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Friday, September 22, 2000, 7:05PM
, Cinergy Field
Attendance: 32,223, Time of Game: 2:54
Astros
5
69-85
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
12
80-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Elmer Dessens (10-5)
L: Jose Lima (7-16)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    5 12  0
Reds            2  5  0   0  0  0   2  3  X   12 14  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .281 .754 17 11 -0.006 0.43 0.032 -0.038 0.1 1 2
Bill Spiers 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .305 .786 12 7 0.066 0.44 0.083 -0.017 1.7 1 0 2B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 .313 1.042 22 15 -0.076 0.60 0.000 -0.076 -1.5 5 1
Lance Berkman LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .294 .939 15 8 -0.060 0.54 0.008 -0.067 0.1 1 0 HR
Moises Alou RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .356 1.051 20 13 -0.033 0.43 0.017 -0.050 -0.7 4 0
Richard Hidalgo CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 .309 1.021 15 12 0.119 0.36 0.127 -0.008 2.4 3 0 2·HR
Mitch Meluskey C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .922 14 6 -0.005 0.50 0.028 -0.033 -0.3 9 0
Chris Truby 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .792 11 8 -0.063 0.61 0.000 -0.063 -1.3 0 2
Jose Lima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .387 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Ginter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.3
   Brian Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daryle Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .827 6 4 -0.017 0.63 0.000 -0.017 -0.5
   Scott Linebrink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Bogar PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 .603 1 1 0.011 0.25 0.011 0.000 0.4
   Rusty Meacham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .765 4 3 -0.010 0.37 0.000 -0.010 -0.3
   Jose Cabrera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 5 12 5 2 5 .308 .906 141 91 -0.085 0.48 0.306 -0.390 -0.1 24 5
2B: B Spiers (17, off E Dessens).
HR: L Berkman (20, off S Sullivan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); R Hidalgo 2 (44, 1 off S Sullivan, 1 off E Dessens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Hidalgo 9; L Berkman 5; B Spiers 3; J Lugo 2; M Meluskey; T Bogar; M Alou.
RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (119); L Berkman (63); B Spiers (41); J Bagwell (125).
2-out RBI: L Berkman; R Hidalgo.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bagwell-J Lugo.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Tucker CF-RF 4 3 3 2 1 0 .276 .910 18 11 0.128 0.50 0.132 -0.003 2.9 5 0 HR,2B,SB
Chris Sexton 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .176 .497 19 10 -0.040 0.37 0.003 -0.043 -1.2 1 4
Dmitri Young LF-1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 .298 .828 22 14 0.007 0.34 0.021 -0.013 -0.3 2 1 GDP
Sean Casey 1B 3 2 3 3 1 0 .311 .883 11 5 0.180 0.56 0.180 0.000 3.7 7 0 2·HR,2B
   Brian Hunter CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .643 6 4 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.7 2 0
Alex Ochoa RF-LF 4 1 1 4 0 0 .310 .960 14 10 -0.003 0.33 0.008 -0.011 1.6 3 0 HR,SF
Chris Stynes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .331 .863 13 8 -0.022 0.32 0.010 -0.032 -0.2 0 0 2B
   Mike Bell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .626 6 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Benito Santiago C 3 2 1 1 1 1 .261 .726 10 5 0.032 0.30 0.041 -0.009 0.7 5 0 HR
Juan Castro SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 .240 .630 11 7 0.124 0.37 0.130 -0.006 1.5 2 4 HR
Elmer Dessens P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .108 .341 12 9 0.010 0.27 0.019 -0.009 -0.2 0 0
   Scott Sullivan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 3 3 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 36 12 14 12 5 8 .389 1.425 145 89 0.413 0.36 0.544 -0.129 7.4 27 9
2B: C Stynes (22, off B Powell); S Casey (30, off J Lima); M Tucker (12, off J Cabrera).
HR: A Ochoa (11, off J Cabrera; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); S Casey 2 (17, 1 off J Lima, 1 off R Meacham; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Castro (2, off J Lima; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); B Santiago (8, off R Meacham; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); M Tucker (13, off J Lima; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: A Ochoa (3, off J Lima).
TB: S Casey 10; M Tucker 7; J Castro 6; A Ochoa 4; B Santiago 4; C Stynes 2; D Young; E Dessens.
GIDP: D Young (15).
RBI: A Ochoa 4 (52); S Casey 3 (73); M Tucker 2 (32); J Castro 2 (19); B Santiago (44).
2-out RBI: A Ochoa 3; B Santiago; S Casey.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: M Tucker (13, 2nd base off J Lima/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jose Lima, L (7-16) 2 5 7 7 3 1 3 6.88 14 48 25 14 5 6 0 10 3 0 16 -0.413 0.84 -5.9
Brian Powell 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.87 4 14 10 3 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.009 0.21 0.6
Scott Linebrink 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 6.30 12 46 28 18 4 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 0.017 0.11 1.7
Rusty Meacham 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 7.36 6 12 10 7 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 -0.023 0.06 -1.4
Jose Cabrera 1 3 3 3 0 3 1 6.16 6 25 16 9 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.005 0.04 -2.4
Team Totals 8 14 12 12 5 8 6 13.50 42 145 89 51 15 23 8 21 7 0 16 0 0 -0.415 0.48 -7.4

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Elmer Dessens, W (10-5) 6.2 10 3 3 1 3 1 4.49 31 107 70 51 5 14 12 15 9 0 44 0.063 0.57 0.6
Scott Sullivan 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3.40 10 34 21 12 3 6 2 5 0 0 1 0 0.022 0.21 -0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 2 5 3 5.00 41 141 91 63 8 20 14 20 9 0 44 1 0 0.085 0.36 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 32,223.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Julio Lugo SS 1 Michael Tucker CF
2 Bill Spiers 2B 2 Chris Sexton 2B
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Dmitri Young LF
4 Lance Berkman LF 4 Sean Casey 1B
5 Moises Alou RF 5 Alex Ochoa RF
6 Richard Hidalgo CF 6 Chris Stynes 3B
7 Mitch Meluskey C 7 Benito Santiago C
8 Chris Truby 3B 8 Juan Castro SS
9 Jose Lima P 9 Elmer Dessens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CIN J. Castro J. Lima 13% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CIN S. Casey J. Lima 13% 71% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tucker Scores; Young to 3B
t2 0-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  R HOU R. Hidalgo E. Dessens -9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 4-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CIN M. Tucker J. Lima 8% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Dessens Scores
t7 1-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens -5% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive); Bogar Scores; Lugo to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lugo E. Dessens 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell E. Dessens 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN M. Tucker J. Lima 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Sexton J. Lima -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CIN D. Young J. Lima 1% 57% Tucker Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  CIN D. Young J. Lima 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R CIN S. Casey J. Lima 13% 71% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tucker Scores; Young to 3B
b1 1-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO CIN A. Ochoa J. Lima 0% 71% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Young Scores; Casey to 3B
b1 2-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CIN C. Stynes J. Lima -3% 69% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman E. Dessens 2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU M. Alou E. Dessens 2% 73% Lineout: RF
t2 0-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  R HOU R. Hidalgo E. Dessens -9% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU M. Meluskey E. Dessens -1% 63% Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Truby E. Dessens 3% 65% Lineout: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN B. Santiago J. Lima 3% 68% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR CIN J. Castro J. Lima 13% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball); Santiago Scores
b2 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Dessens J. Lima 2% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 4-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR CIN M. Tucker J. Lima 8% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball); Dessens Scores
b2 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN C. Sexton J. Lima -1% 90% Foul Flyball: RF
b2 6-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN D. Young J. Lima -1% 90% Lineout: LF
b2 6-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CIN S. Casey J. Lima 3% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 7-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN A. Ochoa J. Lima -0% 93% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
Keith Ginter pinch hits for Jose Lima (P) batting 9th
t3 1-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Ginter E. Dessens 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU J. Lugo E. Dessens -1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-7 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens -2% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lugo to 2B
t3 1-7 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell E. Dessens 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman E. Dessens 2% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Brian Powell facing 6-7-8
Brian Powell replaces Keith Ginter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b3 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Stynes B. Powell 1% 96% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 7-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Santiago B. Powell -1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b3 7-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Castro B. Powell -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b3 7-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CIN E. Dessens B. Powell -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
t4 1-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Alou E. Dessens -2% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t4 1-7 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU R. Hidalgo E. Dessens -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive); Alou to 2B
t4 1-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey E. Dessens 3% 92% Flyball: CF
t4 1-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Truby E. Dessens 2% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Brian Powell (P) batting 9th
t4 1-7 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Ward E. Dessens 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
Scott Linebrink replaces Daryle Ward (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 7-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN M. Tucker S. Linebrink -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 7-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN C. Sexton S. Linebrink 0% 96% Walk
b4 7-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN D. Young S. Linebrink -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN S. Casey S. Linebrink 0% 96% Walk; Sexton to 2B
b4 7-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O CIN A. Ochoa S. Linebrink -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sexton to 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
t5 1-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lugo E. Dessens 1% 96% Lineout: LF
t5 1-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens -1% 95% Walk
t5 1-7 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell E. Dessens 1% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman E. Dessens -1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
t5 1-7 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O HOU M. Alou E. Dessens 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 6-7-8
b5 7-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN C. Stynes S. Linebrink -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
b5 7-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Santiago S. Linebrink -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 7-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CIN J. Castro S. Linebrink 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 7-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CIN E. Dessens S. Linebrink -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
t6 1-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo E. Dessens 1% 98% Lineout: CF
t6 1-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Meluskey E. Dessens 0% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 1-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Truby E. Dessens 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 1-2-3
b6 7-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CIN M. Tucker S. Linebrink 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 7-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CIN C. Sexton S. Linebrink -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 7-1 1 1-- 6,(0-2)  OO CIN D. Young S. Linebrink -0% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
Tim Bogar pinch hits for Scott Linebrink (P) batting 9th
t7 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Bogar E. Dessens -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t7 1-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Lugo E. Dessens -2% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Bogar to 2B
t7 1-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers E. Dessens -5% 89% Double to RF (Line Drive); Bogar Scores; Lugo to 3B
t7 2-7 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO HOU J. Bagwell E. Dessens 3% 92% Groundout: SS-1B; Lugo Scores
t7 3-7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman E. Dessens 2% 95% Flyball: RF
Scott Sullivan replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Alou S. Sullivan 2% 97% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-3, Astros' Rusty Meacham facing 4-5-6
Rusty Meacham replaces Tim Bogar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN S. Casey R. Meacham 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 8-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN A. Ochoa R. Meacham -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 8-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN C. Stynes R. Meacham -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN B. Santiago R. Meacham 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 9-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CIN J. Castro R. Meacham 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b7 9-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN S. Sullivan R. Meacham -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Reds' Scott Sullivan facing 6-7-8
Dmitri Young moves from LF to 1B
Mike Bell replaces Chris Stynes playing 3B batting 6th
Alex Ochoa moves from RF to LF
Brian Hunter replaces Sean Casey (1B) playing CF batting 4th
Michael Tucker moves from CF to RF
t8 3-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU R. Hidalgo S. Sullivan -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 4-9 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Meluskey S. Sullivan -1% 96% Walk
t8 4-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Truby S. Sullivan 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Rusty Meacham (P) batting 9th
t8 4-9 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Cedeno S. Sullivan 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 4-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo S. Sullivan 1% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Astros' Jose Cabrera facing 1-2-3
Jose Cabrera replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN M. Tucker J. Cabrera 0% 100% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b8 9-4 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CIN C. Sexton J. Cabrera -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  CIN D. Young J. Cabrera 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Tucker to 3B
b8 9-4 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O CIN B. Hunter J. Cabrera -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR CIN A. Ochoa J. Cabrera 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Tucker Scores; Young Scores
b8 12-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN M. Bell J. Cabrera -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 12.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-12, Reds' Scott Sullivan facing 2-3-4
t9 4-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Spiers S. Sullivan 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-12 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell S. Sullivan 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 4-12 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R HOU L. Berkman S. Sullivan -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 5-12 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Alou S. Sullivan 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 12.

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