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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

2011-08-21 · Day game · Minute Maid Park · 11 innings · Att: 25838 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:54

San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 6–4. San Francisco Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Jeremy Affeldt earned the win and Ramon Ramirez picked up the save. Brandon Belt went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SFN	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	12
HOU	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8

W: Jeremy Affeldt L: Mark Melancon SV: Ramon Ramirez

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Cory Blaser · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cody Ross	5	1	0	0	1	3
Jeff Keppinger	6	0	1	0	0	0
Pablo Sandoval	6	1	2	2	0	2
Aubrey Huff	3	1	1	0	2	0
Nate Schierholtz	4	2	1	0	0	1
Brandon Belt	5	1	4	3	0	1
Mike Fontenot	2	0	0	1	0	0
Chris Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Runzler	0	0	0	0	1	0
Guillermo Mota	1	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Cabrera	1	0	1	0	0	0
Miguel Tejada	2	0	1	0	0	0
Aaron Rowand	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mark DeRosa	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Altuve	5	1	1	1	0	1
Jason Bourgeois	4	0	0	0	2	0
J. D. Martinez	5	0	3	2	0	1
Carlos Lee	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Paredes	5	1	2	0	0	1
Clint Barmes	4	1	0	0	1	1
Jason Michaels	1	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Corporan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Sosa	1	1	0	0	1	0
JB Shuck	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wesley Wright	1	0	0	0	0	1
Angel Sanchez	0	0	0	0	1	0
Humberto Quintero	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Downs	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dan Runzler	1.2	3	3	2
Guillermo Mota	3.0	3	1	1
Steve Edlefsen	1.1	0	0	2
Santiago Casilla	2.0	1	0	0
Jeremy Affeldt	2.0	1	2	1
Ramon Ramirez	1.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henry Sosa	5.0	4	1	3
Wesley Wright	1.0	0	1	2
Wilton Lopez	0.2	1	0	1
Sergio Escalona	0.2	1	0	1
Fernando Rodriguez	1.2	4	1	1
Mark Melancon	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cody Ross: 63/G6
Jeff Keppinger: 63/G6
Pablo Sandoval: 5/F5F-

Bot 1

Jose Altuve: K
Jason Bourgeois: 3/G34S
J. D. Martinez: D7/L7LS
Carlos Lee: K

Top 2

Aubrey Huff: D9/L89D+
Nate Schierholtz: S9/L34D+.2-3
Brandon Belt: HR/F9D+.3-H;1-H
Mike Fontenot: 7/F7LS
Chris Stewart: K
Dan Runzler: W
Cody Ross: 8/F8RS

Bot 2

Jimmy Paredes: S9/G34
Clint Barmes: W.1-2
Jason Michaels: SB3;SB2
Jason Michaels: W
Carlos Corporan: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR);2-3
Henry Sosa: W
Jose Altuve: S8/L8RS-.3-H;1-2
Jason Bourgeois: W.2-3;1-2
J. D. Martinez: S9/L9S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Carlos Lee: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Jeff Keppinger: 53/G56
Pablo Sandoval: K
Aubrey Huff: 3/G3-

Bot 3

Jimmy Paredes: K
Clint Barmes: 7/F78D+
Jason Michaels: 9/F89S

Top 4

Nate Schierholtz: HP
Brandon Belt: S9/G34.1-3
Mike Fontenot: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H
Chris Stewart: 7/F7M
Guillermo Mota: 9/F3D-

Bot 4

Carlos Corporan: 4/L4D
Henry Sosa: 63/G6
Jose Altuve: 63/G6

Top 5

Cody Ross: K+WP.B-1
Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RS
Pablo Sandoval: 3!6(1)3/GDP/G34S+

Bot 5

Jason Bourgeois: 53/G56-
J. D. Martinez: 43/G4+
Carlos Lee: S9/L9S
Jimmy Paredes: S9/L89S.1-3
Clint Barmes: K

Top 6

Aubrey Huff: W
Nate Schierholtz: WP.1-2
Nate Schierholtz: K
Brandon Belt: K
Mike Fontenot: 4!3/G4D

Bot 6

JB Shuck: 43/G4-
Carlos Corporan: 63/G4MS-
Wesley Wright: K

Top 7

Chris Stewart: HP
Orlando Cabrera: S9/F89S-.1-3
Cody Ross: K
Jeff Keppinger: FC5/G5+.3XH(526);1-2
Pablo Sandoval: K

Bot 7

Jose Altuve: 4/F3D-
Jason Bourgeois: 63/G6S-
J. D. Martinez: S7/G6
Carlos Lee: 54(1)/FO/G56-

Top 8

Aubrey Huff: E1/G23-
Nate Schierholtz: 64(1)/FO/G6
Brandon Belt: S7.1-2
Miguel Tejada: S6/G6S-.2-3;1-2
Chris Stewart: 7/FDP/F7M.3XH(72)

Bot 8

Jimmy Paredes: 63/G6
Clint Barmes: 8/F8RXD+
JB Shuck: 63/G6

Top 9

Aaron Rowand: S7/L7M+
Cody Ross: OA.1X2(46)
Cody Ross: K
Jeff Keppinger: S7/G56
Pablo Sandoval: S156/G15.1-2
Aubrey Huff: W.2-3;1-2
Nate Schierholtz: 8/F8RM

Bot 9

Carlos Corporan: HP
Angel Sanchez: W.1-2
Jose Altuve: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Jason Bourgeois: W
J. D. Martinez: K
Carlos Lee: 7/F78S

Top 10

Brandon Belt: S9/L89D+
Miguel Tejada: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Chris Stewart: 9/F9M

Bot 10

Jimmy Paredes: 63/G6-
Clint Barmes: 7/F78M
JB Shuck: S4/G4S-
Humberto Quintero: 9/F9LM

Top 11

Aaron Rowand: 43/G4
Cody Ross: W
Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RM
Pablo Sandoval: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Mark DeRosa: K

Bot 11

Matt Downs: K
Jose Altuve: 63/G6
Jason Bourgeois: 53/G6S-

Notes & reviews

pickoff throw went past 1B and bounced off the wall; Aaron Rowand tried for 2B and was thrown out by second baseman Jose Altuve, who was backing up the play at 1B

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