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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

2015-05-13 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 20725 · 73°F, dome, dry · 3:10

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 4–3. San Francisco Giants opened the scoring in the 1st — Buster Posey singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Marisnick. Matt Duffy scores. Houston Astros took the lead in the 8th — George Springer homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: George Springer homers (5) on a fly ball to center field — worth 29% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Chad Qualls L: Jeremy Affeldt SV: Luke Gregerson

Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Marvin Hudson · 3B: Chad Fairchild · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nori Aoki	4	0	1	0	1	0
Matt Duffy	4	1	1	0	1	2
Angel Pagan	5	1	2	0	0	0
Buster Posey	5	1	3	3	0	0
Justin Maxwell	4	0	1	0	0	2
Brandon Belt	4	0	0	0	0	2
Andrew Susac	4	0	0	0	0	1
Casey McGehee	3	0	1	0	1	1
Brandon Crawford	3	0	2	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Marisnick	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Altuve	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Valbuena	3	2	1	1	1	0
George Springer	3	1	1	1	1	1
Colby Rasmus	4	0	1	1	0	0
Evan Gattis	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jason Castro	3	1	1	1	0	1
Chris Carter	2	0	1	0	1	1
Jonathan Villar	3	0	1	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Hudson	5.1	6	2	4
Javier Lopez	0.1	0	0	0
George Kontos	1.1	1	1	2
Jeremy Affeldt	0.2	1	0	0
Sergio Romo	0.1	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Oberholtzer	3.0	5	2	3
Sam Deduno	2.0	3	1	1
Will Harris	1.0	1	0	1
Pat Neshek	1.0	0	0	1
Chad Qualls	1.0	0	0	1
Luke Gregerson	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nori Aoki: 43/G4-
Matt Duffy: W
Angel Pagan: 9/F89D+
Buster Posey: SB2
Buster Posey: S8/L6D-.2-H
Justin Maxwell: S9/G34+.1-2
Brandon Belt: K

Bot 1

Jake Marisnick: 63/G56
Jose Altuve: S7/L56D+
Luis Valbuena: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 2

Andrew Susac: K
Casey McGehee: W
Brandon Crawford: S7/L7S.1-2
Nori Aoki: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Bot 2

George Springer: K
Colby Rasmus: 7/L78D+
Evan Gattis: 13/G34S-

Top 3

Matt Duffy: S8/L8LM
Angel Pagan: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Buster Posey: S8/G4+
Justin Maxwell: WP.1-2
Justin Maxwell: K

Bot 3

Jason Castro: 8/L8RXD+
Chris Carter: K
Jonathan Villar: K

Top 4

Brandon Belt: 43/G4
Andrew Susac: 7/F78D+
Casey McGehee: S7/G56+
Brandon Crawford: HP.1-2
Nori Aoki: WP.2-3;1-2
Nori Aoki: W
Matt Duffy: 8/L8LXD+

Bot 4

Jake Marisnick: 53/MREV/G5S-
Jose Altuve: 2/F2LF-
Luis Valbuena: W
George Springer: W.1-2
Colby Rasmus: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-3
Evan Gattis: K

Top 5

Angel Pagan: T9/F8RXD+
Buster Posey: HR/F7D+.3-H
Justin Maxwell: 53/G56
Brandon Belt: K
Andrew Susac: 7/L78M

Bot 5

Jason Castro: HR/F8RXD+
Chris Carter: S7/L78M
Jonathan Villar: S8/L8LD+.1-2
Jake Marisnick: 5/L56S
Jose Altuve: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Top 6

Casey McGehee: 63/G6
Brandon Crawford: 7/L7M
Nori Aoki: S7/G56-
Matt Duffy: K

Bot 6

Luis Valbuena: HR/F89XD+
George Springer: 43/G4
Colby Rasmus: 23/G2R-
Evan Gattis: S9/L3.B-2(E9)
Jason Castro: K

Top 7

Angel Pagan: 8/F8LXD+
Buster Posey: 53/G56
Justin Maxwell: K

Bot 7

Chris Carter: W
Jonathan Villar: 2/BP23F
Jake Marisnick: K
Jose Altuve: 8/L8RXD+

Top 8

Brandon Belt: E5/L6-
Andrew Susac: 6/F56-
Casey McGehee: CS2(24)/MREV
Casey McGehee: K

Bot 8

Luis Valbuena: 3/L3+
George Springer: HR/F8LXD+
Colby Rasmus: 3/G3-
Evan Gattis: K

Top 9

Brandon Crawford: D7/L7LM+
Nori Aoki: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
Matt Duffy: K
Angel Pagan: S8/G4.1-3
Buster Posey: 13/G13S-

Notes & reviews

Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer left the game due to an injured hand
replay,4,marij002,HOU,joycj901,HOU03,,Y,M,SFN,C $when Jake Marisnick was called safe at 1B, Giants manager Bruce Bochy challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,8,mcgec001,SFN,joycj901,HOU03,,N,M,SFN,A $when Brandon Belt was called out at 2B, Giants manager Bruce Bochy challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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