San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

58-48, 21-32 Away

Final

53-53, 29-25 Home


SF
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	-	4	8	1

Giants Hitting

hitters
E. VelezLF
F. Sanchez2B
P. Sandoval3B
B. MolinaC
R. Garko1B
F. LewisPR
J. Bowker1B
A. RowandCF
E. RenteriaSS
R. WinnRF
M. CainP
aT. IshikawaPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	1	.309	.347	.397
5	1	1	0	0	0	.297	.334	.442
5	1	3	1	0	0	.327	.374	.551
4	0	1	1	0	1	.258	.268	.411
2	0	2	1	1	0	.222	.391	.222
0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.338	.388
0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.200	.250
4	0	0	0	0	2	.277	.336	.446
4	0	2	0	0	1	.259	.314	.327
3	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.318	.374
2	0	0	0	0	2	.190	.261	.238
1	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.325	.410
35	3	11	3	2	8

a-struck out swinging for M Cain in the 9th

Batting
2BE Renteria (16, M Hampton); P Sandoval (31, J Valverde)
RBIR Garko (1), B Molina (53), P Sandoval (64)
2Out RBIR Garko, P Sandoval
SFB Molina
SHM Cain
Team LOB10
Team RISP2-10 (B Molina 0-1, R Winn 0-1, R Garko 1-1, E Velez 1-2, A Rowand 0-2, E Renteria 0-2, M Cain 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (F Sanchez-E Renteria-R Garko)
EE Renteria (10, pop up)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
K. Matsui2B
H. PenceRF
C. LeeLF
J. ValverdeP
M. TejadaSS
G. Blum1B
I. RodríguezC
J. Keppinger3B
M. HamptonP
C. SampsonP
aM. KataPH
A. AriasP
J. MichaelsLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	0	.288	.360	.407
4	1	1	2	1	1	.254	.309	.349
4	1	1	0	0	0	.292	.359	.463
4	0	3	1	0	0	.311	.359	.504
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	0	1	.324	.354	.465
3	1	1	1	1	1	.265	.330	.381
3	0	0	0	0	1	.248	.278	.391
3	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.339	.398
2	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.316	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.222	.233
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.263	.345
32	4	8	4	2	5

a-grounded to second for C Sampson in the 7th

Batting
2BC Lee (20, M Cain)
3BM Bourn (9, M Cain); H Pence (5, M Cain)
HRG Blum (6, 5th inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out); K Matsui (5, 6th inning off M Cain 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIG Blum (35), K Matsui 2 (27), C Lee (65)
2Out RBIC Lee
GIDPM Tejada
Team LOB4
Team RISP2-7 (M Tejada 0-1, G Blum 0-1, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 1-2, K Matsui 1-2)

Baserunning
SBM Bourn (38, 2nd base off M Cain/B Molina)

Fielding
EM Hampton (2, catch)
AssistsH Pence (E Renteria at Home)

Giants Pitching

pitchers
M. Cain(L,12-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	8	4	4	0	5	2	115-82	2.25
8.0	8	4	4	0	5	2	115-82

Pitching
IBBR Winn (By M Hampton)
HBPR Garko (By M Hampton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Cain 21-32
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Cain 17-14-25-26
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Cain 13-6
Game ScoresM Cain 55

Astros Pitching

pitchers
M. Hampton(W,7-8)
C. Sampson(H,15)
A. Arias(H,9)
J. Valverde(S,13)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	8	2	1	2	6	103-65	5.14
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-5	3.83
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	17-11	2.27
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	17-11	2.90
9.0	11	3	2	2	8	145-92

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Hampton 17-28; C Sampson 2-3; A Arias 2-4; J Valverde 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Hampton 17-13-16-19; C Sampson 1-2-0-2; A Arias 2-1-4-4; J Valverde 2-3-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Hampton 8-3; C Sampson 2-0; A Arias 3-0; J Valverde 1-1
Game ScoresM Hampton 54

Scoring Summary

		SF	HOU
1st	R Garko singled to center, P Sandoval scored, B Molina to second.	1	0
3rd	B Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, F Sanchez scored.	2	0
5th	G Blum homered to right.	2	1
6th	K Matsui homered to right, M Bourn scored.	2	3
8th	C Lee singled to right, H Pence scored.	2	4
9th	P Sandoval doubled to center, E Velez scored.	3	4

Giants
3
Astros
4

Game 1

4/8

Giants
8
Astros
1

Game 2

5/8

Giants
10
Astros
6

Game 3

5/8

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 4 August 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 29,835

Game Time:2:34

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Second Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

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

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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

M. Hampton7-8

M. Cain12-3

J. Valverde13

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