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Philadelphia Phillies @ Houston Astros

2006-09-16 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 41002 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:50

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Houston Astros 7–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 7th. Cole Hamels earned the win. David Dellucci went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Cole Hamels L: Jason Hirsh SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Ron Kulpa · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Larry Poncino · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Rollins	4	1	1	2	0	0
Shane Victorino	5	0	1	1	0	1
Chase Utley	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ryan Howard	4	0	1	0	1	1
Pat Burrell	4	0	0	0	0	3
David Dellucci	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chris Coste	2	2	2	0	1	0
Abraham Nunez	4	2	2	2	0	0
Cole Hamels	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Roberson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willy Taveras	3	1	1	0	0	1
Craig Biggio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lance Berkman	4	0	1	0	0	2
Morgan Ensberg	3	0	1	1	1	1
Chris Burke	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jason Lane	2	1	0	0	1	1
Adam Everett	3	0	1	1	0	0
Brad Ausmus	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Hirsh	2	0	0	0	0	1
Aubrey Huff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Bruntlett	2	0	0	0	0	1
Orlando Palmeiro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lamb	1	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Munson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cole Hamels	7.2	3	4	11
Geoff Geary	0.1	1	0	0
Ryan Madson	1.0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hirsh	6.0	4	2	5
Chad Qualls	0.1	2	0	1
Trever Miller	0.1	1	0	1
Fernando Nieve	0.1	0	0	1
Brad Lidge	0.0	2	1	0
Dan Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0
Taylor Buchholz	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8RD
Shane Victorino: K
Chase Utley: 43/G34

Bot 1

Willy Taveras: HP
Craig Biggio: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
Lance Berkman: 53/G5

Top 2

Ryan Howard: W
Pat Burrell: K
David Dellucci: 5/P15
Chris Coste: HP.1-2
Abraham Nunez: 4/P8RS

Bot 2

Morgan Ensberg: K
Chris Burke: W
Jason Lane: SB2
Jason Lane: K
Adam Everett: 3/L3S-

Top 3

Cole Hamels: K
Jimmy Rollins: 6/P5D
Shane Victorino: 31/G3

Bot 3

Brad Ausmus: W
Jason Hirsh: 56(1)/FO/BG5S-
Willy Taveras: K
Craig Biggio: K

Top 4

Chase Utley: K
Ryan Howard: 43/G34+
Pat Burrell: K

Bot 4

Lance Berkman: K
Morgan Ensberg: W
Chris Burke: K
Jason Lane: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 5

David Dellucci: 2/P25F
Chris Coste: S7/F7LM
Abraham Nunez: S8/L8LS+.1-2
Cole Hamels: 2/BP2R-
Jimmy Rollins: 6/P4M

Bot 5

Adam Everett: 5/L5+
Brad Ausmus: K
Jason Hirsh: K

Top 6

Shane Victorino: 13/BG3S-
Chase Utley: 9/F89D
Ryan Howard: DGR/F7D+/FINT
Pat Burrell: 8/F8LXD

Bot 6

Willy Taveras: 3/BG3S-
Craig Biggio: 9/F9D
Lance Berkman: K

Top 7

David Dellucci: HR/F9D+
Chris Coste: W
Abraham Nunez: E3/G34S-.1-2
Cole Hamels: K/BF
Jimmy Rollins: D8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-3
Shane Victorino: S9/G34.3-H(UR);2-3
Chase Utley: S6/G4MD+.3-H;1-2
Ryan Howard: K
Pat Burrell: K

Bot 7

Morgan Ensberg: 9/F9LD
Chris Burke: K
Jason Lane: W
Adam Everett: D8/F89XD+.1-H
Aubrey Huff: 8/F8LD+

Top 8

David Dellucci: W
Chris Coste: S9/L9M+.1-3
Abraham Nunez: T9/L9LS.3-H;1-H
Cole Hamels: 7/F7S
Jimmy Rollins: 8/SF/L8RM+.3-H
Shane Victorino: 8/F8LXD

Bot 8

Eric Bruntlett: K
Willy Taveras: S4/P34-
Craig Biggio: 7/F7S
Lance Berkman: S8/G6.1-2
Morgan Ensberg: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Chris Burke: 8/F8RXD

Top 9

Chase Utley: 63/G6MD
Ryan Howard: 3/G3-
Chris Roberson: 23/G2L-

Bot 9

Orlando Palmeiro: 43/G4
Mike Lamb: S8/G4M+
Eric Munson: 53/G5.1-2
Eric Bruntlett: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

fan interference; the ball was touched by a fan and should have been ruled a homer but was not; umpire Poncino issued a statement after the game saying that the ball was indeed over the wall when touched

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