Astros @ Giants
August 28, 1968

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 3 6 0
Giants 2 7 0
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Astros 3 6 0
Giants 2 7 0

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Candlestick Park - August 28, 1968
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Wild Pitch
Steve Shea
John Bateman
Rusty Staub
Denis Menke
Bob Aspromonte
Hector Torres
Jose Herrera
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Willie Mays
Bobby Bonds
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Steve Shea now pitching. Hunt bunts towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Linzy now pitching. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Linzy covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Frank Johnson pinch hits for Ron Herbel. Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dietz hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrera moves to second.
Top 7 Herrera takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cuellar strikes out.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aspromonte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bateman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Ron Herbel now pitching. Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jim Davenport pinch hits for Ray Sadecki. Davenport hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dietz scores.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herrera. Lanier reaches second base with a double. Dietz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Staub is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torres bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrera moves to second.
Top 5 Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cuellar bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Menke scores. Aspromonte moves to third. Bateman moves to second.
Top 4 Miller strikes out.
Top 4 Bateman is walked intentionally.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Wynn scores. Menke moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second.
Top 4 Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. Torres scores. Wynn moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 4 Menke is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Staub bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Top 4 Wynn bunts towards the mound. Sadecki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to second.
Top 4 Dick Dietz now catching. Torres hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 3 Sadecki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Alou throws the ball in to Lanier who tags Herrera trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 3 Cuellar hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sadecki fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards third. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey strikes out.
Top 2 Bateman hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Menke strikes out.
Top 2 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mays strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres strikes out.
Top 1 Herrera strikes out.