Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies
September 6, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2008 at Coors Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Colorado Rockies 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wigginton lf 1 0 0 0
  Erstad lf 4 0 0 0
Loretta 2b 5 0 3 0
Tejada ss 5 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 1 1 2
Castillo 3b 3 0 1 0
Abercrombie cf 4 0 3 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Oswalt p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Barmes 2b 2 0 0 0
  Spilborghs ph 1 0 0 0
  Quintanilla 2b 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 2 0 0 0
Holliday lf 4 0 0 0
Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0
Atkins 1b 4 0 0 0
Stewart 3b 3 0 0 0
Iannetta c 2 0 0 0
Tulowitzki ss 2 0 0 0
Francis p 2 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 1 0
Houston 000 002 0002100
Colorado 000 000 000011
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W(14-9) 9.0 1 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
6
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Francis  L(4-9) 6.1 7 2 2 2 5
  Grilli   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Vizcaino   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Barmes (9).  DP–Colorado 1. Quintanilla-Tulowitzki-Atkins.  2B–Houston Loretta (14,off Francis); Abercrombie 2 (3,off Francis,off Grilli).  HR–Houston Pence (21,6th inning off Francis 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Ausmus (3,by Grilli).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Taveras (14,off Oswalt).  HBP–Iannetta (13,by Oswalt); Barmes (1,by Oswalt).  Team–5.  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:31.  A–32,352.
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