FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/01/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1608 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (67-94) 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 1 11 14 0
Houston Astros (69-92) 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 1
Howser Lifts Giants to 11-7 Win
The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros, 11-7. Second Baseman Dick Howser deserved a large share of the credit. Howser was 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Giants. Picking up the win was Ben Hendrickson. He went 5 innings, allowing 7 runs on 7 hits. The right--hander struck out 3 and walked 4. San Francisco now sits at 67-94, while Houston falls to 69-92.

San Francisco relied on the bat of Jon Jay to get the win. The center fielder ripped a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Giants ahead, 7-5. For the game, Jay had 1 double and 1 triple in 5 at-bats.

"We'll grab a cold beverage tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Jay said.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howser 2B 3 3 2 2 2 0 2 .247 6 43
R. Ventura 3B 5 2 2 3 0 2 2 .275 18 83
J. Rizzo RF 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 .261 31 87
J. Hauser 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .280 45 116
   a-E. Stroud LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 2 18
K. Ruiz C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .284 13 72
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .282 4 35
   b-B. Bonner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 29
H. Hendrick DH 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .222 18 51
O. Ramirez SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .248 11 53
J. Jay CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .225 5 44
Totals 39 11 14 11 7 5 17      
a - E. Stroud substituted for J. Hauser in the 8th
b - B. Bonner substituted for W. Brennan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Howser (16, 1st Inning off A. Ranaudo, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz (22, 5th Inning off A. Ranaudo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jay (23, 5th Inning off A. Ranaudo, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Ventura (32, 5th Inning off J. Reardon, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Brennan (23, 8th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Jay (1, 7th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ventura (18, 3rd Inning off A. Ranaudo, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Rizzo (31, 3rd Inning off A. Ranaudo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hauser (45, 5th Inning off A. Ranaudo, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Howser (6, 9th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Howser 6 , R. Ventura 6 , J. Rizzo 4 , J. Hauser 6 , K. Ruiz 2 , W. Brennan 2 , H. Hendrick 2 , J. Jay 5
2-out RBI: R. Ventura , J. Hauser 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Rizzo 2 , K. Ruiz , O. Ramirez 2
Sac Bunt: R. Ventura
Sac Fly: D. Howser
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Escobar RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .259 9 38
G. Arias 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .266 12 39
W. Cordero LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .283 24 66
S. Martin 3B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .220 18 55
M. Dominguez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .286 0 1
B. Roser CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .224 2 11
R. Lavarnway C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .192 0 3
I. Coffie SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .267 0 2
A. Parrino DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .333 1 6
Totals 37 7 11 7 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lavarnway (4, 6th Inning off B. Hendrickson, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Coffie (1, 6th Inning off C. Stratton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Escobar 2 , S. Martin 3 , M. Dominguez , B. Roser , R. Lavarnway 2 , I. Coffie 3 , A. Parrino
2-out RBI: E. Escobar , S. Martin , A. Parrino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Arias 2 , M. Dominguez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Martin (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Roser (3)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hendrickson W (8-10) 5.0 7 7 7 4 3 0 106 7.13   
C. Stratton 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 6.70   
G. Roberts H (22) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.03   
G. Olson 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hendrickson 24
Batters Faced: B. Hendrickson 25, C. Stratton 7, G. Roberts 6, G. Olson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hendrickson 6-5, C. Stratton 2-3, G. Roberts 4-0, G. Olson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hendrickson 106-64, C. Stratton 28-19, G. Roberts 11-8, G. Olson 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Stratton 2-2 , G. Roberts 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ranaudo L (0-1) 4.1 9 9 9 5 1 3 96 18.69   
J. Reardon 1.2 3 1 0 1 1 0 35 4.76   
L. Castillo 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 43 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ranaudo 5
Batters Faced: A. Ranaudo 27, J. Reardon 9, L. Castillo 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ranaudo 7-5, J. Reardon 2-2, L. Castillo 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ranaudo 96-52, J. Reardon 35-21, L. Castillo 43-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reardon 2-2 , L. Castillo 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Howser
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 18925
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