Houston Astros vs Florida Marlins
September 17, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2008 at Dolphins Stadium. The Florida Marlins 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

Houston Astros 2, Florida Marlins 14

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 2 0
  Newhan ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0
Wigginton lf 4 0 0 0
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 3 2 2 2
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 0 0
Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Cassel p 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Saccomanno ph 1 0 0 0
  Nieve p 0 0 0 0
  Maysonet ph,2b,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 3 2 2 2
  Maybin cf 2 1 1 1
Baker c 4 1 1 0
Cantu 3b,1b 5 2 3 4
  Delgado p 0 0 0 0
Jacobs 1b 5 2 3 2
  Carroll pr 0 0 0 0
  Kensing p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Uggla 2b 3 2 1 0
Willingham lf 4 2 1 0
Ross rf 4 1 2 1
Amezaga cf,ss 5 0 3 4
Nolasco p 4 0 0 0
  Helms 3b 1 1 1 0
Totals 41 14 18 14
Houston 010 100 000251
Florida 411 003 05x14181
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  L (9-13) 1.2 6 5 5 2 2
  Cassel  1.2 2.0 1 1 2 1 0
  Byrdak  0.2 0.0 0 0 1 1 0
  Nieve  2 6.0 3 3 0 2 0
  Borkowski  2 4.0 5 5 2 1 1
Totals
13.2
18
14
14
7
7
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Nolasco  W (15-7) 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Kensing  1 0.0 0 0 1 3 0
  Delgado  1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals
7.0
5
2
2
3
7

  E–Tejada (11), Ramirez (22).  PB–Baker (2).  2B–Florida Cantu (37,off Backe); Amezaga (13,off Nieve)..  HR–Houston Pence 2 (24,2nd inning off Nolasco 0 on 2 out,4th inning off Nolasco 0 on 2 out), Florida Ramirez 2 (32,1st inning off Backe 0 on 0 out,2nd inning off Backe 0 on 1 out); Cantu (28,8th inning off Borkowski 3 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Willingham (13,by Borkowski).  Team–11.  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–3:10.  A–14,124.
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