FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/25/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1280 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (70-58) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 0
Houston Astros (56-72) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
Losing Trend Continues for Houston
Philadelphia Phillies starter Joe Johnson pitched his team past the Houston Astros, 4-2. In 7 innings, Johnson surrendered 9 hits, while striking out 9 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Ramon Troncoso earned the save for Philadelphia, his 6th.

Philadelphia used the hitting of Dale Murphy to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Phillies on top, 3-0. For the game, Murphy had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Johnson called the win a test of his team's "mettle."

The losing skid has reached 6 games for Houston.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Marte 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 15 63
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
J. Lucadello SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .293 7 59
K. Griffey RF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .297 8 58
   b-R. Miller RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 1
F. White 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .331 31 118
D. Murphy LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .269 7 35
M. Salas C 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .260 5 34
L. Rivas DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .258 18 69
B. Larkin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .280 3 11
M. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .246 18 58
Totals 38 4 11 4 3 5 21      
a - W. Tovar substituted for K. Marte in the 9th
b - R. Miller substituted for K. Griffey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Griffey (40, 1st Inning off B. Backe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (7, 1st Inning off B. Backe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lucadello 2 , K. Griffey 4 , F. White , D. Murphy 5 , M. Salas 2 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: F. White , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Marte , D. Murphy , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lucadello-Marte-White)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Escobar SS, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .249 7 28
E. Rivera 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .280 11 46
B. Terry 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .260 20 84
J. Orsulak CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .338 14 54
L. Biittner DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .266 6 53
G. Arias 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262 11 32
   a-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .305 13 44
   c-W. Cordero 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 20 52
W. Roettger LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .255 10 23
   b-C. Reynolds PH, LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .326 18 88
B. Roser RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .200 1 9
B. Gulden C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .241 4 14
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 10 25      
a - M. Cabrera pinch hit for G. Arias in the 8th
b - C. Reynolds pinch hit for W. Roettger in the 8th
c - W. Cordero substituted for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Orsulak (23, 8th Inning off R. Troncoso, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Roettger (10, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Rivera 2 , B. Terry 2 , J. Orsulak 3 , L. Biittner , W. Roettger 4 , B. Gulden 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rivera , W. Roettger , B. Gulden
GIDP: L. Biittner
Hit by Pitch: C. Reynolds
Team LOB: 10
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Johnson W (9-8) 7.0 9 2 2 1 9 1 107 4.88   
R. Troncoso SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 35 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 59
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 30, R. Troncoso 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 6-5, R. Troncoso 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 107-71, R. Troncoso 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Troncoso 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Troncoso
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Backe L (7-13) 6.0 6 3 3 2 1 1 114 4.96   
B. Kline 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 5.28   
E. Carroll 1.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.39   
R. Carson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Backe 47
Batters Faced: B. Backe 26, B. Kline 6, E. Carroll 7, R. Carson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Backe 7-10, B. Kline 2-1, E. Carroll 1-0, R. Carson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Backe 114-68, B. Kline 20-14, E. Carroll 27-16, R. Carson 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Carroll 1-1 , R. Carson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Johnson
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 21365
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