Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
October 2, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1993 at Riverfront Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Candaele 2b 4 0 1 0
Finley cf 4 2 2 0
Bass rf 2 1 0 0
Gonzalez lf 3 0 0 0
Donnels 3b 2 0 1 1
  Brumley ph,3b 1 0 1 2
Cedeno ss 4 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Lindeman 1b 4 0 2 0
Taubensee c 4 0 1 0
Portugal p 3 0 2 0
  Uribe ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 3 1 1 0
Branson 2b 4 0 0 0
Morris 1b 4 0 1 1
Sanders rf 4 0 1 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 0 0
Daugherty lf 3 0 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0
Luebbers p 2 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Varsho ph 1 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 000 001 0203100
Cincinnati 100 000 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (18-4) 7.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Hernandez  SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luebbers   7.0 7 1 1 2 4
  Powell  L (0-3) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Ruffin   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–Houston Donnels (14,off Luebbers); Lindeman (3,off Luebbers), Cincinnati Howard (8,off Portugal).  SF–Donnels (1,off Luebbers).  IBB–Gonzalez (7,by Luebbers).  SB–Finley (19,2nd base off Powell/Wilson); Sanders (27,2nd base off Portugal/Taubensee).  WP–Luebbers (4), Spradlin (3).  IBB–Luebbers (3,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:19.  A–26,820.
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