Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros
June 29, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Boston Red Sox 2, Houston Astros 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 5 1 2 1
Drew rf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 1 2 1
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 0
Lugo ss 4 0 2 0
Beckett p 3 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 1 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 2 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
  Erstad lf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Blum 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Wigginton 3b 3 0 1 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 0 1 1
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 1 0
Moehler p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Villarreal p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Boston 001 000 100290
Houston 010 010 01x3100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett   7.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Aardsma  L(2-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Okajima   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler   5.2 7 1 1 3 5
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Villarreal   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Brocail  W(4-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Valverde  SV(21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–None.  2B–Houston Wigginton (13,off Beckett).  HR–Boston Pedroia (8,3rd inning off Moehler 0 on 0 out); Ramirez (16,7th inning off Villarreal 0 on 1 out), Houston Blum (5,2nd inning off Beckett 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Moehler (1,off Beckett).  Team–8.  U-HP–Paul Nauert, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Mike Muchlinski.  T–3:27.  A–42,066.
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