Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
May 6, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 5 0 2 1
Wilson J. ss 5 0 1 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 0 0
  Rivera 1b 0 0 0 0
Mackowiak lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson C. 1b,rf 4 1 2 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Stynes 3b 4 1 2 1
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 1 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 3 0 1 0
Vizcaino ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 1
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman lf 1 1 0 0
Lane rf 4 1 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 2
  Everett ss 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 3
Pittsburgh 000 000 002291
Houston 000 401 00x581
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (3-2) 5.2 8 5 5 5 5
  Meadows   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Torres   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (4-2) 7.1 6 0 0 0 7
  Lidge   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Backe   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Dotel   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
10

  E–Mondesi (3), Ensberg (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Hill (2,off Miller); Stynes (4,off Backe), Houston Ensberg (5,off Benson); Bagwell (9,off Benson).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Miller 2 (7,off Benson 2).  HBP–Biggio (5,by Benson).  IBB–Berkman 2 (5,by Benson 2).  Team–8.  SB–Kent (1,2nd base off Benson/Kendall).  WP–Benson (1).  HBP–Benson (2,Biggio).  IBB–Benson 2 (4,Berkman 2).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–2:48.  A–36,055.
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