Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
May 31, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 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 3, Houston Astros 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel rf 4 1 1 0
Lopez ss 5 1 1 0
Casey 1b 4 0 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 2
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Aurilia 2b 4 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 1 0
Belisle p 2 0 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Romano pr 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
Self rf 4 0 1 1
Biggio 2b 4 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Berkman lf 3 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Lamb 1b 4 0 1 1
Everett ss 3 1 1 1
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Backe p 3 1 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cincinnati 000 020 1003100
Houston 000 121 00x480
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Belisle  L (2-5) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Stone   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Wagner   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  W (5-3) 6.2 9 3 3 2 1
  Franco   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Lidge  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Ensberg-Biggio-Lamb.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (15,off Backe); Casey (15,off Franco), Houston Berkman (4,off Belisle).  HR–Cincinnati Griffey (8,5th inning off Backe 1 on 2 out), Houston Everett (5,6th inning off Stone 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:27.  A–28,535.
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