Florida Marlins vs Houston Astros
August 28, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1999 at Astrodome. 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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Florida Marlins 5, Houston Astros 2

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 3 4 0
Berg ss 4 0 2 0
Aven lf 2 1 0 1
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
Millar 1b 5 1 0 1
Wilson cf 3 0 1 0
Dunwoody rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 2 2
Castro c 4 0 0 0
Burnett p 2 0 0 0
  Kotsay ph 1 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
  Almanza p 1 0 0 0
  Bautista rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b,lf 4 2 1 0
Spiers lf,cf 4 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
Everett cf 0 0 0 0
  Ward lf 3 0 0 1
  Johnson ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 1 0
Mieske rf 4 0 0 0
Bako c 3 0 1 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Elarton p 2 0 0 0
  Berkman ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Florida 300 010 0015101
Houston 100 010 000272
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Burnett  W (2-0) 5.0 4 2 1 6 5
  Looper   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Almanza   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Alfonseca  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
8
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  L (7-4) 6.0 7 4 1 2 8
  Williams   2.0 3 0 0 1 3
  Powell   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
2
4
12

  E–Burnett (1), Bagwell (6), Bako (6).  DP–Florida 1.  2B–Florida Castillo (21,off Elarton); Lowell (10,off Elarton), Houston Spiers (17,off Burnett).  SH–Berg (3,off Powell).  SF–Aven (6,off Elarton).  SB–Castillo 2 (43,2nd base off Elarton/Bako,2nd base off Powell/Eusebio).  CS–Wilson (3,2nd base by Elarton/Bako); Castillo (16,2nd base by Williams/Bako); Gutierrez (3,2nd base by Burnett/Castro).  WP–Williams (7), Powell (5).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–3:13.  A–42,968.
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