AT&T Park San Francisco, California
| Team | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Houston Astros | 2 | 6 | 0 |
 | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Highlights
This was a good one—good pitching, timely hitting and error free. Both starting pitchers (Roy Oswalt 6-2 w/2.88 ERA for the Giants & impressive rookie Tim Lincecum 1-0 w/3.34 ERA) pitched perfectly for the first 3 innings with each facing the minimum number of 9 batters. But as so often happens, when the hitters faced these pitchers for a second time the mystery was solved for some. In the top of the 4th, leadoff batter Mike Lamb reached via a walk and was chased home for the game’s first run when Mark Loretta followed with a triple. Loretta scored when Carlos Lee singled later in the inning to give the Astros a 2-0 lead. Lincecum got out of the inning without any further damage and surrendered only 1 more hit until leaving the game after the 8th. The Giants got 1 of the runs back in the bottom of the 4th when Fred Lewis singled with 1 out and went to 3rd on a double by Ryan Klesko. After Barry Bonds was intentionally walk to load the bases, Lewis came home on a sacrifice fly by Ray Durham. Bonds was intentionally passed twice during the night which says a lot about the rest of the Giants offense since the number 5 hitter, Durham is hitting .252 w/4 HR’s and a slugging percentage of .392. These 2 walks accounted for 18 intentional passed for Bonds so far this season. The Giants finally reached Oswalt in the 6th when Ryan Klesko doubled with one out and then Bonds was given first base for the second time. Durham followed with a single plating Klesko and catcher Bengie Molina followed with another single to load the bases again. Then third baseman Pedro Feliz delivered a double down the third base line to drive in two more runs which accounted for the final score of 4-2.