Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1996 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 9, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 6 1 4 0
Biggio 2b 6 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 2 2 1 0
Bell rf 5 2 3 3
Wilkins c 4 2 1 0
Berry 3b 5 1 2 1
Cangelosi lf 5 0 2 1
Gutierrez ss 4 0 2 2
Reynolds p 4 1 2 2
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Tabaka p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 18 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 2 1 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Sanders rf 5 0 1 1
Taubensee c 5 2 2 0
Morris 1b 1 1 0 0
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 1
Kelly lf 3 0 0 1
Harris 2b 3 0 1 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 3
Houston 022 104 0009180
Cincinnati 021 000 010470
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W (1-1) 7.0 6 3 3 5 6
  Tabaka   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Jones   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
7
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (0-1) 4.0 9 5 5 2 1
  Ruffin   1.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Carrasco   2.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Moore   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
9
9
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Reynolds (1,off Portugal); Bagwell (3,off Portugal), Cincinnati Larkin (3,off Reynolds); Harris (2,off Reynolds); Taubensee (4,off Tabaka).  HR–Houston Bell (1,3rd inning off Portugal 1 on, 1 out); Reynolds (1,4th inning off Portugal 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gutierrez (1,off Carrasco).  IBB–Bagwell 2 (5,by Portugal,by Ruffin); Wilkins (2,by Ruffin).  HBP–Morris (1,by Reynolds); Kelly (1,by Tabaka).  SB–Hunter 2 (3,2nd base off Portugal/Taubensee,2nd base off Ruffin/Taubensee); Bell (1,2nd base off Ruffin/Taubensee); Harris (1,3rd base off Reynolds/Wilkins).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Reynolds/Wilkins); Sanders (2,2nd base by Reynolds/Wilkins).  WP–Reynolds (2), Tabaka (1), Portugal (1).  HBP–Reynolds (1,Morris); Tabaka (2,Kelly).  IBB–Portugal (1,Bagwell); Ruffin 2 (2,Bagwell,Wilkins).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Mike Winters, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–3:20.  A–18,946.
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