Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
July 17, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 2007 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 4, Washington Nationals 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Burke 2b,rf 5 0 1 0
Pence cf 5 1 2 1
Berkman 1b 4 2 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 2
Loretta ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ss 0 0 0 0
Scott rf 2 0 1 0
  Biggio ph 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Munson c 2 0 1 0
Sampson p 2 0 0 0
  Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Logan cf 4 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 3 1 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Young 1b 4 0 2 0
Church lf 4 0 1 0
Kearns rf 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 0 0 0
Schneider c 2 0 0 0
  Flores c 0 0 0 0
Redding p 2 0 0 0
  Fick ph 1 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Traber p 0 0 0 0
  Schroder p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston 002 010 010470
Washington 100 100 000260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sampson  W (7-6) 6.2 6 2 2 0 3
  Oswalt   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lidge  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  L (1-2) 7.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Ayala   0.1 0 1 1 2 0
  Traber   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Schroder   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2. Loretta-Burke-Berkman, Bruntlett-Loretta-Berkman, Washington 1. Zimmerman-Belliard-Young.  2B–Houston Scott (16,off Redding), Washington Church (26,off Sampson); Young (26,off Sampson).  HR–Houston Lee (18,3rd inning off Redding 1 on 2 out); Pence (12,5th inning off Redding 0 on 0 out), Washington Belliard (5,1st inning off Sampson 0 on 1 out); Zimmerman (15,4th inning off Sampson 0 on 0 out).  SH–Sampson (7,off Redding).  SF–Biggio (2,off Traber).  HBP–Berkman (6,by Ayala); Schneider (1,by Sampson).  IBB–Munson (1,by Redding).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  CS–Burke (2,2nd base by Redding/Schneider).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:48.  A–22,362.
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