Florida Marlins vs Houston Astros
September 4, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2000 at Enron Field. 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 1 1 0
Kotsay rf 4 2 1 0
Floyd lf 5 1 3 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 3
Lowell 3b 4 0 2 1
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 1
Castro c 4 0 1 0
Smith p 4 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 3 0 1 0
Lugo 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Meluskey c 2 0 0 0
Alou rf 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf 4 0 1 0
Truby 3b 3 0 0 0
Bogar ss 3 1 1 0
Holt p 2 0 1 1
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
Florida 102 010 1005110
Houston 100 010 000253
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W (4-5) 8.0 5 2 2 2 11
  Alfonseca  SV (39) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
11
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt  L (6-14) 7.0 10 5 4 3 4
  Valdes   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
4
5

  E–Lugo (16), Meluskey 2 (12).  DP–Florida 2, Houston 1.  2B–Florida Wilson (29,off Holt), Houston Bogar (8,off C Smith); Holt (1,off C Smith); Hidalgo (30,off C Smith).  3B–Houston Lugo (3,off C Smith).  SF–Gonzalez (2,off Holt).  IBB–Lee (6,by Holt).  SB–Wilson (31,2nd base off Holt/Meluskey).  WP–C Smith (5).  IBB–Holt (2,Lee).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:38.  A–33,388.
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