Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
August 5, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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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Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 0 3 0
Green 2b 4 0 0 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 0
Jones C. 3b 4 1 3 0
Jones A. cf 4 2 1 0
Franco 1b 3 1 1 2
  DeRosa pr 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Giles ph 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
Marrero lf 5 1 1 2
Perez c 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Hampton p 2 0 0 0
  Gryboski p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Estrada ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 3 0 1 1
Everett ss 5 0 1 2
Beltran cf 5 1 2 1
Berkman rf 3 1 1 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Kent 2b 5 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro rf 1 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 2 1 1 1
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Bullinger p 1 0 0 0
  Lane ph 0 1 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Atlanta 010 004 0016111
Houston 100 220 000591
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton   4.1 7 5 5 6 1
  Gryboski   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Martin   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Alfonseca   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Cruz  W (4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smoltz  SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
9
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bullinger   3.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Harville   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Gallo   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Weathers   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Lidge   1.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Miceli  L (4-6) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
10

  E–Perez (3), Everett (10).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Franco (9,off Gallo); C Jones (13,off Miceli), Houston Ensberg (16,off Hampton).  HR–Atlanta Marrero (7,6th inning off Weathers 1 on, 1 out), Houston Beltran (12,1st inning off Hampton 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Green (8,off Weathers); Ausmus (5,off Alfonseca).  SF–Giles (7,off Miceli).  IBB–C Jones (6,by Weathers); A Jones (7,by Miceli).  Team LOB–10.  Team–12.  SB–A Jones (5,2nd base off Bullinger/Ausmus); Furcal 2 (12,2nd base off Bullinger/Ausmus,2nd base off Harville/Ausmus); Berkman 2 (5,3rd base off Hampton/Perez,2nd base off Alfonseca/Estrada).  WP–Harville (4).  IBB–Weathers (1,C Jones); Miceli (11,A Jones).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:23.  A–37,015.
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