New York Yankees vs Houston Astros
June 14, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 8, Houston Astros 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 5 2 3 0
Jeter ss 5 0 1 0
Abreu rf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 3 2 1
Giambi 1b 3 2 1 0
  Betemit 1b 1 0 1 2
Cabrera cf 2 1 2 2
Molina c 3 0 1 2
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cano ph,2b 1 0 1 1
Mussina p 3 0 0 0
  Ohlendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Matsui ph 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 3 3
Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0
Bourn cf 4 1 2 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
New York 023 000 0128121
Houston 300 000 100490
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W(10-4) 6.0 6 3 3 0 4
  Ohlendorf   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ramirez   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(2-3) 5.0 6 5 5 3 1
  Byrdak   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Sampson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wright   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Geary   2.0 4 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
1

  E–Jeter (6).  DP–New York 1. Cano-Betemit-Jeter, Houston 3. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Wigginton-Matsui, Matsui-Tejada-Berkman.  2B–New York Giambi (11,off Rodriguez); Cabrera (8,off Rodriguez); Damon (20,off Geary); Betemit (3,off Geary), Houston Pence (17,off Mussina); Tejada (18,off Mussina); Ausmus (6,off Ohlendorf).  HR–New York A. Rodriguez (11,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 0 out), Houston Lee (14,1st inning off Mussina 2 on 2 out).  SH–Molina (5,off Geary); Matsui (4,off Mussina).  IBB–A. Rodriguez 2 (4,by Rodriguez,by Geary); Cabrera (3,by Geary).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Damon (12,2nd base off Rodriguez/Ausmus).  CS–Bourn (6,2nd base by Mussina/Molina); Lee (1,2nd base by Mussina/Molina).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Marty Foster, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:57.  A–43,409.
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