San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
May 8, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2010 at Minute Maid Park. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hairston S. cf,lf 2 1 0 0
Eckstein 2b 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez 1b 4 0 0 0
Headley 3b 3 1 1 1
Venable rf 3 0 0 0
Torrealba c 4 0 2 1
Blanks lf 3 0 0 0
  Gwynn ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hairston J. ss 4 0 1 0
Garland p 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Keppinger ss 2 0 1 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 3 0 1 0
Feliz 3b 2 0 0 0
Matsui 2b 3 1 0 0
Cash c 2 0 0 0
  Blum ph 1 0 1 1
  Quintero c 0 0 0 0
Paulino p 2 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
San Diego 000 011 000260
Houston 000 000 010131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Garland  W(4-2) 7.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Adams   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Bell  SV(8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Paulino  L(0-5) 7.0 5 2 1 0 11
  Lyon   1.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Lindstrom   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
13

  E–Paulino (1).  DP–San Diego 1. Headley-Eckstein-Gonzalez.  SF–Headley (2,off Paulino).  HBP–S. Hairston (3,by Paulino).  Team LOB–7.  Team–3.  SB–Eckstein (2,2nd base off Paulino/Cash); Torrealba (2,2nd base off Paulino/Cash); Keppinger (1,2nd base off Garland/Torrealba); Matsui (1,2nd base off Adams/Torrealba).  CS–Pence (3,2nd base by Garland/Torrealba).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:51.  A–27,038.
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