Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
August 10, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 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 13, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 5 1 2 1
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
Erstad lf 4 0 2 2
Tejada ss 5 1 1 1
Berkman 1b 3 1 1 1
  Newhan 2b 1 0 0 0
Blum 3b,1b 5 3 3 2
Pence rf 5 2 1 0
Bourn cf 4 2 2 4
Quintero c 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 2 1 1 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Wigginton ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Totals 38 13 15 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera rf 4 1 1 1
Keppinger ss 4 0 1 0
Bruce cf 4 0 0 0
Phillips B. 2b 4 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 0 1 0
Encarnacion 3b 3 2 2 1
Phillips A. 1b 4 0 1 0
Hanigan c 4 1 2 2
Harang p 1 0 0 0
  Bray p 0 0 0 0
  Rosales ph 1 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Majewski p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Houston 512 000 05013150
Cincinnati 000 011 002481
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W(7-4) 6.2 5 2 2 1 7
  Hawkins   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Byrdak   1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
0
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang  L(3-12) 4.0 9 8 8 1 3
  Bray   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Affeldt   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Majewski   0.1 5 5 4 0 0
  Masset   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cordero   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–A. Phillips (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Keppinger-B. Phillips-A. Phillips, Keppinger-B. Phillips-A. Phillips.  2B–Houston Tejada (25,off Harang); Blum (5,off Harang); Rodriguez (1,off Harang); Matsui (23,off Harang); Pence (25,off Majewski), Cincinnati Dunn (14,off Rodriguez); Encarnacion (21,off Byrdak).  HR–Houston Bourn (5,1st inning off Harang 2 on 2 out); Berkman (23,3rd inning off Harang 0 on 0 out); Blum (11,3rd inning off Harang 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Encarnacion (22,5th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out); Cabrera (1,6th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out); Hanigan (1,9th inning off Byrdak 1 on 2 out).  SH–Erstad (2,off Harang); Rodriguez (3,off Bray).  HBP–Quintero (1,by Majewski).  Team LOB–2.  Team–5.  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:51.  A–30,789.
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