July 4, 2007 Astros 6, Phillies 0

The Phillies are done in for their 8th straight loss by Chris Sampson, Lance Berkman and some sloppy defense. Sampson throws the shutout, tossing the 4-hitter at the Phils. Lance Berkamm gets the games first runs with a 2-run homer as part of a 3-run 3rd for the Astros, and has a 4 for 4 day at the plate. And to make matters worse, Jimmy Rollins throws a sure inning-ending double play ball over Chase Utley's head in the 8th for a two base error and lets a run score, and Wes Helms also commits an error later in the inning for another run. All three runs that Ryan Madson allowed in the 9th were unearned.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Philadelphia Phillies At 2007 Houston Astros          7/4/2007
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        4  0  0  0 .275     C.Burke 2B          5  1  1  0 .239  
  M.Bourn CF          4  0  2  0 .279     H.Pence CF          4  0  1  1 .346  
  C.Utley 2B          4  0  1  0 .313     L.Berkman RF        4  1  1  2 .264  
  R.Howard 1B         3  0  0  0 .301     C.Lee LF            3  0  0  0 .327  
  S.Victorino RF      3  0  0  0 .268     M.Loretta 1B        4  1  1  0 .323  
  P.Burrell LF        3  0  0  0 .199     M.Ensberg 3B        4  1  4  0 .263  
  W.Helms 3B          4  0  0  0 .234     E.Bruntlett SS      4  1  1  1 .143  
  C.Coste C           3  0  0  0 .500     E.Munson C          3  0  0  0 .186  
  C.Hamels P          2  0  1  0 .167     C.Sampson P         3  1  1  1 .125  
A-G.Dobbs PH          1  0  0  0 .276                                          
  R.Madson P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
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         Totals      31  0  4  0                 Totals      34  6 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hamels In 8th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  2
Astros.......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 3    -  6 10  0
 
Phillies (34-51)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hamels LOSS(4-9)        7       8   3   3   1   2   1 115   5.30
R.Madson                  1       2   3   0   1   0   0  24   3.97
Totals                    8      10   6   3   2   2   1
 
Astros (44-41)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sampson WIN(7-8)        9       4   0   0   3   6   0 144   4.89
Totals                    9       4   0   0   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,918 DATE- Wednesday, July 4th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 7  Astros: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- J.Rollins, W.Helms
DOUBLES- M.Ensberg(12th), C.Sampson
HOME RUNS- L.Berkman(9th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Pence, C.Sampson
WALKS- R.Howard, S.Victorino, P.Burrell, C.Lee, E.Munson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Howard-2, S.Victorino, P.Burrell, W.Helms, C.Coste, L.Berkman,
             E.Bruntlett
PASSED BALLS- E.Munson
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Carlos Lee robbed Jimmy Rollins of an extra base hit.
 
Chris Sampson shutout Philadelphia while allowing the Houston bullpen a
day-off and Morgan Ensberg had 4 hits as the Houston Astros topped the
ice-cold Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 6 to 0 at Minute Maid
Field.
 
Sampson(7-8) dominated Philadelphia hitters.  He was stingy on the mound,
allowing just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 5.40 to
4.89.  Houston finished with 10 hits in the victory.  
 
Cole Hamels(4-9) ended up with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings giving up 8
hits and 1 walk.

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