Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

63-75, 29-42 Away

Final

76-63, 39-33 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	0
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	5	11	0

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. FreelCF
J. Castro3B
S. Casey1B
A. DunnLF
D. Jimenez2B
A. KearnsRF
F. LopezSS
J. ValentinC
J. AcevedoP
J. RiedlingP
P. NortonP
aD. BraggPH
R. WagnerP
M. MatthewsP
bJ. CruzPH
T. Van PoppelP
D. GravesP
cB. LarkinPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	2	0	1	0	.277	.379	.370
5	1	1	0	0	2	.251	.284	.384
2	0	0	1	0	0	.337	.394	.572
2	0	0	0	2	1	.269	.398	.586
4	0	2	1	0	1	.261	.357	.376
4	0	0	0	0	2	.220	.325	.376
4	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.323	.413
4	0	1	0	0	0	.221	.284	.372
0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.114	.050
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.266	.356
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.326	.357
0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.297	.354	.424
32	2	7	2	3	10

a-popped out to third for P Norton in the 5th

b-struck out swinging for M Matthews in the 7th

c-struck out swinging for D Graves in the 9th

Batting
2BF Lopez (13, B Lidge)
RBIS Casey (89), D Jimenez (55)
2Out RBID Jimenez
SFS Casey
Team LOB9

Baserunning
CSR Freel (9, 2nd base by R Clemens/B Ausmus)
SBR Freel (30, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus)

Fielding
DP1 (D Jimenez-S Casey)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioLF
B. LidgeP
O. PalmeiroRF
W. TaverasCF
J. Bagwell1B
L. BerkmanCF-RF
J. Kent2B
M. Lamb3B
E. BruntlettSS
B. AusmusC
R. ClemensP
C. QuallsP
M. GalloP
R. SpringerP
aC. BeltranPH
J. LaneLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	1	1	0	0	.288	.348	.476
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.242	.345	.350
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	1	3	1	1	1	0	.273	.389	.481
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.311	.454	.569
3	1	0	0	0	1	3	.287	.345	.514
4	1	3	2	1	0	0	.320	.383	.564
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.227	.308	.455
3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.252	.311	.336
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.219	.180
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.376	.577
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.319	.398
34	5	11	5	4	4	7

a-grounded to shortstop for R Springer in the 8th

Batting
2BM Lamb (13, J Riedling)
HRC Biggio (21, 1st inning off J Acevedo 0 on, 0 Out); J Bagwell (24, 1st inning off J Acevedo 0 on, 1 Out); L Berkman (27, 1st inning off J Acevedo 0 on, 1 Out); M Lamb (12, 1st inning off J Acevedo 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIC Biggio (55), J Bagwell (73), L Berkman (90), M Lamb 2 (55)
GIDPB Ausmus
Team LOB9

Reds Pitching

pitchers
J. Acevedo(L,5-12)
J. Riedling
P. Norton
R. Wagner
M. Matthews
T. Van Poppel
D. Graves
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.0	5	5	5	1	1	4	36-20	6.22
2.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	40-22	4.57
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24-16	5.43
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	4.47
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	7.36
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-5	6.22
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	4.16
8.0	11	5	5	4	7	4	157-92

Pitching
HBPR Freel (By R Clemens); S Casey (By M Gallo)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Acevedo 1-1; J Riedling 2-1; P Norton 0-2; R Wagner 2-0; M Matthews 1-1; T Van Poppel 2-1; D Graves 1-2
Game ScoresJ Acevedo 23

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Clemens(W,18-4)
C. Qualls
M. Gallo
R. Springer(H,5)
B. Lidge(S,29)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	1	1	2	6	102-70	3.32
0.1	1	1	1	0	0	8-5	5.09
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	7-4	5.00
0.1	1	0	0	0	1	10-6	1.80
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	26-14	2.03
9.0	7	2	2	3	10	153-99

Pitching
IBBB Ausmus (By J Riedling)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 4-10; C Qualls 0-1; M Gallo 0-0; R Springer 0-0; B Lidge 0-1
Game ScoresR Clemens 69

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
1st	S Casey hit sacrifice fly to left, R Freel scored.	1	0
1st	C Biggio homered to left.	1	1
1st	J Bagwell homered to right.	1	2
1st	L Berkman homered to right.	1	3
1st	M Lamb homered to left, J Kent scored.	1	5
8th	D Jimenez singled to right, J Castro scored, S Casey to third.	2	5

Reds
5
Astros
11

Game 1

6/9

Reds
7
Astros
9

Game 2

8/9

Reds
2
Astros
5

Game 3

8/9

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 8 September 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 35,445

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Larry Poncino

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

R. Clemens16-5

J. Acevedo5-11

B. Lidge21

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