Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
May 20, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 2000 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf,cf 5 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0
  Johnson pr,2b 3 2 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Caminiti 3b 5 2 2 1
Alou lf 5 0 2 1
Meluskey c 4 0 1 1
Hidalgo cf 1 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Holt p 0 0 0 0
  Bogar ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Spiers ss 4 1 1 1
Elarton p 1 0 0 0
  Mieske rf 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Bergeron cf 4 3 3 2
Vidro 2b 4 0 2 1
White lf 5 2 3 2
Guerrero V. rf 5 0 1 1
Stevens 1b 5 0 1 1
Tracy 3b 3 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 1 0 0
Webster c 4 1 2 0
Irabu p 2 1 1 1
  Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrero W. ph 1 0 1 0
  Mota p 0 0 0 0
  Hermanson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
Houston 100 101 1037102
Montreal 240 110 00x8151
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  L (2-1) 3.0 10 7 3 2 2
  Maddux   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Holt   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Henry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
8
4
2
5
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Irabu  W (2-3) 6.0 6 3 3 3 9
  Lira   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Mota   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Hermanson  SV (3) 1.0 1 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
4
11

  E–Cedeno (2), Johnson (1), Tracy (2).  DP–Houston 1, Montreal 1.  2B–Houston Mieske (1,off Irabu); Caminiti (9,off Irabu); Cedeno (2,off Lira), Montreal White 3 (16,off Elarton 3); Stevens (10,off Elarton); Bergeron (6,off Elarton).  HR–Houston Caminiti (9,4th inning off Irabu 0 on, 0 out); Spiers (1,9th inning off Mota 0 on, 0 out), Montreal Bergeron (3,1st inning off Elarton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Irabu (1,off Maddux).  SF–Vidro (2,off Elarton).  SB–Biggio (8,2nd base off Irabu/Webster); Johnson (1,2nd base off Lira/Webster); Cabrera (1,2nd base off Elarton/Meluskey); W Guerrero (1,2nd base off Holt/Meluskey).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:16.  A–15,166.
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