Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics
June 7, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 7, 2002 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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, Oakland Athletics 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Vizcaino 1b 3 1 1 1
Biggio 2b 2 0 0 0
Berkman cf 4 0 2 1
Bagwell dh 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 2 1 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 0 1
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Ginter 3b 2 0 1 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Everett ss 2 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 1 1 1 1
  Ellis pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1
  Mabry 1b 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 0 1 1
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0
Piatt lf 4 1 1 0
Long cf 4 2 2 2
Hernandez c 4 1 2 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Houston 001 000 110362
Oakland 110 102 00x590
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L (6-4) 5.2 8 5 4 5 4
  Cruz   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
4
5
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  W (5-4) 7.1 5 3 3 3 8
  Bradford   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Venafro   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Koch  SV (12) 1.2 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
12

  E–Ginter (1), Everett (3).  DP–Houston 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Houston Ginter (1,off Mulder); Vizcaino (4,off Mulder), Oakland Hatteberg (5,off Oswalt); Chavez (12,off Cruz).  3B–Houston Hidalgo (3,off Mulder).  HR–Oakland Long 2 (6,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Everett (1,off Mulder).  SF–Vizcaino (1,off Mulder); Velarde (1,off Oswalt).  HBP–Biggio (12,by Bradford); Velarde (5,by Dotel).  CS–Biggio (1,3rd base by Mulder/Hernandez).  HBP–Dotel (2,Velarde); Bradford (3,Biggio).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–2:56.  A–17,453.
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