GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (55-48) at HOUSTON (46-58)

NL: SAN DIEGO (55-48) at HOUSTON (46-58)

<h3>Stauffer replaces Young in rubber match</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (55-48) at Houston (46-58) 2:05 pm EDT</div>

HOUSTON (Ticker) - Tim Stauffer has some big shoes to fill whenthe San Diego Padres square off against the Houston Astros inthe finale of a three-game series Sunday.


The 25-year-old Stauffer (NR) is replacing the major leagueleader in ERA, Chris Young, who was injured Tuesday when therighthander lasted just two innings in the club's 5-3 win overthe Colorado Rockies.


Stauffer is making his first start this season and just hissecond since 2005 but will be relied on to help the Padres stoptheir current slide, losing seven of their las nine. Therighthander is 4-6 with a 5.07 ERA in 16 career games.

He will be opposed by Jason Jennings (2-6, 4.74), who snapped afive-game losing streak after surrendering three runs on threehits and two walks with four strikeouts in the Astros' 7-4triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.


Houston has won four of its last five contests and San Diego hasfallen to third in the National League West divsion, 1 1/2games behind the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks, who are tiedat the top.

 

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 .293 2 21 Chris Burke 2B .223 2 11
Mike Cameron CF .247 13 49 Mark Loretta SS .298 2 30
Milton Bradley LF .333 4 10 Lance Berkman 1B .260 15 63
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .270 15 60 Carlos Lee LF .299 22 86
Khalil Greene SS .232 16 55 Ty Wigginton 3B .000 0 0
Josh Bard C .268 3 24 Luke Scott RF .241 12 43
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .231 10 41 Jason Lane CF .165 4 11
Geoff Blum 2B .237 1 14 Eric Munson C .278 3 9
Tim Stauffer RHP .000 0 0 Jason Jennings RHP .059 0 0
(NO RECORD) (2-6, 4.74)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
WARMUPS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER (NO RECORD)
HOU - JASON JENNINGS (2-6, 4.74)

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

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
STARTING BATS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER AND JOSH BARD
HOU - JASON JENNINGS AND ERIC MUNSON

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.293, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
M CAMERON (.247, 13 HR, 49 RBI)
M BRADLEY (.333, 4 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

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

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.270, 15 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M BRADLEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.232, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH BARD SCORED MILTON BRADLEY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BARD ON FIRST, K GREENE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.231, 10 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TIM STAUFFER SCORED KHALIL GREENE AND JOSH BARD.

SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, T STAUFFER ON FIRST, G BLUM ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.293, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED GEOFF BLUM AND TIM STAUFFER.

SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, B GILES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.247, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE CAMERON (14) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JASON JENNINGS SCORED BRIAN GILES.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 9, HOUSTON 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BRADLEY (.345, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (16) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF JASON JENNINGS SCORED MILTON BRADLEY.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 11, HOUSTON 0

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.235, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: MARK MCLEMORE (0-0, 7.11) IN THE 1ST
SITUATION: 11 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 11, HOUSTON 0

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: K GREENE (.235, 16 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M McLemore relieved J Jennings.
SITUATION: 11 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 11
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K Greene (.235, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 11 8 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.223, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
M LORETTA (.298, 2 HR, 30 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.260, 15 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (11) VS HOUSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .249
M Bradley lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .356
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .272
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235
J Bard c 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .270
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237
T Stauffer p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 10 11 8 11 4 0 4

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings). HR - M
Cameron (14, 1st inning off J Jennings 1 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (16, 1st inning
off J Jennings 1 on, 2 Out). SF - A Gonzalez. RBI - M Bradley (11), A Gonzalez
3 (63), J Bard (25), T Stauffer 2 (2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 2 (51). 2-out
RBI - T Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 2, A Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
L Berkman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 11
HOUSTON - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75

Pitches-strikes: J Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 8-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-0. Batters faced: J Jennings 13; M McLemore 2.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
HOU - JASON JENNINGS</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 11 8 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.230, 0-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.237, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T STAUFFER (1.000, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (11) VS HOUSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .295
M Cameron cf 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .249
M Bradley lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .356
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .272
K Greene ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .235
J Bard c 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .270
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230
G Blum 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237
T Stauffer p 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 10 11 8 11 4 0 4

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings). HR - M
Cameron (14, 1st inning off J Jennings 1 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (16, 1st inning
off J Jennings 1 on, 2 Out). SF - A Gonzalez. RBI - M Bradley (11), A Gonzalez
3 (63), J Bard (25), T Stauffer 2 (2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 2 (51). 2-out
RBI - T Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 2, A Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 1.


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Scott rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Lane cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165
E Munson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 11
HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75

Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 13-11; J Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 8-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 1-1; J Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-0. Batters faced:
T Stauffer 3; J Jennings 13; M McLemore 2.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE CAMERON SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CAMERON ON SECOND, B GILES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 12
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BRADLEY (.356, 2-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 1 12 11 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - TIM STAUFFER
HOU - MARK MCLEMORE

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.299, 22 HR, 86 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
L SCOTT (.241, 12 HR, 43 RBI)</div>