Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 29, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 29, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
Vizcaino 2b 2 0 1 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Zinter ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Berkman cf 2 0 0 0
  Hunter ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 1 0 0 0
  Chavez c 1 0 0 0
Blum 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 1 0
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin lf 4 1 2 1
Martinez 2b 5 1 2 2
Dunston rf 3 0 2 0
  Torcato ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Minor 1b 3 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 5 1 1 0
Shinjo cf 4 2 1 1
Torrealba c 3 1 1 0
  Lunsford c 1 0 1 1
Ransom ss 3 1 2 1
Jensen p 2 0 0 0
  Benard ph 1 0 0 0
  Zerbe p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Ainsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 6
Houston 000 000 000052
San Francisco 211 021 00x7120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (19-9) 3.0 8 4 3 1 3
  Puffer   2.0 3 2 0 2 0
  Stone   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Robertson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cruz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
4
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jensen  W (13-8) 5.0 5 0 0 0 3
  Zerbe   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Witasick   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ainsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Nathan   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Aybar   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5

  E–Ward (3), Ensberg (8).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Ward (31,off Jensen), San Francisco Martinez (10,off Oswalt); Torrealba (10,off Oswalt); Dunston (5,off Puffer); Lunsford (1,off Stone).  3B–San Francisco Goodwin (2,off Oswalt); Feliz (1,off Oswalt).  SH–Oswalt (7,off Jensen).  HBP–Chavez (1,by Jensen).  IBB–Ransom (1,by Oswalt); Minor (6,by Puffer).  HBP–Jensen (5,Chavez).  IBB–Oswalt (4,Ransom); Puffer (8,Minor).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:24.  A–40,944.
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