Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2005 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 2, Houston Astros 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 3 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 4 0 2 1
Kearns rf 4 0 0 0
  Weber p 0 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 0 2 0
Randa 3b 4 1 1 1
Aurilia ss 4 0 0 0
Valentin c 4 1 1 0
Ortiz p 1 0 0 0
  Freel ph 1 0 1 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 1 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Scott lf 4 2 2 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 3 0 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Taveras cf 3 1 2 0
Clemens p 3 0 1 2
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 010 010280
Houston 010 002 00x380
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz   5.0 5 1 1 3 6
  Belisle  L (0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Weber   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
5
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 0 9
  Qualls   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Franco   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
12

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Belisle-Aurilia-Casey, Houston 1. Ausmus-Everett-Ausmus.  2B–Cincinnati Valentin (1,off Qualls); Dunn (1,off Lidge).  3B–Houston Scott (1,off Ortiz).  HR–Cincinnati Randa (3,5th inning off Clemens 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Lane (1,off Ortiz).  IBB–Taveras (1,by Belisle).  Team–8.  CS–Freel (2,Home by Clemens/Ausmus).  SB–Taveras (1,2nd base off Belisle/Valentin).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–CB Bucknor, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:50.  A–36,382.
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