Houston Astros vs Montreal Expos
April 26, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2003 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 2, Montreal Expos 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 0 0 0
Blum 3b 2 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 1 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo ss 1 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 1
Berkman lf 5 1 1 0
Kent 2b 5 0 1 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 1
Vizcaino ss 3 0 2 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Linebrink p 2 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 8 2
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Chavez cf 4 0 2 1
Vidro 2b 3 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 3 0 0 1
Liefer 1b 3 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Mateo ph 1 0 0 0
  Biddle p 0 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Macias lf 4 2 2 1
Schneider c 3 0 0 0
Vargas p 1 0 0 0
  Calloway ph 0 1 0 0
  Cordero 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Houston 001 000 010 0280
Montreal 000 002 000 1352
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Linebrink   5.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Lidge   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Munro   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  L (1-1) 2.1 1 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.1
5
3
3
2
6
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas   6.0 2 1 1 4 7
  Smith   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Stewart   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Ayala   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Eischen   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Biddle  W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
8
2
2
4
11

  E–Schneider 2 (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Vizcaino (1,off Vargas); Berkman (2,off Ayala), Montreal Chavez (2,off Lidge).  HR–Houston Bagwell (9,3rd inning off Vargas 0 on, 2 out), Montreal Macias (1,10th inning off Wagner 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Vizcaino (2,by Vargas); Vidro (2,by Lidge).  SF–Guerrero (2,off Lidge).  HBP–Calloway (1,by Lidge).  SB–Hidalgo (3,2nd base off Vargas/Schneider); Ausmus (1,2nd base off Ayala/Schneider); Cabrera (1,2nd base off Munro/Ausmus).  CS–Chavez (3,2nd base by Linebrink/Ausmus).  WP–Linebrink (1).  HBP–Lidge (4,Calloway).  IBB–Lidge (2,Vidro); Vargas (1,Vizcaino).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–3:08.  A–8,492.
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