San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 12

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Winn rf 4 0 1 2
Ochoa ss 5 0 0 0
Lewis lf 5 1 3 0
Molina c 4 0 2 0
Rowand cf 4 1 2 1
Bowker 1b 2 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Taschner p 0 0 0 0
  Espineli p 0 0 0 0
  Holm ph 1 0 0 0
Aurilia 3b,1b 3 1 1 1
Burriss 2b 3 0 1 0
  Yabu p 0 0 0 0
  Hinshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Lincecum p 2 1 1 0
  Velez 2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0
  Loretta 2b 3 2 1 0
Erstad rf,lf,1b 5 2 2 3
Tejada ss 5 1 3 1
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 4
  Abercrombie ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Blum 3b 3 1 1 0
Wigginton lf 4 1 1 2
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 2 2 0 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Pence ph,rf 2 2 2 1
Totals 36 12 12 11
San Francisco 010 110 0014121
Houston 002 000 82x12120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lincecum   4.1 1 2 1 2 7
  Yabu   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hinshaw   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Walker  L(4-7) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Taschner   0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Espineli   1.2 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
0
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W(10-8) 7.0 10 3 3 3 4
  Sampson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Byrdak   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
1

  E–Burriss (5).  DP–San Francisco 1. Ochoa-Velez-Aurilia, Houston 1. Tejada-Loretta-Berkman.  2B–San Francisco Winn (26,off Oswalt), Houston Erstad (13,off Lincecum); Blum (6,off Taschner); Tejada (26,off Espineli).  HR–San Francisco Rowand (11,9th inning off Byrdak 0 on 2 out), Houston Berkman (24,7th inning off Taschner 3 on 1 out); Wigginton (13,7th inning off Espineli 1 on 1 out); Pence (17,8th inning off Espineli 0 on 0 out).  SF–Winn (8,off Oswalt); Aurilia (1,off Oswalt).  HBP–Molina (7,by Oswalt); Blum (1,by Hinshaw).  IBB–Bowker (1,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–3:11.  A–29,451.
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