Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
August 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Houston Astros 5

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Drew ss 4 2 0 0
  Ojeda ss 0 0 0 0
Young cf 5 1 3 4
Jackson lf 4 1 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Rosales p 0 0 0 0
Dunn rf,lf 2 2 2 1
  Salazar lf 0 0 0 0
Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 1
Tracy 1b 5 0 1 0
Montero c 5 3 3 5
Burke 2b 3 1 1 0
Petit p 3 0 0 0
  Romero ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 11 12 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Erstad cf,1b 5 1 1 0
Loretta 2b 3 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 1 1
  Bourn cf 1 0 0 0
Blum 3b 3 1 1 0
Wigginton lf 4 2 3 1
Pence rf 4 1 1 1
Quintero c 4 0 0 1
Backe p 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  House ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 34 5 7 5
Arizona 500 114 00011120
Houston 100 000 103570
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Petit  W(2-3) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Pena   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Rosales   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
0
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  L(7-12) 5.2 9 11 11 5 6
  Geary   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Brocail   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Tejada-Loretta-Berkman.  2B–Arizona Montero (11,off Backe); Romero (8,off Hawkins), Houston Erstad (14,off Petit); Wigginton 2 (20,off Petit 2); Pence (27,off Rosales).  3B–Houston Wigginton (1,off Rosales).  HR–Arizona Montero 2 (3,1st inning off Backe 3 on 2 out,4th inning off Backe 0 on 0 out); Young (17,6th inning off Backe 3 on 2 out).  HBP–Jackson (8,by Brocail).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Backe (4,off Petit).  Team–5.  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Delfin Colon, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:12.  A–39,501.
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