Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 25, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 2002 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 0, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 0 1 0
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 0 1 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 2 0 0 0
Stinnett c 3 0 0 0
Dempster p 2 0 1 0
  Branyan ph 0 0 0 0
  Mateo ph 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Merced rf 4 0 1 0
  Hunter cf 0 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
Berkman cf,lf 2 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0
Ward lf 2 0 0 0
  Lane pr,lf,rf 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 2 0 0 0
Saarloos p 2 0 0 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 25 1 3 1
Cincinnati 000 000 000050
Houston 100 000 00x130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  L (7-13) 7.0 2 1 1 4 3
  Williamson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
3
1
1
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos  W (6-3) 7.0 4 0 0 2 5
  Borbon  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2, Houston 2.  2B–Cincinnati Kearns (24,off Borbon), Houston Ausmus (16,off Dempster).  3B–Houston Merced (2,off Williamson).  HR–Houston Berkman (35,1st inning off Dempster 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Everett (1,by Dempster).  SB–Dunn (15,2nd base off Saarloos/Ausmus).  IBB–Dempster (2,Everett).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Kevin Kelley, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:14.  A–33,018.
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