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Houston Astros @ San Diego Padres

2009-07-02 · Day game · PETCO Park · Att: 23284 · 72°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:58

Houston Astros defeated San Diego Padres 7–2. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 5th. Wandy Rodriguez earned the win. Geoff Blum went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wandy Rodriguez L: Kevin Correia SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Laz Diaz · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	5	2	2	0	0	0
Miguel Tejada	4	1	2	0	1	0
Lance Berkman	3	3	2	1	2	1
Carlos Lee	5	0	2	1	0	0
Geoff Blum	4	1	2	4	0	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	1	0	0
Kazuo Matsui	4	0	0	0	0	1
Humberto Quintero	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wandy Rodriguez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Alberto Arias	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Everth Cabrera	4	1	1	1	1	0
Scott Hairston	4	0	2	1	1	0
Adrian Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Kouzmanoff	4	0	0	0	0	3
Kyle Blanks	4	0	0	0	0	1
Edgar Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Henry Blanco	3	0	1	0	1	0
Luis Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Correia	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chase Headley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Gwynn	1	0	1	0	0	0
Eliezer Alfonzo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wandy Rodriguez	7.0	7	2	5
Alberto Arias	1.0	0	0	1
Tim Byrdak	0.2	2	1	0
Jose Valverde	0.1	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Correia	5.0	8	3	3
Greg Burke	2.0	0	0	1
Mike Adams	1.0	0	0	1
Joe Thatcher	1.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Bourn: S8/L8RM
Miguel Tejada: 3/F13-
Lance Berkman: SB2
Lance Berkman: W
Carlos Lee: S5/G5-.2-3;1-2
Geoff Blum: S9/L89M+.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hunter Pence: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Kazuo Matsui: 7/F78M

Bot 1

Everth Cabrera: 4/F89S-
Scott Hairston: S7/G56+
Adrian Gonzalez: K
Kevin Kouzmanoff: K

Top 2

Humberto Quintero: 63/G6
Wandy Rodriguez: K
Michael Bourn: 53/BG

Bot 2

Kyle Blanks: 6/F6D-
Edgar Gonzalez: 63/G6+
Henry Blanco: D7/F7LD+
Luis Rodriguez: 63/G6S

Top 3

Miguel Tejada: S9/G34+
Lance Berkman: D7/F7LD+.1XH(762);B-3(THH)
Carlos Lee: S7.3-H
Geoff Blum: K
Hunter Pence: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 3

Kevin Correia: S7
Everth Cabrera: W.1-2
Scott Hairston: W.2-3;1-2
Adrian Gonzalez: 32(3)/FO/G3.2-3;1-2
Kevin Kouzmanoff: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 4

Kazuo Matsui: 43/G4
Humberto Quintero: K
Wandy Rodriguez: W
Michael Bourn: 7/F7LD

Bot 4

Kyle Blanks: 2/F23F-
Edgar Gonzalez: 43/G6M
Henry Blanco: 7/F7S

Top 5

Miguel Tejada: S9/L89M+
Lance Berkman: W.1-2
Carlos Lee: 9/F89M
Geoff Blum: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
Hunter Pence: 13/G15
Kazuo Matsui: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Luis Rodriguez: 63/G6S-
Chase Headley: 13/G15
Everth Cabrera: S8/L6
Scott Hairston: D8/F78XD+.1-H
Adrian Gonzalez: K

Top 6

Humberto Quintero: 53/G6S-
Wandy Rodriguez: 13/G13
Michael Bourn: 8/F8LM

Bot 6

Kevin Kouzmanoff: K
Kyle Blanks: K
Edgar Gonzalez: 43/G4

Top 7

Miguel Tejada: 9/F89D
Lance Berkman: K
Carlos Lee: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Henry Blanco: 43/G4-
Luis Rodriguez: S7/L7S
Tony Gwynn: S8/F8LS-.1-2
Everth Cabrera: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Top 8

Geoff Blum: 5/F5F-
Hunter Pence: 6/P
Kazuo Matsui: K

Bot 8

Scott Hairston: E5/TH/G56.B-2
Adrian Gonzalez: HP
Kevin Kouzmanoff: SB3
Kevin Kouzmanoff: K
Kyle Blanks: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Humberto Quintero: K
Alberto Arias: K
Michael Bourn: S8/L4MD-
Miguel Tejada: W.1-2
Lance Berkman: D7/G5F+.2-H;1-3
Carlos Lee: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 9

Edgar Gonzalez: D8/L8LM+
Henry Blanco: W
Luis Rodriguez: 9/F9M
Eliezer Alfonzo: WP.2-3;1-2
Eliezer Alfonzo: S9/L9S.3-3;2-2
Everth Cabrera: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Scott Hairston: 6/F6D-

Notes & reviews

after ball 1 to Tejada, play delayed for 52 minutes due to bee swarm in ball girl's jacket on left field side; bee keeper called to park
Short line drive trapped by right fielder, neither runner advanced

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