Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 30, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. 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 1, Houston Astros 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 3 1 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 2 0 2 0
Larson 3b 3 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Miller c 4 0 0 0
Acevedo p 2 0 1 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 1 2 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 2 2 0
Bagwell 1b 3 1 1 1
Kent 2b 3 0 1 1
Berkman lf 4 2 3 2
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 2 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Clemens p 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Lane cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 5
Cincinnati 100 000 000150
Houston 000 201 30x6120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Acevedo  L (2-2) 6.0 9 3 3 0 3
  Wagner   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Haynes   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
0
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (5-0) 6.0 5 1 1 4 6
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Everett (3,off Acevedo); Ensberg (4,off Acevedo); Bagwell (5,off Wagner).  HR–Houston Berkman (5,6th inning off Acevedo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Everett (6,off Wagner).  SF–Kent (3,off Wagner).  HBP–Bagwell (4,by Acevedo).  Team–7.  SB–Jimenez (2,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus); Ausmus (1,2nd base off Acevedo/Miller).  WP–Wagner (1).  HBP–Acevedo (1,Bagwell).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:41.  A–41,430.
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