HOUSTON                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Lugo ss                 5  1  1  1   0  1   3  .287
Biggio 2b               3  1  1  0   2  0   1  .284
Bagwell 1b              5  1  1  0   0  2   2  .285
L Berkman cf-lf         2  2  1  0   3  0   0  .339
Alou rf                 5  1  2  3   0  0   3  .409
D Ward lf               4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .308
 G Barker cf            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .154
Truby 3b                4  0  1  2   0  1   1  .217
Ausmus c                4  0  3  0   0  0   0  .198
W Miller p              2  0  0  0   0  1   2  .053
 a-O Merced ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .192
 Oswalt p               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 B Wagner p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000


Totals                 35  6 10  6   5  6  15


a-hit into fielder's choice for W Miller in the 6th.


BATTING: 2B - Alou 2 (9, C Reitsma 2); Truby (5, C Reitsma). 
HR - Lugo (8, 1st inning off C Reitsma 0 on, 0 out). S - Oswalt.
RBI - Lugo (14), Truby 2 (22), Alou 3 (22). Runners left in scoring 
position, 2 out - Lugo 1, Truby 1, Biggio 1. GIDP - Alou.
Team LOB - 8.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (Lugo-Biggio-Bagwell). 


CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Ba Larkin ss            4  0  0  0   0  2   3  .294
 Reese 2b               1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .256
M Tucker rf             4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .286
 b-Ochoa ph             1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .313
D Young lf              4  0  2  0   0  0   0  .296
S Casey 1b              4  1  1  0   0  1   1  .323
A Boone 3b              2  1  1  0   0  1   1  .284
 J Castro 3b            1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .229
Ru Rivera cf            4  1  2  2   0  0   2  .309
Sadler 2b-ss            4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .250
Stinnett c              4  1  1  0   0  1   0  .261
C Reitsma p             2  0  1  1   1  1   1  .214
 Winchester p           0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 a-D Sanders ph         1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .212


Totals                 36  4 10  3   1  8  10


a-flied to center for Winchester in the 9th; b-struck out for 
M Tucker in the 9th.


BATTING: 2B - S Casey (10, W Miller); Stinnett (2, W Miller); 
D Young (6, W Miller); Reese (7, Oswalt). HR - Ru Rivera 
(3, 4th inning off W Miller 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Ru Rivera 2 (12), 
C Reitsma (1). 2-out RBI - C Reitsma. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Boone 1, Ru Rivera 1, Ba Larkin 1, Ochoa 1.
GIDP - Sadler.  Team LOB - 7.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (Ba Larkin-Sadler-A Boone). 


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    Houston        - 100 200 300  --  6
    Cincinnati     - 030 100 000  --  4


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HOUSTON                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
W Miller                      5       8   4   4   1   3   1   3.02
Oswalt (W, 1-0)               3 2/3   2   0   0   0   4   0   1.59
B Wagner (S, 9)                 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.44


CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Reitsma (L, 2-3)            6 2/3   9   6   6   5   5   1   4.17
Winchester                    2 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5.68


WP - B Wagner. HBP - A Boone (by W Miller).  Pitches-strikes: 
C Reitsma 112-70; Winchester 26-18; W Miller 88-60; Oswalt 50-37;
B Wagner 7-6.  Ground balls-fly balls: C Reitsma 10-4; Winchester 
4-2; W Miller 9-3; Oswalt 5-2; B Wagner 0-0.  Batters faced: 
C Reitsma 33; Winchester 8; W Miller 24; Oswalt 13; B Wagner 1. 


UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Mike Dimuro. 2B--Paul Emmel.
3B--Tim Mcclelland.
T--2:50.  Att--18,683.   Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.   Wind: 9 mph, 
out to left.

        Astros first. Lugo homered to right on a 1-0 count. Biggio walked. Bagwell struck out. Berkman walked, Biggio to second. Alou grounded into a double play, shortstop Larkin to second baseman Sadler to third baseman Boone, Biggio out, Berkman out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 1, Reds 0.

        Reds second. Casey doubled to center. Boone infield single to second, Casey to third. Rivera singled to center, Casey scored, Boone to third. Sadler grounded into a double play, shortstop Lugo to second baseman Biggio to first baseman Bagwell, Boone scored, Rivera out. Stinnett doubled to left. Reitsma singled to right, Stinnett scored. Larkin flied out to right fielder Alou. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Astros 1.

        Astros fourth. Berkman walked on a full count. Alou doubled to left, Berkman to third. Ward grounded out, pitcher Reitsma to first baseman Casey. Truby doubled to left, Berkman scored, Alou scored. Ausmus singled to center, Truby to third. Miller struck out. Lugo flied out to right fielder Tucker. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Reds 3.

        Reds fourth. Rivera homered to center on a 2-1 count. Sadler grounded out, second baseman Biggio to first baseman Bagwell. Stinnett grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Bagwell. Reitsma walked on a full count. Larkin grounded out, pitcher Miller to first baseman Bagwell. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Astros 3.

        Astros seventh. Reese in as second baseman. Sadler in as shortstop. Lugo grounded out, shortstop Sadler to first baseman Casey. Biggio walked. Bagwell singled to left, Biggio to second. Berkman walked, Biggio to third, Bagwell to second. Alou doubled to left, Biggio scored, Bagwell scored, Berkman scored. Ward grounded out, third baseman Castro to first baseman Casey, Alou to third. Winchester pitching. Truby grounded out, shortstop Sadler to first baseman Casey. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 6, Reds 4.

       

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