Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 6, Houston 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Scott Barry
Attendance: 30189
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Florida 0002030106110
Houston 200000000230
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Florida 64-55 34-28 30-27 W1
Houston 57-62 31-29 26-33 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 31-29 record at home this season. The Florida Marlins have a 30-27 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Florida has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Marlins have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Ricky Nolasco pitched 9.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.22. Bud Norris took the loss for Houston.
  • Carlos Lee had the only homerun for Houston. Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, Jeremy Hermida hit homeruns for Florida.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Florida   Houston
Ricky Nolasco Player Bud Norris
Win W/L Loss
9.0 IP 5.2
10 Strikeouts 4
3 Hits 9
2.00 ERA 7.94
Hitting
Florida   Houston
Jeremy Hermida Player Carlos Lee
3 Hits 1
2 RBI 2
1 HR 1
6 TB 4
.750 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Florida 11 3 21 .314 13 6 6 2 1 0
Houston 3 1 7 .100 2 10 2 0 0 0