Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 30, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 2009 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 5 0 0 0
Tejada ss 5 1 2 0
Berkman 1b 5 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 0
Blum 3b 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 3 0 0 1
Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0
Towles c 4 2 2 2
  Coste c 0 0 0 0
Moehler p 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 2 2 0
Victorino cf 4 2 2 1
Utley 2b 3 1 0 1
Howard 1b 2 2 1 1
Ibanez lf 2 2 1 3
Werth rf 3 0 0 1
Feliz 3b 4 1 2 1
Ruiz c 4 0 1 1
Martinez p 1 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Kendrick p 1 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 10 9 9
Houston 110 100 000381
Philadelphia 100 421 20x1091
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  L(8-12) 4.1 6 7 7 3 1
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gervacio   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Byrdak   1.0 1 2 2 2 0
  Valverde   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
10
10
6
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez   4.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Kendrick  W(3-1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Durbin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Eyre   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
6

  E–Moehler (1), Feliz (15).  DP–Houston 1. Blum-Matsui-Berkman.  2B–Houston Lee (34,off Martinez), Philadelphia Rollins (43,off Moehler); Feliz (29,off Moehler); Ruiz (25,off Gervacio).  3B–Philadelphia Rollins (5,off Moehler); Victorino (13,off Moehler).  HR–Houston Towles 2 (2,2nd inning off Martinez 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Martinez 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Ibanez (34,7th inning off Byrdak 1 on 2 out).  HBP–Moehler (1,by Martinez).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Victorino (4,off Moehler).  SF–Ibanez (5,off Wright).  IBB–Howard (8,by Moehler).  Team–4.  SB–Bourn (61,2nd base off Martinez/Ruiz); Victorino (25,2nd base off Moehler/Towles).  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–3:04.  A–45,207.
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