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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1996-04-08 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 13488 · dome, dry · 2:35

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 6–2. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 4th. Mike Hampton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mike Hampton L: William VanLandingham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Jim Quick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shawon Dunston	4	1	1	0	0	1
Steve Scarsone	4	0	2	0	0	2
Barry Bonds	4	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Williams	4	0	1	2	0	1
Mark Carreon	3	0	0	0	1	2
Glenallen Hill	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dave McCarty	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kirt Manwaring	2	0	0	0	1	0
William VanLandingham	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kim Batiste	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	1
Craig Biggio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Bagwell	2	1	1	0	2	1
Derek Bell	2	0	1	1	2	0
Sean Berry	4	1	0	1	0	0
Rick Wilkins	1	1	0	0	3	0
James Mouton	4	1	1	2	0	0
Orlando Miller	4	0	1	2	0	1
Mike Hampton	1	1	0	0	2	0
Bill Spiers	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
William VanLandingham	6.0	4	6	3
Chris Hook	0.1	0	2	0
Mark Dewey	1.2	1	2	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	8.0	4	3	8
Todd Jones	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shawon Dunston: D7/G5
Steve Scarsone: K
Barry Bonds: E6/TH/G6S.2-3;B-1
Matt Williams: WP.1-2
Matt Williams: D8/F8LXD.3-H;2-H(UR)
Mark Carreon: K
Glenallen Hill: K

Bot 1

Brian Hunter: K
Craig Biggio: W
Jeff Bagwell: CS2(24)
Jeff Bagwell: K

Top 2

Dave McCarty: 7/F78M
Kirt Manwaring: W
William VanLandingham: 16(1)4/GDP/BG15

Bot 2

Derek Bell: S9/G34
Sean Berry: 13/G15.1-2
Rick Wilkins: W
James Mouton: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

Shawon Dunston: 63/G6
Steve Scarsone: D9/F9LD
Barry Bonds: 43/G4.2-3
Matt Williams: 8/F89D

Bot 3

Orlando Miller: K
Mike Hampton: 53/G5
Brian Hunter: 43/G4

Top 4

Mark Carreon: K
Glenallen Hill: 3/G3
Dave McCarty: W
Kirt Manwaring: 4/L4

Bot 4

Craig Biggio: 6/P6MD
Jeff Bagwell: D6/G56
Derek Bell: W
Sean Berry: 54(1)/FO/G5.2-3;B-1
Rick Wilkins: W.1-2
James Mouton: D7/F7LM.3-H;2-H;1-3
Orlando Miller: S8/F8LD/R2.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Mike Hampton: W
Brian Hunter: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 5

William VanLandingham: 9/L9LM
Shawon Dunston: 53/G56
Steve Scarsone: S7/L7M
Barry Bonds: 43/G34

Bot 5

Craig Biggio: 6/P78S
Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: 4/P4
Sean Berry: SB2
Sean Berry: 31/G34S

Top 6

Matt Williams: 53/G56
Mark Carreon: W
Glenallen Hill: K
Dave McCarty: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 6

Rick Wilkins: 6/P6D
James Mouton: 43/G4
Orlando Miller: 43/G4M

Top 7

Kirt Manwaring: 53/G5
Kim Batiste: 8/L78XD
Shawon Dunston: K

Bot 7

Mike Hampton: W
Brian Hunter: HP.1-2
Craig Biggio: 23/SH/BG2R.2-3;1-2
Jeff Bagwell: IW
Derek Bell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sean Berry: 6(1)/FO/G6M.3-H;2-3;B-1
Rick Wilkins: W.1-2
James Mouton: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 8

Steve Scarsone: K
Barry Bonds: 8/F8RD
Matt Williams: K

Bot 8

Orlando Miller: 63/G6
Bill Spiers: 31/G3
Brian Hunter: S7/G56
Craig Biggio: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 9

Mark Carreon: 63/G6
Glenallen Hill: 53/G56S
Dave McCarty: 4/P3DF