8:05 PM ET, September 23, 2003
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Schmidt (17-5)
L: W. Miller (14-13)
Final
San Francisco leads 2-0 (as of 9/23)
| Game 1: Monday, September 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
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| San Francisco | 10 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
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| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 23, 2003
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Schmidt (17-5)
L: W. Miller (14-13)
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Durham 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | ||
| J Snow 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | ||
| L Niekro 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| R Aurilia SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | ||
| C Ransom SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | ||
| B Bonds LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | ||
| T Linden LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | ||
| M Grissom CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .299 | ||
| B Santiago C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .279 | ||
| A Castillo C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| E Alfonzo 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | ||
| P Feliz 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | ||
| J Cruz Jr RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| J Schmidt P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .066 | ||
| a-M Benard PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | ||
| M Herges P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| J Christiansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| a-grounded to pitcher for J Schmidt in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Cruz Jr 2 (26, W Miller, R Stone) HR: M Grissom (20, 2nd inning off W Miller 0 on, 0 Out); E Alfonzo (12, 2nd inning off R Stone 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Grissom (77), J Cruz Jr (65), J Snow (51), R Aurilia (55), B Santiago (56), E Alfonzo 4 (79) 2-out RBI: B Santiago, E Alfonzo 4 GIDP: M Grissom Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Schmidt 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Schmidt (W, 17-5) | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82-62 | 2.34 | |
| M Herges | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.69 | |
| J Christiansen | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23-14 | 5.62 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 116-82 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Schmidt 25; M Herges 3; J Christiansen 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Schmidt 8-11; M Herges 0-2; J Christiansen 0-2 Game Scores: J Schmidt 64 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| M Ensberg 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | ||
| G Blum 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | ||
| J Bagwell 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | ||
| O Merced 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | ||
| J Kent 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | ||
| J Lane CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| L Berkman LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| R Hidalgo RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 | ||
| K Bullinger P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | ||
| R Chavez C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | ||
| A Everett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | ||
| R White P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Porter RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| W Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | ||
| R Stone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Fernandez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| E Bruntlett SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| BATTING 2B: O Merced (17, J Schmidt) HR: J Lane 2 (3, 7th inning off J Schmidt 1 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off J Christiansen 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Lane 3 (8) 2-out RBI: J Lane Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bagwell (9, throw) DP: 1 (J Fernandez-A Everett-J Bagwell). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| W Miller (L, 14-13) | 1.2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60-32 | 4.13 | |
| R Stone | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-10 | 3.35 | |
| J Fernandez | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-22 | 4.10 | |
| R White | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 3.31 | |
| K Bullinger | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-16 | 3.60 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 153-96 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: W Miller 15; R Stone 3; J Fernandez 9; R White 6; K Bullinger 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Miller 2-2; R Stone 0-0; J Fernandez 6-2; R White 1-4; K Bullinger 3-1 Game Scores: W Miller 16 | ||||||||||
| SF | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M Grissom homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Cruz hit a ground rule double to right, B Santiago scored, E Alfonzo to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Snow singled to right, J Cruz scored, J Schmidt to third, R Durham to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | R Aurilia walked, J Schmidt scored, R Durham to third, J Snow to second. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Bonds safe at first on throwing error by first baseman J Bagwell, R Durham scored, J Snow to third, R Aurilia to second. | 5 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Santiago walked, J Snow scored, R Aurilia to third, B Bonds to second. | 6 | 0 | |
| 2nd | E Alfonzo homered to left, R Aurilia, B Bonds and B Santiago scored. | 10 | 0 | |
| 7th | J Lane homered to left, O Merced scored. | 10 | 2 | |
| 9th | J Lane homered to left. | 10 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 35,390 (84.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Kevin Kelley |

