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BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |  
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | x | 11 | 15 | 1 |  
 
 
| HOUSTON | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Spiers 3b-2b Biggio 2b
 Truby 3b
 Bagwell dh
 L Berkman rf
 Alou lf
 G Barker cf
 Hidalgo cf-lf
 D Ward 1b
 Eusebio c
 Bogar ss
 Totals
 | 4 4
 1
 3
 5
 4
 0
 3
 4
 4
 4
 36
 | 0 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0
 6
 | 1 0
 0
 1
 2
 2
 0
 1
 2
 1
 1
 11
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 2
 1
 2
 0
 6
 | 1 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 | 1 1
 0
 1
 2
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 7
 | 1 2
 1
 2
 3
 2
 0
 2
 0
 1
 1
 15
 | .302 .256
 .246
 .290
 .309
 .367
 .189
 .291
 .222
 .206
 .136
 
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 BATTING2B:  Bagwell (20, Blair); Alou (13, Blair); D Ward (5,
Nitkowski).
 HR:  Eusebio (3, 4th inning off Blair 1 on, 2 out);
Hidalgo (25, 8th inning off D Patterson 0 on, 0 out).
 SF:  Hidalgo.
 Rbi:  Alou (50), Hidalgo 2 (66), Eusebio 2 (14), D Ward (30).
 2-out rbi:  Eusebio 2.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -: L Berkman 2, Bogar 1, Alou 1.
 Team LOB:  7.
 
 
 
| DETROIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Polonia dh R Becker rf
 Higginson lf
 Palmer 3b
 D Cruz ss
 J Encarnacion cf
 Ausmus c
 Easley 2b
 Halter 1b
 Totals
 | 5 4
 5
 4
 4
 4
 3
 4
 3
 36
 | 2 1
 1
 2
 1
 1
 2
 1
 0
 11
 | 3 1
 2
 2
 2
 0
 3
 2
 0
 15
 | 2 1
 0
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 1
 11
 | 0 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 3
 | 0 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
 2
 | 0 1
 2
 1
 1
 3
 0
 3
 4
 15
 | .273 .265
 .292
 .270
 .286
 .292
 .244
 .235
 .281
 
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 BATTING2B:  Palmer (11, Lima); Ausmus (12, Lima); Higginson
(26, Y Perez).
 3B:  Polonia (4, Jose Cabrera).
 SF:  D Cruz,
Halter, R Becker.
 Rbi:  Ausmus 3 (30), Palmer (50), D Cruz 2 (38), 
Polonia 2 (20), Easley (20), Halter (7), R Becker (24).
 2-out rbi -: Ausmus, Polonia.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:  Halter 2.
 Team LOB:  7.
 
 FIELDINGE:  R Becker (5, bobble).
 Outfield assists:  Higginson
(Alou at 1st base).
 DP: 1 (Higginson-Halter).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| HOUSTON | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Lima Y Perez (H, 4)
 Henry (L, 1-3; Bs, 1)
 M Valdes
 Jose Cabrera
 | 6 0
 0
 0
 2
 | 10 1
 1
 2
 1
 | 4 1
 3
 2
 1
 | 4 1
 3
 2
 1
 | 1 0
 2
 0
 0
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 1
 | 0 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 7.29 5.75
 4.93
 3.42
 6.30
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| DETROIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Blair Nitkowski
 D Patterson (W, 4-1)
 N Cruz
 | 5 1/3 2/3
 2
 1
 | 7 1
 2
 1
 | 5 0
 1
 0
 | 5 0
 1
 0
 | 2 1
 0
 0
 | 3 1
 1
 2
 | 1 0
 1
 0
 | 4.99 5.67
 3.13
 0.68
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Nitkowski pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Y Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Henry pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
M Valdes pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
 
Pitches-strikes: Blair 83-52; Nitkowski 18-10; D Patterson 18-15; 
N Cruz 14-11; Lima 84-61; Y Perez 5-2; Henry 16-7; M Valdes 9-5;: Jose Cabrera 15-12.Ground balls-fly balls: Blair 6-6; Nitkowski 1-0; 
D Patterson 2-3; N Cruz 0-1; Lima 8-9; Y Perez 0-0; Henry 0-0;: M Valdes 0-0; Jose Cabrera 0-5.
 Batters faced: Blair 24; Nitkowski 4; 
D Patterson 8; N Cruz 4; Lima 29; Y Perez 1; Henry 3; M Valdes 2;: Jose Cabrera 7.
 Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Mike Fichter. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Terry Craft.
 T: 3:01.
 Att: 39,189.
 Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
 Wind: 15 mph,: out to left.
 
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 ALSO SEE
 Baseball Scoreboard
 
 Houston Clubhouse
 
 Detroit Clubhouse
 
 BOXSCORES
 Cleveland 6
 Pittsburgh 4
 
Boston 6NY Mets 4
 
Detroit 11Houston 6
 
Atlanta 7Baltimore 3
 
Oakland 6San Francisco 2
 
Philadelphia 7Toronto 3
 
Texas 6Arizona 5
 
Anaheim 6Los Angeles 2
 
Montreal 4Tampa Bay 1
 
Chi. White Sox 15St. Louis 7
 
Chicago Cubs 8Minnesota 4
 
Kansas City 7Milwaukee 4
 
San Diego 4Seattle 1
 
Cincinnati 7Colorado 4
 
  
  
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