Astros 5, Phillies 4

W:	J. Valverde (3-2)
L:	B. Lidge (0-7)

Philadelphia Phillies
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
S Victorino CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	18	.296	.364
B Lidge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Werth RF-CF	4	0	0	0	1	2	21	.268	.371
J Rollins SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	12	.244	.288
R Howard 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	19	.273	.351
R Ibanez LF	4	1	1	0	0	3	20	.272	.342
P Feliz 3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	10	.272	.317
M Cairo 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	10	.167	.200
P Bako C	2	0	1	0	0	1	11	.208	.278
a-B Francisco PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	.234	.275
C Park P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294
c-M Stairs PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.193	.355
B Myers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263
E Bruntlett RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.224
J Blanton P	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	.087	.160
b-C Ruiz PH-C	2	0	1	1	0	0	7	.254	.349
Totals	36	4	10	4	3	9	141
a-singled to center for P Bako in the 7th b-singled to left center for J Blanton in the 7th c-intentionally walked for C Park in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Cairo (1, L Hawkins) 3B: R Howard (4, L Hawkins) RBI: B Francisco (8), C Ruiz (35), R Howard (114), P Feliz (65) GIDP: C Ruiz Phillies RISP: 3-9 (P Bako 0-1, J Werth 0-1, P Feliz 1-1, M Cairo 0-1, S Victorino 0-1, B Francisco 1-1, C Ruiz 1-2, R Ibanez 0-1) Team LOB: 8

Philadelphia Phillies
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Blanton	6.0	6	3	3	1	5	1	100-71	3.80
C Park	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	4.39
B Myers (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	4.59
B Lidge (L, 0-7; B, 10)	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	0	21-9	7.15
Totals	8.2	9	5	5	4	6	1	150-97
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Blanton 16/25; C Park 3/4; B Myers 0/3; B Lidge 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Blanton 21-8-23-19; C Park 1-1-5-4; B Myers 2-1-1-2; B Lidge 2-3-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 6-7; C Park 2-1; B Myers 0-2; B Lidge 1-0 Game Scores: J Blanton 52

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	20	.296	.369
K Matsui 2B	5	0	1	2	0	0	16	.244	.294
L Berkman 1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	16	.271	.401
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	20	.308	.353
M Tejada SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	17	.298	.327
H Pence RF	4	1	2	3	0	1	15	.285	.350
G Blum 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	16	.261	.326
E Maysonet PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.328
C Coste C	4	0	1	0	0	1	13	.227	.313
J Towles PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250
R Oswalt P	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.128	.180
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	.208	.284
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-J Michaels PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.233	.298
Totals	33	5	9	5	4	6	150
a-grounded to first for J Fulchino in the 7th b-walked for J Valverde in the 9th
BATTING HR: H Pence (22, 2nd inning off J Blanton 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Pence 3 (64), K Matsui 2 (36) S: R Oswalt 2-out RBI: H Pence, K Matsui 2 Astros RISP: 2-9 (M Tejada 0-1, G Blum 0-1, M Bourn 0-2, H Pence 1-1, C Lee 0-1, L Berkman 0-1, K Matsui 1-2) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (50, 2nd base off J Blanton/P Bako) CS: L Berkman (3, 2nd base by B Myers/C Ruiz)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt	6.1	4	2	2	2	8	0	95-64	3.77
T Byrdak	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	2.88
J Fulchino (H, 8)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	3.51
L Hawkins (B, 4)	1.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	24-11	2.35
J Valverde (W, 3-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	2.05
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	3	9	0	141-89
PITCHING T Byrdak pitched to 1 batter in the 7th IBB: M Stairs (By L Hawkins) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Oswalt 17/25; T Byrdak 0/1; J Fulchino 1/3; L Hawkins 2/7; J Valverde 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Oswalt 19-12-20-13; T Byrdak 0-0-0-1; J Fulchino 0-1-1-3; L Hawkins 2-1-3-5; J Valverde 0-1-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 4-7; T Byrdak 0-0; J Fulchino 0-2; L Hawkins 2-0; J Valverde 0-3 Game Scores: R Oswalt 63

Scoring Summary
			PHI	HOU
	2nd	H Pence homered to right, M Tejada scored.	0	2
	3rd	H Pence singled to center, L Berkman scored, C Lee to second.	0	3
	7th	B Francisco singled to center, R Ibanez scored, M Cairo to second.	1	3
	7th	C Ruiz singled to left center, M Cairo scored, B Francisco to third.	2	3
	8th	R Howard tripled to deep center, J Rollins scored.	3	3
	8th	P Feliz singled to left, R Howard scored.	4	3
	9th	K Matsui singled to right center, J Towles and J Michaels scored, M Bourn to third.	4	5
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Game Notes

ASTROS STARTER ROY OSWALT LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH LOWER BACK TIGHTNESS.

Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	35,195 (85.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:50
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Winters, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Chad Fairchild

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 9/5)

NY Yankees	6	Final
Toronto	4

Chi Cubs	5	Final
NY Mets	3

Boston	1	Final
Chi White Sox	5

San Francisco	3	Final
Milwaukee	2

Texas	4	Final
Baltimore	5

Minnesota	4	Final
Cleveland	1

Cincinnati	3	Final
Atlanta	1

Philadelphia	4	Final
Houston	5

Florida	9	Final
Washington	5

St. Louis	2	Final
Pittsburgh	1	in 10

Detroit	8	Final
Tampa Bay	6

LA Angels	2	Final
Kansas City	1	in 11

Arizona	1	Final
Colorado	4

Seattle	5	Final
Oakland	9

San Diego	4	Final
LA Dodgers	7

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