Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
July 23, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2005 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Washington Nationals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 2 1 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 2
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 0
Burke lf,cf 3 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
Quintero c 3 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
Backe p 2 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson 1b 2 1 0 0
Vidro 2b 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Church lf,rf 3 0 1 0
Wilson cf 1 1 0 0
Baerga 3b 4 1 2 3
  Carroll pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 2 1
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
Armas, Jr. p 3 0 1 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Houston 000 002 000240
Washington 400 000 00x470
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  L (8-7) 6.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Gallo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Springer   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
2
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.  W (5-4) 7.0 1 2 2 3 5
  Eischen   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Majewski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero  SV (34) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Washington Guillen (22,off Backe); Baerga (6,off Backe); Church (14,off Backe).  HR–Houston Berkman (9,6th inning off Armas 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Everett (7,by Armas); Wilson (2,by Qualls).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Wilkerson (3,off Gallo).  Team–7.  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Troy Fullwood, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:51.  A–42,680.
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