San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2009 at Minute Maid 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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San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Velez lf 5 1 1 0
Winn rf 5 1 1 0
Sanchez 2b 5 1 3 0
Sandoval 3b 4 2 3 2
Garko 1b 4 1 2 2
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Bowker ph 1 0 1 1
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Rowand cf 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 1 0 0
Whiteside c 4 1 1 4
Martinez p 2 1 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 0 0
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
  Ishikawa ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 5 0 1 1
Keppinger 3b 4 1 1 1
Pence rf 5 1 2 2
Lee lf 5 0 2 0
Tejada ss 5 0 1 0
Blum 1b 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Michaels cf 4 1 1 2
Moehler p 2 0 1 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Kata ph 1 1 1 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Coste ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
San Francisco 002 005 10210130
Houston 030 000 1026121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W(2-0) 5.0 7 3 3 0 4
  Medders   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Romo   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Howry   0.2 2 2 2 0 2
  Wilson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L(7-7) 6.0 9 7 6 1 5
  Byrdak   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Sampson   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Fulchino   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Arias   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
1
9

  E–Tejada (14), Tejada (14).  2B–San Francisco Sandoval (32,off Moehler); Rowand (28,off Moehler), Houston Michaels (9,off Martinez); Lee 2 (23,off Martinez,off Howry).  3B–San Francisco Garko (1,off Sampson); Bowker (1,off Arias).  HR–San Francisco Whiteside (1,6th inning off Moehler 3 on 1 out), Houston Pence (14,9th inning off Howry 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Sandoval (4,by Arias); Keppinger (3,by Howry).  IBB–Renteria (3,by Moehler).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  CS–Sandoval (3,2nd base by Moehler/I. Rodriguez).  SB–Matsui (12,2nd base off Martinez/Whiteside).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:05.  A–31,710.
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