Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 8, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2002 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Berkman cf 3 1 0 0
  Hunter cf 0 0 0 0
Merced lf 4 0 2 0
  Blum pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 3 0 1 0
Lugo ss 4 0 2 2
Redding p 2 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 1 1 0
Glanville cf 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 2
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 3 1 0 0
Burrell lf 4 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 3 1 0 0
Duckworth p 2 0 1 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph 1 1 1 2
Totals 31 5 5 4
Houston 010 000 101381
Philadelphia 210 000 002551
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding   6.0 3 3 3 4 6
  Linebrink   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cruz  L (0-3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.2
5
5
5
5
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth   6.0 5 2 2 2 12
  Silva   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cormier   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bottalico   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  W (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
14

  E–Redding (1), Abreu (2).  2B–Houston Merced 2 (3,off Duckworth,off Mesa); Bagwell (10,off Duckworth), Philadelphia Duckworth (1,off Redding); Abreu (9,off Dotel).  HR–Philadelphia Rolen (6,1st inning off Redding 1 on, 2 out); Ledee (1,9th inning off Cruz 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Lugo (3,2nd base off Cormier/Lieberthal); Rollins (7,2nd base off Redding/Zaun).  WP–Redding (2).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–3:13.  A–13,216.
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