Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 14, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 2009 at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 2 0
Matsui 2b 3 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 1
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 4 0 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 0
Quintero c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 3 0 0 0
  Gervacio p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0
Janish ss 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 4 0 1 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 3 1 0 0
Gomes rf,lf 4 1 1 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
McDonald lf 2 0 1 0
  Francisco ph 1 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Balentien lf 0 0 0 0
Hanigan c 2 0 1 0
  Barker ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller c 0 0 0 0
Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
  Bruce ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Totals 29 3 7 3
Houston 000 001 000170
Cincinnati 000 000 21x370
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(13-10) 6.0 5 2 2 2 8
  Gervacio   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Wright   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W(13-12) 7.0 6 1 1 0 6
  Rhodes   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Masset   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cordero  SV(35) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 2. Quintero-Matsui, Matsui-Tejada-Berkman.  2B–Houston Pence (23,off Arroyo); Lee (29,off Arroyo), Cincinnati Hanigan (6,off W. Rodriguez); Gomes (12,off W. Rodriguez).  HR–Cincinnati Phillips (20,8th inning off Fulchino 0 on 1 out).  SH–Matsui (14,off Rhodes); Arroyo (14,off W. Rodriguez).  HBP–Blum (7,by Arroyo).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Barker (1,by Gervacio).  Team–6.  SB–Bourn (55,2nd base off Arroyo/Hanigan).  CS–Lee (3,3rd base by Arroyo/Hanigan).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:44.  A–9,852.
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