Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
July 28, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Houston Astros 6

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Tracy 3b 3 0 1 0
Bautista rf 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 2 1
Hillenbrand 1b 3 0 0 0
Cintron ss 3 0 1 0
Hairston 2b 4 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
Fossum p 1 0 0 0
  McCracken ph 1 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Alomar ph 0 0 0 0
  Choate p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
  Olson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 5 0 2 0
  Lane lf 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Berkman rf 4 2 3 1
Kent 2b 4 1 2 3
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1
Ensberg 3b 4 0 2 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Clemens p 3 0 0 0
  Oliver p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Arizona 000 001 000162
Houston 303 000 00x6120
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Fossum  L (2-10) 4.0 9 6 6 0 3
  Dessens   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Choate   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
0
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (12-3) 7.0 5 1 1 3 8
  Oliver   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
10

  E–Mayne (2), Dessens (1).  DP–Arizona 1, Houston 2.  2B–Arizona Bautista (19,off Clemens), Houston Ensberg (14,off Fossum); Berkman 2 (26,off Fossum,off Choate).  3B–Arizona Cintron (6,off Clemens).  HR–Houston Kent (13,3rd inning off Fossum 1 on, 1 out); Bagwell (15,3rd inning off Fossum 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cintron (8,off Clemens).  HBP–Hillenbrand (9,by Clemens); Beltran (2,by Fossum).  IBB–Mayne (4,by Clemens).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Everett (11,3rd base off Fossum/Mayne); Beltran (5,2nd base off Fossum/Mayne).  CS–Biggio (2,2nd base by Fossum/Mayne).  WP–Dessens (2), Clemens (3).  HBP–Fossum (7,Beltran); Clemens (5,Hillenbrand).  IBB–Clemens (5,Mayne).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–2:37.  A–35,191.
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