5/4/75 HOU @ SF
I really dislike the Giants. I also have a soft spot in my heart for the Astros. I had a lot of fun in Houston’s 6-2 win at San Francisco.
This a close game most of the way. Giants starter Ed Halicki was a little wild early on. Cesar Cedeno led off the game with a single, and went to second when Greg Gross was walked. Bob Watson singled to drive home Cedeno. Jose Cruz walked to load the bases. That’s when Halicki settled down, striking out Doug Rader and getting Ken Boswell to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
The Giants bounced back and tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first on a Chris Speier single, a Bobby Murcer double, and a sac fly to center by Von Joshua.
Gary Matthews homered in the bottom of the 4th to put the Giants up 2-1, which ended Doug Konieczny’s streak of 10 straight batters retired. A triple by Roger Metzger and a double by Konieczny in the top of the fifth tied it up again.
Konieczny would get through the 5th, but I pulled him after he gave up a leadoff single to Chris Speier in the top of the 6th. I just had a bad feeling, and with a fully rested bullpen, liked my odds better, particularly with the heart of the Giants order coming up. I called in Jim Crawford, who got both Murcer and Joshua to ground out, which put Speier on third with two outs. With Matthews due up, he was intentionally walked, bringing Giants catcher Dave Rader up. He would ground out to end the threat.
Houston went up 3-2 in the top of the 7th when Cedeno singled with two outs. That chased Halicki, replaced by Charlie Williams. Cedeno stole 2nd (his 2nd of the game), and scored on a single by Gross.
The Giants threatened again in the bottom of the 7th. Darrel Thomas tripled to lead off the inning. With the infield drawn in, Ed Goodson lined out to Crawford for the first out. With a couple of right handers coming up, I brought in Ken Forsch, who struck out both pinch-hitter Glenn Adams and Ed Ontiveros to escape any damage.
Houston added two more in the 8th and one in the 9th to go up 6-2. However, San Francisco wasn’t quite done. With Wayne Granger on the mound, Matthews reached on an error (by Rob Andrews, who came in as a defensive replacement), and Dave Rader singled to put 2 on and nobody out. Joe Niekro was called in to put the fire out. Thomas flew out to right. Matthews decided he could make it to third. He decided wrong. Jose Cruz gunned him down for a double play. Goodson then grounded out to second to end the game.
Crawford got his first win, and Niekro added save #2. Halicki took the loss, dropping his record to 3-2.
This a close game most of the way. Giants starter Ed Halicki was a little wild early on. Cesar Cedeno led off the game with a single, and went to second when Greg Gross was walked. Bob Watson singled to drive home Cedeno. Jose Cruz walked to load the bases. That’s when Halicki settled down, striking out Doug Rader and getting Ken Boswell to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
The Giants bounced back and tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first on a Chris Speier single, a Bobby Murcer double, and a sac fly to center by Von Joshua.
Gary Matthews homered in the bottom of the 4th to put the Giants up 2-1, which ended Doug Konieczny’s streak of 10 straight batters retired. A triple by Roger Metzger and a double by Konieczny in the top of the fifth tied it up again.
Konieczny would get through the 5th, but I pulled him after he gave up a leadoff single to Chris Speier in the top of the 6th. I just had a bad feeling, and with a fully rested bullpen, liked my odds better, particularly with the heart of the Giants order coming up. I called in Jim Crawford, who got both Murcer and Joshua to ground out, which put Speier on third with two outs. With Matthews due up, he was intentionally walked, bringing Giants catcher Dave Rader up. He would ground out to end the threat.
Houston went up 3-2 in the top of the 7th when Cedeno singled with two outs. That chased Halicki, replaced by Charlie Williams. Cedeno stole 2nd (his 2nd of the game), and scored on a single by Gross.
The Giants threatened again in the bottom of the 7th. Darrel Thomas tripled to lead off the inning. With the infield drawn in, Ed Goodson lined out to Crawford for the first out. With a couple of right handers coming up, I brought in Ken Forsch, who struck out both pinch-hitter Glenn Adams and Ed Ontiveros to escape any damage.
Houston added two more in the 8th and one in the 9th to go up 6-2. However, San Francisco wasn’t quite done. With Wayne Granger on the mound, Matthews reached on an error (by Rob Andrews, who came in as a defensive replacement), and Dave Rader singled to put 2 on and nobody out. Joe Niekro was called in to put the fire out. Thomas flew out to right. Matthews decided he could make it to third. He decided wrong. Jose Cruz gunned him down for a double play. Goodson then grounded out to second to end the game.
Crawford got his first win, and Niekro added save #2. Halicki took the loss, dropping his record to 3-2.
posted by Derek @ 5/18/2006 10:52:00 PM
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