Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 31, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 2004 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 8, Cincinnati Reds 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Vizcaino 2b 5 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 0 0
Beltran cf 5 2 2 3
Berkman rf 3 1 0 0
Lamb 1b 3 2 1 2
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Lane lf 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 4 1
Oliver p 1 0 0 0
  Kent ph 0 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 2 1 1 1
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel rf 3 0 1 0
Castro 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 2 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 0 3 0
Pena cf 3 0 0 0
Jimenez 2b 3 0 0 0
Valentin c 3 0 0 0
Lopez ss 2 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Larkin ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Claussen p 1 0 0 0
  Hummel 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Houston 000 101 006890
Cincinnati 000 000 000041
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (3-3) 5.0 1 0 0 2 6
  Gallo   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Weathers   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bullinger   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Claussen  L (1-1) 5.1 3 2 1 5 4
  Norton   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  White   1.1 4 6 6 2 0
  Wagner   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
9
6

  E–Freel (11).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Beltran (7,off Claussen); Ausmus (9,off Norton); Biggio (29,off White).  HR–Houston Beltran (11,9th inning off White 2 on, 1 out); Lamb (8,9th inning off White 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Oliver (3,off Claussen).  IBB–Ausmus (7,by Claussen); Kent (1,by Norton).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Pena (4,by Gallo).  Team–5.  SB–Beltran (6,3rd base off Claussen/Valentin).  CS–Dunn (1,2nd base by Oliver/Ausmus).  WP–Wagner (2).  HBP–Gallo (4,Pena).  IBB–Claussen (1,Ausmus); Norton (4,Kent).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Kevin Kelley, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:57.  A–36,415.
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