Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

5-4, 1-3 Away

Final

4-5, 3-1 Home


HOU
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	4	3	2	0	11	12	1
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	2

R. Oswalt2-1

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

P. Wilson0-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
A. EverettSS
C. Biggio2B
M. Lamb1B
J. Bagwell1B
R. SpringerP
B. LidgeP
M. Ensberg3B
J. LaneRF
L. ScottLF
R. ChavezC
W. TaverasCF
R. OswaltP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.167	.279	.250
4	2	1	0	0	1	1	.389	.450	.639
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.429
3	2	1	1	0	1	0	.265	.350	.471
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	2	3	3	0	0	2	.367	.441	.567
5	3	3	5	2	0	0	.342	.333	.737
4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.261	.320	.348
5	0	2	2	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.344	.405	.438
3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286
39	11	14	11	2	3	9

Batting
2BR Chavez (1, P Wilson); C Biggio (6, P Wilson); J Bagwell (1, P Wilson); A Everett 2 (3, B Weber, D Weathers); M Ensberg (3, D Weathers)
3BW Taveras (1, J Valentine)
HRJ Lane 2 (3, 4th inning off P Wilson 1 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off P Wilson 2 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Lane 5 (9), M Ensberg 3 (5), J Bagwell (5), R Chavez 2 (2)
2Out RBIJ Lane 2, R Chavez 2, M Ensberg 2
SFJ Bagwell
Team LOB6

Fielding
ER Chavez (1, dropped foul ball)

Reds Hitting

hitters
D. Jimenez2B
K. Griffey Jr.CF
S. Casey1B
J. Randa3B
K. MerckerP
A. DunnLF
A. KearnsRF
R. AuriliaSS
J. LaRueC
J. ValentinC
P. WilsonP
J. ValentineP
aJ. CruzPH
B. WeberP
bW. PenaPH
D. WeathersP
R. Freel3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	.276	.364	.310
4	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.290	.310
3	0	0	1	0	1	.243	.256	.270
3	0	0	0	1	2	.406	.500	.781
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	0	0	3	.188	.257	.500
4	0	1	0	0	2	.233	.294	.333
4	0	1	1	0	2	.160	.160	.240
2	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.467	.348
0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
1	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.733
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.533	.455
31	2	5	2	1	13

a-singled to left for J Valentine in the 6th

b-grounded to third for B Weber in the 7th

Batting
2BA Dunn (2, R Oswalt); R Aurilia (2, R Oswalt)
RBIS Casey (3), R Aurilia (1)
SFS Casey
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP1 (J LaRue)
EP Wilson (1, throw)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(W,20-12)
R. Springer
B. Lidge
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	2	2	1	9	108-70	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	9-5	7.36
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	16-12	0.00
9.0	5	2	2	1	13	133-87

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 8-4; R Springer 0-2; B Lidge 0-0
Game ScoresR Oswalt 67

Reds Pitching

pitchers
P. Wilson(L,1-5)
J. Valentine
B. Weber
D. Weathers
K. Mercker
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	7	6	6	1	5	2	76-50	6.35
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-12	0.00
1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	23-14	12.27
1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	23-13	10.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-7	2.70
9.0	14	11	11	3	9	2	148-96

Pitching
HBPJ LaRue (By R Oswalt)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Wilson 2-7; J Valentine 0-1; B Weber 2-1; D Weathers 1-1; K Mercker 0-2
Game ScoresP Wilson 33

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CIN
4th	J Lane homered to left, C Biggio scored.	2	0
6th	M Ensberg singled to center, C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to third.	3	0
6th	J Lane homered to left, J Bagwell and M Ensberg scored.	6	0
6th	S Casey hit sacrifice fly to center, J Cruz scored.	6	1
7th	J Bagwell hit sacrifice fly to center, A Everett scored.	7	1
7th	R Chavez singled to center, M Ensberg and J Lane scored, L Scott to second.	9	1
7th	R Aurilia doubled to deep right center, A Dunn scored.	9	2
8th	M Ensberg doubled to deep right, A Everett and J Bagwell scored.	11	2

Astros
11
Reds
2

Game 1

16/4

Astros
2
Reds
3

Game 2

16/4

Astros
5
Reds
6

Game 3

17/4

Great American Ball Park

12:10 AM, 16 April 2005

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 31,739

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Randy Marsh

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. Oswalt2-1

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