Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
May 25, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, Washington Nationals 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Burke 2b 3 0 0 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Berkman rf 0 0 0 0
  Lane rf 3 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 1 0 0
Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson lf 5 2 4 1
Bruntlett cf 5 1 2 0
Everett ss 5 1 1 1
Pettitte p 1 0 1 1
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Taveras ph 1 0 1 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 3 3 0
Clayton ss 3 2 2 0
Vidro 2b 3 1 2 4
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Guillen rf 1 0 0 0
  Byrd rf 2 1 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 0 2 3
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
LeCroy c 3 0 0 0
  Fick c 1 0 0 0
Armas, Jr. p 2 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 11 8
Houston 010 201 1005121
Washington 331 000 10x8112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (3-6) 3.0 8 7 7 0 1
  Borkowski   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
1
3
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.  W (5-2) 5.1 9 4 4 3 6
  Rivera   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Rauch   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Majewski   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Cordero  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
7
10

  E–Everett (2), LeCroy 2 (3).  DP–Houston 2. Burke-Everett-Lamb, Lamb-Everett-Lamb, Washington 2. Zimmerman-Vidro-Johnson, Soriano-Clayton-Johnson.  2B–Houston Pettitte (1,off Armas); Wilson (4,off Armas); Everett (9,off Armas); Lane (4,off Armas)., Washington Soriano (7,off Pettitte).  3B–Washington Byrd (1,off Pettitte).  HR–Washington Vidro (4,2nd inning off Pettitte 2 on 2 out).  SF–Burke (1,off Armas); Zimmerman (2,off Pettitte); Vidro (4,off Qualls)..  Team LOB–12.  SH–Clayton (2,off Qualls).  Team–3.  SB–Wilson 2 (5,2nd base off Armas/LeCroy,3rd base off Armas/LeCroy); Bruntlett 2 (2,2nd base off Armas/LeCroy,3rd base off Armas/LeCroy); Taveras (6,2nd base off Rivera/LeCroy); Burke (3,2nd base off Rivera/LeCroy); Ensberg (1,2nd base off Rauch/LeCroy); Zimmerman (4,2nd base off Springer/Ausmus); Soriano (11,3rd base off Qualls/Ausmus).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:59.  A–24,733.
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