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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

2004-08-18 Β· Night game Β· Citizens Bank Park Β· Att: 43895 Β· 79Β°F Β· Wind 9 mph Β· 3:20

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–8. Houston Astros put up 6 in the 4th. Chad Harville earned the win and Brad Lidge picked up the save. Marlon Byrd went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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HOU100600020913
PHI103100300811

W: Chad Harville   L: Todd Jones   SV: Brad Lidge

Umpires β€” HP: Jeff Nelson Β· 1B: Chris Guccione Β· 2B: Tim Tschida Β· 3B: Joe Brinkman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Craig Biggio401101
Carlos Beltran412301
Jeff Bagwell511000
Lance Berkman502100
Jeff Kent511102
Morgan Ensberg423000
Jose Vizcaino321100
Brad Ausmus211010
Roger Clemens201201
Jason Lane100011
Mike Lamb100001
Orlando Palmeiro100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins422110
Placido Polanco522101
Bobby Abreu311111
Jim Thome312121
David Bell402210
Mike Lieberthal400002
Jason Michaels400002
Marlon Byrd322101
Cory Lidle100001
Lou Collier100000
Tomas Perez100001
Doug Glanville100000
Chase Utley100000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Roger Clemens3.0523
David Weathers2.0121
Chad Qualls1.1102
Mike Gallo0.0200
Chad Harville0.2102
Dan Miceli1.0001
Brad Lidge1.0111

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cory Lidle3.1813
Brian Powell0.2100
Amaury Telemaco2.0102
Todd Jones1.0200
Felix Rodriguez0.1011
Rheal Cormier1.2102

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Craig Biggio: 2/BP2LF
  • Carlos Beltran: S9/F9LD
  • Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6.1-2
  • Lance Berkman: D7/L5+.2-H
  • Jeff Kent: K

Bot 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: T8/L8RXD+
  • Placido Polanco: 13/G15+
  • Bobby Abreu: W+WP.3-H(NR)
  • Jim Thome: CS2(26)
  • Jim Thome: K

Top 2

  • Morgan Ensberg: S8/G6M+
  • Jose Vizcaino: CS2(26)
  • Jose Vizcaino: 3/G3
  • Brad Ausmus: 9/F9LD

Bot 2

  • David Bell: 63/G6
  • Mike Lieberthal: 63/G6
  • Jason Michaels: 8/F8LXD+

Top 3

  • Roger Clemens: K
  • Craig Biggio: 43/G4
  • Carlos Beltran: K

Bot 3

  • Marlon Byrd: S5/G6S-.B-2(E5/TH)
  • Cory Lidle: K/BF
  • Jimmy Rollins: S9/G34+.2-H;B-2(TH)
  • Placido Polanco: S7/L7S.2-3
  • Bobby Abreu: 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H
  • Jim Thome: D7/L78D.1-H
  • David Bell: W
  • Mike Lieberthal: K

Top 4

  • Jeff Bagwell: DGR/F8RXD+
  • Lance Berkman: 43/G34-.2-3
  • Jeff Kent: S8/L4MD.3-H
  • Morgan Ensberg: S9/L89S.1-2
  • Jose Vizcaino: S8/L89S-.2-H;1-2
  • Brad Ausmus: W.2-3;1-2
  • Roger Clemens: S9/L9LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Craig Biggio: D7/L78M+.3-H;1-3
  • Carlos Beltran: 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H
  • Jeff Bagwell: 4/L4

Bot 4

  • Jason Michaels: 63/G6
  • Marlon Byrd: HR/F78XD+
  • Lou Collier: 43/G4+
  • Jimmy Rollins: W
  • Placido Polanco: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

  • Lance Berkman: 7/F7D
  • Jeff Kent: 3/P3F
  • Morgan Ensberg: 7/F7D

Bot 5

  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Jim Thome: W
  • David Bell: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 6

  • Jose Vizcaino: 43/G34
  • Brad Ausmus: D7/L7LM
  • Jason Lane: K
  • Craig Biggio: K

Bot 6

  • Mike Lieberthal: 7/F7D+
  • Jason Michaels: K
  • Marlon Byrd: HP
  • Tomas Perez: K

Top 7

  • Carlos Beltran: 63/G6M
  • Jeff Bagwell: 53/G
  • Lance Berkman: S6/G6
  • Jeff Kent: 43/G34S-

Bot 7

  • Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8LXD+
  • Placido Polanco: HR/F7D+
  • Bobby Abreu: S7/L78S+
  • Jim Thome: S7/L78M.1-3;B-2(E7/TH)
  • David Bell: D8/L78D+.3-H;2-H(UR)
  • Mike Lieberthal: K
  • Jason Michaels: K

Top 8

  • Morgan Ensberg: S9/L9LD
  • Jose Vizcaino: E1/TH/FO/SH.1-3;B-2
  • Mike Lamb: K
  • Jason Lane: W
  • Orlando Palmeiro: K
  • Carlos Beltran: D8/F78XD+.3-H;2-H;1XH(862)

Bot 8

  • Marlon Byrd: K
  • Doug Glanville: 8/F8LXD+
  • Jimmy Rollins: 3/G

Top 9

  • Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LXD+
  • Lance Berkman: 31/G34S
  • Jeff Kent: K

Bot 9

  • Placido Polanco: K
  • Bobby Abreu: 7/F7LM
  • Jim Thome: W
  • David Bell: D8/L78D.1-3
  • Mike Lieberthal: HP
  • Chase Utley: 8/F8RS