San Francisco 5, Houston 2

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(59-51)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 San Francisco 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 10 0 WP: N. Lowry (7-11) LP: R. Oswalt (14-9)	(48-61)

Scoring Summary

Bot 2nd: San Francisco

- E. Alfonzo singled to center, R. Durham scored

- O. Vizquel singled to center, E. Alfonzo scored, M. Matheny to third

- R. Winn safe at first on second baseman C. Biggio's fielding error, M. Matheny scored, O. Vizquel to second

Bot 3rd: San Francisco

- E. Alfonzo singled to right, R. Durham scored

Bot 8th: San Francisco

- M. Matheny homered to deep left

Top 9th: Houston

- M. Ensberg homered to deep left, L. Berkman scored

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
W. Taveras cf	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.291
R. Springer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Biggio 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.270
L. Berkman 1b	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.300
M. Ensberg 3b	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	.290
J. Lane rf	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.253
A. Everett ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.245
C. Burke lf-cf	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.231
M. Lamb ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
B. Ausmus c	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.241
R. Oswalt p	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
O. Palmeiro ph-lf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.329
Totals	31	2	4	2	3	11	8

Batting HR - M Ensberg (29, 9th inning off T Walker 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ensberg 2 (81). Team LOB - 5.

Fielding E - C Biggio (10, ground ball).

San Francisco
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
O. Vizquel ss	4	0	1	1	1	1	1	.290
R. Winn cf	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.368
J.T. Snow 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.263
P. Feliz lf	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.270
R. Durham 2b	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	.302
M. Tucker rf	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.253
E. Alfonzo 3b	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	.295
M. Matheny c	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.254
N. Lowry p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
L. Hawkins p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
L. Niekro ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
T. Walker p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	5	10	4	2	5	14

Batting HR - M Matheny (10, 8th inning off R Springer 0 on, 2 Out). S - N Lowry 2. RBI - E Alfonzo 2 (37), O Vizquel (35), M Matheny (43). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel, E Alfonzo, M Matheny. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Snow 1, E Alfonzo 1, R Winn 1. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - R Durham (3, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus).

Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Oswalt (L, 14-9)	7.0	9	4	3	1	4	0	2.46
R. Springer	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	6.00
San Francisco
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
N. Lowry (W, 7-11)	7.0	1	0	0	3	8	0	4.36
L. Hawkins	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.06
T. Walker	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	4.50

Pitches-strikes - R Oswalt 107-72; R Springer 24-16; N Lowry 106-63; L Hawkins 14-10; T Walker 25-16.

Ground balls-fly balls - R Oswalt 8-9; R Springer 0-2; N Lowry 4-9; L Hawkins 1-0; T Walker 1-1.

Batters faced - R Oswalt 32; R Springer 5; N Lowry 25; L Hawkins 4; T Walker 5.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Jerry Layne. Time: 2:27. Attendance: 41,959. Weather: 70 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.

Updated on Saturday, Aug 6, 2005 11:18 pm ET