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
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
Team Records
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