Giants' Hunter Pence continues dominance of former team
Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Joaquin Arias drove in two with a triple to help the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
6
Houston Astros
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
S Moore singled to right center, C Snyder scored, B Barnes to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
J Arias tripled to left, P Sandoval and H Pence scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Paredes hit sacrifice fly to left, T Greene scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
B Wallace singled to center, J Altuve scored, T Greene to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
B Barnes singled to center, C Snyder scored, B Barnes to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
J Castro grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Altuve out at second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
J Castro batting
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Play Result 6-4
J Lopez relieved S Casilla.
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Play Result 6-4
J Castro hit for R Cruz.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
J Altuve grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Moore out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 6-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
S Moore singled to shallow center.
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Single 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
S Moore batting
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
M Scutaro grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
M Scutaro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
A Pagan walked.
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
A Pagan batting
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Play Result 6-4
R Cruz relieved X Cedeno.
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Head to Head
SF wins series 3-0
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Tyler GreeneSS7
Brett Wallace1B39
Ben FranciscoLF
Jimmy Santiago ParedesRF41
Chris SnyderC
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Brandon BarnesCF90
Dallas KeuchelP60
Substitutes
Mickey StoreyP
Brian BogusevicPH17
Hector AmbrizP
Xavier CedenoP45
Rhiner CruzP59
Jason CastroPH18
Scott Moore3B55
SF
Angel PaganCF16
Marco Scutaro2B19
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Joaquin Arias3B1
Brandon Belt1B13
Francisco PegueroLF62
Barry ZitoP75
Substitutes
Santiago CasillaP46
Javier LopezP49
Jeremy AffeldtP41
Brandon CrawfordSS35
George KontosP30
Guillermo MotaP68
Jose MijaresP50
Gregor BlancoLF7
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