Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 30, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 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 11, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio lf 5 1 1 0
Beltran cf 4 1 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Berkman rf,1b 5 3 3 4
Kent 2b 4 1 2 0
  Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 3 1 0 0
Vizcaino ss,2b 4 2 2 1
Ausmus c 4 1 2 3
Munro p 2 0 0 1
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Lane ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Bullinger p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 11 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel 3b 5 1 1 0
Lopez ss 5 1 1 2
Casey 1b 5 0 2 0
Dunn lf 5 1 1 1
Jimenez 2b 4 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 0 0 0 0
Kearns rf 5 0 1 0
Pena cf 4 0 3 0
LaRue c 3 0 1 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Vander Wal ph 1 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Larkin ph 0 0 0 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Castro 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Houston 111 003 40111111
Cincinnati 000 030 0003102
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Munro  W (3-5) 5.0 8 3 3 1 6
  Harville   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bullinger   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Springer   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson   4.0 4 3 2 2 1
  Norton  L (1-5) 2.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Riedling   0.0 2 4 2 1 0
  White   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Van Poppel   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
11
8
4
4

  E–Kent (7), Freel (13), Dunn (6).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Biggio (38,off Hudson); Vizcaino (16,off Hudson); Kent (26,off Hudson); Berkman (31,off Riedling), Cincinnati Freel (17,off Munro); Pena (9,off Munro); LaRue (19,off Bullinger).  HR–Houston Berkman 2 (23,3rd inning off Hudson 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Van Poppel 0 on, 0 out); Ausmus (5,6th inning off Norton 2 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Lopez (5,5th inning off Munro 1 on, 0 out); Dunn (40,5th inning off Munro 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Munro (1,off Hudson); Vizcaino (1,off White).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–LaRue (20,by Munro).  Team–12.  SB–Beltran (22,3rd base off Riedling/LaRue); Bagwell (4,2nd base off Riedling/LaRue); Pena (5,2nd base off Munro/Ausmus).  HBP–Munro (8,LaRue).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:58.  A–19,320.
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