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Houston Astros @ 
Florida Marlins
2003-08-03 · Day game · Sun Life Stadium · Att: 12262 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 2:32
Houston Astros defeated Florida Marlins 3–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 3rd. Jared Fernandez earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Orlando Merced went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| FLO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Jared Fernandez L: Mark Redman SV: Billy Wagner
Umpires — HP: Justin Klemm · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Terry Craft · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando Merced | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morgan Ensberg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeff Kent | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lance Berkman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Adam Everett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jared Fernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Lidge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Bruntlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Marlins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Juan Pierre | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Castillo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Redman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Redmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Fernandez | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Lidge | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Florida Marlins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Redman | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Armando Almanza | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Orlando Merced: 43/G4M-
- Morgan Ensberg: 43/G4M
- Jeff Bagwell: K
Bot 1
- Juan Pierre: W
- Luis Castillo: SB2
- Luis Castillo: 53/G56
- Ivan Rodriguez: POCS3(14)
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Top 2
- Jeff Kent: S7/L56D
- Lance Berkman: W.1-2
- Adam Everett: S8/L78S-.2-H;1-3
- Brad Ausmus: 3/P3SF/FL
- Colin Porter: K
- Jared Fernandez: 63/G56-
Bot 2
- Mike Lowell: K
- Juan Encarnacion: D7/L7M+
- Derrek Lee: WP.2-3
- Derrek Lee: 63/G6S-
- Miguel Cabrera: S8/L8LS.3-H
- Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8LD+
Top 3
- Orlando Merced: HR/F9D+
- Morgan Ensberg: D7/L7LM+
- Jeff Bagwell: 53/G56S-
- Jeff Kent: 3/P3DF-/FL
- Lance Berkman: S9/P89S-.2-H
- Adam Everett: 8/F8LD
Bot 3
- Mark Redman: 5/P5F-/FL
- Juan Pierre: 2/BP2R-
- Luis Castillo: 6/P6MD
Top 4
- Brad Ausmus: 8/F8RS
- Colin Porter: K
- Jared Fernandez: 9/F9S-
Bot 4
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G56
- Mike Lowell: 8/F78M
- Juan Encarnacion: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Orlando Merced: 9/F9LD+
- Morgan Ensberg: K
- Jeff Bagwell: K
Bot 5
- Derrek Lee: 8/F8LM
- Miguel Cabrera: K
- Alex Gonzalez: 6/P56D-
Top 6
- Jeff Kent: 9/P8RS
- Lance Berkman: K
- Adam Everett: 13/BG13-
Bot 6
- Mark Redman: K
- Juan Pierre: HP
- Luis Castillo: S9/L9S-.1-3
- Ivan Rodriguez: CS2(24)
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
Top 7
- Brad Ausmus: S7/L7S
- Colin Porter: 8/F8LXD+
- Brad Lidge: K/BF
- Orlando Merced: 8/F8RM-
Bot 7
- Mike Lowell: K
- Juan Encarnacion: 9/F9LD
- Derrek Lee: 9/F9M
Top 8
- Morgan Ensberg: 9/F89S
- Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6
- Jeff Kent: S8/F8RS-
- Lance Berkman: S8/G6M.1-2
- Adam Everett: HP.2-3;1-2
- Brad Ausmus: 9/F89S-
Bot 8
- Miguel Cabrera: K
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Andy Fox: 43/G34-
Top 9
- Colin Porter: S4/BG34S-
- Eric Bruntlett: 3/BP23-
- Orlando Merced: K
- Morgan Ensberg: 64(1)/FO/G6M-
Bot 9
- Juan Pierre: S4/G4M-
- Luis Castillo: 8/F8RD+
- Mike Redmond: K
- Mike Lowell: S8/L4MD+.1-3
- Juan Encarnacion: 6/L6-
Notes & reviews
- Rodriguez ejected by HP umpire Klemm for arguing about the pitch that was called strike two before grounding out