Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 29, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 2001 at Enron Field. 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 2, Houston Astros 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b,ss 5 0 0 0
Dunn lf 5 1 1 2
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 1 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Young 3b 2 0 0 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
Castro ss 1 0 1 0
  Walker ph,2b 1 0 1 0
LaRue c 4 1 1 0
Dessens p 1 0 0 0
  Cromer ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 1 1 1 0
Lugo ss 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 2
Berkman lf 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 3 1 1 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 2 1
Eusebio c 4 0 1 1
Hernandez p 1 0 1 0
  Cruz p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Barker cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 12 6
Cincinnati 000 020 000260
Houston 010 122 00x6120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens  L (9-11) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Sullivan   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Riedling   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   4.2 4 2 2 4 3
  Cruz  W (3-2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 3.  PB–LaRue (14).  2B–Cincinnati Casey (38,off Hernandez), Houston Bagwell (31,off Dessens); Castilla (24,off Sullivan).  HR–Cincinnati Dunn (12,5th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 2 out), Houston Alou (24,2nd inning off Dessens 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Dessens (8,off Hernandez).  SF–Alou (6,off Dessens).  CS–Hidalgo (3,2nd base by Dessens/LaRue).  WP–Hernandez (2).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Ron Barnes.  T–2:51.  A–31,594.
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