Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies
September 17, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 2003 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Colorado Rockies 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 0 2 1
Ensberg 3b 3 0 3 1
  Vizcaino ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Porter pr 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 1 1 0
Hidalgo rf 5 1 2 1
Berkman lf 4 2 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
  Meluskey ph 0 0 0 1
Everett ss 4 1 2 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
Villone p 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez ph 1 0 0 0
  Blum 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 4
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Belliard 2b 4 0 0 0
Atkins 3b 4 0 0 0
  Stynes 3b 1 0 1 1
Helton 1b 4 1 1 1
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Walker rf 3 1 2 0
Payton lf 2 1 1 1
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 1 2 1
Uribe ss 2 1 1 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 1 2
  Barmes ss 1 1 1 0
Oliver p 3 0 1 1
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Fuentes p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7
Houston 020 000 0125121
Colorado 011 030 02x7123
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  L (6-5) 4.1 7 5 5 3 8
  Stone   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Miceli   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lidge   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
5
9
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (12-11) 5.2 9 2 0 1 3
  Reed   1.1 0 0 0 0 3
  Fuentes   0.2 0 1 1 2 0
  Speier  SV (8) 1.1 3 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
2
4
8

  E–Ensberg (9), Atkins (6), Wilson (7), Johnson (4).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Johnson (6).  2B–Houston Kent (39,off Speier), Colorado Walker (24,off Villone); Stynes (29,off Lidge).  3B–Colorado Uribe (3,off Villone).  HR–Colorado Helton (31,5th inning off Villone 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (19,8th inning off Lidge 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Villone (1,off Oliver); Reyes (1,off Lidge).  SF–Meluskey (1,off Speier).  HBP–Walker (10,by Villone).  IBB–Payton (3,by Villone); Helton (18,by Lidge).  SB–Ensberg (7,2nd base off Oliver/Johnson); Berkman (5,2nd base off Oliver/Johnson).  CS–Payton (4,2nd base by Miceli/Ausmus).  HBP–Villone (5,Walker).  IBB–Villone (1,Payton); Lidge (7,Helton).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:12.  A–22,454.
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