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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 23, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,586 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: (none) 3B: John McSherry |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Dave Bergman | Left Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 1981
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ruhle
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ruhle
There goes Cabell. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Ruhle
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Whitson
There goes Puhl. The throw from May and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Whitson
Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Whitson
Whitson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Whitson. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Whitson
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ruhle
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruhle
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Ruhle
Bergman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Ruhle
LeMaster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitson vs. Ruhle
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Whitson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Whitson
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Whitson
Ruhle strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Ruhle
There goes Morgan. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Ruhle
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Ruhle
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herndon. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Whitson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Whitson
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bergman. Howe reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Whitson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ruhle
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Ruhle
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Ruhle
Bergman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Ruhle
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Reynolds. Bergman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitson vs. Ruhle
Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Whitson
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitson covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Whitson
Ruhle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Whitson
There's a wild pitch. Ruhle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Whitson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan hits a line drive towards first. Walling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ruhle
Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Ruhle
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ruhle
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Sprowl
Bobby Sprowl now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reynolds fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Billy Smith now playing third base.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Whitson
Howe takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Whitson
Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herndon. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. Howe moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landestoy vs. Whitson
Landestoy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sprowl vs. Whitson
Sprowl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howe scores. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puhl vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Sprowl
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Sprowl
LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Sprowl
Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wohlford moves to third. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Sprowl
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Cabell hits a fly ball towards right. Puhl catches it and throws to Walling who relays to second to double up Stennett. Wohlford tags and scores. LeMaster tags and moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Jim Wohlford now playing left field.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lavelle
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lavelle
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCorte
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. LaCorte
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. LaCorte
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. LaCorte
May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lavelle
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Lavelle
The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Lavelle
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Lavelle
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Lavelle
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. LaCorte
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. LaCorte
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. LaCorte
Bill North pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
North takes first base on ball four. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. LaCorte
Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. LaCorte
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeMaster scores. North moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. LaCorte
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCorte vs. Breining
Joe Pettini now playing third base. Fred Breining now pitching.
LaCorte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cabell. LaCorte moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Breining
Reynolds bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. LaCorte moves to third. Puhl moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Breining
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it and throws to home to get LaCorte. Puhl moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howe vs. Breining
Howe hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. LaCorte
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. LaCorte
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. LaCorte
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. LaCorte
Wohlford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1981 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 4 2 1 0
Cabell E, 1b 4 1 3 2 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 2 0 2 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 2
Smith B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 5 1 2 0
Breining F, p 0 0 0 0 Howe A, 3b 3 2 2 0
Herndon L, rf 5 0 0 0 Walling D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Martin J, cf 5 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 4 0 2 2
May M, c 4 0 1 0 Landestoy R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bergman D, lf 2 0 2 0 Ruhle V, p 1 0 0 0
Wohlford J, ph-lf 2 1 0 0 Sprowl B, p 1 0 1 1
LeMaster J, ss 4 1 3 0 LaCorte F, p 1 0 1 0
Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Stennett R, ph 1 0 1 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
North B, ph 0 0 0 0
Pettini J, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 13 3 32 5 10 5
San Francisco 000 011 010 -- 3
Houston 101 020 10x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E (L) 4.2 7 4 4 6 2
Moffitt R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lavelle G 2.0 2 1 0 0 1
Breining F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V 4.2 9 1 1 2 1
Sprowl B 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
LaCorte F (W) 3.2 2 1 1 2 4
E -- Whitson E, Reynolds C, Cabell E
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 13, Houston 12
2B -- Puhl T, Howe A, Cabell E, Ashby A
SB -- Puhl T, Morgan J
CS -- Cabell E
SH -- Reynolds C 2
SF -- Cedeno C, Cabell E
WP -- Whitson E, LaCorte F
PB -- May M
T -- 3:09
A -- 38586
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