Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
July 28, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2008 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 4, Houston Astros 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Bruce cf 4 1 1 0
Keppinger ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. rf 4 1 1 0
Phillips B. 2b 3 1 2 0
Dunn lf 4 1 2 4
Encarnacion 3b 4 0 0 0
Votto 1b 4 0 0 0
Bako c 3 0 1 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
Cueto p 1 0 0 0
  Phillips A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 4 1 1 0
Tejada ss 3 1 2 1
Berkman 1b 3 2 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Blum 3b 3 1 2 3
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Erstad cf 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Oswalt p 2 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Cincinnati 004 000 000481
Houston 302 000 00x590
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto  L(7-10) 6.0 8 5 5 1 3
  Lincoln   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
1
0
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W(8-8) 5.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Byrdak   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Geary   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wright   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Valverde  SV(27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Bruce (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Votto-Keppinger, Houston 1. Berkman-Tejada-Berkman.  2B–Cincinnati B. Phillips (19,off Oswalt), Houston Matsui (19,off Cueto); Berkman (31,off Cueto).  HR–Cincinnati Dunn (30,3rd inning off Oswalt 3 on 2 out), Houston Blum (9,3rd inning off Cueto 1 on 2 out).  SH–Cueto (7,off Oswalt).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Blum (2,off Cueto).  Team–5.  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Delfin Colon, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:28.  A–31,783.
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