HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lugo ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .290
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .288
L Berkman cf-lf 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 .336
Alou rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .410
Hidalgo lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .302
G Barker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Truby 3b 3 0 2 2 2 0 3 .216
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .178
K Bottenfield p 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222
N Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
M Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 8 4 10 7 23
a-flied to left for N Cruz in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Truby 2 (4, J Brower, J Riedling). HR - Lugo (7,
1st inning off J Brower 0 on, 0 out). S - K Bottenfield. RBI -
Lugo (13), Alou (19), Truby 2 (20). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Bottenfield 2, Lugo 1, Truby 2, Biggio 1,
Ausmus 2, L Berkman 1. GIDP - Alou. Team LOB - 13.
FIELDING: E - Lugo (4, throw); Truby (6, throw). Outfield
assists - L Berkman (D Young at 2nd base), Hidalgo (Sadler at
3rd base). DP: 1 (Hidalgo-Lugo-Truby).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Sadler ss-2b 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .250
M Tucker cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297
D Young lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .290
S Casey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325
Ochoa rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .316
A Boone 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .280
Reese 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
D Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wohlers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Castro ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Larue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
J Brower p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Sullivan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Dt Cromer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Riedling p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Ba Larkin ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
Totals 31 3 7 2 3 4 11
a-grounded to shortstop for Sullivan in the 3rd; b-sacrificed
for Wohlers in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Sadler 2 (2, K Bottenfield 2); M Tucker (9, M
Jackson). S - J Castro. SF - D Young. RBI - D Young 2 (21).
2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Larue 1, Reese 2, Ochoa 1, Ba Larkin 1. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - Sadler (1, 2nd base by N Cruz/Ausmus).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Reese-Sadler-S Casey).
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Houston - 400 000 000 -- 4
Cincinnati - 101 001 000 -- 3
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
K Bottenfield (W, 2-2) 5 2/3 5 3 2 1 3 0 4.88
N Cruz (H, 2) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.54
M Jackson (H, 5) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71
B Wagner (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.50
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
J Brower (L, 2-1) 1/3 5 4 4 1 0 1 6.11
Sullivan 2 2/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.71
J Riedling 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 2.91
D Reyes 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.29
Wohlers 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.94
WP - J Riedling. Pitches-strikes: J Brower 24-12; Sullivan
38-23; J Riedling 56-30; D Reyes 23-12; Wohlers 29-19; K
Bottenfield 85-56; N Cruz 25-12; M Jackson 11-7; B Wagner 16-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Brower 1-0; Sullivan 2-3; J Riedling
4-4; D Reyes 1-1; Wohlers 2-2; K Bottenfield 5-7; N Cruz 1-2; M
Jackson 3-0; B Wagner 2-0. Batters faced: J Brower 7; Sullivan
8; J Riedling 14; D Reyes 6; Wohlers 9; K Bottenfield 23; N Cruz
5; M Jackson 4; B Wagner 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Scott Higgins. 2B--Mike Dimuro.
3B--Paul Emmel.
T--3:19. Att--19,096. Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 6
mph, right to left.
Astros first. Lugo homered to center on a 3-1 count. Biggio grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. Bagwell singled to center. Berkman singled to right, Bagwell to second. Alou singled to left, Bagwell scored, Berkman to second. Hidalgo walked on four pitches, Berkman to third, Alou to second. Truby doubled to left, Berkman scored, Alou scored, Hidalgo to third. Sullivan pitching. Ausmus popped out to right fielder Ochoa. Bottenfield struck out. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 4, Reds 0.
Reds first. Sadler doubled to center. Tucker grounded out, second baseman Biggio to first baseman Bagwell, Sadler to third. Young hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Hidalgo, Sadler scored. Casey struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 4, Reds 1.
Reds third. Cromer pinch-hitting for Sullivan. Cromer grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Bagwell. Sadler singled to center. Tucker grounded out, second baseman Biggio to first baseman Bagwell, Sadler to second. Young singled to center, Sadler scored. Young was out advancing, center fielder Berkman to second baseman Biggio, Young out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 4, Reds 2.
Reds sixth. Sadler doubled to left. Tucker walked. Young flied out to left fielder Hidalgo. Sadler was out advancing, left fielder Hidalgo to shortstop Lugo to third baseman Truby, Sadler out. Casey singled to right, Tucker to third. Ochoa safe at second on Truby's error, Tucker scored, Casey to third. Cruz pitching. Boone walked on a full count. Reese flied out to left fielder Hidalgo. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Astros 4, Reds 3.
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