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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on August 9, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 9, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Lemongello |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 13,757 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Andy Olsen |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Dave Bergman | Left Fielder |
Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
Jimmy Sexton | Shortstop |
Mark Lemongello | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Barr
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Barr
There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Barr
The umpire calls a balk on Barr Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Barr
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Barr
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Barr
Barr fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Barr. Cabell moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bergman vs. Barr
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Barr covering. Safe. Cruz scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Barr
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sexton vs. Barr
Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Lemongello
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Lemongello
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lemongello
Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lemongello
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lemongello
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Barr
Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Barr
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Barr
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lemongello
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lemongello
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lemongello
Hill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Barr
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bergman vs. Barr
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bochy vs. Barr
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lemongello
Rob Andrews pinch hits for Jim Barr.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Lemongello
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Lemongello
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Lemongello covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lemongello
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Minton
Lemongello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Minton
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemongello moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Minton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lemongello
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lemongello
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lemongello
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Lemongello
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Minton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Minton
Mike Fischlin pinch runs for Enos Cabell.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Minton
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Minton
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lemongello
Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Jimmy Sexton now playing third base.
Hill hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lemongello
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Greg Minton.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Lemongello
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dwyer vs. Lemongello
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Lemongello
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Lemongello
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching. Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Hector Cruz now playing center field.
Bochy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sexton vs. Curtis
Sexton hits a line drive towards first. Dwyer catches it and steps on first to double up Bochy. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Curtis
Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lemongello
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lemongello
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lemongello
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Curtis
Puhl hits a fly ball towards right. Clark settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Clark. Puhl moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Curtis
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Curtis
Fischlin hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Curtis
Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Curtis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lemongello
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sexton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lemongello
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Lemongello
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sexton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Lemongello
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Curtis
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis juggles the ball. That's an error on Curtis. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bergman vs. Curtis
Denny Walling pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bochy vs. Curtis
Bochy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sexton vs. Curtis
Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemongello vs. Curtis
Lemongello strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lemongello
Denny Walling now playing left field. Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lemongello
Larry Herndon pinch hits for John Curtis.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lemongello
The umpire calls a balk on Lemongello Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Lemongello
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Lemongello
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lemongello
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Williams
Charlie Williams now pitching.
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischlin vs. Williams
There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Williams
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Lemongello
Hill is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Lemongello
Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Marc Hill.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Madlock bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dwyer vs. Forsch
Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. LeMaster scores. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1978 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Puhl T, cf 5 2 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Gonzalez J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Dwyer J, cf-1b 4 1 2 1 Cabell E, 3b 3 2 3 0 Clark J, rf 5 1 1 2 Fischlin M, pr-ss 2 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, rf 3 1 1 1 Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 2 Herndon L, ph 1 1 1 0 Walling D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Williams C, p 0 0 0 0 Bergman D, lf-1b 4 0 2 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bochy B, c 4 0 1 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 2 2 Sexton J, ss-3b 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Lemongello M, p 3 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 1 0 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 LeMaster J, pr 0 1 0 0 Barr J, p 0 0 0 0 Andrews R, ph 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0 Cruz H, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 10 4 34 5 8 5 Houston 401 000 100 -- 6 San Francisco 200 000 021 -- 5 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Lemongello M (W)* 8.0 8 5 5 3 0 Forsch K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (L) 3.0 6 5 5 2 0 Minton G 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Curtis J 3.0 2 1 0 0 3 Williams C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Hill M, Barr J, Clark J, Curtis J DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 7 2B -- Cabell E HR -- Clark J, Whitfield T SB -- Puhl T CS -- Puhl T SH -- Madlock B HBP -- by Lemongello M (Hill M) Balk -- Barr J, Lemongello M T -- 2:30 A -- 13757
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