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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

2005-09-07 Β· Night game Β· Citizens Bank Park Β· Att: 29026 Β· 81Β°F, sunny Β· 3:09

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–6. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 6th. Chad Qualls earned the win and Brad Lidge picked up the save. Craig Biggio went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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HOU01010300389
PHI02100003068

W: Chad Qualls   L: Billy Wagner   SV: Brad Lidge

Umpires β€” HP: Larry Poncino Β· 1B: Paul Nauert Β· 2B: Mark Wegner Β· 3B: Gary Darling Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Willy Taveras513001
Craig Biggio511300
Luke Scott500002
Lance Berkman332110
Jason Lane411001
Mike Lamb311310
Adam Everett300111
Brad Ausmus401001
Brandon Backe100000
Chris Burke100000
Humberto Quintero100000
Jose Vizcaino100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Rollins513000
Kenny Lofton200010
Chase Utley500101
Bobby Abreu311211
Pat Burrell210022
Ryan Howard423201
David Bell300010
Mike Lieberthal300000
Vicente Padilla200001
Tomas Perez100000
Jason Michaels110011
Michael Tucker100000
Shane Victorino101100

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Brandon Backe4.0334
Wandy Rodriguez1.0100
Russ Springer1.2101
Mike Gallo0.1000
Dan Wheeler0.1230
Chad Qualls0.2100
Brad Lidge1.0002

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vicente Padilla5.1735
Ryan Madson1.2001
Ugueth Urbina1.0000
Billy Wagner1.0200

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Willy Taveras: K
  • Craig Biggio: 23/G23-
  • Luke Scott: K

Bot 1

  • Jimmy Rollins: S9/L89S
  • Kenny Lofton: CS2(26)
  • Kenny Lofton: 43/G4
  • Chase Utley: 3/G3+

Top 2

  • Lance Berkman: HR/F8RXD+
  • Jason Lane: K
  • Mike Lamb: 3/G3+
  • Adam Everett: W
  • Brad Ausmus: 9/F9M

Bot 2

  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Pat Burrell: W
  • Ryan Howard: HR/F89XD+.1-H
  • David Bell: 7/F78D
  • Mike Lieberthal: 4/P34D

Top 3

  • Brandon Backe: 13/G15
  • Willy Taveras: S4/G4MS-
  • Craig Biggio: 8/F8LXD
  • Luke Scott: SB2
  • Luke Scott: 13/G

Bot 3

  • Vicente Padilla: K
  • Jimmy Rollins: D9/G3+
  • Kenny Lofton: SB3
  • Kenny Lofton: W
  • Chase Utley: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H
  • Bobby Abreu: W.1-2
  • Pat Burrell: K

Top 4

  • Lance Berkman: D7/F78XD+
  • Jason Lane: 8/F8LXD.2-3
  • Mike Lamb: W
  • Adam Everett: 64(1)/FO/G6MS.3-H
  • Brad Ausmus: K

Bot 4

  • Ryan Howard: K
  • David Bell: 5/P56S
  • Mike Lieberthal: 5/P

Top 5

  • Chris Burke: 7/F7D
  • Willy Taveras: S8/L4MD
  • Craig Biggio: 7/F78M
  • Luke Scott: 43/G34

Bot 5

  • Vicente Padilla: 6/P6MD
  • Jimmy Rollins: S7/L7S+
  • Kenny Lofton: 5/L5S+
  • Chase Utley: 8/F8RXD

Top 6

  • Lance Berkman: W
  • Jason Lane: D7/G5+.1-3
  • Mike Lamb: HR/L9D+.3-H;2-H
  • Adam Everett: K
  • Brad Ausmus: S8/L4MD
  • Humberto Quintero: 54(1)3/GDP/G6S

Bot 6

  • Bobby Abreu: 7/F7S
  • Pat Burrell: K
  • Ryan Howard: S9/G34+
  • David Bell: 9/F89M

Top 7

  • Willy Taveras: 63/G6M
  • Craig Biggio: 63/G6
  • Luke Scott: K

Bot 7

  • Mike Lieberthal: 63/G6
  • Tomas Perez: 6/L4MD
  • Jimmy Rollins: 53/G5

Top 8

  • Lance Berkman: 9/F9M
  • Jason Lane: 7/F7M
  • Mike Lamb: 5/P5F

Bot 8

  • Jason Michaels: W
  • Chase Utley: 8/F8LXD+
  • Bobby Abreu: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
  • Pat Burrell: W
  • Ryan Howard: D9/L9LD+.1-3
  • David Bell: IW
  • Michael Tucker: 32(3)/FO/G34S+.2-3;1-2
  • Shane Victorino: S9/L9S+.3-H;2XH(92);1-2

Top 9

  • Adam Everett: 7/F7M
  • Brad Ausmus: 9/L9M+
  • Jose Vizcaino: E5/G56
  • Willy Taveras: S6/G6S.1-2
  • Craig Biggio: HR/F7LD+.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
  • Luke Scott: 63/G6

Bot 9

  • Jimmy Rollins: 43/G4+
  • Jason Michaels: K23
  • Chase Utley: K