Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
July 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Robles ss 4 0 0 1
Repko cf 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 0 2 1
  Perez 2b 0 0 0 0
Phillips c 4 0 0 0
Werth rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Choi 1b 4 0 1 0
Grabowski lf 4 1 1 0
  Brazoban p 0 0 0 0
Edwards 3b 4 1 2 0
Houlton p 2 0 1 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Ross rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 2 3 0
Biggio 2b 2 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 3 1
Ensberg 3b 4 0 2 1
Lane rf 3 0 0 1
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Burke lf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Clemens p 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 3
Los Angeles 000 020 000281
Houston 100 000 1013101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Houlton   6.2 6 2 2 2 1
  Sanchez   1.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Brazoban  L (2-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
10
3
3
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens   7.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
6

  E–Grabowski (1), Biggio (9).  DP–Houston 2. Taveras-Biggio, Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  2B–Los Angeles Edwards (6,off Clemens); Houlton (1,off Clemens), Houston Taveras (10,off Houlton); Ensberg (19,off Brazoban).  3B–Houston Berkman (1,off Sanchez).  SH–Houlton (1,off Clemens); Clemens (3,off Houlton); Biggio 2 (3,off Houlton,off Brazoban).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Lane (3,off Houlton).  HBP–Ausmus (3,by Houlton).  IBB–Berkman (4,by Brazoban).  Team–12.  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–2:56.  A–36,176.
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