Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
August 31, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 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 0, Houston Astros 10

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 4 0 0 0
Aurilia 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
  Holbert ph 1 0 0 0
Kearns rf 2 0 2 0
Casey 1b 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 1 0
Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Keisler p 0 0 0 0
Claussen p 1 0 0 0
  Standridge p 0 0 0 0
  Olmedo 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 2 1
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez c 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
  Bruntlett 3b 0 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 0
  Gipson pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Lane rf 4 1 1 2
Burke lf 4 3 3 0
Everett ss 3 1 2 0
Ausmus c,2b 4 1 2 4
Pettitte p 2 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph,2b,1b 2 2 2 2
Totals 35 10 15 10
Cincinnati 000 000 000040
Houston 000 040 24x10150
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Claussen  L (9-9) 5.2 8 4 4 0 3
  Standridge   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Belisle   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Keisler   1.0 3 4 4 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
1
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (13-9) 7.0 4 0 0 1 5
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gallo   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 2. Aurilia-Casey, Claussen-F. Lopez-Casey, Houston 1. Everett-Berkman.  2B–Houston Berkman (30,off Claussen); Ausmus (14,off Claussen); Burke (17,off Keisler).  HR–Houston Lane (20,5th inning off Claussen 1 on 0 out); Vizcaino (1,8th inning off Keisler 1 on 2 out).  SH–Claussen (5,off Pettitte); Everett (6,off Standridge).  HBP–Olmedo (1,by Qualls).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  SB–Burke (11,2nd base off Claussen/LaRue).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:42.  A–28,639.
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