Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

32-24, 17-13 Away

Final/11

27-30, 18-12 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	8	0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	8	1

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. Freel2B-3B
F. LopezSS
K. Griffey Jr.CF
A. DunnLF
S. Hatteberg1B
B. PhillipsPR-2B
A. KearnsRF
J. ValentinC
E. Encarnacion3B
K. MerckerP
T. CoffeyP
cD. RossPH
E. YanP
E. RamírezP
aQ. McCrackenPH
C. HammondP
D. WeathersP
bR. AuriliaPH-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	3	2	3	2	1	1	.265	.376	.397
5	0	1	1	0	1	1	.276	.363	.386
4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.274	.319	.508
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.236	.383	.560
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.386	.413
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.298	.337	.447
4	2	2	2	2	0	0	.291	.371	.539
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.229	.293	.337
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.273	.365	.486
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.413	.722
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.250	.275
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.323	.475
42	6	8	6	4	4	10

a-grounded to first for E Ramirez in the 7th

b-struck out swinging for D Weathers in the 9th

c-walked for T Coffey in the 11th

Batting
2BE Encarnacion (19, F Nieve); F Lopez (10, D Wheeler)
HRR Freel 2 (3, 3rd inning off F Nieve 0 on, 1 Out; 11th inning off R Springer 1 on, 2 Out); A Kearns 2 (12, 4th inning off F Nieve 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off T Miller 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIR Freel 3 (10), A Kearns 2 (38), F Lopez (20)
2Out RBIA Kearns, R Freel 2
Team LOB8

Fielding
DP2 (E Encarnacion-R Freel-S Hatteberg, R Freel-B Phillips-R Aurilia)

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
L. Berkman1B
M. Ensberg3B
B. LidgeP
W. TaverasCF
P. WilsonLF
B. AusmusC
J. LaneRF
D. WheelerP
R. SpringerP
cE. MunsonPH
E. BruntlettSS
F. NieveP
aO. PalmeiroPH
T. MillerP
C. QuallsP
bM. LambPH-3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.284	.355	.461
3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.294	.376	.583
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.266	.393	.591
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.314	.313
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262	.298	.390
5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.306	.389	.375
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.330	.382
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	.269	.350	.385
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.386	.410
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.231	.167
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.261	.250
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.348	.392	.506
32	4	6	2	1	3	6

a-walked for F Nieve in the 5th

b-singled to center for C Qualls in the 8th

c-grounded to second for R Springer in the 11th

Batting
2BC Biggio (21, T Coffey)
3BB Ausmus (1, E Ramirez)
HRM Ensberg (18, 2nd inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIM Ensberg (38), C Biggio (21)
SFC Biggio
SHC Biggio
GIDPJ Lane; E Munson
Team LOB6

Fielding
EE Bruntlett (4, ground ball)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
E. Ramírez
C. Hammond(H,6)
D. Weathers(B,7)
K. Mercker
T. Coffey(W,6-7; B, 4)
E. Yan(S,1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	3	2	2	2	4	1	101-64	3.95
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	4.66
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	11-8	3.54
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	6.94
1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	19-9	1.97
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	6.29
11.0	8	4	4	3	7	1	158-99

Pitching
BKE Ramirez
IBBK Griffey Jr (By D Wheeler)
HBPA Kearns (By F Nieve)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Ramirez 4-10; C Hammond 1-2; D Weathers 2-0; K Mercker 1-1; T Coffey 2-1; E Yan 2-0
Game ScoresE Ramirez 60

Astros Pitching

pitchers
F. Nieve
T. Miller
C. Qualls
B. Lidge
D. Wheeler(L,3-5)
R. Springer
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	2	2	1	2	2	89-53	5.19
1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-11	4.86
2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-12	3.55
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21-13	5.06
1.1	1	2	2	3	2	0	49-27	5.11
0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	21-14	3.43
11.0	8	6	6	4	10	4	213-130

Pitching
IBBL Berkman (By T Coffey)
HBPJ Lane (By E Ramirez)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Nieve 5-8; T Miller 0-1; C Qualls 4-0; B Lidge 0-1; D Wheeler 1-1; R Springer 1-1
Game ScoresF Nieve 52

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
2nd	M Ensberg homered to left.	0	1
3rd	R Freel homered to left.	1	1
4th	A Kearns homered to right.	2	1
5th	C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, B Ausmus scored.	2	2
6th	A Kearns homered to left.	3	2
8th	C Burke singled to right center, M Lamb scored.	3	3
10th	F Lopez doubled to left, R Freel scored.	4	3
10th	C Burke doubled to left, C Biggio scored.	4	4
11th	R Freel homered to left, D Ross scored.	6	4

Reds
14
Astros
3

Game 1

3/6

Reds
7
Astros
5

Game 2

4/6

Reds
6
Astros
4

Game 3

4/6

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 4 June 2006

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,532

Game Time:3:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Second Base Umpire - Rick Reed
Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida

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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T. Coffey3-0

D. Wheeler0-4

E. Yan1

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