Houston Astros vs Milwaukee Brewers
April 18, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2003 at Miller Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 11, Milwaukee Brewers 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 6 1 2 2
Ensberg 3b 6 1 3 3
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Kent 2b 4 2 2 0
Hidalgo rf 4 2 3 0
Ausmus c 5 2 2 2
Hunter lf 3 1 1 1
  Merced ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Lugo ss 4 1 2 1
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 17 11
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez cf 5 1 3 1
Ginter 2b 4 1 2 0
Sexson 1b 5 0 0 0
Jenkins lf 5 2 2 3
Podsednik rf 4 0 3 0
Helms 3b 3 0 0 0
Osik c 3 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Ford p 0 0 0 0
Clayton ss 4 1 1 1
Rusch p 1 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  Nance p 0 0 0 0
  Perez c 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Houston 000 600 12211170
Milwaukee 000 131 0005111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (2-1) 5.0 8 4 4 0 7
  Munro   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Linebrink   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
11
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (1-3) 4.0 7 6 6 2 6
  Nance   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Leskanic   1.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Vizcaino   1.0 4 4 4 0 2
  Ford   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
17
11
11
4
13

  E–Perez (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Houston Ausmus (2,off Rusch); Lugo (2,off Rusch); Merced (2,off Leskanic), Milwaukee Jenkins (4,off Oswalt); Podsednik (1,off Oswalt); Clayton (5,off Munro).  HR–Houston Bagwell (7,4th inning off Rusch 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (5,8th inning off Vizcaino 0 on, 1 out); Ensberg (1,8th inning off Vizcaino 0 on, 1 out), Milwaukee Jenkins (4,5th inning off Oswalt 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Ginter (1,by Oswalt); Helms (2,by Oswalt).  SB–Lugo (2,2nd base off Leskanic/Perez); Hidalgo (2,2nd base off Vizcaino/Perez); Sanchez (3,2nd base off Munro/Ausmus); Podsednik (1,2nd base off Lidge/Ausmus).  WP–Rusch (1).  HBP–Oswalt 2 (2,Ginter,Helms).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:12.  A–14,867.
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