Florida Marlins vs Houston Astros
August 19, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Florida Marlins 3, Houston Astros 6

Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Coghlan lf 5 2 3 0
Gload 1b 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Cantu 3b 4 0 1 1
Baker c 4 0 0 0
Uggla 2b 5 0 2 1
Ross cf 4 0 2 0
Hermida rf 2 0 0 0
West p 2 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanches p 0 0 0 0
  Bonifacio ph 1 0 1 0
  Pinto p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Helms ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 2 3 1
Keppinger 3b 4 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 3 1 2 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 1
Pence rf 3 0 1 0
Matsui 2b 4 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 1 1 1
Bazardo p 2 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 1 1 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Maysonet 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 5
Florida 200 001 0003113
Houston 300 100 20x6111
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
West  L(4-5) 4.0 6 4 3 0 2
  Sanches   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Pinto   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Calero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bazardo   4.2 6 2 2 4 1
  Byrdak   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Gervacio  W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Fulchino   2.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Hawkins   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Valverde  SV(17) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
8
5

  E–Cantu (9), Baker 2 (6), Keppinger (5).  DP–Florida 3. Cantu-Gload, Sanches-Uggla-Gload, Ramirez-Uggla-Gload, Houston 1. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman.  2B–Florida Gload (7,off Fulchino), Houston Berkman (24,off West); Tejada (35,off West); Michaels (11,off Pinto).  3B–Florida Coghlan (3,off Fulchino), Houston Bourn (11,off Pinto).  HR–Houston Quintero (2,4th inning off West 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Gload (2,by Bazardo); Helms (2,by Valverde).  IBB–Baker (4,by Fulchino); Berkman (11,by Sanches).  Team LOB–16.  Team–5.  CS–Ross (2,2nd base by Fulchino/Quintero).  SB–Bourn 2 (46,2nd base off West/Baker,2nd base off Sanches/Baker); Pence 2 (13,2nd base off Sanches/Baker,2nd base off Calero/Baker).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:23.  A–30,101.
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