GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (54-46) at HOUSTON (44-57)

NL: SAN DIEGO (54-46) at HOUSTON (44-57)

<h3>Wells hopes to end Padres' recent pitching woes</h3>



<div class="pre">San Diego (54-46) at Houston (44-57) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

HOUSTON (Ticker) -- For most of the season, the San Diego Padreshave prospered because of solid pitching. On Thursday, theyhope to return to rekindle that reputation against the HoustonAstros.The Padres still have the best ERA in the majors (3.38),however, San Diego pitching has been pounded to the tune of a7.67 ERA over the last six contests.


David Wells (5-6, 4.57 ERA) will attempt to reverse this trendafter surrendering seven runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 inningsin a 12-4 loss against Philadelphia on Saturday.


The 21-year veteran is 2-0 with a 5.71 ERA in three careerstarts against the Astros.


On the other hand, Wandy Rodriguez (6-9, 4.46) hopes he can rediscoverthe same success that led to two home wins in his first two startsof the month, as he posted 16 scoreless innings in starts on July 1and July 6, contributing to his 5-2 record and 1.81 ERA at MinuteMaid Park.


In Saturday's 7-3 loss to Pittsburgh, the lefthander allowed sixruns - four earned - and seven hits over five innings.Rodriguez has not enjoyed stellar results against the Padres intwo lifetime appearances - including one start - surrendering 10runs in 4 2/3 innings (19.29 ERA) which has predictably led toan 0-2 record.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO AT HOUSTON -- LINEUPS

SAN DIEGO HOUSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .292 2 18 Craig Biggio 2B .250 6 35
Mike Cameron CF .253 13 48 Mark Loretta 1B .296 2 30
Milton Bradley LF .370 3 9 Lance Berkman RF .257 15 61
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .266 15 59 Carlos Lee LF .292 20 81
Josh Bard C .266 3 24 Morgan Ensberg 3B .226 7 28
Khalil Greene SS .234 16 54 Jason Lane CF .167 4 10
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .229 10 40 Eric Bruntlett SS .295 0 5
Marcus Giles 2B .236 4 33 Brad Ausmus C .248 2 19
David Wells LHP .118 0 0 Wandy Rodriguez LHP .172 0 1
(5-6, 4.57) (6-9, 4.46)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
WARMUPS: SDG - DAVID WELLS (5-6, 4.57)
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (6-9, 4.46)

UMPIRES: HP - LANCE BARKSDALE
1B - GARY CEDERSTROM
2B - JIM REYNOLDS
3B - TIM WELKE

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
STARTING BATS: SDG - DAVID WELLS AND JOSH BARD
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ AND BRAD AUSMUS

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.292, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M CAMERON (.253, 13 HR, 48 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.370, 3 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE CAMERON SCORED BRIAN GILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CAMERON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BRADLEY (.370, 3 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.250, 6 HR, 35 RBI)
M LORETTA (.296, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.257, 15 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (23, W Rodriguez). RBI - M Cameron (49). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - K Greene 1. Team LOB - 2.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Loretta 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
L Berkman rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
HOUSTON - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 1-0.
Batters faced: W Rodriguez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS LEE (21) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DAVID WELLS SCORED LANCE BERKMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1, HOUSTON 2

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M ENSBERG (.226, 7 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MORGAN ENSBERG (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DAVID WELLS.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1, HOUSTON 3

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J LANE (.167, 4 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 0
HOUSTON 3 3 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.229, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
M GILES (.236, 4 HR, 33 RBI)
D WELLS (.118, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS HOUSTON (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (23, W Rodriguez). RBI - M Cameron (49). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - K Greene 1. Team LOB - 2.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Loretta 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
C Lee lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 6 3 3 3 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (12, D Wells). HR - C Lee (21, 1st inning off D Wells 1
on, 2 Out), M Ensberg (8, 1st inning off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Lee 2
(83), M Ensberg (29). 2-out RBI - C Lee 2, M Ensberg. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Ausmus 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
HOUSTON - 3 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 4.78

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 26-13; W Rodriguez 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 1-1; W Rodriguez 1-0. Batters faced: D Wells 8; W Rodriguez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 2 0
HOUSTON 3 3 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: W RODRIGUEZ (.172, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
C BIGGIO (.249, 0-FOR-1)
M LORETTA (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS HOUSTON (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (23, W Rodriguez). RBI - M Cameron (49). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - K Greene 1. Team LOB - 2.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Loretta 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
L Berkman rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
C Lee lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
E Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
W Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172

Totals 6 3 3 3 2 1 2

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman (12, D Wells). HR - C Lee (21, 1st inning off D Wells 1
on, 2 Out), M Ensberg (8, 1st inning off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Lee 2
(83), M Ensberg (29). 2-out RBI - C Lee 2, M Ensberg. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Ausmus 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 10 -- 1
HOUSTON - 3 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 4.78

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.46

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 26-13; W Rodriguez 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 1-1; W Rodriguez 2-1. Batters faced: D Wells 8; W Rodriguez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL SAN DIEGO AT HOUSTON
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY HOUSTON'S CARLOS LEE AND MORGAN
ENSBERG IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON SECOND, M LORETTA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
HOUSTON 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.294, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MORGAN ENSBERG SCORED MARK LORETTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ENSBERG ON FIRST, C LEE ON SECOND, L
BERKMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
HOUSTON 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J LANE (.167, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 2 0
HOUSTON 3 3 6 6 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.295, 1-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.255, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
M BRADLEY (.362, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (1) VS HOUSTON (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Bradley lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (23, W Rodriguez). RBI - M Cameron (49). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - K Greene 1. Team LOB - 2.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .251
M Loretta 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298
L Berkman rf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .262
C Lee lf 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .294
M Ensberg 3b 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .230
J Lane cf 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .167
E Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .290
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
W Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167

Totals 11 6 6 6 4 2 6

BATTING: 2B - L Berkman 2 (13, D Wells 2). HR - C Lee (21, 1st inning off D
Wells 1 on, 2 Out), M Ensberg (8, 1st inning off D Wells 0 on, 2 Out). SF - J
Lane. RBI - C Lee 2 (83), M Ensberg 2 (30), L Berkman (62), J Lane (11). 2-out
RBI - C Lee 2, M Ensberg. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Bruntlett
1, B Ausmus 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Biggio (4, 3rd base off D Wells/J Bard).


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SAN DIEGO - 10 -- 1
HOUSTON - 33 -- 6
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 6 6 6 4 2 2 4.98

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Rodriguez 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.46

IBB - C Lee (by D Wells). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 59-32; W Rodriguez 44-27.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells 2-2; W Rodriguez 2-1. Batters faced: D Wells
16; W Rodriguez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 1 3 0
HOUSTON 3 3 6 6 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.247, 0-FOR-1)
W RODRIGUEZ (.167, 0-FOR-1)
C BIGGIO (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>