Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
July 28, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Houston Astros 7

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
DaVanon cf 4 2 1 0
  Byrnes cf 0 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 6 1 3 2
Gonzalez L. lf 6 1 2 1
Tracy 3b 6 1 2 1
Estrada c 5 0 1 1
Green S. rf 6 0 1 1
Hudson 2b 5 1 4 0
Drew ss 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez E. p 3 0 0 0
  Quentin ph 1 1 1 2
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Green A. ph 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 8 17 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 6 0 2 0
Lamb 1b 5 1 2 1
Huff 3b 3 3 2 0
Wilson lf 4 1 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph 1 0 0 0
Scott rf 6 1 4 5
Ausmus c 5 0 0 1
  Berkman ph 1 0 0 0
Everett ss 5 0 1 0
Backe p 2 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 14 7
Arizona 002 111 200 018171
Houston 000 310 210 007140
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez   6.0 10 4 4 1 3
  Choate   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Medders   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Lyon   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Pena  W (2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
14
7
6
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe   5.0 12 5 5 2 3
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Qualls   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wheeler   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Pettitte  L (9-11) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
17
8
8
2
7

  E–Drew (2).  DP–Arizona 1. Jackson-Drew-E. Gonzalez, Houston 1. Biggio-Everett-Lamb.  2B–Arizona DaVanon (11,off Backe); Tracy (26,off Backe); Hudson (19,off Backe); Jackson (17,off Backe); L. Gonzalez (35,off Pettitte)., Houston Lamb (17,off E. Gonzalez); Huff (2,off E. Gonzalez); Scott (4,off Medders)..  3B–Houston Scott (1,off E. Gonzalez).  HR–Arizona Quentin (4,7th inning off Qualls 1 on 2 out), Houston Scott (1,4th inning off E. Gonzalez 2 on 1 out).  SH–A. Green (3,off Wheeler).  SF–Estrada (7,off Pettitte); Lamb (4,off Lyon).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Taveras (6,by E. Gonzalez).  IBB–Huff (1,by Lyon).  Team–12.  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:47.  A–43,201.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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