Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

70-63, 37-30 Away

Final

62-70, 34-33 Home


HOU
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	3	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	9	12	1
1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1

R. Oswalt16-9

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

P. Wilson9-5

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioLF
J. Vizcaino2B
C. BeltranCF
O. PalmeiroPR-LF
J. Bagwell1B
L. BerkmanRF
J. Kent2B
R. SpringerP
B. LidgeP
M. Lamb3B
E. BruntlettSS
R. ChavezC
R. OswaltP
C. HarvilleP
aJ. LanePH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.287	.350	.471
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.324	.384
3	1	0	0	0	1	2	.269	.368	.565
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.348	.360
5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.265	.377	.456
3	3	3	1	1	2	0	.311	.457	.563
4	2	1	4	1	1	1	.288	.343	.510
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.295	.370	.510
4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.250	.333	.500
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.192	.245	.231
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.155	.194	.172
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233	.319	.400
36	9	12	9	2	5	7

a-struck out swinging for C Harville in the 8th

Batting
2BC Biggio (39, T Van Poppel)
HRL Berkman (25, 5th inning off P Wilson 0 on, 2 Out); J Kent (20, 7th inning off R Wagner 3 on, 0 Out)
RBIE Bruntlett (7), R Oswalt (6), C Biggio (50), L Berkman (86), J Bagwell (66), J Kent 4 (85)
2Out RBIL Berkman
SFE Bruntlett; C Biggio
SHC Beltran; R Oswalt
Team LOB9

Fielding
DP1 (J Kent-E Bruntlett-J Bagwell)
EC Beltran (2, bobble)

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. Freel3B-CF
J. Castro2B-3B
S. Casey1B
A. DunnLF
A. KearnsRF
D. BraggCF
R. WagnerP
aJ. Vander WalPH
G. WhiteP
F. LopezSS
J. ValentinC
P. WilsonP
T. Van PoppelP
P. NortonP
D. Jimenez2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	1	1	0	1	.271	.372	.350
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.243	.279	.371
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.334	.391	.568
2	1	1	0	0	2	0	.272	.400	.591
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.341	.342
3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.196	.255	.373
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.136	.191	.318
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.245	.320	.417
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.210	.274	.358
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.128	.163	.170
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.350	.371
32	3	7	3	1	5	9

a-walked for R Wagner in the 8th

Batting
2BA Dunn (27, R Springer)
HRR Freel (2, 3rd inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIS Casey (83), R Freel (25), D Bragg (5)
2Out RBID Bragg
SHJ Castro
GIDPA Dunn
Team LOB8

Fielding
ET Van Poppel (1, bunt)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(W,20-10)
C. Harville
R. Springer
B. Lidge
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	3	2	3	4	1	102-64	3.54
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-8	5.32
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	27-15	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15-10	2.00
9.0	7	3	2	5	9	1	160-97

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 8-6; C Harville 2-1; R Springer 0-1; B Lidge 0-0
Game ScoresR Oswalt 51

Reds Pitching

pitchers
P. Wilson(L,11-6)
T. Van Poppel
P. Norton
R. Wagner
G. White
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	4	4	2	2	1	81-49	4.63
1.0	3	3	2	0	0	0	27-19	6.22
0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4-0	5.46
2.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	37-24	4.47
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	6.75
9.0	12	9	8	5	7	2	162-102

Pitching
WPR Wagner
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Wilson 4-9; T Van Poppel 3-1; P Norton 0-0; R Wagner 1-1; G White 1-1
Game ScoresP Wilson 39

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CIN
1st	S Casey grounded out to second, R Freel scored.	0	1
2nd	E Bruntlett hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored.	1	1
2nd	R Oswalt singled to center, J Kent scored, M Lamb to third, R Chavez to second.	2	1
2nd	C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to left, M Lamb scored.	3	1
3rd	R Freel homered to left center.	3	2
3rd	D Bragg singled to right, A Dunn scored, A Kearns to second.	3	3
5th	L Berkman homered to center.	4	3
7th	J Bagwell singled to left, C Biggio scored, C Beltran to second.	5	3
7th	J Kent homered to left, C Beltran, J Bagwell and L Berkman scored.	9	3

Astros
11
Reds
3

Game 1

31/8

Astros
8
Reds
0

Game 2

1/9

Astros
9
Reds
3

Game 3

1/9

Great American Ball Park

5:35 PM, 1 September 2004

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 17,270

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt

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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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

R. Oswalt16-9

P. Wilson9-5

Scoring Summary

Inning

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