Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 11, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1989 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0
Daniels lf 2 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 1
Benzinger 1b 4 0 1 0
O'Neill rf 4 1 1 0
Reed c 4 1 1 0
Oester 2b 3 0 1 1
Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
  Young cf 0 0 0 0
Puhl lf,rf 3 2 2 1
Davis 1b 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 1
Bass rf 2 1 0 1
  Biggio c 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 2 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 3 0 1 2
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  Darwin p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 5
Cincinnati 010 000 200372
Houston 400 000 01x550
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (0-2) 6.0 3 4 0 3 2
  Tekulve   1.1 2 1 0 0 2
  Charlton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
0
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (1-1) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Darwin   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Smith  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
4

  E–Larkin (3), Sabo (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Sabo (2,off Deshaies); Reed (4,off Deshaies).  HR–Cincinnati Davis (2,2nd inning off Deshaies 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bass (1,off Charlton).  SB–Sabo (2,3rd base off Deshaies/Ashby); Daniels (1,2nd base off Deshaies/Ashby); Bass (1,2nd base off Mahler/Reed); Puhl (1,2nd base off Tekulve/Reed).  CS–Daniels (1,2nd base by Deshaies/Ashby).  WP–Mahler (1), Deshaies (2), Darwin (1).  BK–Mahler 2 (2).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:31.  A–22,490.
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