houston astros at philadelphia phillies

may 9, 2006

top of the first

cory lidle takes the mound for the phillies.
orlando cabrera grounded to second. <--->
craig biggio grounded to the shortstop. <--->
daryle ward popped up to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

roy oswalt takes the mound for the astros.
rafael furcal grounded to first. <--->
aaron rowand lined out to the shortstop. <--->
pat burrell singled back through the middle. <--1>
ben broussard lined out to left. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

morgan ensberg homered over the center field fence. <--->
brady clark walked. <--1>
preston wilson grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
lew ford reached second on a fielding error by the left fielder - a run scored. <-
2->
jason larue struck out. <-2->
roy oswalt grounded to the second baseman. <-2->
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, houston leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the second

cliff floyd lined out to second. <--->
eric hinske singled to right. <--1>
ron belliard grounded to first base for a double play (3-6-1). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the second, philadelphia trails 2 to 0.

top of the third

orlando cabrera struck out. <--->
craig biggio walked. <--1>
daryle ward struck out. <--1>
morgan ensberg grounded to second. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, houston leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the third

mike lieberthal flied out to left. <--->
cory lidle struck out. <--->
rafael furcal popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, philadelphia trails 2 to 0.

top of the fourth

brady clark singled through the right side. <--1>
preston wilson doubled in the left field gap, scoring a run. <-2->
lew ford grounded to short. <-2->
jason larue lined out to right. <-2->
roy oswalt struck out. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, houston leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

aaron rowand grounded to short. <--->
pat burrell struck out. <--->
ben broussard grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, philadelphia trails 3 to 0.

top of the fifth

orlando cabrera grounded to first base. <--->
craig biggio grounded to short. <--->
daryle ward singled through the left side. <--1>
morgan ensberg grounded to third. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, houston leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

cliff floyd grounded to third. <--->
eric hinske walked. <--1>
ron belliard popped up to the shortstop. <--1>
eric hinske stole second. <-2->
mike lieberthal popped up to the second baseman. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, philadelphia trails 3 to 0.

top of the sixth

brady clark reached second on a throwing error by the third baseman. <-2->
preston wilson lined out to left. <-2->
lew ford grounded to short. <-2->
jason larue struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, houston leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the sixth

gary matthews pinch hit for cory lidle. <--->
gary matthews flied out to center. <--->
rafael furcal walked. <--1>
aaron rowand reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman. <-21>
pat burrell struck out. <-21>
ben broussard struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, philadelphia trails 3 to 0.

top of the seventh

juan padilla came in to pitch for the phillies. <--->
roy oswalt struck out. <--->
orlando cabrera grounded to short. <--->
craig biggio popped up foul down the first base line. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, houston leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the seventh

cliff floyd grounded to third. <--->
eric hinske doubled down the left field line. <-2->
ron belliard popped up to second. <-2->
mike lieberthal doubled into the left field corner, scoring a run. <-2->
carlos ruiz pinch hit for juan padilla. <-2->
carlos ruiz lined out to third. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, philadelphia trails 3 to 1.

top of the eighth

arthur rhodes came in to pitch for the phillies. <--->
daryle ward grounded to short. <--->
morgan ensberg struck out. <--->
brady clark struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, houston leads 3 to 1.

bottom of the eighth

rafael furcal lined out to right field. <--->
aaron rowand lined out to the shortstop. <--->
pat burrell lined out to right field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, philadelphia trails 3 to 1.

top of the ninth

preston wilson flied out to left. <--->
lew ford struck out. <--->
jason larue grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, houston leads 3 to 1.

bottom of the ninth

brad lidge came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
ben broussard doubled down the right field line. <-2->
cliff floyd struck out. <-2->
eric hinske lined out to right. <-2->
ron belliard was intentionally walked. <-21>
mike lieberthal singled to left, scoring a run. <-21>
tony batista pinch hit for arthur rhodes. <-21>
tony batista struck out. <-21>

astros win: 3-2