Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2007 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 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 1 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 5 0 1 1
Berkman 1b 4 2 2 2
Lee lf 4 1 1 2
Lane rf,cf 4 0 2 1
Pence cf 4 1 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Burke 2b 0 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 0 0 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 2 0 1 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Scott rf 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel cf,3b 5 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 5 2 2 1
Griffey, Jr. rf 3 1 2 2
Conine 1b 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 1 1 0
Encarnacion 3b 3 1 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Ross c 3 1 1 0
  Hamilton ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Milton p 1 0 1 2
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Hopper ph 1 0 1 0
  Salmon p 0 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Houston 211 000 201790
Cincinnati 001 220 0016100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   5.2 8 5 5 2 5
  Lidge  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Borkowski   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler  SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Milton   5.1 7 4 4 1 4
  Saarloos   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Salmon  L (0-1) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
  Coffey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Weathers   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
3
6

  E–None.  2B–Houston Lane 2 (3,off Milton 2); Rodriguez (1,off Milton); Ensberg (6,off Weathers), Cincinnati Freel (4,off Rodriguez); Dunn (6,off Rodriguez).  3B–Houston Pence (2,off Milton).  HR–Houston Lee (6,1st inning off Milton 1 on 2 out); Berkman (4,7th inning off Salmon 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Griffey (5,5th inning off Rodriguez 1 on 0 out); Phillips (6,9th inning off Wheeler 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Milton (2,off Rodriguez).  Team–7.  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:03.  A–16,264.
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