Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
June 8, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 2006 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Giles 2b 4 1 1 0
Renteria ss 5 1 2 0
Jones C. 3b 4 1 2 3
Jones A. cf 4 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 2 1
Diaz lf 3 0 2 0
Jordan 1b 2 0 0 0
  Pena ph,c 1 0 0 0
Pratt c 3 0 0 0
  LaRoche ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Thomson p 3 0 1 0
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Paronto p 0 0 0 0
  Betemit ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Taveras cf 3 1 1 0
Lamb 1b 3 2 2 1
Berkman rf 4 2 3 4
Ensberg 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson lf 3 1 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Pettitte p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 2
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7
Atlanta 000 110 2004100
Houston 000 105 10x790
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (2-6) 5.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Reitsma   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Villarreal   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Paronto   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (5-7) 6.0 8 2 2 3 8
  Qualls   1.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Lidge  SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
13

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1. C. Jones-Giles-Jordan, Houston 2. Ensberg-Biggio-Lamb, Berkman-Ausmus.  2B–Houston Biggio (22,off Thomson).  HR–Atlanta Francoeur (12,4th inning off Pettitte 0 on 1 out); C. Jones (6,7th inning off Qualls 1 on 1 out), Houston Berkman 2 (18,4th inning off Thomson 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Thomson 2 on 0 out); Lamb (4,7th inning off Villarreal 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Ausmus (1,off Reitsma).  Team–5.  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:43.  A–35,752.
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