Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
May 23, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2006 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 1, Washington Nationals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 1
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
Lane rf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 2 0
Nieve p 1 0 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 1 1 1
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 3 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0
Guillen rf 2 0 0 1
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez c 3 0 0 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 1
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 4
Houston 000 001 000160
Washington 000 010 12x450
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Nieve  L (1-3) 7.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Springer   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
0
2
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (2-4) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Majewski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Zimmerman-Vidro-Johnson, Washington 1. Zimmerman-Vidro-Johnson.  2B–Washington Vidro (5,off Nieve).  HR–Houston Ensberg (15,6th inning off Ortiz 0 on 1 out), Washington Jackson (4,5th inning off Nieve 0 on 2 out); Ward (3,8th inning off Springer 0 on 2 out); Soriano (16,8th inning off Springer 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Nieve 2 (3,off Ortiz 2); Johnson (1,off Nieve).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Guillen (5,off Nieve).  Team–1.  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:08.  A–23,189.
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