Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 30, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 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 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 4 0 0 0
Aurilia 2b 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Pena rf 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 1 1 0
Casey 1b 2 1 1 0
Dunn lf 3 0 1 1
LaRue c 2 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 1
Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
  Olmedo ph 1 0 0 0
  Standridge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 3 0 0 1
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Ensberg 3b 2 1 1 3
Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 0 1 0
Scott lf 4 0 2 0
Everett ss 4 1 2 0
Quintero c 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 1 1 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Cincinnati 000 010 001250
Houston 000 050 00x590
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  L (8-10) 6.0 8 5 5 1 4
  Coffey   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Standridge   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (9-6) 5.0 4 1 1 1 4
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gallo   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Qualls   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Lidge   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
9

  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Casey (31,off Rodriguez), Houston Scott (1,off Standridge).  HR–Houston Ensberg (34,5th inning off Ortiz 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Taveras (3,off Ortiz).  Team–6.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Mike Everitt, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:24.  A–29,971.
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