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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros
2009-08-03 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 29835 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:34
Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 6th. Mike Hampton earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Kazuo Matsui went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Mike Hampton L: Matt Cain SV: Jose Valverde
Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
San Francisco Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eugenio Velez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Sanchez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pablo Sandoval | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bengie Molina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Garko | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Aaron Rowand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Winn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Cain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Travis Ishikawa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Geoff Blum | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cain | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 Chris Sampson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberto Arias | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eugenio Velez: 63/G6
- Freddy Sanchez: 63/G6
- Pablo Sandoval: S8/G6M+
- Bengie Molina: S7/G56+.1-2
- Ryan Garko: S8/G6.2-H;1-2
- Aaron Rowand: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 1
- Michael Bourn: E6/P
- Kazuo Matsui: SB2
- Kazuo Matsui: 5/P5F
- Hunter Pence: 43/G4.2-3
- Carlos Lee: 8/F8RXD+
Top 2
- Edgar Renteria: S6/G56
- Randy Winn: 4/L4D-
- Matt Cain: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Eugenio Velez: S9/L34D+.2XH(92)
Bot 2
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Geoff Blum: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Top 3
- Freddy Sanchez: S8/G6+
- Pablo Sandoval: S1/G15.1-3(E1/TH)
- Bengie Molina: 9/F9LSF/SF.3-H(UR)
- Ryan Garko: W.1-2
- Aaron Rowand: K
- Edgar Renteria: K
Bot 3
- Jeff Keppinger: 63/G6
- Mike Hampton: K
- Michael Bourn: S9/G34+
- Kazuo Matsui: 7/F7LS
Top 4
- Randy Winn: 3/L34+
- Matt Cain: K
- Eugenio Velez: 3/G34
Bot 4
- Hunter Pence: 23/G
- Carlos Lee: S7/L7S
- Miguel Tejada: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 5
- Freddy Sanchez: 63/G6MS-
- Pablo Sandoval: 63/G6
- Bengie Molina: 6!3/G6
Bot 5
- Geoff Blum: HR/F9LD+
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6
- Jeff Keppinger: 9/F89D
- Mike Hampton: 63/G6S
Top 6
- Ryan Garko: HP
- Aaron Rowand: K
- Edgar Renteria: D7/L78D+.1-3
- Randy Winn: IW
- Matt Cain: K
- Eugenio Velez: K
Bot 6
- Michael Bourn: T9/F89XD+
- Kazuo Matsui: HR/F9LD+.3-H
- Hunter Pence: 43/G4
- Carlos Lee: D7/F7D+
- Miguel Tejada: 4/F34D-
- Geoff Blum: 43/G4
Top 7
- Freddy Sanchez: 53/G56
- Pablo Sandoval: 23/BG
- Bengie Molina: K
Bot 7
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6M
- Jeff Keppinger: 63/G56
- Matt Kata: 43/G4
Top 8
- Ryan Garko: S7/L78S+
- Aaron Rowand: 53/G6S-.1-2
- Edgar Renteria: 63/G6
- Randy Winn: 13/G
Bot 8
- Michael Bourn: 43/G4
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Hunter Pence: T8/F89XD+
- Carlos Lee: S9/L4D.3-H
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F89S
Top 9
- Travis Ishikawa: K
- Eugenio Velez: S7
- Freddy Sanchez: 8/F89XD
- Pablo Sandoval: D78/L78M.1-H
- Bengie Molina: 53/G6S