San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
April 17, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 2011 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 8, Houston Astros 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Denorfia rf 2 0 0 0
  Venable ph,rf 3 2 1 2
Patterson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Hudson ph,2b 0 0 0 1
Headley 3b 5 1 2 0
Cantu 1b 4 1 1 3
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Hundley c 5 2 2 1
Ludwick lf 5 0 1 0
Maybin cf 5 1 2 0
Bartlett ss 4 1 2 1
Richard p 3 0 0 0
  Frieri p 0 0 0 0
  Hawpe ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourgeois cf 5 1 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 2 2 1
Lee 1b 4 1 2 2
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
Michaels lf 3 1 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 1
Hall 2b 3 0 1 2
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Wallace 1b 0 0 0 0
  Bourn pr 0 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 0 0
Myers p 2 0 0 0
  Abad p 0 0 0 0
  Downs 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
San Diego 010 020 1408111
Houston 022 002 000693
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Richard   5.1 7 6 6 1 5
  Frieri  W(1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Adams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Bell  SV(4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Myers   6.0 8 3 3 2 5
  Abad   0.2 0 1 0 0 1
  Melancon  L(1-1) 0.2 3 4 2 1 0
  Fulchino   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Valdez   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
5
6
8

  E–Venable (1), Sanchez (5), Abad 2 (2).  DP–San Diego 1. Hundley-Patterson, Houston 1. Myers-Sanchez-Lee.  2B–San Diego Headley 2 (6,off Myers 2), Houston Johnson (2,off Richard); Pence (7,off Richard); Lee (2,off Richard).  3B–San Diego Maybin (2,off Myers).  HR–San Diego Hundley (3,2nd inning off Myers 0 on 0 out); Cantu (1,5th inning off Myers 1 on 2 out).  SF–Hudson (2,off Abad).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Maybin (4,2nd base off Myers/Quintero); Venable (3,2nd base off Fulchino/Quintero); Bourgeois (5,2nd base off Richard/Hundley).  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Frieri/Hundley).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Todd Tichenor, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–3:07.  A–22,899.
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