Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros
July 10, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 2009 at Minute Maid 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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Washington Nationals 5, Houston Astros 6

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 5 1 3 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Guzman ss 5 0 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
Dunn lf 4 1 2 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns rf 0 0 0 0
Willingham rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Bard c 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b,3b 4 1 1 0
Harris 3b,lf,cf 3 1 2 1
Olsen p 2 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 1 2 3
Tejada ss 5 1 2 0
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 5 1 3 1
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b 4 1 3 1
Matsui 2b 2 1 1 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Keppinger ph 0 0 0 1
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
Washington 000 100 4005111
Houston 011 200 0116130
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen   6.0 9 4 4 2 1
  Burnett   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Bergmann   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Beimel  L(0-5) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  MacDougal   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.2
13
6
6
6
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt   6.0 5 3 3 1 6
  Sampson   0.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Byrdak   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Arias   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino  W(3-3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
8

  E–Harris (2).  DP–Washington 2. Gonzalez-Guzman-Johnson, Guzman-Gonzalez-Johnson.  2B–Washington Johnson (14,off Oswalt); Dunn (15,off Oswalt); Willingham (15,off Oswalt), Houston Blum (8,off Beimel).  HR–Houston Lee (13,2nd inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out); Bourn (3,3rd inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out).  SH–A. Hernandez (3,off Fulchino); Oswalt (8,off Olsen).  HBP–Willingham (8,by Arias).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Keppinger (2,off Beimel).  IBB–Matsui (1,by Beimel); Pence (1,by MacDougal).  Team–11.  SB–Morgan 2 (23,2nd base off Oswalt/I. Rodriguez,3rd base off Oswalt/I. Rodriguez).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Adrian Johnson, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:05.  A–33,085.
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