Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 4, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 1 1 0
Green 2b 5 1 1 0
Drew rf 4 0 0 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 2 2
Estrada c 4 1 2 0
Jones A. cf 4 1 1 0
LaRoche 1b 3 1 2 1
Thomas lf 4 0 2 2
Thomson p 3 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 1 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 3 1 0 0
Berkman rf 4 1 2 2
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 2
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Munro p 1 0 1 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Redding p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Atlanta 030 010 1005120
Houston 000 101 002460
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  W (9-7) 7.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Reitsma   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (26) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Munro  L (2-3) 4.1 8 4 4 1 4
  Harville   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Redding   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Gallo   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta LaRoche (15,off Munro); Thomas (6,off Munro).  HR–Houston Bagwell (16,9th inning off Smoltz 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Furcal (10,2nd base off Redding/Ausmus); Beltran (7,2nd base off Thomson/Estrada).  WP–Thomson (2), Gallo (2).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–2:18.  A–18,196.
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