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Astros
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
April 23, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on April 23, 1999 at Cinergy Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jason Bere |
| Ballpark | Cinergy Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 19,052 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Sam Holbrook 2B: Dana DeMuth 3B: Charlie Reliford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Left Fielder |
| Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
| Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
| Aaron Boone | Third Baseman |
| Pokey Reese | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bere | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
April 23, 1999
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Bere
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bere
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bere
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Holt
Cameron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Holt
There goes Cameron. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Cameron steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Holt
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. Cameron moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Holt
Vaughn hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cameron tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Holt
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Bere
Caminiti hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bere
Everett hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Bere
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Bere
Meluskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Bere
There goes Meluskey. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. Meluskey steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Bere
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Holt
Taubensee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Holt
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Holt
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Bere
Holt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Bere
Biggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Bere
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. Holt moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Bere
Bagwell hits a fly ball towards left. Vaughn catches it and throws to home to double up Holt. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bere vs. Holt
Bere strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Holt
Cameron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cameron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Holt
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cameron scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Holt
There goes Tucker. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Holt
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Holt
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Bere
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Bere
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Bere
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Everett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Meluskey vs. Bere
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Gutierrez vs. Bere
Gutierrez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Bere
Holt bunts towards the mound. Bere juggles the ball. That's an error on Bere. Hidalgo scores. Gutierrez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Bere
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Gutierrez scores. Holt moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Bere
Bell hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Holt
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Holt
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Holt
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Holt
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Jason Bere.
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Sullivan
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Sullivan
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Sullivan
Hidalgohits a dribbler in front of the plate. Taubensee interferes with Hidalgo who is awarded first base. Everett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Meluskey vs. Sullivan
Meluskey takes first base on ball four. Everett moves to third. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gutierrez vs. Sullivan
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Holt
Cameron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Holt
There goes Cameron. The throw from Meluskey and he is safe. Cameron steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Holt
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cameron scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Holt
Vaughn hits a line drive into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Holt
Casey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Holt
Larkin takes first base on ball four. Tucker moves to third. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Taubensee vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Taubensee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tucker scores. Casey moves to third. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Williams
Brian Williams now pitching. Bill Spiers now playing shortstop.
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Casey tags and scores. Larkin tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Sullivan
Spiers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Sullivan
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Sullivan
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Sullivan
Bagwell strikes out. There goes Biggio. The throw from Taubensee and Biggio is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Williams
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Williams
Cameron strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Williams
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Sullivan
Caminiti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vaughn. Caminiti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Sullivan
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Sullivan
Hidalgo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Caminiti scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards second. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Williams
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Williams
Casey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo throws the ball in to Biggio who tags Casey, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Williams
Larkin strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Reyes
Alex Diaz pinch hits for Brian Williams.
Diaz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Graves
Tony Eusebio pinch hits for Bill Spiers. Danny Graves now pitching. Hal Morris now playing first base. Jack Howell pinch hits for Tony Eusebio.
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris juggles the ball. That's an error on Morris. Diaz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Graves
Biggio bunts towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz moves to third. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Graves
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Graves fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Howell moves to third. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Graves
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Caminiti vs. Graves
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops it up and throws to first, with Graves covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Henry
Tim Bogar now playing shortstop. Doug Henry now pitching.
Taubensee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Henry
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Henry
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Henry
There goes Reese. The throw from Meluskey and he is out, Bogar applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Graves
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Graves
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Graves
Meluskey hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Graves
There's a wild pitch. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Graves
Bogar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1999 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 0 3 1 Cameron M, cf 4 3 3 0
Bell D, rf 5 0 1 0 Tucker M, rf 4 2 2 2
Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vaughn G, lf 3 1 1 3
Caminiti K, 3b 5 1 2 0 Casey S, 1b 4 1 2 0
Everett C, cf 5 1 1 0 Graves D, p 0 0 0 0
Hidalgo R, lf 3 2 3 3 Larkin B, ss 3 0 0 0
Meluskey M, c 3 0 0 0 Taubensee E, c 3 0 1 1
Gutierrez R, ss 2 1 0 0 Boone A, 3b 3 0 0 1
Williams B, p 0 0 0 0 Reese P, 2b 3 0 1 0
Diaz A, ph 0 0 0 0 Bere J, p 1 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 1 0 0 0 Sweeney M, ph 1 0 0 0
Holt C, p 1 0 0 0 Sullivan S, p 1 0 0 0
Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Reyes D, p 0 0 0 0
Spiers B, ss 1 0 1 0 Morris H, 1b 0 0 0 0
Eusebio T, ph 0 0 0 0
Howell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Henry D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 4 30 7 10 7
Houston 010 300 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 103 030 00x -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C (L) 4.1 8 7 7 2 4
Miller T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Williams B 2.2 1 0 0 0 4
Henry D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bere J 4.0 5 4 2 3 1
Sullivan S (W) 2.1 5 1 1 1 2
Reyes D+ 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Graves D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Bere J, Taubensee E, Morris H
DP -- Cincinnati 4
LOB -- Houston 12, Cincinnati 4
2B -- Cameron M, Hidalgo R, Biggio C, Caminiti K
HR -- Hidalgo R, Vaughn G
SB -- Cameron M 2, Meluskey M, Tucker M
CS -- Biggio C, Reese P
SF -- Vaughn G, Boone A
WP -- Graves D
T -- 3:09
A -- 19052
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