Houston Astros vs Florida Marlins
August 3, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Florida Marlins 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Merced rf 5 1 1 1
Ensberg 3b 5 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 1 2 0
Berkman lf 3 0 2 1
Everett ss 3 0 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Porter cf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Lidge p 1 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 2 0 1 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
  Redmond c 1 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
  Mordecai pr 0 0 0 0
Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 0
Lee 1b 3 0 0 0
Cabrera lf 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Redman p 2 0 0 0
  Fox ph 1 0 0 0
  Almanza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Houston 012 000 000390
Florida 010 000 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (1-0) 5.1 3 1 1 1 4
  Lidge   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wagner  SV (33) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
8
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Redman  L (9-5) 8.0 8 3 3 1 7
  Almanza   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–None.  2B–Houston Ensberg (8,off Redman), Florida Encarnacion (23,off Fernandez).  HR–Houston Merced (2,3rd inning off Redman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Everett (3,by Redman); Pierre (5,by Fernandez).  SB–Pierre (53,2nd base off Fernandez/Ausmus).  CS–Pierre (12,3rd base by Fernandez/Ausmus); Castillo (11,2nd base by Lidge/Ausmus).  WP–Fernandez (1).  HBP–Fernandez (1,Pierre); Redman (3,Everett).  U-HP–Justin Klemm, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:32.  A–12,262.
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