San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 142
Played on Saturday, September 6, 1997 (D) at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point

HOU N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  2
SF  N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   5  5  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   1   0       1   2       2   1
Spiers 3b                     5   1   4   1       0   1       0   2
  Mouton pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    3   1   1   2       2   1      10   1
Bell rf                       5   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Hidalgo cf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Magnante p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gutierrez ss                  3   0   0   0       1   2       0   5
Ausmus c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
  Abreu ph                    1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Holt p                        3   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
  Carr cf                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       36   3   8   3       4  15      24  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ausmus-Biggio.
E: Bagwell (10), Holt (1).

BATTING - 
HR: Bagwell (38,5th inning off Alvarez 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Spiers (9,2nd base off Alvarez/Berryhill); Biggio 2 (37,2nd base off Alvarez/Berryhill
2); Mouton (9,2nd base off Hernandez/Berryhill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hamilton cf                   2   2   0   0       2   0       0   0
Mueller 3b                    4   1   2   1       0   0       1   3
Bonds lf                      3   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Kent 2b                       4   0   1   2       0   1       2   0
Snow 1b                       2   0   0   0       2   1       8   1
Javier rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Vizcaino ss                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Berryhill c                   3   0   0   0       0   1      15   1
Alvarez p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Tavarez p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Benard ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Beck p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   5   5   4       5   6      27   9

FIELDING - 
E: Alvarez (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Mueller (24,off Holt).
IBB: Bonds (31,by Holt).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bonds (8,2nd base by Holt/Ausmus).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Holt                          7     3   2   1   4   4   0  27
Wagner L(7-7)                 0     1   2   1   1   0   0   2
Magnante                      1     1   1   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        8     5   5   2   5   6   0  33

Holt faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Wagner faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
WP: Wagner (3).
IBB: Holt (4,Bonds).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wagner 1-1; Magnante 2-2.
.

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Alvarez                       6.2   5   2   2   3  12   1  29
Tavarez W(6-4)                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5
Beck                          0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4
Hernandez SV(2)               0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Totals                        9     8   3   3   4  15   1  40

WP: Alvarez (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Tavarez 2-0; Hernandez 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Larry Vanover
Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance: 17636


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Biggio              2b        Hamilton            cf
2. Spiers              3b        Mueller             3b
3. Bagwell             1b        Bonds               lf
4. Bell                rf        Kent                2b
5. Gonzalez            lf        Snow                1b
6. Hidalgo             cf        Javier              rf
7. Gutierrez           ss        Vizcaino            ss
8. Ausmus              c         Berryhill           c
9. Holt                p         Alvarez             p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio struck out; Spiers singled to right; Spiers
stole second; Bagwell walked; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Spiers to third, Bagwell to second]; Gonzalez grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 1ST: Hamilton walked; Hamilton was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Holt [Hamilton to second]; Mueller
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hamilton to third]; Bonds
singled to right [Hamilton scored (unearned)]; Kent struck out
while Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Hidalgo singled to center; Gutierrez struck out
while Hidalgo advanced to second on a wild pitch; Ausmus struck
out; Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Snow walked; Javier flied to left; Vizcaino was
called out on strikes; Berryhill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Biggio reached on an error by Alvarez; Spiers struck
out; Biggio stole second; Bagwell popped to second; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Alvarez grounded out (third to first); Hamilton
lined to left; Mueller doubled to left; Bonds was walked
intentionally; Kent flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Hidalgo struck
out; Gutierrez walked; Ausmus lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Snow lined to second; Javier grounded out (shortstop
to first); Vizcaino grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Holt struck out; Biggio was called out on strikes;
Spiers singled to center; Bagwell homered [Spiers scored]; Bell
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Berryhill grounded out (first unassisted); Alvarez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hamilton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Hidalgo
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Mueller grounded out (second to first); Bonds flied
to center; Kent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Ausmus grounded out (third to first); Holt struck
out; Biggio walked; Biggio stole second; Spiers singled to
second [Biggio to third]; TAVAREZ REPLACED ALVAREZ (PITCHING);
Bagwell walked [Spiers to second]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Snow walked; Javier struck out; Vizcaino grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Snow to second]; Berryhill lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hidalgo
popped to third; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: BENARD BATTED FOR TAVAREZ; Benard singled to right;
WAGNER REPLACED HIDALGO (PITCHING); CARR REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING
CF); Wagner threw a wild pitch [Benard to second]; Hamilton
walked; Mueller singled to center [Benard scored, Hamilton to
second]; MAGNANTE REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); Bonds reached on
an error by Bagwell [Hamilton scored (no RBI), Mueller to third,
Bonds to second]; Kent singled to left [Mueller scored
(unearned), Bonds scored (unearned), Kent out at second (left to
third to first)]; Snow was called out on strikes; Javier struck
out; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: BECK REPLACED BENARD (PITCHING); ABREU BATTED FOR
AUSMUS; Abreu singled to right; Carr struck out; Biggio singled
to right [Abreu to second]; Spiers singled to center [Abreu
scored, Biggio to third]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED BECK (PITCHING);
Bagwell struck out; MOUTON RAN FOR SPIERS; Mouton stole second;
Bell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           3   8   2   10
 Giants           5   5   1    4


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