San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

59-48, 22-32 Away

Final

53-54, 29-26 Home


SF
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	8	16	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

J. Sanchez5-9

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 3 BB

F. Paulino2-6

4.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Giants Hitting

hitters
E. VelezLF
F. Sanchez2B
P. Sandoval3B
J. Uribe3B
B. MolinaC
R. Garko1B
J. MillerP
W. JoaquinP
R. WinnRF
A. RowandCF
E. RenteriaSS
J. SanchezP
T. Ishikawa1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	1	3	1	0	0	1	.324	.359	.419
4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.296	.335	.448
3	2	2	1	1	1	1	.330	.377	.560
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.304	.425
5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.263	.272	.416
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.227	.393	.227
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.268	.321	.375
5	0	2	3	0	0	0	.279	.337	.449
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.259	.315	.326
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.038	.138	.038
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272	.324	.408
40	8	16	8	2	4	6

Batting
2BB Molina (20, F Paulino); A Rowand (27, D Brocail); E Velez (4, W Wright)
HRF Sanchez (7, 6th inning off W Wright 0 on, 0 Out); P Sandoval (17, 6th inning off W Wright 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIB Molina 2 (55), E Velez (8), A Rowand 3 (45), F Sanchez (37), P Sandoval (65)
2Out RBIB Molina 2, E Velez
SHJ Sanchez
GIDPE Renteria; J Uribe
Team LOB11
Team RISP6-14 (R Winn 1-2, B Molina 1-2, J Sanchez 1-1, R Garko 0-1, E Velez 1-2, F Sanchez 0-1, A Rowand 1-1, E Renteria 1-3, J Uribe 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (B Molina-F Sanchez, E Renteria-F Sanchez-R Garko)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
J. MichaelsCF
K. Matsui2B
H. PenceRF
C. LeeLF
M. TejadaSS
C. Coste1B-C
J. Keppinger3B
H. QuinteroC
W. WrightP
aG. BlumPH
T. ByrdakP
F. PaulinoP
D. BrocailP
M. Kata1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.360	.405
1	0	0	0	0	1	.193	.260	.341
4	0	1	0	0	1	.253	.308	.347
4	0	1	0	0	0	.292	.358	.460
3	1	1	0	1	1	.312	.360	.505
4	0	1	0	0	1	.323	.353	.463
4	0	0	1	0	2	.235	.325	.356
4	0	2	0	0	1	.268	.342	.400
2	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.287	.326
0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.332	.381
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.067	.067	.067
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.213	.222
31	1	6	1	3	10

a-walked for W Wright in the 8th

Batting
2BC Lee (21, W Joaquin)
RBIC Coste (14)
GIDPH Quintero
Team LOB6
Team RISP1-8 (M Tejada 1-2, J Michaels 0-1, C Coste 0-1, M Kata 0-1, H Pence 0-1, K Matsui 0-2)

Baserunning
CSH Pence (8, 2nd base by J Sanchez/B Molina)
SBM Bourn (39, 2nd base off J Sanchez/B Molina)

Fielding
DP2 (M Tejada-K Matsui-C Coste, J Keppinger-K Matsui-M Kata)

Giants Pitching

pitchers
J. Sanchez(W,5-9)
J. Miller
W. Joaquin
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	0	0	3	8	102-62	4.49
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-8	2.06
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	13-9	9.00
9.0	6	1	1	3	10	129-79

Pitching
HBPR Garko (By F Paulino)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Sanchez 15-26; J Miller 1-3; W Joaquin 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Sanchez 22-10-16-14; J Miller 3-2-1-2; W Joaquin 2-3-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Sanchez 6-6; J Miller 0-2; W Joaquin 2-0
Game ScoresJ Sanchez 74

Astros Pitching

pitchers
F. Paulino(L,2-6)
D. Brocail
W. Wright
T. Byrdak
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	9	5	5	2	2	0	89-53	7.28
0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	5.40
3.0	5	3	3	1	1	2	46-32	6.11
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-9	3.38
9.0	16	8	8	4	6	2	166-101

Pitching
IBBC Lee (By J Sanchez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Paulino 17-24; D Brocail 1-4; W Wright 12-14; T Byrdak 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Paulino 12-6-17-18; D Brocail 1-2-1-3; W Wright 6-4-10-12; T Byrdak 2-4-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Paulino 7-4; D Brocail 1-0; W Wright 7-1; T Byrdak 0-1
Game ScoresF Paulino 25

Scoring Summary

		SF	HOU
1st	B Molina doubled to deep center, P Sandoval scored.	1	0
2nd	E Velez singled to right, R Winn scored, E Renteria to third.	2	0
3rd	A Rowand singled to right, B Molina and R Garko scored, R Winn to third.	4	0
5th	A Rowand doubled to left, R Winn scored.	5	0
6th	F Sanchez homered to left.	6	0
6th	P Sandoval homered to left.	7	0
8th	B Molina singled to left, E Velez scored.	8	0
9th	C Coste grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Lee scored, M Tejada out at second.	8	1

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, 5 August 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 29,747

Game Time:2:49

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

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

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F. Paulino2-6

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