Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
May 8, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2004 at Turner 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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Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 2 3 2
Everett ss 5 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Kent 2b 5 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 5 0 0 0
Lane lf 3 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 1 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 2 2 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 2 1
  Vizcaino ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Berkman lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 41 4 12 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Betemit ss 4 0 1 0
LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 1
  Giles pr 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Wise ph 1 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
Jones C. lf 4 0 0 1
Drew rf 5 1 2 0
Jones A. cf 5 1 2 1
Perez c 3 0 0 0
  Estrada ph,c 1 1 1 0
DeRosa 3b 2 1 1 1
Garcia 2b 3 1 1 1
Ramirez p 2 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Furcal ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Houston 011 010 001 04120
Atlanta 010 000 021 1590
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   7.1 6 3 3 2 7
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Backe   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Stone  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.2
9
5
5
3
10
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ramirez   6.1 7 3 3 2 6
  Gryboski   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Reitsma   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Alfonseca  W (3-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  3B–Houston Ensberg (1,off Smoltz), Atlanta Garcia (1,off Lidge).  HR–Houston Biggio 2 (6,3rd inning off Ramirez 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Ramirez 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta A Jones (5,10th inning off Stone 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–DeRosa (3,off Lidge).  SF–DeRosa (3,off Oswalt).  HBP–Garcia (1,by Oswalt).  IBB–Franco (4,by Lidge).  Team–7.  SB–Ensberg (1,2nd base off Ramirez/Perez); Berkman (1,2nd base off Smoltz/Perez).  HBP–Oswalt (3,Garcia).  IBB–Lidge (1,Franco).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–3:14.  A–35,220.
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