Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 15, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2005 at Great American Ball 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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Houston Astros 11, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 5 2 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 2 1 0
  Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 3 2 1 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 5 2 3 3
Lane rf 5 3 3 5
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Chavez c 5 0 2 2
Taveras cf 5 0 1 0
Oswalt p 3 0 1 0
  Burke ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 14 11
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Casey 1b 3 0 0 1
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 1 1 0
Kearns rf 4 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 0 1 1
LaRue c 2 0 0 0
  Valentin c 0 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Valentine p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 1 1 0
  Weber p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Freel 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston 000 204 32011141
Cincinnati 000 001 100251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (2-1) 7.0 5 2 2 1 9
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
13
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 1 5
  Valentine   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Weber   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Weathers   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
3
9

  E–Chavez (1), Wilson (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. LaRue.  2B–Houston Chavez (1,off Wilson); Biggio (6,off Wilson); Bagwell (1,off Wilson); Everett 2 (3,off Weber,off Weathers); Ensberg (3,off Weathers), Cincinnati Dunn (2,off Oswalt); Aurilia (2,off Oswalt).  3B–Houston Taveras (1,off Valentine).  HR–Houston Lane 2 (3,4th inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Wilson 2 on 0 out).  SF–Bagwell (1,off Weber); Casey (1,off Oswalt).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–LaRue (4,by Oswalt).  Team–5.  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Jim Wolf, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:36.  A–31,740.
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