Astros 4-3 Giants (4 Aug, 2009) Play-by-Play

Houston Astros

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

GiantsTop 1st
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ground Out
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- M Bourn safe at first on error by shortstop E Renteria.
  1
  0
- M Bourn stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
GiantsTop 2nd
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 3rd
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 4th
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 5th
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 6th
- M. Hampton pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- M Kata hit for C Sampson.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 8th
- A. Arias pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- F Lewis ran for R Garko.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- M. Cain pitching for SF
  SF
  HOU
- J Bowker at first base.
  2
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GiantsTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  SF
  HOU
- J Michaels in left field.
  2
  4
- T Ishikawa hit for M Cain.
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Giants
3
Astros
4

Game 1

4/8

Giants
8
Astros
1

Game 2

5/8

Giants
10
Astros
6

Game 3

5/8

Minute Maid 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	98	64	.605	-	W5
San Diego	93	69	.574	5	L1
Arizona	89	73	.549	9	W1
San Francisco	80	82	.494	18	L1
Colorado	61	101	.377	37	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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San Francisco Giants

Houston Astros

M. Hampton7-8

M. Cain12-3

J. Valverde13

Game Information

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MLB News

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Ground Out