Astros 8
(52-57, 22-31 away)
Diamondbacks 7
(55-54, 26-27 home)
9:40 PM ET, August 4, 2006
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Game Notes
| THE HOME RUNS BY HOUSTON'S MIKE LAMB AND WILLY TAVERAS IN THE NINTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK. |
Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 8/4)
| Game 1: Friday, August 4 | ||
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| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 5 | ||
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| Houston | 9 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 6 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 | |
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(52-57, 22-31 away)
(55-54, 26-27 home)
9:40 PM ET, August 4, 2006
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| W Taveras CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 | ||
| J Lane RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .321 | ||
| A Huff RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Ensberg 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .240 | ||
| L Scott LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .352 | ||
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .242 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .228 | ||
| R Oswalt P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .170 | ||
| a-O Palmeiro PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Lamb PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | ||
| C Burke 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 28 | |||
| a-doubled to deep center for R Oswalt in the 7th b-homered to right for T Miller in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: O Palmeiro (3, M Koplove) HR: C Biggio (14, 1st inning off M Batista 0 on, 1 Out); L Berkman (29, 8th inning off B Lyon 0 on, 1 Out); M Lamb (10, 9th inning off T Pena 0 on, 1 Out); W Taveras (1, 9th inning off T Pena 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Biggio (42), R Oswalt 2 (5), W Taveras 2 (28), A Everett (39), L Berkman (94), M Lamb (35) S: R Oswalt SF: A Everett 2-out RBI: R Oswalt 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 3, R Oswalt 2, W Taveras 1, M Ensberg 1, L Scott 2 Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Taveras (17, 2nd base off M Koplove/J Estrada) CS: W Taveras (6, 2nd base by M Batista/J Estrada) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: W Taveras (L Gonzalez at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Oswalt | 6.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108-70 | 3.34 | |
| C Qualls (B, 6) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24-13 | 4.16 | |
| T Miller (W, 2-3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 4.01 | |
| B Lidge (H, 6) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 5.76 | |
| D Wheeler (S, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.13 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 177-108 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; C Qualls 7; T Miller 2; B Lidge 5; D Wheeler 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 7-6; C Qualls 1-3; T Miller 2-0; B Lidge 0-1; D Wheeler 0-0 Game Scores: R Oswalt 35 | ||||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| E Byrnes CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | ||
| T Pena P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-C Quentin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .300 | ||
| C Tracy 3B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | ||
| L Gonzalez LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .291 | ||
| C Jackson 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .277 | ||
| J Estrada C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .315 | ||
| S Green RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | ||
| O Hudson 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| S Drew SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .324 | ||
| M Batista P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | ||
| M Koplove P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| L Vizcaino P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Lyon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J DaVanon PH-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |||
| a-walked for B Lyon in the 8th b-struck out swinging for T Pena in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Tracy 2 (29, R Oswalt 2); C Jackson (18, R Oswalt); S Drew (7, R Oswalt) HR: J Estrada (9, 7th inning off C Qualls 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Estrada 3 (57), S Green (47), O Hudson 2 (50), J DaVanon (35) 2-out RBI: J Estrada, S Green, O Hudson 2, J DaVanon GIDP: L Gonzalez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Gonzalez 1, J Estrada 1, C Quentin 2, M Batista 2, S Drew 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: S Drew (3, catch) Outfield Assist: E Byrnes (B Ausmus at Home). | ||||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Batista | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 100-51 | 4.87 | |
| M Koplove | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40-24 | 3.00 | |
| L Vizcaino | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.71 | |
| B Lyon (B, 7) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28-14 | 4.14 | |
| T Pena (L, 3-4) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25-17 | 2.31 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 196-109 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Batista IBB: L Scott (By B Lyon) Batters faced: M Batista 26; M Koplove 10; L Vizcaino 1; B Lyon 6; T Pena 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Batista 4-6; M Koplove 2-2; L Vizcaino 0-0; B Lyon 2-1; T Pena 0-1 Game Scores: M Batista 28 | ||||||||||
| HOU | ARI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Biggio homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Estrada singled to left center, C Tracy scored, L Gonzalez to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st | S Green singled to center, L Gonzalez scored, J Estrada to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st | O Hudson singled to left, J Estrada scored, S Green to second. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | R Oswalt singled to right center, M Ensberg and B Ausmus scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 3rd | O Hudson singled to right center, C Jackson scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | W Taveras singled to center, B Ausmus scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 5th | A Everett hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Estrada homered to right center, C Jackson scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 8th | L Berkman homered to right center. | 6 | 6 | |
| 9th | M Lamb homered to right. | 7 | 6 | |
| 9th | W Taveras homered to left. | 8 | 6 | |
| 9th | J DaVanon walked, C Jackson scored, O Hudson to third, S Drew to second. | 8 | 7 | |
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| THE HOME RUNS BY HOUSTON'S MIKE LAMB AND WILLY TAVERAS IN THE NINTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK. |
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 24,485 (50.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |

