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4
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@DET		3
7
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7
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@OAK		8
3
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@SEA		5
0
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@TEX		7
4
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@ATL		1
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9
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11
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7
Monday, September 6, 2004 1:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 40,581, Time of Game: 2:56
Reds
5
63-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 28½ GB
 at Astros
11
74-63
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
3rd, 18 GB
W: Brandon Backe (3-2)
L: Aaron Harang (8-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  3    5 10  0
Astros          1  0  0   4  2  4   0  0  X   11 12  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Freel CF-3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .274 .741 20 13 -0.084 0.66 0.001 -0.085 -0.3 7 1 3B
Juan Castro 3B-SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 .252 .673 12 9 -0.023 0.51 0.025 -0.048 1.7 0 3 HR
Sean Casey 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .338 .959 17 11 0.119 0.66 0.119 0.000 1.1 6 1 SB
   John Riedling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Vander Wal PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .478 1 1 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Adam Dunn LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .271 .989 16 11 -0.130 0.86 0.001 -0.130 -0.9 0 0 2·2B
D'Angelo Jimenez 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .258 .725 19 9 0.045 0.66 0.089 -0.045 0.3 2 2
Austin Kearns RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .726 11 7 -0.070 0.68 0.001 -0.071 0.1 0 0
Felipe Lopez SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .745 13 6 0.015 0.60 0.037 -0.022 0.1 0 1
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .301 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Matthews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jacob Cruz PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .689 7 4 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Corky Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .242 14 11 -0.049 0.51 0.000 -0.049 -1.0 8 0
Aaron Harang P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .042 .104 6 3 0.010 0.95 0.030 -0.020 0.2 1 0 SH
   Phil Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darren Bragg CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .211 .643 8 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 10 4 4 9 .278 .822 144 87 -0.170 0.60 0.303 -0.473 0.2 24 8
2B: A Dunn 2 (29, 1 off C Harville, 1 off K Bullinger).
3B: R Freel (7, off B Backe).
HR: J Castro (4, off K Bullinger; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: A Harang (4, off B Backe).
TB: J Castro 5; A Dunn 4; S Casey 3; R Freel 3; D Jimenez; A Harang.
GIDP: J Cruz (4).
RBI: J Castro 3 (22); D Jimenez (54).
2-out RBI: D Jimenez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Castro-D Jimenez-S Casey.
Baserunning
SB: S Casey (2, 2nd base off B Backe/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .288 .821 17 14 0.008 0.50 0.039 -0.031 -0.7 3 0
   Chad Harville P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kirk Bullinger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Carlos Beltran CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 .273 .944 20 9 -0.054 0.78 0.012 -0.066 0.4 2 0
   Willy Taveras CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 3 2 3 0 0 .270 .859 17 10 0.071 0.78 0.136 -0.066 2.6 3 0 HR,2B,HBP
   Chris Burke 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 2
Lance Berkman RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .313 1.022 17 10 0.109 0.41 0.123 -0.014 -0.1 2 0 HR
   Orlando Palmeiro LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .697 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Jeff Kent 2B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .286 .858 14 5 0.081 0.53 0.105 -0.024 2.0 0 0 HR,IW
   Eric Bruntlett SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Mike Lamb 3B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .309 .907 21 12 -0.017 0.41 0.016 -0.033 2.3 0 1
Jose Vizcaino SS-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .723 8 6 0.007 0.33 0.029 -0.022 -1.4 8 0 2B,GDP
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .249 .640 10 8 -0.048 0.47 0.002 -0.050 -0.5 8 1
Brandon Backe P 2 2 2 2 1 0 .333 1.067 11 5 0.173 0.88 0.173 0.000 2.8 0 0 HR
   Jason Lane PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .718 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 35 11 12 11 4 8 .343 1.168 153 92 0.330 0.51 0.635 -0.306 6.8 27 7
2B: J Vizcaino (18, off A Harang); J Bagwell (25, off A Harang).
HR: L Berkman (26, off A Harang; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Backe (1, off A Harang; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Kent (21, off A Harang; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Bagwell (23, off A Harang; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: J Kent (3, by P Norton).
HBP: J Bagwell (8, by T Van Poppel).
TB: J Bagwell 6; B Backe 5; J Kent 4; L Berkman 4; M Lamb 2; J Vizcaino 2; C Beltran; C Biggio; B Ausmus.
GIDP: J Vizcaino (5).
RBI: M Lamb 3 (50); J Bagwell 3 (72); J Kent 2 (89); B Backe 2 (4); L Berkman (89).
2-out RBI: M Lamb 2; B Backe 2; J Bagwell; J Kent.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Bruntlett-C Burke-J Vizcaino.
E: M Lamb (12).

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
Aaron Harang, L (8-8) 4 9 7 7 0 3 4 4.59 21 68 46 27 4 15 6 12 2 0 19 -0.313 0.87 -4.5
Phil Norton 1.1 2 3 3 3 1 0 5.52 8 34 16 10 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 -0.008 0.17 -0.9
Todd Van Poppel 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.28 3 18 8 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 -0.006 0.11 -1.2
Mike Matthews 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.71 5 19 12 8 2 2 2 2 1 0 3 2 -0.002 0.01 -0.7
John Riedling 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.70 3 14 10 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 11 11 4 8 4 12.38 40 153 92 50 13 29 11 16 3 0 19 7 5 -0.329 0.60 -6.8
A Harang faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Brandon Backe, W (3-2) 7 7 1 1 1 8 0 4.20 29 101 65 33 14 18 8 12 3 0 66 0.170 0.84 2.7
Chad Harville 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.01 5 21 10 7 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.5
Kirk Bullinger 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 6.16 7 22 12 6 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 -2.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 4 9 1 4.00 41 144 87 46 16 25 13 15 4 0 66 0 0 0.170 0.51 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Harang (5).
HBP: T Van Poppel (2; J Bagwell).
IBB: P Norton (6; J Kent).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 40,581.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Ryan Freel CF 1 Craig Biggio LF
2 Juan Castro 3B 2 Carlos Beltran CF
3 Sean Casey 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Adam Dunn LF 4 Lance Berkman RF
5 D'Angelo Jimenez 2B 5 Jeff Kent 2B
6 Austin Kearns RF 6 Mike Lamb 3B
7 Felipe Lopez SS 7 Jose Vizcaino SS
8 Corky Miller C 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Aaron Harang P 9 Brandon Backe P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR HOU B. Backe A. Harang 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizcaino Scores
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU L. Berkman A. Harang 12% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Harang 10% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU J. Kent A. Harang 10% 78% Home Run (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CIN D. Jimenez B. Backe -9% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castro Scores; Casey to 2B

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Freel B. Backe 2% 52% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN J. Castro B. Backe -2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CIN S. Casey B. Backe -6% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castro to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O CIN A. Dunn B. Backe 6% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R CIN D. Jimenez B. Backe -9% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castro Scores; Casey to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Kearns B. Backe 4% 45% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Harang -2% 43% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Beltran A. Harang -2% 41% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Harang 10% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman A. Harang -1% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN F. Lopez B. Backe -4% 46% Walk
t2 1-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Miller B. Backe 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN A. Harang B. Backe 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Lopez to 2B
t2 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Freel B. Backe 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Kent A. Harang -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Lamb A. Harang -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Vizcaino A. Harang -1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN J. Castro B. Backe 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN S. Casey B. Backe -3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN A. Dunn B. Backe 3% 53% Lineout: RF
t3 1-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  CIN D. Jimenez B. Backe -1% 52% Casey Steals 2B
t3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  O CIN D. Jimenez B. Backe 4% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Aaron Harang facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus A. Harang -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Backe A. Harang 3% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio A. Harang 4% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Backe to 2B
b3 1-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Beltran A. Harang -5% 55% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Harang 2% 57% Wild Pitch; Backe to 3B; Biggio to 2B
b3 1-1 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Harang -7% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN A. Kearns B. Backe 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN F. Lopez B. Backe 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN C. Miller B. Backe 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU L. Berkman A. Harang 12% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R HOU J. Kent A. Harang 10% 78% Home Run (Line Drive)
b4 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Lamb A. Harang -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b4 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Vizcaino A. Harang 3% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus A. Harang -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR HOU B. Backe A. Harang 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizcaino Scores
b4 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Harang -0% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 9-1-2
t5 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CIN A. Harang B. Backe -3% 86% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t5 1-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Freel B. Backe 3% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Castro B. Backe 2% 91% Flyball: CF
t5 1-5 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  CIN S. Casey B. Backe -2% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Harang to 3B
t5 1-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn B. Backe 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
b5 5-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU C. Beltran A. Harang 1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b5 5-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Harang 3% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Beltran Scores
Phil Norton replaces Aaron Harang pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Norton -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bagwell to 3B
b5 6-1 1 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Kent P. Norton 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b5 6-1 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Lamb P. Norton 1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B
b5 7-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Vizcaino P. Norton -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-7, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
t6 1-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN D. Jimenez B. Backe 1% 98% Popfly: SS
t6 1-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN A. Kearns B. Backe 0% 98% Popfly: SS
t6 1-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN F. Lopez B. Backe 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-1, Reds' Phil Norton facing 8-9-1
b6 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus P. Norton 0% 99% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
b6 7-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Backe P. Norton 0% 99% Walk; Ausmus to 2B
b6 7-1 0 12- 5,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio P. Norton -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Beltran P. Norton 0% 99% Walk; Ausmus to 3B; Backe to 2B
Todd Van Poppel replaces Felipe Lopez (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Ryan Freel moves from CF to 3B
Juan Castro moves from 3B to SS
Darren Bragg replaces Phil Norton (P) playing CF batting 9th
b6 7-1 1 123 6,(2-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Ausmus Scores; Backe to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b6 8-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Van Poppel -0% 99% Popfly: 3B
b6 8-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  R HOU J. Kent T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Walk; Backe Scores; Beltran to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
Mike Matthews replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching and batting 7th
b6 9-1 2 123 7,(3-2)  RR HOU M. Lamb M. Matthews 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores; Kent to 3B
b6 11-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino M. Matthews -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 11.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-11, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
Jose Vizcaino moves from SS to 1B
Chris Burke replaces Jeff Bagwell (1B) playing 2B batting 3rd
Eric Bruntlett replaces Jeff Kent (2B) playing SS batting 5th
t7 1-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN C. Miller B. Backe 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 1-11 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN D. Bragg B. Backe 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-11 2 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN R. Freel B. Backe -0% 100% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t7 1-11 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Castro B. Backe 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-1, Reds' Mike Matthews facing 8-9-1
b7 11-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus M. Matthews 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Jason Lane pinch hits for Brandon Backe (P) batting 9th
b7 11-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lane M. Matthews 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 11-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Matthews 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 11.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-11, Astros' Chad Harville facing 3-4-5
Chad Harville replaces Craig Biggio (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Orlando Palmeiro replaces Lance Berkman (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Willy Taveras replaces Carlos Beltran playing CF batting 2nd
Jason Lane moves from PH to RF
t8 1-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN S. Casey C. Harville 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN A. Dunn C. Harville -0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t8 1-11 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CIN D. Jimenez C. Harville -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-11 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R CIN A. Kearns C. Harville -0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dunn Scores/No RBI/unER; Jimenez to 2B; Kearns to 1B
Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Mike Matthews (P) batting 7th
t8 2-11 1 12- 7,(3-2)  OO CIN J. Cruz C. Harville 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-2, Reds' John Riedling facing 2-3-4
John Riedling replaces Sean Casey (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Jacob Cruz moves from PH to 1B
b8 11-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Riedling 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 11-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Burke J. Riedling 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 11-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro J. Riedling 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 11.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-11, Astros' Kirk Bullinger facing 8-9-1
Kirk Bullinger replaces Chad Harville pitching and batting 1st
t9 2-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN C. Miller K. Bullinger 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-11 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN D. Bragg K. Bullinger -0% 100% Walk
t9 2-11 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CIN R. Freel K. Bullinger -0% 100% Walk; Bragg to 2B
t9 2-11 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CIN J. Castro K. Bullinger -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores; Freel Scores
John Vander Wal pinch hits for John Riedling (P) batting 3rd
t9 5-11 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Vander Wal K. Bullinger 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CIN A. Dunn K. Bullinger -0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 5-11 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CIN D. Jimenez K. Bullinger 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 11.

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