Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Lamb 1b 4 0 1 1
Ensberg 3b 3 0 1 0
Lane rf 4 1 1 0
Everett ss 4 2 2 1
Burke lf 4 0 1 1
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Chavez c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 1
  Burns p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 5 0 0 0
Aurilia 2b 4 1 1 1
Casey 1b 5 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 2 1 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 1
Pena rf 4 1 2 1
LaRue c 3 0 1 0
  Olmedo pr 0 0 0 0
  Valentin c 0 0 0 0
Romano lf 2 0 0 0
  Dunn ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Harang p 3 0 0 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Houston 010 001 200480
Cincinnati 100 101 000370
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (4-3) 6.0 5 3 3 5 6
  Burns   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang  L (4-7) 7.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Belisle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Randa-Aurilia-Casey.  2B–Houston Biggio (24,off Harang); Ensberg (15,off Harang); Lane (19,off Harang); Burke (8,off Harang).  HR–Houston Everett (7,2nd inning off Harang 0 on 2 out).  SF–Palmeiro (2,off Harang).  Team LOB–3.  SB–Taveras (19,2nd base off Harang/LaRue).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:35.
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