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Philadelphia Phillies @ Houston Astros

2004-08-24 Β· Night game Β· Minute Maid Park Β· Att: 37127 Β· 74Β°F, dome, dry Β· Wind R to L Β· 2:26

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Roy Oswalt earned the win and Brad Lidge picked up the save. Placido Polanco went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
PHI10100000027
HOU0010010248

W: Roy Oswalt   L: Todd Jones   SV: Brad Lidge

Umpires β€” HP: Mike DiMuro Β· 1B: Joe West Β· 2B: Derryl Cousins Β· 3B: Paul Emmel Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins311010
Placido Polanco311201
Bobby Abreu300013
Jim Thome401001
David Bell401000
Mike Lieberthal302010
Jason Michaels301012
Marlon Byrd300000
Brett Myers300002
Chase Utley100000

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Craig Biggio401101
Carlos Beltran311110
Jeff Bagwell411001
Lance Berkman402100
Mike Lamb401100
Jose Vizcaino301001
Eric Bruntlett300001
Raul Chavez110010
Carlos Hernandez100001
Orlando Palmeiro100001
Brad Ausmus111000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Brett Myers7.0425
Todd Jones1.0401

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Carlos Hernandez7.0646
Roy Oswalt1.0002
Brad Lidge1.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: S3/BG34S-
  • Placido Polanco: SB2.1-3(E3/TH)
  • Placido Polanco: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Jim Thome: S7/P78S
  • David Bell: 6/P7S

Bot 1

  • Craig Biggio: 53/G5+
  • Carlos Beltran: 43/G4S
  • Jeff Bagwell: K

Top 2

  • Mike Lieberthal: 8/F8RD
  • Jason Michaels: S7
  • Marlon Byrd: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

  • Lance Berkman: 7/F78S
  • Mike Lamb: 43/G34-
  • Jose Vizcaino: K

Top 3

  • Brett Myers: 4/P3D
  • Jimmy Rollins: 63/G6+
  • Placido Polanco: HR/F7D+
  • Bobby Abreu: W
  • Jim Thome: SB2
  • Jim Thome: 7/F7M

Bot 3

  • Eric Bruntlett: 43/G4
  • Raul Chavez: W
  • Carlos Hernandez: 14/SH/BG34S-.1-2
  • Craig Biggio: S8/G6M+.2-H
  • Carlos Beltran: W.1-2
  • Jeff Bagwell: 8/F78XD+

Top 4

  • David Bell: 3/G34S
  • Mike Lieberthal: S7/F7LM
  • Jason Michaels: W.1-2
  • Marlon Byrd: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Bot 4

  • Lance Berkman: S8/L8RS
  • Mike Lamb: 7/P7LS
  • Jose Vizcaino: CS2(26)
  • Jose Vizcaino: 31/G34S

Top 5

  • Brett Myers: K
  • Jimmy Rollins: 63/G6+
  • Placido Polanco: E5/TH/G56
  • Bobby Abreu: CS2(26)

Bot 5

  • Eric Bruntlett: K
  • Raul Chavez: 63/G6M
  • Carlos Hernandez: K

Top 6

  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Jim Thome: K
  • David Bell: S8/L6MD+
  • Mike Lieberthal: W.1-2
  • Jason Michaels: K

Bot 6

  • Craig Biggio: 53/G5+
  • Carlos Beltran: HR/F9D+
  • Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6
  • Lance Berkman: 43/G4

Top 7

  • Marlon Byrd: 43/G4
  • Brett Myers: K
  • Jimmy Rollins: W
  • Placido Polanco: CS2(24)

Bot 7

  • Mike Lamb: 7/L7M+
  • Jose Vizcaino: D7/L7LS
  • Eric Bruntlett: 8/F8RD.2-3
  • Orlando Palmeiro: K

Top 8

  • Placido Polanco: K
  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Jim Thome: 31/G3-

Bot 8

  • Brad Ausmus: S1/G15+
  • Craig Biggio: K
  • Carlos Beltran: 7/F7LS
  • Jeff Bagwell: S7/G56.1-2
  • Lance Berkman: S9/G34.2-H;1-3;B-2(E9/TH)
  • Mike Lamb: S9/L34D+.3-H;2XH(92)

Top 9

  • David Bell: 9/F9S
  • Mike Lieberthal: S9/G34
  • Jason Michaels: K
  • Chase Utley: 8/F8LS