Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 6, Houston 5
Thursday, August 7, 2014 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, August 7, 2014
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 81°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Lazaro Diaz, 3B - Mark Carlson
Attendance: 26609
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Houston 302000000580
Philadelphia 01000005-6100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 47-68 26-33 21-35 L3
Philadelphia 52-63 25-33 27-30 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Philadelphia Phillies have a 25-33 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 21-35 record on the road.
  • Philadelphia has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Phillies have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Mario Hollands pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.32. Jonathan Papelbon closed out the game to get the save and has 27 saves for the season. Tony Sipp took the loss for Houston.
  • Ryan Howard had the only homerun for Philadelphia. Chris Carter (2), Marc Krauss hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Philadelphia
Collin McHugh Player Sean O'Sullivan
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.0
8 Strikeouts 4
5 Hits 7
1.29 ERA 7.50
Hitting
Houston   Philadelphia
Chris Carter Player Carlos Ruiz
3 Hits 2
4 RBI 1
2 HR 0
9 TB 3
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 8 3 17 .258 6 5 2 0 0
Philadelphia 10 1 14 .312 9 6 0 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against NY Mets. The Phillies have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .438 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Texas. The Astros have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .373 after a loss.