Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 30, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 2003 at Enron Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 11, Houston Astros 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 4 1 1 0
  Bragg rf 0 0 0 0
Giles 2b 5 2 2 1
Sheffield rf 4 4 4 3
  Holmes p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hodges p 0 0 0 0
Jones C. lf 5 1 3 4
Jones A. cf 3 0 0 1
Fick 1b 4 0 1 1
  Franco J. 1b 0 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 5 2 0 0
Lopez c 4 1 1 0
Hampton p 2 0 1 1
  DeRosa ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Merced 1b 1 0 1 0
Kent 2b 3 0 2 0
  Blum ss 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Berkman lf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Lugo ss 2 0 0 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 325 01011131
Houston 000 100 000151
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 1 2
  Holmes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hodges   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (0-3) 5.0 8 5 5 2 2
  Puffer   2.0 3 5 4 3 2
  Chen   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
6
7

  E–Fick (3), Kent (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Giles 2 (11,off Miller 2); C Jones 2 (8,off Miller,off Puffer), Houston Ausmus (3,off Hampton); Merced (5,off Hodges).  HR–Atlanta Sheffield (7,8th inning off Chen 0 on, 0 out), Houston Ensberg (2,4th inning off Hampton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hampton (1,off Puffer).  SF–A Jones (2,off Miller).  HBP–Giles (1,by Puffer); Bragg (1,by Chen).  IBB–Furcal (1,by Puffer).  SB–Sheffield (5,2nd base off Miller/Ausmus).  CS–Kent (1,2nd base by Hampton/Lopez).  HBP–Puffer (1,Giles); Chen (2,Bragg).  IBB–Puffer (2,Furcal).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:40.  A–24,018.
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