Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
April 18, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2005 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 1, Houston Astros 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 5 0 0 0
Giles 2b 5 0 2 0
Jones C. 3b 4 0 3 0
Jones A. cf 5 0 0 0
Estrada c 4 0 1 0
Franco 1b 5 0 0 0
Jordan lf 4 0 1 0
  Orr pr 0 0 0 0
  Langerhans lf 1 1 1 1
Mondesi rf 5 0 1 0
Hudson p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche ph 1 0 0 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Betemit ph 1 0 0 0
  Kolb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 1 9 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 4 0 1 0
Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 2 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Chavez c 1 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 2 0
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
Clemens p 2 0 0 0
  Lamb 3b 1 0 1 0
  Bruntlett pr,3b 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 0 6 0
Atlanta 000 000 000 001190
Houston 000 000 000 000060
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson   9.0 4 0 0 1 9
  Reitsma   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Sosa  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Kolb  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
6
0
0
3
12
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   7.0 5 0 0 1 8
  Lidge   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler  L (0-2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
12.0
9
1
1
2
14

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2. Estrada-Giles, Giles-Furcal-Franco, Houston 2. Everett-Biggio-Bagwell, Biggio-Everett-Bagwell.  2B–Atlanta C. Jones 2 (6,off Clemens,off Lidge); Giles (4,off Wheeler), Houston Lamb (1,off Hudson); Palmeiro (2,off Reitsma).  HR–Atlanta Langerhans (1,12th inning off Wheeler 0 on 1 out).  SH–Hudson (1,off Lidge); Everett (1,off Hudson).  IBB–Estrada (1,by Clemens); C. Jones (1,by Wheeler); Scott (1,by Reitsma).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Lane 2 (3,2nd base off Hudson/Estrada,2nd base off Kolb/Estrada).  CS–Everett (1,2nd base by Hudson/Estrada).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:35.  A–31,672.
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