Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 3 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 5 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 2 1 0 1
Kent 2b 4 1 1 1
Berkman lf 2 1 1 3
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Miller p 3 1 1 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Merced ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Olmedo ss 3 0 0 0
Taylor cf 3 0 1 1
Jimenez 2b 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 0 0
Mateo rf 4 0 0 0
Stenson lf 4 1 3 0
Stinnett c 3 1 0 0
Larson 3b 3 0 0 0
Etherton p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Reith p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 1 1
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Castro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston 011 030 000560
Cincinnati 001 000 100250
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (10-10) 6.0 1 1 1 4 4
  White   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  SV (35) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Etherton  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Reith   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Sullivan   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Stenson 2 (2,off Miller,off White).  HR–Houston Kent (17,2nd inning off Etherton 0 on, 0 out); Berkman (22,5th inning off Etherton 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Bagwell (3,off Etherton).  HBP–Biggio (20,by Etherton).  SH–Etherton (1,off Miller).  SB–Berkman (3,2nd base off Sullivan/Stinnett).  HBP–Etherton (1,Biggio).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:54.  A–29,902.
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