MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
06/16/2004
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 959 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (30-35) 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 13 2
Baltimore Orioles (23-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0
Astros Topple Orioles, 8-1, as Murrone Shines
The Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Astros got a fine performance from center fielder Fortunato Murrone, who was 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Jeff Karstens earned the win to go to 4-3. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. At 30-35, Houston is in 4th place in the NL Central Division.

Murrone had a key at-bat in the top of the third to put Houston in front, 6-0. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run off Baltimore pitcher Preston Ballew.

"Things went our way," said Murrone.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gathright LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .324 0 3
S. Rolen 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .294 9 31
W. Ford RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .272 8 42
C. Hart 1B 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .257 8 26
F. Murrone CF 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 .271 5 29
A. Dunn DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .174 12 30
H. Luna SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 2 8
G. LaRocca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
W. Garcia C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 0 6
Totals 38 8 13 8 2 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Murrone 2 (13, 1st Inning off P. Ballew, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. Gallardo, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hart (12, 7th Inning off M. Fieldbinder, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (9, 1st Inning off P. Ballew, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Hart (8, 1st Inning off P. Ballew, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Murrone (5, 3rd Inning off P. Ballew, 3 on, 1 out) , W. Ford (8, 5th Inning off T. Gallardo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gathright , S. Rolen 6 , W. Ford 5 , C. Hart 7 , F. Murrone 8 , H. Luna
2-out RBI: C. Hart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Murrone , A. Dunn , H. Luna , W. Garcia
GIDP: G. LaRocca
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Gathright (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ford (2) , H. Luna (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Luna-LaRocca-Hart, Hart-Luna-Hart)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 4 32
S. Contreras CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .306 4 25
N. Rodriguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .295 9 33
S. Kan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 7 35
R. Belliard 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 4 20
B. Seever LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210 4 15
T. Sears DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 3 20
D. Bacani SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .222 2 21
G. Torres C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133 1 11
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (18, 3rd Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Belliard (17, 4th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Roberts 2 , S. Contreras , R. Belliard 4 , D. Bacani
2-out RBI: D. Bacani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roberts , S. Kan , T. Sears
GIDP: N. Rodriguez , D. Bacani
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bacani-Roberts-Kan)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens W (4-3) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 84 4.26   
D. Wheeler 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 5.34   
C. Bradford 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 62
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 23, D. Wheeler 5, C. Bradford 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 5-6, D. Wheeler 0-1, C. Bradford 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 84-53, D. Wheeler 22-12, C. Bradford 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ballew L (3-8) 2.1 7 6 6 1 2 3 64 5.05   
T. Gallardo 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 40 4.33   
M. Fieldbinder 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 4.38   
G. Olson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ballew 16
Batters Faced: P. Ballew 14, T. Gallardo 11, M. Fieldbinder 11, G. Olson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ballew 2-2, T. Gallardo 2-2, M. Fieldbinder 3-3, G. Olson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ballew 64-42, T. Gallardo 40-27, M. Fieldbinder 38-22, G. Olson 12-10
WP: M. Fieldbinder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fortunato Murrone
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 17650
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