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Houston Astros @ Milwaukee Brewers

2009-08-16 · Day game · Miller Park · Att: 41863 · 82°F, dome, dry · Wind 1 mph · 3:16

Houston Astros defeated Milwaukee Brewers 8–5. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 6th. Jeff Fulchino earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save. Geoff Blum went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	1	8	10
ML4	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	10

W: Jeff Fulchino L: David Weathers SV: Jose Valverde

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	5	0	1	1	0	0
Kazuo Matsui	4	0	0	0	1	0
Lance Berkman	3	3	1	0	2	0
Carlos Lee	4	1	2	0	0	1
Geoff Blum	5	1	2	4	0	0
Hunter Pence	5	1	1	2	0	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	2	1	0	1	0
Jeff Keppinger	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Oswalt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darin Erstad	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Michaels	1	0	1	1	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Lopez	4	1	3	0	0	1
Craig Counsell	5	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan Braun	4	2	3	2	0	0
Prince Fielder	5	1	1	2	0	1
Mike Cameron	4	1	1	0	0	2
Frank Catalanotto	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Braden Looper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alcides Escobar	4	0	0	1	0	0
Casey McGehee	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jody Gerut	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Oswalt	6.0	8	2	5
Tim Byrdak	0.1	0	0	1
Jeff Fulchino	0.2	0	0	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0
Jose Valverde	1.0	2	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Braden Looper	6.0	4	2	0
Claudio Vargas	1.0	0	1	0
David Weathers	0.2	2	2	1
Mark DiFelice	0.0	1	0	0
Mitch Stetter	0.2	3	0	0
Jesus Colome	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Bourn: 8/F8LD
Kazuo Matsui: 5/P5F
Lance Berkman: 43/G34

Bot 1

Felipe Lopez: D7/L5
Craig Counsell: K
Ryan Braun: HR/F7D+.2-H
Prince Fielder: 43/G4
Mike Cameron: K

Top 2

Carlos Lee: 53/G56
Geoff Blum: 43/G4
Hunter Pence: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Frank Catalanotto: S8/L8LS
Jason Kendall: 9/F9LD
Braden Looper: 14/SH.1-2
Alcides Escobar: 4/F3D-

Top 3

Ivan Rodriguez: S2/G25-
Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RD
Roy Oswalt: 14/SH.1-2
Michael Bourn: T9/L89D+.2-H
Kazuo Matsui: W
Lance Berkman: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Felipe Lopez: S8/L6MD
Craig Counsell: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Ryan Braun: 9/F89D

Top 4

Carlos Lee: S8/G4M+
Geoff Blum: 8/F8RD
Hunter Pence: 9/F89D
Ivan Rodriguez: 23/G

Bot 4

Prince Fielder: 53/G6S-
Mike Cameron: K
Frank Catalanotto: K

Top 5

Jeff Keppinger: 53/G56
Roy Oswalt: 7/F78D
Michael Bourn: 63/G6

Bot 5

Jason Kendall: S7/L7M
Braden Looper: 14/SH.1-2
Alcides Escobar: 9/F9S
Felipe Lopez: HP
Craig Counsell: 63/G6S

Top 6

Kazuo Matsui: 8/F78XD+
Lance Berkman: W
Carlos Lee: HP.1-2
Geoff Blum: HR/F89D+.2-H;1-H
Hunter Pence: 8/UREV/F8RD
Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6

Bot 6

Ryan Braun: S8/G6MS+
Prince Fielder: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Mike Cameron: S18/L13+
Frank Catalanotto: W.1-2
Jason Kendall: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Casey McGehee: IW
Alcides Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Felipe Lopez: K

Top 7

Jeff Keppinger: 53/G56S
Darin Erstad: W
Michael Bourn: 7/F7M
Kazuo Matsui: 7/F7D

Bot 7

Craig Counsell: K
Ryan Braun: HP
Prince Fielder: K+SB2
Mike Cameron: 9/F9LM

Top 8

Lance Berkman: W
Carlos Lee: K
Geoff Blum: 3/G34S.1-2
Hunter Pence: HR/F9D+.2-H
Ivan Rodriguez: W
Jeff Keppinger: S7/G56.1-2
Jason Michaels: S9/L9S-.2-H;1-3
Michael Bourn: 8/F78D

Bot 8

Frank Catalanotto: 8/F8RXD
Jason Kendall: 6/L6MD-
Jody Gerut: 43/G4

Top 9

Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6
Lance Berkman: S7/L7M
Carlos Lee: S7/L5D+.1-3
Geoff Blum: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Hunter Pence: 7/F78D.2-3;1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6

Bot 9

Alcides Escobar: 9/F9LM
Felipe Lopez: DGR7/F7D+
Craig Counsell: 5/F56-
Ryan Braun: S4/G4M.2-3
Prince Fielder: DI.1-2
Prince Fielder: 9/F8RXD+

Notes & reviews

replay,6,pench001,HOU,welkt901,MIL06,F,Y,I,,H $Hunter Pence hit a fly ball down the LF line the was ruled fair and a home run; crew chief Tim Welke looked at the replay and overturned the call to a foul ball

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