Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros
September 6, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 3, Houston Astros 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 1 1 1
Werth cf 4 1 1 1
Utley 2b 4 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 2 0
Francisco rf 4 1 1 1
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruiz c 4 0 1 0
Hamels p 2 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 1 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 2 2 0
Matsui 2b 4 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 1 1
Lee lf 4 1 1 2
Tejada ss 4 0 4 1
Pence rf 3 0 0 0
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
Towles c 3 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Norris p 2 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Quintero c 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Philadelphia 100 100 010390
Houston 001 030 00x490
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels  L(8-9) 6.0 8 4 4 2 6
  Durbin   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Norris  W(4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 0 6
  Gervacio   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Wright   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Valverde  SV(21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Rollins-Utley-Howard.  2B–Philadelphia Ruiz (21,off Norris), Houston Tejada 2 (39,off Hamels 2).  HR–Philadelphia Rollins (18,1st inning off Norris 0 on 0 out); Francisco (3,4th inning off Norris 0 on 1 out); Werth (31,8th inning off Hawkins 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Bourn 2 (52,2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz 2).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Chad Fairchild, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:43.  A–34,754.
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