Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2008 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 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 2 1 1 0
Tejada ss 4 1 2 1
Berkman 1b 2 0 1 1
Lee lf 0 0 0 0
  Erstad pr,lf 2 0 1 0
Loretta 3b 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 4 0 0 0
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Quintero c 4 0 1 0
Moehler p 3 1 1 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0
Patterson cf 4 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 1 2 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 3 0 1 1
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Valentin 1b 3 0 1 0
Bako c 2 0 0 0
Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
  Rosales ph 1 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 100 010 100381
Cincinnati 000 000 100150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler  W(8-4) 7.0 5 1 1 0 3
  Geary   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Valverde  SV(28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L(10-9) 6.0 5 2 2 4 7
  Affeldt   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Weathers   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Matsui (11).  DP–Houston 1. Tejada-Matsui-Berkman, Cincinnati 4. Keppinger-B. Phillips-Valentin, B. Phillips-Valentin, B. Phillips-Keppinger-Valentin, B. Phillips-Keppinger-Valentin.  2B–Houston Moehler (1,off Arroyo).  HR–Houston Tejada (12,7th inning off Affeldt 0 on 2 out).  SH–Matsui (5,off Arroyo).  HBP–Lee (3,by Arroyo).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–2:40.  A–26,044.
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