GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (21-26) at ARIZONA (26-23)

NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ARIZONA (13) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Lamb 1b-3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
M Loretta 3b-ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333
L Berkman rf-1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
H Quintero c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
C Lee lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .316
J Lane rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171
H Pence cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .354
C Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .233
B Ausmus c-1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250
A Everett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
a-O Palmeiro ph-rf-lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
W Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125
b-L Scott ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235
R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Ensberg ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222

Totals 38 3 10 3 2 5 13

a-walked for A Everett in the 6th; b-grounded to shortstop for W Williams in
the 6th; c-homered to left center for C Qualls in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee 2 (14, J Cruz, Ed Gonzalez); M Loretta (5, D Slaten). HR -
M Ensberg (4, 9th inning off D Slaten 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - H Pence 2 (18), M
Ensberg (13). 2-out RBI - H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Lane 1, C Biggio 1, L Scott 2. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A Everett-C Biggio-M Lamb, B Ausmus-M Loretta-C Qualls).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .297
R Hammock lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Jackson 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
T Pena p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
a-M Owings ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O Hudson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .285
A Callaspo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Reynolds 3b 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 .459
S Drew ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .243
S Hairston lf-cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .225
C Quentin rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .214
M Montero c 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 .194
Ed Gonzalez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 .254

Totals 39 13 17 13 4 5 18

a-grounded to third for T Pena in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (7, W Williams); C Quentin 2 (8, R White, W Williams).
3B - M Reynolds (2, R White); E Byrnes (5, R White). HR - M Reynolds 2 (3, 6th
inning off D Borkowski 1 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
M Reynolds 4 (11), C Quentin 3 (18), S Hairston (9), T Clark 2 (21), E Byrnes 2
(26), T Pena (1). 2-out RBI - C Quentin 3, M Reynolds 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Ed Gonzalez 1, M Owings 1. GIDP - S Drew, M Montero.
Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - O Hudson (6, ground ball).


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HOUSTON - 100 001 001 -- 3
ARIZONA - 000 408 01x -- 13
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams (L, 1-7) 5 5 4 4 2 3 0 5.65
R White 1/3 6 7 7 1 0 0 5.73
D Borkowski 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.32
C Qualls 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 3.32

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ed Gonzalez (W, 2-2) 5 4 1 1 0 4 0 4.42
J Cruz (H, 1) 2/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.35
T Pena (H, 7) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
B Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.05
D Slaten 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 2.19

IBB - M Montero 2 (by W Williams, R White). HBP - C Quentin (by D Borkowski).
Pitches-strikes: W Williams 81-48; R White 27-17; D Borkowski 39-27; C Qualls
19-15; Ed Gonzalez 80-54; J Cruz 22-9; T Pena 18-11; B Lyon 10-8; D Slaten
20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams 7-4; R White 1-0; D Borkowski 2-1; C
Qualls 2-1; Ed Gonzalez 5-6; J Cruz 1-0; T Pena 3-1; B Lyon 3-0; D Slaten 1-2.
Batters faced: W Williams 21; R White 8; D Borkowski 9; C Qualls 6; Ed Gonzalez
20; J Cruz 6; T Pena 5; B Lyon 3; D Slaten 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--Brian O'Nora. 3B--Phil
Cuzzi.

T--3:01. Att--23,298.
Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 3
ARIZONA 13 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ARIZONA

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HOUSTON (3) AT ARIZONA (13) - HOW THEY SCORED
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HOUSTON 1ST: M Lamb flied out to left. M Loretta singled to right center.
L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee doubled to center, M Loretta to third.
H Pence reached on infield single to third, M Loretta scored, C Lee to third.
C Biggio fouled out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes grounded out to third. C Jackson doubled to left.
O Hudson singled to right, C Jackson to third. M Reynolds singled to left,
C Jackson scored, O Hudson to second. S Drew walked, O Hudson to third,
M Reynolds to second. S Hairston struck out swinging. C Quentin doubled to
right center, O Hudson, M Reynolds and S Drew scored. M Montero intentionally
walked. Ed Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 4.

HOUSTON 6TH: J Cruz relieved Ed Gonzalez. L Berkman grounded out to third.
C Lee doubled to deep left. H Pence singled to center, C Lee scored. C Biggio
walked, H Pence to second. B Ausmus struck out swinging. O Palmeiro hit for
A Everett. O Palmeiro walked, H Pence to third, C Biggio to second. L Scott hit
for W Williams. T Pena relieved J Cruz. T Clark at first base. L Scott grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: M Lamb at third base. M Loretta at shortstop. L Berkman at
first base. O Palmeiro in right field. R White relieved W Williams. M Reynolds
tripled to deep right center. S Drew grounded out to first. S Hairston
singled to center, M Reynolds scored. C Quentin doubled to left, S Hairston to
third. M Montero intentionally walked. T Clark singled to center, S Hairston
and C Quentin scored, M Montero to second. E Byrnes tripled to deep right,
M Montero and T Clark scored. T Pena singled to right, E Byrnes scored.
D Borkowski relieved R White. O Hudson flied out to left. M Reynolds homered to
center, T Pena scored. S Drew singled to right. S Hairston grounded out to
third. (8 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 12.

ARIZONA 8TH: C Qualls relieved D Borkowski. B Ausmus at first base.
H Quintero catching. A Callaspo flied out to left. M Reynolds homered to right.
S Drew singled to center. S Hairston reached on infield single to third,
S Drew to second. C Quentin singled to left center, S Drew to third, S Hairston
to second. M Montero grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher,
C Quentin out at second.(1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 13.

HOUSTON 9TH: R Hammock in left field. D Slaten relieved B Lyon. S Hairston
in center field. O Palmeiro grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg hit for
C Qualls. M Ensberg homered to left center. M Lamb flied out to left. M Loretta
doubled to right. H Quintero singled to right, M Loretta to third. J Lane
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, ARIZONA 13.</div>

 

Reynolds' huge game sparks Diamondbacks offense in rout

<h3>ARIZONA 13, HOUSTON 3</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- After struggling to score runs in the firsthalf of their six-game homestand, the Arizona Diamondbacks arefinding the Houston Astros' pitching staff much more to theirliking.

Rookie Mark Reynolds blasted two homers and tallied five hits asthe Diamondbacks coasted to a 13-3 victory over the Astros.

After scoring just seven runs over three games against theColorado Rockies in Thursday's series opener, Arizona, the majorleague's sixth-lowest offense entering Friday, has crossed theplate 22 times in the first two games of this series.

Reynolds, who finished a double short of the cycle, singled inthe second before hitting a run-scoring single in the fourth toignite a four-run frame for the Diamondbacks off Houston starterWoody Williams (1-7).

The 23-year-old, who finished with five RBI, struck twice morein the sixth, leading off the inning with a triple and cappingthe scoring in the eight-run frame with a two-run blast offAstros reliever Rick White. The eight-hit, eight-run inningtied club records.

The rookie finished his incredible night with a solo shot offreliever Dave Borkowski in the eighth. Reynolds' 5-for-5 nightmarked the seventh time in franchise history that a Diamondbackhitter has accomplished that feat.

Carlos Quentin had three RBI and Eric Byrnes added a two-runtriple for Arizona, which set a new season high with 13 runs andtied their best mark of the campaign with 17 hits.

Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez (2-2) filled in admirably forfive-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, who sat out withtendinitis in his forearm. The righthander allowed one run andfour hits with four strikeouts over five frames, winning for thefirst time since his first start on April 5.

Williams surrendered four runs and five hits over five innings.With the loss, the righthander has lost more games through twomonths than he has in either one of the last two seasons.

Rookie sensation Hunter Pence had two hits and drove in two runsfor Houston, which has been outscored 53-8 during its six-gamelosing streak.

 

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HOUSTON (3) AT ARIZONA (13) - EVENT LOG
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Houston Starting Lineups -- M Lamb 1B, M Loretta 3B, L Berkman RF, C Lee LF,
H Pence CF, C Biggio 2B, B Ausmus C, A Everett SS, W Williams RHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes CF, C Jackson 1B, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
S Drew SS, S Hairston LF, C Quentin RF, M Montero C, Ed Gonzalez RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Jerry Crawford (1B), Brian O'Nora (2B),
Phil Cuzzi (3B).

Gametime Weather: 94 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 10 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: M Lamb flied out to left. M Loretta singled to right center.
L Berkman struck out swinging. C Lee doubled to center, M Loretta to third.
H Pence reached on infield single to third, M Loretta scored, C Lee to third.
C Biggio fouled out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop. C Jackson grounded out to
shortstop. O Hudson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: B Ausmus grounded out to second. A Everett grounded out to
shortstop. W Williams struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds singled to left. S Drew grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, M Reynolds out at second. S Hairston grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: M Lamb grounded out to shortstop. M Loretta flied out to
center. L Berkman grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Quentin grounded out to third. M Montero flied out to
right. Ed Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1,
ARIZONA 0.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee struck out swinging. H Pence grounded out to third.
C Biggio safe at first on error by second baseman O Hudson. B Ausmus flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes grounded out to third. C Jackson doubled to left.
O Hudson singled to right, C Jackson to third. M Reynolds singled to left,
C Jackson scored, O Hudson to second. S Drew walked, O Hudson to third,
M Reynolds to second. S Hairston struck out swinging. C Quentin doubled to
right center, O Hudson, M Reynolds and S Drew scored. M Montero intentionally
walked. Ed Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 4.

HOUSTON 5TH: A Everett popped out to third. W Williams struck out looking.
M Lamb singled to right. M Loretta flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 5TH: E Byrnes flied out to center. C Jackson flied out to right.
O Hudson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 1, ARIZONA 4.

HOUSTON 6TH: J Cruz relieved Ed Gonzalez. L Berkman grounded out to third.
C Lee doubled to deep left. H Pence singled to center, C Lee scored. C Biggio
walked, H Pence to second. B Ausmus struck out swinging. O Palmeiro hit for
A Everett. O Palmeiro walked, H Pence to third, C Biggio to second. L Scott hit
for W Williams. T Pena relieved J Cruz. T Clark at first base. L Scott grounded
out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: M Lamb at third base. M Loretta at shortstop. L Berkman at
first base. O Palmeiro in right field. R White relieved W Williams. M Reynolds
tripled to deep right center. S Drew grounded out to first. S Hairston
singled to center, M Reynolds scored. C Quentin doubled to left, S Hairston to
third. M Montero intentionally walked. T Clark singled to center, S Hairston
and C Quentin scored, M Montero to second. E Byrnes tripled to deep right,
M Montero and T Clark scored. T Pena singled to right, E Byrnes scored.
D Borkowski relieved R White. O Hudson flied out to left. M Reynolds homered to
center, T Pena scored. S Drew singled to right. S Hairston grounded out to
third. (8 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 12.

HOUSTON 7TH: A Callaspo at second base. M Lamb grounded out to shortstop.
M Loretta grounded out to third. L Berkman singled to center. C Lee fouled
out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 12.

ARIZONA 7TH: J Lane in right field. O Palmeiro in left field. C Quentin hit
by pitch. M Montero walked, C Quentin to second. T Clark struck out swinging.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. M Owings hit for T Pena. M Owings grounded out
to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 12.

HOUSTON 8TH: B Lyon relieved T Pena. H Pence grounded out to second.
C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 12.

ARIZONA 8TH: C Qualls relieved D Borkowski. B Ausmus at first base.
H Quintero catching. A Callaspo flied out to left. M Reynolds homered to right.
S Drew singled to center. S Hairston reached on infield single to third,
S Drew to second. C Quentin singled to left center, S Drew to third, S Hairston
to second. M Montero grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher,
C Quentin out at second.(1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ARIZONA 13.

HOUSTON 9TH: R Hammock in left field. D Slaten relieved B Lyon. S Hairston
in center field. O Palmeiro grounded out to shortstop. M Ensberg hit for
C Qualls. M Ensberg homered to left center. M Lamb flied out to left. M Loretta
doubled to right. H Quintero singled to right, M Loretta to third. J Lane
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 3, ARIZONA 13.</div>

 

Reynolds' huge game sparks Diamondbacks offense in rout

<h3>ARIZONA 13, HOUSTON 3</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- After struggling to score runs in the firsthalf of their six-game homestand, the Arizona Diamondbacks arefinding the Houston Astros' pitching staff much more to theirliking.

Rookie Mark Reynolds blasted two homers and tallied five hits asthe Diamondbacks coasted to a 13-3 victory over the Astros.

After scoring just seven runs over three games against theColorado Rockies in three home games to start the homestand,Arizona, the major league's sixth-lowest offense enteringFriday, has crossed the plate 22 times in the first two games ofthis series.

The 22 runs represent a season high for scoring in a series forthe Diamondbacks even though they are only halfway through theirfour-game set with the Astros.

Reynolds, who finished a double short of the cycle, singled inthe second before hitting a run-scoring single in the fourth toignite a four-run frame for the Diamondbacks off Houston starterWoody Williams (1-7).

"During that last at-bat I was trying to hit a double," Reynoldssaid. "This has been unbelievable. It has been a great ride.All the chips fell into place to get here and I have alwaysheard that if you ever get your shot, you have to take advantageof it because it could only happen once. I am trying to stayon an even keel and not get too high or too low."

The 23-year-old, who finished with five RBI, struck twice morein the sixth, leading off the inning with a triple and cappingthe scoring in the eight-run frame with a two-run blast offAstros reliever Rick White. The eight-hit, eight-run inningtied club records.

"I had a breakout year last year in the minors," Reynolds said."I have had nights like this before but this is on a differentstage (with) different pitching. I don't know what is going on.Tonight was one of those nights that (everything) just comestogether.

White allowed seven runs in just 1/3 of an inning.

"It was the worse outing I had in a couple of years," Whitesaid. "I just couldn't get anyone out, point blank."

The rookie finished his incredible night with a solo shot offreliever Dave Borkowski in the eighth. Reynolds' 5-for-5 nightmarked the seventh time in franchise history that a Diamondbackhitter has accomplished that feat.

"He is just going about his business," Diamondbacks manager BobMelvin said. "I don't think he knows where he is hitting in thelineup (but) he just goes up there and gets a hit every time.

"He has been unbelievable offensively. He has been just as gooddefensively. The kid has power to all fields and watching himtaking batting practice, I have never seen anything like it. Itreminds me of (Mark) McGwire when he was hitting balls in thebleaches and out of buildings."

Carlos Quentin had three RBI and Eric Byrnes added a two-runtriple for Arizona, which set a new season high with 13 runs andtied their best mark of the campaign with 17 hits.

"Good at-bats across the board, Melvin said. "We startedswinging the bats a lot better. We are getting hits with men inscoring position. The fourth inning was good for us and in thesixth; we haven't seen an inning like that this year."

Arizona starter Edgar Gonzalez (2-2) filled in admirably forfive-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson, who sat out withtendinitis in his forearm. The righthander allowed one run andfour hits with four strikeouts over five frames, winning for thefirst time since his first start on April 5.

"In the first inning they hit a couple of bloopers but afterthat I felt better," Gonzalez said. "They gave me a chance tostart again and I am happy I was able to do the job. It is hardto go from the bullpen and start because I had not done it in awhile but I was able to do the job."

Williams surrendered four runs and five hits over five innings.With the loss, the righthander has lost more games through twomonths than he has in either one of the last two seasons.

"We all stink," Williams said. "It is not going our way rightnow. We are not pitching the way we are capable, we are notfielding the way we can and we are not hitting the way we can."

Rookie sensation Hunter Pence had two hits and drove in two runsfor Houston, which has been outscored, 53-8, during itssix-game losing streak.

"It certainly was their night," Astros manager Phil Garner said."Everything we threw they made great pitch selectionsespecially in the fourth, they hit balls that found holes.Later in the game, they hit everything hard. We got beat uptonight. I am not going to give Knute Rockne speeches. We haveto bounce back. Good teams bounce back form tough games andtough weeks. We had both."