Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 11, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 2004 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 3 0 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 1 1
Berkman rf 3 0 0 1
Kent 2b 5 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 5 2 3 0
Vizcaino ss 4 1 2 1
Chavez c 3 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Ausmus c 1 0 1 1
Oswalt p 2 0 2 1
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 1 1 0 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Valent 1b 4 1 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 1 0
Floyd lf 1 1 0 0
  Williams lf 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 3 1 1 0
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 2 1
Wilson c 3 0 0 1
McEwing ss 4 0 0 0
Ginter p 2 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes ph 1 0 1 0
  Trachsel pr 0 1 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Zeile ph 1 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 2
Houston 020 000 200 15121
New York 010 100 200 0460
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   5.0 2 2 2 5 5
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Weathers   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Miceli   0.2 0 0 0 3 1
  Lidge  W (3-5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Bullinger  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
6
4
4
8
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ginter   6.0 7 2 2 1 2
  Bottalico   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  DeJean   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Looper  L (2-3) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
5
4

  E–Chavez (3).  DP–New York 1.  PB–V Wilson (4).  2B–Houston Vizcaino (10,off Ginter), New York Reyes (13,off Weathers).  SH–Biggio (6,off Bottalico); Vizcaino (4,off DeJean); D Garcia (3,off Oswalt); V Wilson (1,off Bullinger).  SF–Berkman (2,off Bottalico); V Wilson (3,off Oswalt).  IBB–Beltran (1,by Bottalico); Palmeiro (1,by DeJean); McEwing (3,by Oswalt).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Floyd (8,by Oswalt).  Team–11.  SB–Biggio (3,2nd base off Ginter/V Wilson); Beltran (11,3rd base off Ginter/V Wilson); Kent (6,2nd base off Ginter/V Wilson); Ensberg (6,2nd base off Looper/V Wilson); Hidalgo (3,2nd base off Miceli/Chavez); D Garcia (3,2nd base off Lidge/Ausmus).  WP–Oswalt (5), Miceli (3).  BK–Oswalt (1).  HBP–Oswalt (8,Floyd).  IBB–Oswalt (3,McEwing); Bottalico (4,Beltran); DeJean (1,Palmeiro).  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–3:47.  A–32,060.
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