FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/02/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1618 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (68-94) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 13 0
Houston Astros (69-93) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Down Goes Houston, 6-2
San Francisco took on Houston in front of a lively crowd.

Riding the 2-hit performance of the former first round draft pick Dick Howser, the San Francisco Giants stopped the Houston Astros, 6-2. The loss makes Houston 69-93.

San Francisco used a clutch at-bat from Johnny Rizzo to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Giants ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Howser.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howser 2B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .250 7 44
R. Ventura 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .277 18 83
J. Rizzo RF 5 1 1 3 0 2 3 .261 32 90
J. Hauser 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .283 46 117
   b-B. Bonner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 4 29
D. McCarty DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 5 25
W. Brennan LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .281 4 35
   a-E. Stroud LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 2 18
K. Ruiz C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 13 72
J. Jay CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .229 5 45
O. Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .246 11 53
Totals 36 6 13 6 3 8 11      
a - E. Stroud substituted for W. Brennan in the 8th
b - B. Bonner substituted for J. Hauser in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Rizzo (32, 6th Inning off C. Lee, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Hauser (46, 6th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Howser (7, 7th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Howser 5 , R. Ventura 3 , J. Rizzo 4 , J. Hauser 6 , W. Brennan , J. Jay 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hauser , D. McCarty
GIDP: J. Rizzo , O. Ramirez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Howser-Hauser)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Escobar 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .263 9 38
C. Reynolds CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .321 18 92
W. Cordero LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .285 24 67
S. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 18 55
M. Dominguez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .235 0 1
B. Roser RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 2 11
B. Gulden C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 4 15
   a-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319 14 55
I. Coffie SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278 0 3
A. Parrino DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .326 1 6
Totals 31 2 7 2 1 3 18      
a - M. Cabrera pinch hit for B. Gulden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Coffie (2, 7th Inning off O. Drake, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Escobar 2 , W. Cordero 2 , B. Roser , I. Coffie 2 , A. Parrino
2-out RBI: W. Cordero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Escobar , C. Reynolds , S. Martin , M. Dominguez , A. Parrino
GIDP: W. Cordero
Sac Bunt: E. Escobar
Hit by Pitch: C. Reynolds , B. Roser , I. Coffie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Escobar (3) , W. Cordero (57)
CS: B. Roser (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Coffie-Martin-Dominguez, Martin-Coffie-Dominguez)
OF assists: 2 (Roser(Ventura at 2nd base), Reynolds(Hauser at 2nd base))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cassidy W (2-6) 6.0 6 2 2 0 2 0 80 5.43   
O. Drake 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 3.83   
P. Day 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.72   
G. Olson SV (35) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cassidy 54
Batters Faced: S. Cassidy 24, O. Drake 8, P. Day 3, G. Olson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cassidy 3-12, O. Drake 4-1, P. Day 1-0, G. Olson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cassidy 80-55, O. Drake 26-15, P. Day 12-6, G. Olson 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Drake 1-1 , P. Day 1-0 , G. Olson 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Cassidy , O. Drake , P. Day
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee L (12-12) 6.0 8 5 5 3 6 2 106 6.31   
B. Kline 2.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 32 4.68   
R. Carson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 39
Batters Faced: C. Lee 27, B. Kline 9, R. Carson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 5-5, B. Kline 2-1, R. Carson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 106-64, B. Kline 32-21, R. Carson 11-9
Balk: C. Lee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Howser
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 19319
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