Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 28, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 2009 at Citizens Bank 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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Houston Astros 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 1 2 0
Tejada ss 5 3 4 1
Berkman 1b 1 1 0 0
  Boone ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Lee lf 5 2 2 2
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 1 2 1
Keppinger 3b 5 0 3 2
Matsui 2b 4 0 1 2
Towles c 5 0 1 0
Bazardo p 2 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Maysonet ph 1 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 1 0 0 0
  Michaels ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 3 1 1 0
Victorino cf 4 1 2 0
Utley 2b 2 0 0 1
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Werth rf 2 0 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Bako c 2 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoover c 0 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
Hamels p 2 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Condrey p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 1
Houston 000 102 5008151
Philadelphia 100 001 000240
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bazardo  W(1-2) 5.2 2 2 2 4 4
  Gervacio   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brocail   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels  L(10-10) 6.2 9 6 6 3 5
  Walker   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Condrey   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Romero   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
4
6

  E–Matsui (6).  DP–Houston 2. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman, Matsui-Tejada-Boone.  2B–Houston Pence (26,off Hamels); Lee (33,off Walker), Philadelphia Victorino (39,off Bazardo).  3B–Philadelphia Victorino (12,off Byrdak).  HBP–Matsui (3,by Lidge); Utley (24,by Byrdak).  IBB–Berkman (14,by Hamels).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Utley (4,off Bazardo).  Team–6.  SB–Bourn (60,2nd base off Hamels/Bako).  CS–Berkman (4,2nd base by Hamels/Bako).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:00.  A–45,146.
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