Giants' Chris Heston rides 'grooves' to 2-hitter of host Astros
Chris Heston's first career complete game was a two-hitter and he struck out 10 as the Giants won for the third time in four games with an 8-1 victory over the Astros on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
8
Houston Astros
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Duffy singled to right center, Maxwell and Crawford scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Advancing On Play 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Crawford hit a ground rule double to deep right, Posey scored, Maxwell to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Maxwell reached on infield single to shortstop, Panik scored, Pagán to third, Posey to second, Pagán scored on throwing error by shortstop González.
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Error 5-1
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Castro homered to right (360 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Duffy doubled to deep center, Belt, Maxwell and Crawford scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Altuve popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 8-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Marisnick grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Marisnick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Grossman grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Grossman batting
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Start Inning 8-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Crawford grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Crawford batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Maxwell flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Maxwell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Belt struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
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
Jake MarisnickCF94
Jose Altuve2B27
Luis Valbuena3B18
Evan GattisDH11
Colby RasmusRF28
Chris Carter1B48
Jason CastroC18
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Robbie GrossmanLF8
SF
Norichika AokiDH11
Joe Panik2B12
Angel PaganCF16
Buster PoseyC28
Brandon Belt1B13
Justin MaxwellRF10
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Matt Duffy3B9
Gregor BlancoLF7
Substitutes
Joaquin AriasDH1
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