Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 23, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 2006 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."

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Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
Burke 2b 5 1 3 1
Berkman lf 4 1 0 0
Ensberg 3b 2 1 0 1
House 1b 3 0 0 0
  Huff ph,1b 1 1 1 2
Lane rf 3 0 1 1
Everett ss 5 1 3 2
Ausmus c 5 1 1 0
Oswalt p 1 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 1 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 2 1
Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
Aurilia ss 4 1 2 0
Hollandsworth rf 4 0 2 1
Ross c 3 0 0 0
Michalak p 2 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Clayton ph 1 0 0 0
  Bray p 0 0 0 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Houston 000 010 6007100
Cincinnati 200 000 100382
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (10-8) 6.0 5 2 2 0 7
  Springer   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Michalak   6.1 5 2 2 4 2
  Coffey  L (6-5) 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
  Franklin   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cormier   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Bray   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Belisle   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
7
3

  E–Encarnacion (19), Dunn (12), Encarnacion (19), Dunn (12).  DP–Houston 2. Phillips-Aurilia-Hatteberg, Phillips-Aurilia-Hatteberg, Cincinnati 2. Phillips-Aurilia-Hatteberg, Phillips-Aurilia-Hatteberg.  PB–D. Ross (2); D. Ross (2).  2B–Houston Burke (20,off Michalak); Everett (24,off Cormier), Cincinnati Griffey (16,off Oswalt); Aurilia (22,off Springer); Hollandsworth (1,off Wheeler).  HR–Houston Everett (4,5th inning off Michalak 0 on 0 out).  SH–Oswalt 2 (13,off Michalak 2).  HBP–Huff (5,by Belisle); Encarnacion (12,by Miller).  IBB–Berkman (14,by Coffey).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–CB Bucknor, 3B–Adam Dowdy.  T–3:01.  A–24,873.
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