Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 23, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 2007 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 1
Loretta ss 4 0 1 2
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Scott rf 4 0 1 0
Lamb 3b 4 0 2 0
Burke cf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Sampson p 2 1 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 4 4 2
Victorino rf 5 2 3 3
Utley 2b 5 2 1 3
Howard 1b 5 0 1 0
Burrell lf 4 1 3 1
  Bourn pr,lf 1 0 1 0
Helms 3b 5 0 3 1
Rowand cf 4 1 2 1
Barajas c 4 0 1 0
Eaton p 3 1 1 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
  Werth ph 1 0 0 0
  Rosario p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 20 11
Houston 121 000 000490
Philadelphia 220 300 40x11200
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson  L (2-1) 4.0 14 7 7 1 4
  White   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borkowski   1.0 3 4 4 0 2
  Lidge   1.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
20
11
11
1
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton  W (2-1) 6.0 7 4 4 3 7
  Geary   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Madson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rosario   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
9

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rollins-Utley-Howard.  2B–Houston Lee (3,off Eaton); Loretta (2,off Eaton), Philadelphia Rowand (4,off Sampson); Burrell (3,off White); Victorino (6,off Borkowski); Helms (4,off Lidge).  3B–Philadelphia Rollins (2,off Sampson).  HR–Houston Biggio (3,1st inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out); Berkman (2,3rd inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Rollins (7,1st inning off Sampson 0 on 0 out); Utley (4,7th inning off Borkowski 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Rowand (1,by Borkowski).  Team–10.  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–3:00.  A–32,517.
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