Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2002 at Cinergy Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Vizcaino ss 5 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 5 1 0 0
Berkman cf 4 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 1
Merced rf 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b 4 0 2 1
Zaun c 3 0 1 0
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Puffer p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Zinter ph 1 0 0 0
  Mann p 0 0 0 0
  Hidalgo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 5 0 1 1
Boone 3b 3 3 1 0
Dunn lf 4 1 2 1
Kearns rf 5 1 3 2
Casey 1b 5 1 1 0
Larkin ss 3 2 3 3
Taylor cf 4 1 2 2
Stinnett c 2 0 0 0
Moehler p 2 0 0 0
  Branyan ph 1 0 0 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 9
Houston 000 010 020380
Cincinnati 003 031 20x9133
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (4-9) 4.0 6 5 5 5 5
  Puffer   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Cruz   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Mann   2.0 3 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
6
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  W (2-2) 7.0 4 1 0 0 4
  Rijo   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  Hamilton   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
0
5

  E–Dunn (11), Kearns (4), Casey (7).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Berkman (28,off Rijo), Cincinnati Casey (22,off Mlicki); Boone (25,off Mlicki); Larkin 2 (26,off Puffer,off Mann); Taylor (7,off Mann).  HR–Cincinnati Kearns (9,3rd inning off Mlicki 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Zaun (2,by Moehler); Boone (8,by Cruz).  IBB–Stinnett (1,by Mlicki).  SB–Larkin 2 (11,2nd base off Mlicki/Zaun,3rd base off Mlicki/Zaun); Stinnett (2,2nd base off Mlicki/Zaun); Boone 2 (27,2nd base off Mlicki/Zaun,2nd base off Cruz/Zaun); Taylor (10,2nd base off Puffer/Zaun).  CS–Larkin (3,2nd base by Mlicki/Zaun).  HBP–Cruz (5,Boone); Moehler (1,Zaun).  IBB–Mlicki (5,Stinnett).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:03.  A–22,691.
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