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Astros
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
September 23, 2000
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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 September 23, 2000 at Cinergy Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Harnisch |
| Ballpark | Cinergy Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 32,660 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Eric Cooper |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
| Mitch Meluskey | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Scott Elarton | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Tucker | Center Fielder |
| Chris Sexton | Second Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Chris Stynes | Third Baseman |
| Juan Castro | Shortstop |
| Jason LaRue | Catcher |
| Pete Harnisch | Pitcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Cinergy Field
September 23, 2000
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Harnisch
Lugo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Young. Lugo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Harnisch
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Harnisch
Bagwell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tucker. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Lugo scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Harnisch
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Harnisch
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Elarton
Roger Cedeno now playing center field.
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Elarton
Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Elarton
Casey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Casey reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Ochoa vs. Elarton
Ochoa hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Harnisch
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Harnisch
Meluskey hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Harnisch
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Elarton
Stynes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Elarton
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
LaRue vs. Elarton
LaRue takes first base on ball four. Stynes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Harnisch vs. Elarton
Harnisch hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Elarton
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Harnisch
Elarton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Harnisch
Lugo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Harnisch
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiers for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Harnisch
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Harnisch
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Elarton
Sexton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Sexton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sexton moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Casey vs. Elarton
Casey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Casey reaches second base with a double. Sexton scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Elarton
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Casey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Stynes vs. Elarton
Stynes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casey scores. Ochoa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Elarton
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
LaRue vs. Elarton
LaRue strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Harnisch
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Harnisch
Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tucker who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Alou goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meluskey vs. Harnisch
Meluskey hits a popup in front of the plate. LaRue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bogar vs. Harnisch
Bogar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Elarton vs. Harnisch
Cedeno is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Elarton vs. Harnisch
Elarton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harnisch vs. Elarton
Harnisch hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Elarton
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Elarton covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Elarton
Sexton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Elarton
There goes Sexton. The throw from Meluskey and he is out, Bogar applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Harnisch
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Harnisch
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Harnisch
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Harnisch
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Elarton, and towards Bogar, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Elarton
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Elarton
Ochoa hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Harnisch
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Harnisch
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meluskey vs. Harnisch
Meluskey hits a line drive towards third. Stynes catches it and throws to first to double up Cedeno. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Elarton
Stynes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Stynes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Elarton
Castro bunts in front of the plate. Meluskey fields it and throws to first for the out. Stynes moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Santiago vs. Elarton
Benito Santiago pinch hits for Jason LaRue.
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stynes tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Elarton
Brooks Kieschnick pinch hits for Pete Harnisch.
Kieschnick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Elarton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Riedling
Benito Santiago now catching. John Riedling now pitching.
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elarton vs. Riedling
Elarton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Riedling
Lugo strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lugo out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Elarton
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Elarton
Sexton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Elarton
Young hits a line drive towards the mound. Elarton catches it and throws to first to double up Sexton. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Riedling
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Riedling
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Riedling
There's a wild pitch. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Riedling
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Riedling
Glen Barker pinch runs for Lance Berkman.
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Castro catches it and throws to second to double up Bagwell. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Franklin
Glen Barker now playing center field. Roger Cedeno now playing left field. Wayne Franklin now pitching.
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Slusarski
Joe Slusarski now pitching.
Ochoa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Slusarski
Stynes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Slusarski
Castro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Slusarski
Santiago takes first base on ball four. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Valdes
Marc Valdes now pitching. Ken Griffey pinch hits for John Riedling.
Griffey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castro moves to third. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Tucker vs. Valdes
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Ken Griffey.
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castro tags and scores. Santiago tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Sexton vs. Valdes
Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Graves
Michael Tucker now playing right field. Alex Ochoa now playing left field. Brian Hunter now playing center field. Danny Graves now pitching.
Cedeno strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cedeno out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Graves
Meluskey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hunter. Meluskey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Graves
Bogar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meluskey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Graves
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Marc Valdes.
There's a wild pitch. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Graves
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Lugo vs. Graves
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Graves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/2000 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lugo J, 2b 5 2 2 1 Tucker M, cf-rf 4 0 0 1
Spiers B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sexton C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 4 2 Young D, lf 4 0 1 0
Berkman L, lf 3 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 0 0 0 0
Barker G, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Casey S, 1b 4 1 2 1
Alou M, rf 4 1 1 0 Ochoa A, rf-lf 4 1 2 1
Hidalgo R, cf 0 0 0 0 Stynes C, 3b 3 2 3 2
Cedeno R, cf-lf 3 0 2 1 Castro J, ss 3 1 1 0
Meluskey M, c 4 0 1 0 LaRue J, c 1 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 3 0 1 0 Santiago B, ph-c 0 0 0 1
Elarton S, p 3 0 0 0 Harnisch P, p 2 0 0 0
Franklin W, p 0 0 0 0 Kieschnick B, ph 1 0 0 0
Slusarski J, p 0 0 0 0 Riedling J, p 0 0 0 0
Valdes M, p 0 0 0 0 Griffey K, ph 1 0 1 0
Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0 Bartee K, pr 0 0 0 0
Graves D, p 0 0 0 0
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34 4 11 4 31 6 12 6
Houston 102 100 000 -- 4
Cincinnati 002 001 03x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S 7.0 8 3 3 3 2
Franklin W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Slusarski J (L)* 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
Valdes M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch P 6.0 8 4 4 1 5
Riedling J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Graves D (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
DP -- Houston 1, Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Houston 6, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Lugo J, Bagwell J, Casey S 2, Sexton C, Stynes C, Meluskey M
3B -- Cedeno R
HR -- Lugo J, Bagwell J, Ochoa A, Stynes C
CS -- Cedeno R, Sexton C
SH -- Castro J
SF -- Santiago B, Tucker M
HBP -- by Harnisch P (Bogar T)
WP -- Riedling J, Graves D
T -- 2:59
A -- 32660
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