BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ARIZONA FIRESTORM
09/08/2009
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BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ARIZONA FIRESTORM
GAME ID: 2080 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (90-50) 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 6 10 0
Arizona Firestorm (51-87) 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 8 13 0
Firestorm Rebuff Astros, 8-6
Getting a good performance from catcher Yadier Molina, the Arizona Firestorm defeated the Houston Astros, 8-6. Molina went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Firestorm. The Firestorm now have a record of 51-87 with the win over Houston.

In the first inning, Molina had a 3-run home run for Arizona. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Firestorm on top, 4-0.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Firestorm manager Bill Wearne. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brantley RF 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .300 6 68
C. Crawford CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .296 7 54
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .310 38 111
H. Blalock 1B 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .290 30 91
   a-S. Boyd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 15
S. Green LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 4 19
   b-J. Ross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
R. Sexson DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .295 16 34
O. Cabrera 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
T. Perez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 4 33
G. Zaun C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6 6 5 14      
a - S. Boyd pinch hit for H. Blalock in the 9th
b - J. Ross pinch hit for S. Green in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: H. Blalock (30, 5th Inning off T. Yofu, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Sexson 2 (16, 5th Inning off T. Yofu, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Linebrink, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Crawford (7, 6th Inning off C. Hiles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 6 , A. Pujols , H. Blalock 4 , R. Sexson 8 , O. Cabrera 2 , T. Perez
2-out RBI: M. Brantley , C. Crawford , R. Sexson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , H. Blalock
GIDP: A. Pujols , R. Sexson
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cain CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .329 9 64
A. Contreras RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .253 15 65
J. Falcon 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .288 25 79
   a-C. Jackson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
R. White DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 13 44
Y. Molina C 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .294 7 33
D. DeJesus LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279 4 51
R. Furcal 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .276 3 42
B. Tamburrino 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .151 1 4
R. Reyes SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .218 4 16
Totals 35 8 13 8 5 7 17      
a - C. Jackson substituted for J. Falcon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Falcon (20, 1st Inning off C. Carpenter, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Contreras (11, 2nd Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out) , Y. Molina (14, 6th Inning off R. Madson, 0 on, 1 out) , R. White (16, 8th Inning off J. Beitey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Molina (7, 1st Inning off C. Carpenter, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Falcon (25, 4th Inning off C. Carpenter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Cain , A. Contreras 4 , J. Falcon 6 , R. White 2 , Y. Molina 7 , D. DeJesus 2 , R. Furcal
2-out RBI: L. Cain , A. Contreras , J. Falcon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Falcon , R. White , Y. Molina , R. Furcal , B. Tamburrino , R. Reyes
Sac Bunt: D. DeJesus
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Reyes (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tamburrino-Furcal-Falcon, Reyes-Furcal-Falcon)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter L (16-4) 3.2 8 6 6 2 2 2 69 3.41   
R. Smith 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 35 3.38   
R. Madson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
H. Garrett 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.39   
J. Beitey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 19
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 21, R. Smith 10, R. Madson 3, H. Garrett 3, J. Beitey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 6-3, R. Smith 0-3, R. Madson 1-0, H. Garrett 1-0, J. Beitey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 69-39, R. Smith 35-16, R. Madson 12-7, H. Garrett 15-8, J. Beitey 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Yofu W (1-0) 5.0 7 4 4 6 3 2 95 7.20   
C. Hiles 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 14 5.40   
J. Lara H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
S. Linebrink H (13) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 24 7.43   
F. Heredia SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 6.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Yofu 34
Batters Faced: T. Yofu 26, C. Hiles 5, J. Lara 1, S. Linebrink 6, F. Heredia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Yofu 6-4, C. Hiles 1-1, J. Lara 1-0, S. Linebrink 1-3, F. Heredia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Yofu 95-54, C. Hiles 14-12, J. Lara 3-2, S. Linebrink 24-12, F. Heredia 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yadier Molina
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 17243
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