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 Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Palmeiro lf,cf 5 1 2 1
Vizcaino ss 5 1 1 1
Berkman 1b,lf 4 1 2 1
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Burke 2b 4 1 1 2
Bruntlett cf 3 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 1
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 5 3 4 2
Olmedo 2b 4 1 2 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 2 2
Dunn 1b 5 1 1 2
Pena rf 4 1 2 1
Cruz lf 3 1 1 1
  Romano lf 0 0 0 0
Valentin c 4 0 1 1
Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0
Ortiz p 3 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Randa ph 0 1 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 10
Houston 400 000 2006101
Cincinnati 102 040 04x11141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (0-4) 6.0 11 7 3 1 6
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Harville   1.0 3 4 4 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
11
7
1
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (4-6) 6.2 8 6 5 1 4
  Wagner   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Belisle   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
1
5

  E–Astacio (1).  DP–Houston 1. Bruntlett-Burke-Berkman.  2B–Houston Ensberg (16,off Ortiz); Burke (9,off Ortiz); Ausmus (7,off Ortiz).  HR–Houston Palmeiro (2,1st inning off Ortiz 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:43.  A–28,236.
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