GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (54-67) at SAN DIEGO (65-55)

NL: HOUSTON (54-67) at SAN DIEGO (65-55)

<h3>Peavy, Padres welcome Astros to town</h3>

<div class="pre">Houston (54-67) at San Diego (65-55) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres send their ace to themound behind a suddenly surging offense when they host theHouston Astros in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.23 ERA) will go for his fifth straight win.The All-Star righthander has allowed a total of three earnedruns in 26 2/3 innings over his last four starts.


Peavy has held the Astros in check during his career, owning a6-4 record against them with a 2.33 ERA in 11 starts.

He will be backed by an offense that has exploded of late,scoring eight or more runs in four of the last six games. TheSan Diego batters pounded out 14 hits en route to an 11-9victory over the Colorado Rockies in Thursday's rubber game,keeping them within three games of the Arizona Diamondbacks(69-53) for the lead in the National League Central.

Houston will counter with veteran Woody Williams (6-12, 5.09).The righthander, who turns 41 on Sunday, has been sharp in hislast two starts, allowing three earned runs over 13 inningswhile going 1-0.


Williams, who spent a total of 4 1/2 years in two separatestints with San Diego, got knocked around by his former team onJuly 27, giving up five runs and eight hits in six innings tosuffer a 9-4 loss. In his career, he is 4-1 with a 3.08 ERA infive starts against the Padres.


The Astros are coming off two straight losses at the Los AngelesDodgers.

 

NL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

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

HOUSTON SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Craig Biggio 2B .251 9 42 Brian Giles RF .296 7 33
Mark Loretta SS .284 2 30 Geoff Blum 2B .262 2 19
Lance Berkman RF .264 21 73 Mike Cameron CF .251 15 61
Carlos Lee LF .302 24 96 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .266 19 68
Mike Lamb 1B .295 11 37 Morgan Ensberg 3B .237 11 37
Ty Wigginton 3B .313 1 5 Khalil Greene SS .236 19 66
Jason Lane CF .179 8 25 Terrmel Sledge LF .213 6 19
Brad Ausmus C .232 3 22 Josh Bard C .264 3 33
Woody Williams RHP .085 1 2 Jake Peavy RHP .204 0 6
(6-12, 5.09) (13-5, 2.23)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (6-12, 5.09)
SDG - JAKE PEAVY (13-5, 2.23)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY PONCINO
1B - BRUCE DRECKMAN
2B - TODD TICHENOR
3B - GARY DARLING

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS AND BRAD AUSMUS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY AND JOSH BARD

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.251, 9 HR, 42 RBI)
M LORETTA (.284, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.264, 21 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.296, 7 HR, 33 RBI)
G BLUM (.262, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
M CAMERON (.251, 15 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

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

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
M Loretta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Berkman rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.21

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy 0-1. Batters
faced: J Peavy 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LAMB (.295, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.313, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
J LANE (.179, 8 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

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

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
M Loretta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Berkman rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
W Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.21

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 10-7; J Peavy 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 0-3; J Peavy 0-1. Batters faced: W Williams 3; J Peavy 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.266, 19 HR, 68 RBI)
M ENSBERG (.237, 11 HR, 37 RBI)
K GREENE (.236, 19 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
M Loretta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
L Berkman rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Lane cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 4 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Williams 1. Team LOB - 3.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Peavy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 2.20

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 10-7; J Peavy 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 0-3; J Peavy 0-2. Batters faced: W Williams 3; J Peavy 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.250, 0-FOR-1)
M LORETTA (.286, 1-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.264, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LANCE BERKMAN (22) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JAKE PEAVY.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1, SAN DIEGO 0

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.302, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.295, 0-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.260, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M Loretta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .266
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Lane cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 5 7

BATTING: HR - L Berkman (22, 3rd inning off J Peavy 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Berkman (74). 2-out RBI - L Berkman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
W Williams 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
T Sledge lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peavy 2. Team LOB - 3.


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HOUSTON - 001 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.03

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 2.24

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 36-22; J Peavy 52-36. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 1-4; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: W Williams 9; J Peavy 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LAMB (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T WIGGINTON (.306, 0-FOR-1)
J LANE (.184, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M Loretta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .266
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Lane cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 5 7

BATTING: HR - L Berkman (22, 3rd inning off J Peavy 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Berkman (74). 2-out RBI - L Berkman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
W Williams 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
G Blum 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
T Sledge lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peavy 2. Team LOB - 3.


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HOUSTON - 001 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.99

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 2.24

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 42-27; J Peavy 52-36. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 1-7; J Peavy 1-3. Batters faced: W Williams 12; J Peavy 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS
SDG - JAKE PEAVY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.268, 1-FOR-1)
M ENSBERG (.237, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K GREENE (.236, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (1) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249
M Loretta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .285
L Berkman rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .266
C Lee lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
M Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
T Wigginton 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
J Lane cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083

Totals 15 1 3 1 1 6 7

BATTING: HR - L Berkman (22, 3rd inning off J Peavy 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - L
Berkman (74). 2-out RBI - L Berkman. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
W Williams 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
G Blum 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Cameron cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
T Sledge lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
J Peavy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peavy 2. Team LOB - 3.


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HOUSTON - 001 0 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.99

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 4 3 1 1 1 6 1 2.23

Pitches-strikes: W Williams 42-27; J Peavy 66-45. Ground balls-fly balls: W
Williams 1-7; J Peavy 2-4. Batters faced: W Williams 12; J Peavy 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Bruce Dreckman. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY TERRMEL SLEDGE SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 1
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>