Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 8, Houston 6
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, August 10, 2009
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 12325
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 12325
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Florida Marlins have a 30-26 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 24-29 record on the road.
- Florida has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Marlins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Rick Vanden Hurk pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.15. Leo Nunez closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Brian Moehler took the loss for Houston.
- Darin Erstad had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | Florida | |
| Brian Moehler | Player | Rick Vanden Hurk |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 7.20 | ERA | 3.60 |
Hitting
| Houston | Florida | |
| Miguel Tejada | Player | John Baker |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 3 |
| .600 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary