Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

13-12, 7-9 Away

Final

15-10, 7-7 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	7	9	1
0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	10	1

Reds Hitting

hitters
D. Jimenez2B
B. LarkinSS
K. Griffey Jr.CF
J. RomanoCF
S. Casey1B
A. DunnLF
B. Larson3B
J. Castro3B
J. CruzRF
T. JonesP
D. GravesP
J. ValentinC
P. WilsonP
J. RiedlingP
aW. PenaPH-RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	2	1	1	1	0	.232	.362	.368
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276	.330	.333
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.317	.402
2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.105	.190	.105
5	0	2	2	0	0	0	.400	.445	.630
3	1	0	0	0	2	2	.301	.519	.712
4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.318	.400	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.333
3	1	2	2	0	1	1	.375	.444	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.167	.222	.375
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.154	.214	.231
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242	.324	.424
35	7	9	7	2	6	12

a-struck out swinging for J Riedling in the 8th

Batting
2BS Casey (12, R Oswalt); J Valentin (2, R Oswalt); J Cruz (1, R Oswalt)
HRJ Valentin (1, 8th inning off B Lidge 1 on, 2 Out); D Jimenez (3, 9th inning off O Dotel 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIS Casey 2 (20), J Cruz 2 (2), J Valentin 2 (4), D Jimenez (12)
2Out RBIJ Valentin 2
GIDPB Larkin
Team LOB7

Fielding
ES Casey (1, throw)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
A. EverettSS
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
R. HidalgoRF
M. Lamb3B
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
aO. PalmeiroPH
C. HarvilleP
B. LidgeP
bJ. VizcainoPH
O. DotelP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	1	0	1	.340	.396	.546
4	0	1	0	0	1	.296	.343	.378
5	0	2	0	0	2	.348	.474	.598
5	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.317	.462
3	1	0	0	2	1	.282	.467	.538
4	1	1	0	0	1	.351	.366	.628
3	2	2	0	1	0	.395	.429	.658
3	1	1	2	0	1	.250	.250	.375
2	0	1	1	0	0	.231	.286	.308
1	0	0	0	0	1	.217	.280	.391
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.161
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	5	10	4	3	8

a-struck out looking for R Oswalt in the 6th

b-flied out to left for B Lidge in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Bagwell (8, P Wilson); R Chavez (2, P Wilson); C Biggio (11, P Wilson); R Hidalgo (10, J Riedling)
RBIR Oswalt (1), R Chavez 2 (3), C Biggio (18)
2Out RBIR Oswalt, C Biggio
SHR Chavez
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP2 (A Everett-J Bagwell 2)
EM Lamb (3, ground ball)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
P. Wilson
J. Riedling(W,5-3)
T. Jones(H,27)
D. Graves(S,41)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	8	5	4	3	5	99-59	4.79
1.1	2	0	0	0	2	22-14	0.75
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	16-11	5.87
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.55
9.0	10	5	4	3	8	150-92

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Wilson 3-9; J Riedling 2-0; T Jones 1-1; D Graves 0-3
Game ScoresP Wilson 37

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt
C. Harville(H,3)
B. Lidge(L,6-5; B, 4)
O. Dotel
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	4	3	4	7	0	101-60	2.76
0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-10	4.00
1.1	1	2	2	1	3	1	20-14	3.38
1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	23-17	2.92
9.0	9	7	6	6	12	2	161-101

Pitching
HBPA Everett (By D Graves)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 4-6; C Harville 1-1; B Lidge 0-1; O Dotel 0-1
Game ScoresR Oswalt 49

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
1st	S Casey doubled to deep right center, D Jimenez and B Larkin scored.	2	0
2nd	R Oswalt singled to center, R Hidalgo scored, M Lamb to second.	2	1
4th	R Oswalt grounded out to third, M Lamb scored on throwing error by first baseman S Casey.	2	2
6th	J Cruz doubled to deep left center, A Dunn and B Larson scored.	4	2
6th	R Chavez doubled to deep right center, L Berkman and M Lamb scored.	4	4
6th	C Biggio doubled to left, R Chavez scored.	4	5
8th	J Valentin homered to right center, J Cruz scored.	6	5
9th	D Jimenez homered to right.	7	5

Reds
1
Astros
6

Game 1

1/5

Reds
4
Astros
10

Game 2

2/5

Reds
5
Astros
6

Game 3

2/5

Reds
7
Astros
5

Game 4

4/5

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 4 May 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,657

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

J. Riedling1-0

B. Lidge0-1

D. Graves11

Scoring Summary

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