Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 23, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Kemp cf 4 0 0 0
Ethier rf 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 0 1 0
Garciaparra ss 4 0 0 0
Blake 3b 4 0 1 0
Loney 1b 3 1 1 0
Martin c 3 1 1 2
Kershaw p 2 0 1 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Pierre ph 1 0 0 0
  Troncoso p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 2 1 0
Utley 2b 3 3 2 0
Burrell lf 5 3 3 5
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 2
Victorino cf 3 0 1 2
Werth rf 3 0 1 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0
Coste c 4 0 0 0
Hamels p 2 1 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 10 9
Los Angeles 002 000 000250
Philadelphia 300 033 00x9101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Kershaw  L(2-4) 4.0 7 6 6 2 5
  Johnson   1.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Beimel   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Troncoso   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels  W(11-8) 7.0 5 2 2 0 5
  Eyre   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Seanez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Utley (12).  2B–Los Angeles Loney (32,off Hamels), Philadelphia Burrell (29,off Kershaw); Howard (16,off Kershaw).  HR–Los Angeles Martin (12,3rd inning off Hamels 1 on 0 out), Philadelphia Burrell (30,1st inning off Kershaw 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Victorino (5,off Johnson).  HBP–Rollins (3,by Kershaw); Hamels (1,by Johnson).  Team–7.  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Brian Knight, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:41.  A–45,019.
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