutierrez scores. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Poole
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hampton vs. Poole
Hampton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berryhill vs. Hampton
Berryhill hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Berryhill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Hampton
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berryhill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hampton
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Benard vs. Cabrera
Jose Cabrera now pitching.
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berryhill tags and scores. Powell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Cabrera
Lewis hits a fly ball towards right field. Bell fields the ball and throws to home. Ausmus drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Ausmus. Powell tags and scores. Mueller tags and moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Cabrera
Javier hits a popup towards third. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching. Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Craig Biggio.
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Henry
Howard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Henry
Spiers takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Henry
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Henry
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Cabrera
Jeff Bagwell now playing first base. Richard Hidalgo now playing right field. Bill Spiers now playing second base.
Snow strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Cabrera
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 14 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Cabrera
Glenallen Hill pinch hits for Doug Henry.
Hill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1997 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 4 1 3 1 Hamilton D, cf 3 0 1 0
Hidalgo R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Powell D, cf 1 1 1 0
Howard T, cf 6 1 3 1 Mueller B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Spiers B, 1b-2b 4 2 2 1 Bonds B, lf 1 0 1 0
Bell D, rf 6 1 1 0 Benard M, lf 0 0 0 1
Bagwell J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kent J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 3 1 0 Lewis M, 2b 0 0 0 1
Gutierrez R, 3b 5 4 3 3 Javier S, rf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 2 Snow J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 1 0 1 1 Vizcaino J, ss 3 0 0 0
Rivera L, pr-ss 3 1 1 2 Delgado W, ss 1 0 0 0
Hampton M, p 3 1 1 1 Johnson B, c 3 0 1 0
Cabrera J, p 0 0 0 0 Poole J, p 0 0 0 0
Henry D, p 0 0 0 0
Hill G, ph 1 0 0 0
Gardner M, p 0 0 0 0
Rapp P, p 1 0 0 0
Aurilia R, ph 1 0 1 0
Bailey C, p 0 0 0 0
Berryhill D, c 1 1 1 0
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41 14 17 12 30 2 7 2
Houston 502 001 330 -- 14
San Francisco 000 000 020 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton M (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 2 3
Cabrera J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner M (L) 0.2 5 5 3 0 1
Rapp P 4.1 2 2 2 2 4
Bailey C 2.0 7 4 4 0 1
Poole J 1.0 2 3 2 2 1
Henry D 1.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Mueller B, Rivera L, Benard M, Ausmus B
DP -- Houston 3, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 9, San Francisco 6
2B -- Howard T, Spiers B 2, Bogar T, Johnson B, Berryhill D
3B -- Rivera L
HR -- Biggio C, Gutierrez R
SH -- Hampton M
SF -- Ausmus B, Hampton M, Benard M, Lewis M
HBP -- by Hampton M (Bonds B), by Rapp P (Bogar T)
WP -- Poole J
T -- 3:02
A -- 8565
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