Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

68-71, 30-38 Away

Final

70-69, 36-38 Home


HOU
PHI

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	2
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	8	0

Astros Hitting

hitters
W. TaverasCF
C. Biggio2B
L. Berkman1B
J. LaneRF
aL. ScottPH-LF-RF
A. Huff3B-RF
D. WheelerP
B. LidgeP
A. EverettSS
bO. PalmeiroPH
E. BruntlettPR-SS
B. AusmusC
A. PettitteP
T. MillerP
M. Lamb3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	3	.277	.331	.341
4	1	0	0	1	2	.253	.314	.433
4	0	3	4	1	1	.308	.415	.605
3	0	0	0	0	2	.208	.327	.404
1	0	0	0	1	0	.373	.462	.604
5	0	0	0	0	1	.267	.336	.458
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	1	0	.235	.286	.345
1	0	1	0	0	0	.224	.276	.286
0	1	0	0	0	0	.260	.345	.333
3	0	1	1	0	0	.229	.304	.287
2	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.236	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	1	0	.307	.361	.483
30	4	7	5	5	9

a-grounded to first for J Lane in the 8th

b-singled to center for A Everett in the 9th

Batting
2BL Berkman 2 (23, R Wolf, R Madson)
RBIL Berkman 4 (116), B Ausmus (34)
2Out RBIL Berkman 3
SHB Ausmus; A Pettitte
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman)
EA Pettitte (2, ground ball); A Huff (3, fly ball)
AssistsW Taveras (J Rollins at 2nd base)

Phillies Hitting

hitters
J. RollinsSS
S. VictorinoCF
C. Utley2B
R. Howard1B
P. BurrellLF
J. ConineRF
C. RuizC
bR. SimonPH
A. Nunez3B
R. WolfP
G. GearyP
M. SmithP
aJ. HernandezPH
R. MadsonP
F. CastroP
cD. DellucciPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.281	.342	.465
5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.294	.355	.432
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.306	.375	.517
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.306	.400	.659
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.255	.381	.495
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.264	.325	.397
3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.220	.259	.340
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.263	.249
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.263	.267
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.281	.333	.367
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.212
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.363	.553
35	3	8	3	1	2	6

a-singled to left for M Smith in the 7th

b-grounded to shortstop for C Ruiz in the 9th

c-hit by pitch for F Castro in the 9th

Batting
HRC Ruiz (2, 5th inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Ruiz (4), J Conine (4), J Rollins (66)
GIDPA Nunez
Team LOB8

Astros Pitching

pitchers
A. Pettitte
T. Miller
D. Wheeler(W,3-5)
B. Lidge(S,32)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	7	2	1	2	4	1	104-74	4.34
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	3.35
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	2.61
1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	21-14	5.06
9.0	8	3	1	2	6	1	144-101

Pitching
IBBM Lamb (By R Madson)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Pettitte 12-3; T Miller 0-1; D Wheeler 0-2; B Lidge 2-0
Game ScoresA Pettitte 55

Phillies Pitching

pitchers
R. Wolf
G. Geary
M. Smith
R. Madson(L,11-9)
F. Castro
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	2	2	3	4	94-52	4.97
0.2	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	3.06
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	4-3	0.00
1.2	3	3	3	1	2	36-20	6.01
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	8-3	1.84
9.0	8	5	5	5	9	155-87

Pitching
HBPD Dellucci (By B Lidge)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Wolf 4-10; G Geary 0-0; M Smith 0-0; R Madson 3-0; F Castro 0-1
Game ScoresR Wolf 55

Scoring Summary

		HOU	PHI
1st	L Berkman doubled to deep right center, C Biggio scored.	1	0
4th	B Ausmus singled to left, C Burke scored, A Everett to second.	2	0
5th	C Ruiz homered to left.	2	1
6th	J Conine grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Victorino scored, R Howard out at second, C Utley to third.	2	2
9th	L Berkman doubled to deep left, E Bruntlett, M Lamb and W Taveras scored.	5	2
9th	J Rollins singled to deep right center, A Nunez scored, D Dellucci to third, J Rollins out stretching at second.	5	3

Astros
2
Phillies
3

Game 1

4/9

Astros
-
Phillies
-

Game 2

6/9

Astros
5
Phillies
3

Game 2

7/9

Citizens Bank Park

12:05 AM, 7 September 2006

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 33,521

Game Time:3:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Kevin Causey
Third Base Umpire - Joe West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

D. Wheeler2-5

R. Madson10-9

B. Lidge30

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