Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2003 at Great American Ballpark. 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 4 1 1 0
Blum 3b 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 3 3
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman lf 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 2 4 2
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 2 0 0 0
  Bruntlett pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Lidge p 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 4 0 1 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 2 1
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
Taylor cf 3 1 2 1
Dempster p 1 0 0 0
  Mateo ph 1 1 1 1
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Reith p 0 0 0 0
  Branyan ph 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston 003 101 0005101
Cincinnati 010 002 000360
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (6-5) 6.2 6 3 3 1 4
  Lidge   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Wagner  SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dempster  L (3-7) 6.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Heredia   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Reith   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Williamson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
6

  E–Ausmus (2).  DP–Houston 2, Cincinnati 1.  HR–Houston Bagwell (18,3rd inning off Dempster 2 on, 2 out); Hidalgo 2 (16,4th inning off Dempster 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Dempster 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Boone (17,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on, 1 out); Taylor (3,6th inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out); Mateo (2,6th inning off Oswalt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Everett (2,by Dempster).  CS–Jimenez (1,2nd base by Lidge/Ausmus).  WP–Wagner (3).  HBP–Dempster (5,Everett).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:38.  A–33,745.
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