Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
May 8, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1993 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 1, Houston Astros 12

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez cf 2 0 0 0
Branson 2b 5 0 2 0
Larkin ss 5 0 1 0
Mitchell lf 2 0 1 1
  Samuel lf 0 0 0 0
Sabo 3b 3 0 1 0
Milligan 1b 3 0 1 0
  Wilson c 1 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 0 0 0
Oliver c,1b 3 0 0 0
Smiley p 1 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Hill p 1 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
  Espy ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 2 3 0
  Candaele 2b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 2 0 0
Bagwell 1b 2 3 2 3
Anthony cf,rf 5 2 3 2
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
  Donnels 3b 1 0 1 0
James rf 3 1 1 2
  Parker cf 2 0 1 1
Servais c 4 1 1 1
Cedeno ss 4 0 2 2
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Edens p 0 0 0 0
Kile p 3 0 0 0
  Uribe ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 15 12
Cincinnati 000 010 000171
Houston 511 400 01x12151
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  L (0-5) 3.0 8 7 7 2 1
  Hill   4.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Cadaret   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
6
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Kile  W (2-0) 6.0 4 1 0 3 8
  Bell   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Edens   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
3
8

  E–Sabo (3), Donnels (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Milligan (3,off Kile); Branson (3,off Edens), Houston Biggio (9,off Smiley); Anthony (9,off Smiley).  HR–Houston Bagwell (7,1st inning off Smiley 2 on, 0 out); James (4,1st inning off Smiley 1 on, 1 out); Servais (2,3rd inning off Smiley 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Mitchell (2,off Kile).  HBP–Sabo (3,by Kile).  SB–Biggio (6,3rd base off Smiley/Oliver); Gonzalez (6,2nd base off Smiley/Oliver).  WP–Kile (2).  HBP–Kile (1,Sabo).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:50.  A–25,134.
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