Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals
July 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 2008 at Nationals Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 6, Washington Nationals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 2 2 0
Berkman 1b 5 1 2 2
Lee lf 5 0 3 1
  Bourn cf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 5 1 1 0
Blum 3b 5 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 3 1 2 3
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 3 0 1 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 4 2 2 1
Lo Duca 1b 4 1 2 0
Guzman ss 3 0 0 1
Kearns rf 3 0 0 0
Belliard 3b 4 1 2 0
Flores c 3 0 1 2
Pena lf 4 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 3 0 1 0
Balester p 1 0 1 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Casto ph 1 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Houston 100 230 0006130
Washington 110 002 000492
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W(4-3) 5.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Sampson   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Geary   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Valverde  SV(24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Balester  L(1-2) 4.2 11 6 4 0 3
  Colome   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rivera   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Hanrahan   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
1

  E–Guzman (10), Belliard (5).  DP–Houston 4. Rodriguez-Tejada-Berkman, Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Sampson-Ausmus-Berkman, Tejada-Matsui-Berkman, Washington 1. Guzman-Lo Duca.  2B–Houston Matsui (17,off Balester); Berkman (30,off Balester), Washington Harris (4,off Rodriguez); Belliard (12,off Rodriguez); Lopez (17,off Rodriguez).  HR–Houston Pence (12,4th inning off Balester 1 on 1 out), Washington Harris (5,6th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Guzman (2,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Flores (3,by Sampson).  Team–3.  U-HP–Kevin Causey, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:37.  A–30,682.
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