New York Yankees vs Houston Astros
June 15, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 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 13, Houston Astros 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 6 1 3 0
Jeter ss 4 1 2 2
  Gonzalez ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Matsui lf 5 2 2 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 3 2 3
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Molina ph 1 0 0 0
  Giese p 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 2 2 1 0
  Ohlendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Moeller ph,c 2 1 1 0
Posada c,1b 2 1 2 3
Cano 2b 4 1 2 3
Cabrera rf 5 0 0 1
Wang p 3 1 0 0
  Betemit 1b,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 13 15 13
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Erstad 1b 2 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Lee lf 3 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Quintero ph,c 1 0 0 0
Blum 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Loretta 2b 4 0 0 0
Bourn cf 4 0 2 0
Ausmus c,3b 3 0 0 0
Oswalt p 2 0 2 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Abercrombie lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
New York 003 008 02013150
Houston 000 000 000072
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Wang  W(8-2) 5.0 6 0 0 0 3
  Ohlendorf   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Ramirez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Hawkins   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Giese   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  L(5-7) 5.2 8 7 3 4 6
  Wright   0.1 3 4 4 0 0
  Villarreal   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Byrdak   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
0

  E–Tejada (6), Ausmus (2).  DP–New York 2. A. Rodriguez-Cano-Giambi, Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Houston 1. Loretta-Erstad.  2B–New York Matsui (13,off Oswalt); Moeller (5,off Villarreal).  HR–New York A. Rodriguez (12,6th inning off Wright 2 on 2 out); Posada (3,6th inning off Wright 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Giambi (10,by Wright); Abercrombie (1,by Ramirez).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  CS–Damon (5,2nd base by Oswalt/Ausmus).  U-HP–Marty Foster, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:12.  A–43,165.
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