Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
May 24, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 0
Victorino cf 5 1 1 0
Utley 2b 2 1 0 0
Howard 1b 4 1 2 3
Burrell lf 3 0 0 0
  Bohn pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jenkins rf 3 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0
Coste c 4 0 1 0
  Ruiz pr 0 0 0 0
Myers p 2 0 1 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 2 2 0
Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 2 0
Berkman 1b 1 1 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 3
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Wigginton 3b 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Moehler p 2 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 0 1 1
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 10 4
Philadelphia 102 000 000370
Houston 200 011 00x4102
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  L(2-6) 6.0 8 4 4 4 2
  Durbin   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
2
0
0
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  W(2-1) 6.0 4 3 2 1 3
  Byrdak   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Villarreal   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wright   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Brocail  SV(2) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
0

  E–Berkman (1), Brocail (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Rollins-Howard, Feliz-Utley-Howard, Houston 1. Erstad-Ausmus.  2B–Philadelphia Howard (7,off Moehler); Rollins (13,off Byrdak), Houston Lee (14,off Myers); Tejada (16,off Myers); Wigginton (8,off Myers); Bourn (3,off Myers).  HR–Philadelphia Howard (14,3rd inning off Moehler 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Utley (7,by Moehler); Wigginton (3,by Myers).  IBB–Rollins (3,by Brocail); Berkman (8,by Myers).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Victorino (8,2nd base off Moehler/Ausmus); Bourn (22,2nd base off Myers/Coste).  CS–Pence (4,2nd base by Durbin/Coste).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:44.  A–42,660.
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