Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
July 11, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 2008 at Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 0, Washington Nationals 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 0 2 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Oswalt p 0 0 0 0
  Paronto ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 9 0
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 4 0 2 0
Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0
Guzman ss 5 3 3 0
Kearns rf 2 2 2 3
Young 1b 1 0 0 0
  Orr ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Casto lf 3 1 0 0
Flores c 4 2 2 2
  Nieves c 0 0 0 0
Belliard 3b,1b 4 2 3 5
Redding p 1 0 0 0
  Shell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 12 10
Houston 000 000 000090
Washington 021 052 00x10121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Paronto  L(0-1) 2.1 6 3 3 1 1
  Byrdak   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Borkowski   2.0 5 7 7 2 0
  Geary   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Redding  W(7-3) 6.0 7 0 0 0 6
  Shell  SV(1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
0

  E–Harris (2).  DP–Houston 1. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Washington 1. Guzman-Lopez-Young.  2B–Houston Matsui (16,off Shell), Washington Guzman (26,off Paronto); Kearns (5,off Paronto); Belliard (11,off Paronto).  HR–Washington Belliard 2 (9,2nd inning off Paronto 1 on 1 out,5th inning off Borkowski 2 on 1 out); Kearns (4,6th inning off Borkowski 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Redding (10,off Paronto); Orr (1,off Borkowski).  IBB–Casto (1,by Borkowski).  Team–5.  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Kevin Causey, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Scott Barry.  T–2:47.  A–33,653.
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