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

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Bell relieved C Meredith.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 15
HOUSTON 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.295, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: HEATH BELL (4-2, 2.04) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.295, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 16 1
HOUSTON 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 11 13 2 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - HEATH BELL
HOU - BRAD LIDGE

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BRADLEY (.355, 3-FOR-5, 2 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.270, 1-FOR-4, SF, HR, 3 RBI)
K GREENE (.235, 2-FOR-4, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (15) VS HOUSTON (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .295
M Cameron cf 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 .252
M Bradley lf 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .355
A Gonzalez 1b 4 2 1 3 0 0 2 .270
K Greene ss 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .235
J Bard c 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .271
K Kouzmanoff 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .231
G Blum 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .239
T Stauffer p 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .333
C Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
a-S Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 15 16 14 5 7 19

a-struck out looking for C Hensley in the 5th; b-grounded to first for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings); M Cameron 2
(25, D Borkowski, M McLemore). 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 2 (12), A Gonzalez 3 (63), J Bard (25), T Stauffer 2
(2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 3 (52), K Kouzmanoff (42). 2-out RBI - T
Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 3, A Gonzalez 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Bradley 2, B Giles 2. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .223
M Loretta ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294
L Berkman 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .259
C Lee lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250
L Scott rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .249
J Lane cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .170
E Munson c 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .307
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Lamb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 11 13 11 3 6 8

a-singled to center for M Albers in the 4th; b-popped out to first for D
Borkowski in the 5th; c-singled to left for C Qualls in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee (28, J Hampson). HR - E Munson (4, 3rd inning off T
Stauffer 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (16, 4th inning off T Stauffer 1 on, 0 Out), L
Scott (13, 4th inning off T Stauffer 0 on, 2 Out), C Burke (3, 4th inning off C
Hensley 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - E Munson 2 (11), L Berkman 2 (65), L Scott 2 (45),
O Palmeiro (5), C Burke 3 (14), J Lane (12). 2-out RBI - L Scott, O Palmeiro, C
Burke 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 3. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (3, line drive); D Borkowski (1, throw).


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SAN DIEGO - 1110 030 00 -- 15
HOUSTON - 001 730 00 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 3 2/3 4 7 7 3 3 3 17.18
C Hensley 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.11
J Hampson 1/3 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.87
D Brocail 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27
C Meredith 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.38
H Bell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 7.04
M Albers 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.99
D Borkowski 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 5.05
T Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
C Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61
B Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85

IBB - G Blum (by D Borkowski). Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer 89-56; C Hensley
2-2; J Hampson 24-18; D Brocail 18-14; C Meredith 19-14; H Bell 10-7; J
Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 25-16; M Albers 24-16; D Borkowski 41-23; T Miller
11-7; C Qualls 12-11; B Lidge 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-6; C
Hensley 0-1; J Hampson 1-0; D Brocail 1-4; C Meredith 1-0; H Bell 1-1; J
Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-2; M Albers 2-2; D Borkowski 2-1; T Miller 0-3; C
Qualls 0-0; B Lidge 2-1. Batters faced: T Stauffer 18; C Hensley 2; J Hampson
6; D Brocail 5; C Meredith 6; H Bell 3; J Jennings 13; M McLemore 8; M Albers
7; D Borkowski 9; T Miller 3; C Qualls 4; B Lidge 3.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH BARD SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 16
HOUSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.231, 1-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (11) TO LEFT WITH 2
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF BRAD LIDGE SCORED JOSH BARD.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.239, 1-FOR-3, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRIAN MOEHLER (1-3, 6.03) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: G BLUM (.239, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Moehler relieved B Lidge.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 18
HOUSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G Blum (.239, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Bruntlett in left field.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 18
HOUSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G Blum (.239, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 18 19 1
HOUSTON 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 11 13 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - HEATH BELL
HOU - BRIAN MOEHLER

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.250, 1-FOR-4)
L SCOTT (.249, 3-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)
J LANE (.170, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (18) VS HOUSTON (11) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .295
M Cameron cf 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 .252
M Bradley lf 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .349
A Gonzalez 1b 5 3 2 3 0 0 2 .271
K Greene ss 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 .235
J Bard c 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .274
K Kouzmanoff 3b 6 2 2 3 0 2 3 .233
G Blum 2b 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 .237
T Stauffer p 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .333
C Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
a-S Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 47 18 19 17 5 8 20

a-struck out looking for C Hensley in the 5th; b-grounded to first for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings); M Cameron 2
(25, D Borkowski, M McLemore); A Gonzalez (32, B Lidge); J Bard (15, B Lidge).
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), K Kouzmanoff (11, 9th inning off B Lidge 1
on, 2 Out). SF - A Gonzalez. RBI - M Bradley 2 (12), A Gonzalez 3 (63), J Bard
2 (26), T Stauffer 2 (2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 3 (52), K Kouzmanoff 3
(44). 2-out RBI - T Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 3, A Gonzalez 2, J Bard, K
Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 2, B Giles 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .223
M Loretta ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294
L Berkman 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .259
C Lee lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Wigginton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250
L Scott rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .249
J Lane cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .170
E Munson c 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .307
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Lamb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 37 11 13 11 3 6 8

a-singled to center for M Albers in the 4th; b-popped out to first for D
Borkowski in the 5th; c-singled to left for C Qualls in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee (28, J Hampson). HR - E Munson (4, 3rd inning off T
Stauffer 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (16, 4th inning off T Stauffer 1 on, 0 Out), L
Scott (13, 4th inning off T Stauffer 0 on, 2 Out), C Burke (3, 4th inning off C
Hensley 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - E Munson 2 (11), L Berkman 2 (65), L Scott 2 (45),
O Palmeiro (5), C Burke 3 (14), J Lane (12). 2-out RBI - L Scott, O Palmeiro, C
Burke 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 3. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (3, line drive); D Borkowski (1, throw).


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SAN DIEGO - 1110 030 003 -- 18
HOUSTON - 001 730 00 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 3 2/3 4 7 7 3 3 3 17.18
C Hensley 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.11
J Hampson 1/3 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.87
D Brocail 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27
C Meredith 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.38
H Bell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 7.04
M Albers 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.99
D Borkowski 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 5.05
T Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
C Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61
B Lidge 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 1 1 2.44
B Moehler 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97

WP - B Lidge. IBB - G Blum (by D Borkowski). Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer
89-56; C Hensley 2-2; J Hampson 24-18; D Brocail 18-14; C Meredith 19-14; H
Bell 10-7; J Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 25-16; M Albers 24-16; D Borkowski
41-23; T Miller 11-7; C Qualls 12-11; B Lidge 28-17; B Moehler 5-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-6; C Hensley 0-1; J Hampson 1-0; D Brocail 1-4; C
Meredith 1-0; H Bell 1-1; J Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-2; M Albers 2-2; D
Borkowski 2-1; T Miller 0-3; C Qualls 0-0; B Lidge 2-2; B Moehler 1-0. Batters
faced: T Stauffer 18; C Hensley 2; J Hampson 6; D Brocail 5; C Meredith 6; H
Bell 3; J Jennings 13; M McLemore 8; M Albers 7; D Borkowski 9; T Miller 3; C
Qualls 4; B Lidge 8; B Moehler 1.

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 FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 18 19 1
HOUSTON 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 11 14 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - TIM STAUFFER, CLAY HENSLEY (4TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (5TH), DOUG
BROCAIL (5TH), CLA MEREDITH (7TH), HEATH BELL (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

HOU - JASON JENNINGS, MARK MCLEMORE (1ST), MATT ALBERS
(3RD), DAVE BORKOWSKI (5TH), TREVER MILLER (6TH), CHAD QUALLS
(7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON

HOME RUNS: SDG - MIKE CAMERON (14) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (16) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (11) OFF BRAD LIDGE IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

HOU - ERIC MUNSON (4) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (16) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
LUKE SCOTT (13) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
CHRIS BURKE (3) OFF CLAY HENSLEY IN THE 4TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 18 19 1
HOUSTON 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 11 14 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - TIM STAUFFER, CLAY HENSLEY (4TH), JUSTIN HAMPSON (5TH), DOUG
BROCAIL (5TH), CLA MEREDITH (7TH), HEATH BELL (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

HOU - JASON JENNINGS, MARK MCLEMORE (1ST), MATT ALBERS
(3RD), DAVE BORKOWSKI (5TH), TREVER MILLER (6TH), CHAD QUALLS
(7TH), BRAD LIDGE (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON


WP - DOUG BROCAIL (3-1)
LP - JASON JENNINGS (2-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - MIKE CAMERON (14) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ADRIAN GONZALEZ (16) OFF JASON JENNINGS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
KEVIN KOUZMANOFF (11) OFF BRAD LIDGE IN THE 9TH, 1 ON

HOU - ERIC MUNSON (4) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (16) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
LUKE SCOTT (13) OFF TIM STAUFFER IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
CHRIS BURKE (3) OFF CLAY HENSLEY IN THE 4TH, 2 ON


TIME: 3:20 ATT: 39,350

PROBABLES: HOU - CHRIS SAMPSON (7-7, 4.29)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (8-8, 3.55)

PROBABLES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (9-8, 3.23)
SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (6-5, 4.20)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (18) VS HOUSTON (11) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .295
M Cameron cf 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 .252
M Bradley lf 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .349
A Gonzalez 1b 5 3 2 3 0 0 2 .271
K Greene ss 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 .235
J Bard c 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .274
K Kouzmanoff 3b 6 2 2 3 0 2 3 .233
G Blum 2b 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 .237
T Stauffer p 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .333
C Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
a-S Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 47 18 19 17 5 8 20

a-struck out looking for C Hensley in the 5th; b-grounded to first for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings); M Cameron 2
(25, D Borkowski, M McLemore); A Gonzalez (32, B Lidge); J Bard (15, B Lidge).
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), K Kouzmanoff (11, 9th inning off B Lidge 1
on, 2 Out). SF - A Gonzalez. RBI - M Bradley 2 (12), A Gonzalez 3 (63), J Bard
2 (26), T Stauffer 2 (2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 3 (52), K Kouzmanoff 3
(44). 2-out RBI - T Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 3, A Gonzalez 2, J Bard, K
Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 2, B Giles 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .223
M Loretta ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294
L Berkman 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .259
C Lee lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Wigginton 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .400
L Scott rf 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .248
J Lane cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .168
E Munson c 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .303
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Lamb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 41 11 14 11 3 9 11

a-singled to center for M Albers in the 4th; b-popped out to first for D
Borkowski in the 5th; c-singled to left for C Qualls in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee (28, J Hampson). HR - E Munson (4, 3rd inning off T
Stauffer 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (16, 4th inning off T Stauffer 1 on, 0 Out), L
Scott (13, 4th inning off T Stauffer 0 on, 2 Out), C Burke (3, 4th inning off C
Hensley 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - E Munson 2 (11), L Berkman 2 (65), L Scott 2 (45),
O Palmeiro (5), C Burke 3 (14), J Lane (12). 2-out RBI - L Scott, O Palmeiro, C
Burke 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 3. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (3, line drive); D Borkowski (1, throw).


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SAN DIEGO - 1110 030 003 -- 18
HOUSTON - 001 730 000 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 3 2/3 4 7 7 3 3 3 17.18
C Hensley 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.11
J Hampson 1/3 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.87
D Brocail (W, 3-1) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27
C Meredith 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.38
H Bell 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.97

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings (L, 2-7) 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 7.04
M Albers 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.99
D Borkowski 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 5.05
T Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
C Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61
B Lidge 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 1 1 2.44
B Moehler 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97

WP - B Lidge. IBB - G Blum (by D Borkowski). Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer
89-56; C Hensley 2-2; J Hampson 24-18; D Brocail 18-14; C Meredith 19-14; H
Bell 25-18; J Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 25-16; M Albers 24-16; D Borkowski
41-23; T Miller 11-7; C Qualls 12-11; B Lidge 28-17; B Moehler 5-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-6; C Hensley 0-1; J Hampson 1-0; D Brocail 1-4; C
Meredith 1-0; H Bell 1-1; J Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-2; M Albers 2-2; D
Borkowski 2-1; T Miller 0-3; C Qualls 0-0; B Lidge 2-2; B Moehler 1-0. Batters
faced: T Stauffer 18; C Hensley 2; J Hampson 6; D Brocail 5; C Meredith 6; H
Bell 7; J Jennings 13; M McLemore 8; M Albers 7; D Borkowski 9; T Miller 3; C
Qualls 4; B Lidge 8; B Moehler 1.

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

T--3:20. Att--39,350.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 18
HOUSTON 11 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (18) AT HOUSTON (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Cameron walked, B Giles to second.
M Bradley hit a ground rule double to deep right, B Giles scored, M Cameron
to third. A Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cameron scored. K Greene
singled to left, M Bradley to third. J Bard singled to left, M Bradley scored,
K Greene to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. G Blum walked, K Greene
to third, J Bard to second. T Stauffer singled to left center, K Greene and
J Bard scored, G Blum to second. B Giles doubled to deep right, G Blum and
T Stauffer scored. M Cameron homered to left, B Giles scored. M Bradley reached
on infield single to second. A Gonzalez homered to left, M Bradley scored.
M McLemore relieved J Jennings. K Greene walked. J Bard grounded into fielder's
choice to third, K Greene out at second. (11 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 11, HOUSTON 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to right. G Blum popped out to second.
T Stauffer struck out swinging. B Giles reached on infield single to catcher,
K Kouzmanoff to second. M Cameron doubled to left, K Kouzmanoff scored,
B Giles to third. M Bradley flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: J Lane popped out to second. E Munson homered to right.
M Albers struck out swinging. C Burke flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 1.

HOUSTON 4TH: M Loretta walked. L Berkman homered to right, M Loretta
scored. C Lee flied out to center. T Wigginton flied out to right. L Scott
homered to right. J Lane walked. E Munson walked, J Lane to second.
O Palmeiro hit for M Albers. O Palmeiro singled to center, J Lane scored,
E Munson to second. C Hensley relieved T Stauffer. C Burke homered to left,
E Munson and O Palmeiro scored. M Loretta lined out to second. (7 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 8.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: D Borkowski relieved M Albers. M Cameron doubled to deep
center. M Bradley singled to right, M Cameron scored, M Bradley to second
advancing on throw. A Gonzalez safe at first on error by second baseman
C Burke. K Greene singled to left center, M Bradley to third, A Gonzalez to
second. J Bard grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Bradley scored on
throwing error by pitcher D Borkowski, A Gonzalez to third, K Greene to second.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to third,
J Bard to second. G Blum intentionally walked. S Hairston hit for C Hensley.
S Hairston struck out looking. B Giles flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
2 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 5TH: J Hampson relieved C Hensley. L Berkman grounded out to third.
C Lee doubled to deep left center. T Wigginton reached on infield single to
first, C Lee to third. L Scott reached on infield single to first, C Lee
scored, T Wigginton to second, T Wigginton to third on throwing error by first
baseman A Gonzalez. J Lane singled to center, T Wigginton scored, L Scott to
second. E Munson singled to right, L Scott scored, J Lane to third. C Biggio
hit for D Borkowski. D Brocail relieved J Hampson. C Biggio popped out to
first. C Burke popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 15,
HOUSTON 11.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: M Bradley flied out to left. A Gonzalez doubled to right.
A Gonzalez to third on wild pitch by B Lidge. K Greene struck out swinging.
J Bard doubled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff homered to left, J Bard
scored. B Moehler relieved B Lidge. E Bruntlett in left field. G Blum grounded
out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

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SAN DIEGO (18) AT HOUSTON (11) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Cameron CF, M Bradley LF,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, J Bard C, K Kouzmanoff 3B, G Blum 2B, T Stauffer RHP.

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, M Loretta SS, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
T Wigginton 3B, L Scott RF, J Lane CF, E Munson C, J Jennings RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Welke (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Gary Cederstrom (2B),
Jim Reynolds (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles walked. M Cameron walked, B Giles to second.
M Bradley hit a ground rule double to deep right, B Giles scored, M Cameron
to third. A Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, M Cameron scored. K Greene
singled to left, M Bradley to third. J Bard singled to left, M Bradley scored,
K Greene to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. G Blum walked, K Greene
to third, J Bard to second. T Stauffer singled to left center, K Greene and
J Bard scored, G Blum to second. B Giles doubled to deep right, G Blum and
T Stauffer scored. M Cameron homered to left, B Giles scored. M Bradley reached
on infield single to second. A Gonzalez homered to left, M Bradley scored.
M McLemore relieved J Jennings. K Greene walked. J Bard grounded into fielder's
choice to third, K Greene out at second. (11 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 11, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke grounded out to third. M Loretta flied out to right.
L Berkman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 11,
HOUSTON 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Kouzmanoff singled to right. G Blum popped out to second.
T Stauffer struck out swinging. B Giles reached on infield single to catcher,
K Kouzmanoff to second. M Cameron doubled to left, K Kouzmanoff scored,
B Giles to third. M Bradley flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee flied out to center. T Wigginton struck out swinging.
L Scott grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12,
HOUSTON 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Albers relieved M McLemore. A Gonzalez popped out to
third. K Greene fouled out to first. J Bard grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: J Lane popped out to second. E Munson homered to right.
M Albers struck out swinging. C Burke flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 1.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. G Blum singled to right.
T Stauffer struck out swinging. B Giles grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 1.

HOUSTON 4TH: M Loretta walked. L Berkman homered to right, M Loretta
scored. C Lee flied out to center. T Wigginton flied out to right. L Scott
homered to right. J Lane walked. E Munson walked, J Lane to second.
O Palmeiro hit for M Albers. O Palmeiro singled to center, J Lane scored,
E Munson to second. C Hensley relieved T Stauffer. C Burke homered to left,
E Munson and O Palmeiro scored. M Loretta lined out to second. (7 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 12, HOUSTON 8.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: D Borkowski relieved M Albers. M Cameron doubled to deep
center. M Bradley singled to right, M Cameron scored, M Bradley to second
advancing on throw. A Gonzalez safe at first on error by second baseman
C Burke. K Greene singled to left center, M Bradley to third, A Gonzalez to
second. J Bard grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Bradley scored on
throwing error by pitcher D Borkowski, A Gonzalez to third, K Greene to second.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to second, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to third,
J Bard to second. G Blum intentionally walked. S Hairston hit for C Hensley.
S Hairston struck out looking. B Giles flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
2 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 5TH: J Hampson relieved C Hensley. L Berkman grounded out to third.
C Lee doubled to deep left center. T Wigginton reached on infield single to
first, C Lee to third. L Scott reached on infield single to first, C Lee
scored, T Wigginton to second, T Wigginton to third on throwing error by first
baseman A Gonzalez. J Lane singled to center, T Wigginton scored, L Scott to
second. E Munson singled to right, L Scott scored, J Lane to third. C Biggio
hit for D Borkowski. D Brocail relieved J Hampson. C Biggio popped out to
first. C Burke popped out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error)
SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: T Miller relieved D Borkowski. M Cameron fouled out to
catcher. M Bradley flied out to left. A Gonzalez flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

HOUSTON 6TH: M Loretta lined out to second. L Berkman grounded out
to shortstop. C Lee flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: C Qualls relieved T Miller. K Greene struck out swinging.
J Bard singled to left. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. G Blum struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

HOUSTON 7TH: C Meredith relieved D Brocail. T Wigginton struck out
swinging. L Scott singled to left. J Lane grounded into fielder's choice to
third, L Scott out at second. E Munson singled to center, J Lane to second.
M Lamb hit for C Qualls. M Lamb singled to left, J Lane to third, E Munson to
second. C Burke struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15,
HOUSTON 11.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: B Lidge relieved C Qualls. J Cruz Jr hit for C Meredith.
J Cruz Jr grounded out to first. B Giles lined out to right. M Cameron
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

HOUSTON 8TH: H Bell relieved C Meredith. M Loretta struck out swinging.
L Berkman grounded out to second. C Lee fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 15, HOUSTON 11.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: M Bradley flied out to left. A Gonzalez doubled to right.
A Gonzalez to third on wild pitch by B Lidge. K Greene struck out swinging.
J Bard doubled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Kouzmanoff homered to left, J Bard
scored. B Moehler relieved B Lidge. E Bruntlett in left field. G Blum grounded
out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11.

HOUSTON 9TH: T Wigginton singled to center. L Scott struck out swinging.
J Lane struck out looking. E Munson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11.</div>

 

Padres outslug Astros in wild contest

<h3>SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After a classic pitchers' duel on Saturday,the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros broke out offensivelyone day later.


Mike Cameron and Adrian Gonzalez each homered for the Padres,who needed every bit of an 11-run first inning en route to an18-11 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Sundayafternoon.


Brian Giles, Cameron and pitcher Tim Stauffer each drove in tworuns for San Diego, which scored 11 or more runs in an inningfor the sixth time in franchise history and fell just short ofthe club record for runs in a game (20) set on July 27, 1996 andMay 19, 2001.


The Padres plated a franchise-record 13 in an inning on August24, 1993 against the St. Louis Cardinals. On Sunday, both clubscombined to set a record for the most runs scored at MinuteMaid Park.


All the offense came one day after Roy Oswalt and Greg Madduxdueled Saturday night. But in this one, San Diego poundedstruggling Houston starter Jason Jennings (2-7), sending 15 mento the plate in their first at-bat.


Cameron and Gonzalez each hit two-run homers in the frame, thelatter sending Jennings to the showers after just 39 pitches.However, it took a three-run fifth inning for the Padres to sealthe win.


Jennings invited trouble immediately, walking the first twobatters. Milton Bradley then doubled home the first run andGonzalez followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.

Consecutive singles by Khalil Greene and Josh Bard made it 3-0before Jennings recorded the second out of the inning, a flyoutby rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff. Second baseman Geoff Blum walked,setting up Stauffer's two-run single to left for a 5-0 cushion,and Giles then doubled and came home on Cameron's blast to left.Bradley followed with a single and Gonzalez belted anopposite-field home run to left for an 11-0 advantage. LanceBerkman, Luke Scott and Chris Burke each hit home runs forHouston in a seven-run fourth inning that pulled the Astroswithin 12-8.


Stauffer, recalled Sunday from Class AAA Portland to replace theailing Chris Young, yielded seven runs and four hits in 3 2/3innings. He struck out three and walked three.


Five relievers worked the next 5 1/3 innings, including DougBrocail (3-1), who tossed 1 2/3 scoreless frames to pick up thewin.


Eric Munson had three hits, including a homer, for the Astros,who suffered just their second loss in their last six games.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (18) VS HOUSTON (11) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 5 2 2 2 1 0 4 .295
M Cameron cf 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 .252
M Bradley lf 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 .349
A Gonzalez 1b 5 3 2 3 0 0 2 .271
K Greene ss 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 .235
J Bard c 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .274
K Kouzmanoff 3b 6 2 2 3 0 2 3 .233
G Blum 2b 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 .237
T Stauffer p 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .333
C Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
a-S Hairston ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219
J Hampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 47 18 19 17 5 8 20

a-struck out looking for C Hensley in the 5th; b-grounded to first for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Bradley (2, J Jennings); B Giles (17, J Jennings); M Cameron 2
(25, D Borkowski, M McLemore); A Gonzalez (32, B Lidge); J Bard (15, B Lidge).
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), K Kouzmanoff (11, 9th inning off B Lidge 1
on, 2 Out). SF - A Gonzalez. RBI - M Bradley 2 (12), A Gonzalez 3 (63), J Bard
2 (26), T Stauffer 2 (2), B Giles 2 (23), M Cameron 3 (52), K Kouzmanoff 3
(44). 2-out RBI - T Stauffer 2, B Giles 2, M Cameron 3, A Gonzalez 2, J Bard, K
Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bradley 2, B Giles 2.
Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (5, throw).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .223
M Loretta ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .294
L Berkman 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .259
C Lee lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
T Wigginton 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .400
L Scott rf 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .248
J Lane cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .168
E Munson c 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 .303
J Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Biggio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Lamb ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 41 11 14 11 3 9 11

a-singled to center for M Albers in the 4th; b-popped out to first for D
Borkowski in the 5th; c-singled to left for C Qualls in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Lee (28, J Hampson). HR - E Munson (4, 3rd inning off T
Stauffer 0 on, 1 Out), L Berkman (16, 4th inning off T Stauffer 1 on, 0 Out), L
Scott (13, 4th inning off T Stauffer 0 on, 2 Out), C Burke (3, 4th inning off C
Hensley 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - E Munson 2 (11), L Berkman 2 (65), L Scott 2 (45),
O Palmeiro (5), C Burke 3 (14), J Lane (12). 2-out RBI - L Scott, O Palmeiro, C
Burke 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 3. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - C Burke (3, line drive); D Borkowski (1, throw).


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SAN DIEGO - (11)10 030 003 -- 18
HOUSTON - 0 01 730 000 -- 11
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Stauffer 3 2/3 4 7 7 3 3 3 17.18
C Hensley 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.11
J Hampson 1/3 5 3 3 0 0 0 2.87
D Brocail (W, 3-1) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27
C Meredith 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.38
H Bell 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.97

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Jennings (L, 2-7) 2/3 8 11 11 3 0 2 5.99
M McLemore 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 7.04
M Albers 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.99
D Borkowski 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 5.05
T Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.28
C Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61
B Lidge 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 1 1 2.44
B Moehler 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97

WP - B Lidge. IBB - G Blum (by D Borkowski). Pitches-strikes: T Stauffer
89-56; C Hensley 2-2; J Hampson 24-18; D Brocail 18-14; C Meredith 19-14; H
Bell 25-18; J Jennings 39-21; M McLemore 25-16; M Albers 24-16; D Borkowski
41-23; T Miller 11-7; C Qualls 12-11; B Lidge 28-17; B Moehler 5-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Stauffer 2-6; C Hensley 0-1; J Hampson 1-0; D Brocail 1-4; C
Meredith 1-0; H Bell 1-1; J Jennings 0-2; M McLemore 1-2; M Albers 2-2; D
Borkowski 2-1; T Miller 0-3; C Qualls 0-0; B Lidge 2-2; B Moehler 1-0. Batters
faced: T Stauffer 18; C Hensley 2; J Hampson 6; D Brocail 5; C Meredith 6; H
Bell 7; J Jennings 13; M McLemore 8; M Albers 7; D Borkowski 9; T Miller 3; C
Qualls 4; B Lidge 8; B Moehler 1.

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

T--3:20. Att--39,350.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Padres outslug Astros in wild contest

<h3>SAN DIEGO 18, HOUSTON 11</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After a classic pitchers' duel on Saturday,the San Diego Padres and Houston Astros broke out offensivelyone day later.


Mike Cameron and Adrian Gonzalez each homered for the Padres,who needed every bit of an 11-run first inning en route to an18-11 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Sundayafternoon.


Brian Giles, Cameron and pitcher Tim Stauffer each drove in tworuns for San Diego, which scored 11 or more runs in an inningfor the sixth time in franchise history and fell just short ofthe club record for runs in a game (20) set on July 27, 1996 andMay 19, 2001.


The Padres plated a franchise-record 13 in an inning on August24, 1993 against the St. Louis Cardinals. On Sunday, both clubscombined to set a record for the most runs scored at MinuteMaid Park.


"We took good swings against a guy who didn't have his beststuff," Cameron said. "We were finding holes, we did somedamage. We got 11 runs, but they kept battling back."

All the offense came one day after Roy Oswalt and Greg Madduxdueled Saturday night. But in this one, San Diego poundedstruggling Houston starter Jason Jennings (2-7), sending 15 mento the plate in its first at-bat.


"It obviously was the worst inning of my baseball career,"Jennings said. "It was pretty much an embarrassment. I wasembarrassed for my teammates and for the fans. It was actuallypretty much hard to accept. It's one of those that you justflush down the toilet and try to move on. But it's definitelysomething I'll never forget."


Cameron and Gonzalez each hit two-run homers in the frame, thelatter sending Jennings to the showers after just 39 pitches.However, it took a three-run fifth inning for the Padres to sealthe win.


Jennings invited trouble immediately, walking the first twobatters. Milton Bradley then doubled home the first run andGonzalez followed with a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.

Consecutive singles by Khalil Greene and Josh Bard made it 3-0before Jennings recorded the second out of the inning, a flyoutby rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff.


Second baseman Geoff Blum walked, setting up Stauffer's two-runsingle to left for a 5-0 cushion, and Giles then doubled andcame home on Cameron's blast to left. Bradley followed with asingle and Gonzalez belted an opposite-field home run to leftfor an 11-0 advantage.


"I don't know that I've ever had that big of a lead at anylevel," Stauffer said. "You really don't change your (pitching)approach after that. I just tried to be aggressive, throwstrikes, get people out."


"They gave me a cushion, but I couldn't capitalize on it."

Lance Berkman, Luke Scott and Chris Burke each hit home runs forHouston in a seven-run fourth inning that pulled the Astroswithin 12-8.


"Obviously you don't see 11 runs scored in the first inning veryoften," Berkman said. "But we came back. Then we played somebad defense, and we didn't pitch at all, so you lose."

Gonzalez, who collected three hits, was glad San Diego's offensecould put the team's bullpen at ease.


"The bullpen has done so much for us this year, it was nice toget some runs for them," Gonzalez said. "(Stauffer) stayedwithin himself. He had a big hit, kept things going. That washuge, and allowed us to get to the top of the order."

Stauffer, recalled Sunday from Class AAA Portland to replace theailing Chris Young, yielded seven runs and four hits in 3 2/3innings. He struck out three and walked three.


"I flew in (Saturday) afternoon, and I had some adrenalinegoing," Stauffer said. "It was there the first inning, andafter that I just told myself to slow down."


Houston manager Phil Garner was matter-of-fact about theslugfest.


"A lot of good things happened, a lot of bad things happened,"Garner said. "Jason had a tough day, then a couple of pitcherspitched well, and a couple pitched badly. We didn't catch theball very well either. But we kept battling back.

"Jason's location was off, and those first two walks kind of setthe tone."


Five relievers worked the next 5 1/3 innings, including DougBrocail (3-1), who tossed 1 2/3 scoreless frames to pick up thewin.


The win garnered rave reviews from Padres manager Bud Black.

"That was a great ballgame," Black said. "I mean, they got thetying run to the plate. We swung the bats well and so did they.We did a good job all day not expanding the zone.


"I thought Stauffer threw the ball great for three innings and,in the fourth, he just hit the wall. But our bullpen threw fourzeros there at the end."


Eric Munson had three hits, including a homer, for the Astros,who suffered just their second loss in their last six games.