Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
August 11, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 3, Houston Astros 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Carroll ss 3 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilkerson cf 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 1
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson lf 4 1 1 2
Bennett c 2 0 1 0
Drese p 1 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 2 2 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 5 0 2 2
Ensberg 3b 3 1 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 2 1
Bruntlett ss 4 1 0 0
Burke lf 3 1 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 2 3
Pettitte p 3 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Washington 000 000 201351
Houston 102 003 00x6110
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Drese  L (3-6) 5.1 9 6 5 3 2
  Ayala   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Majewski   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (10-8) 8.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Wheeler   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
7

  E–Castilla (7).  DP–Washington 1. Carroll-Vidro-Johnson.  2B–Washington Vidro (16,off Pettitte); Castilla (27,off Pettitte), Houston Berkman (23,off Drese); Ensberg (25,off Drese); Ausmus (10,off Drese).  HR–Washington Wilson (19,7th inning off Pettitte 1 on 2 out); Guillen (20,9th inning off Wheeler 0 on 0 out).  SH–Drese (4,off Pettitte).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Taveras (7,by Ayala).  Team–9.  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:39.  A–35,036.
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