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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
August 8, 2008
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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 August 8, 2008 at Great American Ballpark.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Wolf |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Cueto |
| Ballpark | Great American Ballpark |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 25,652 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Joe West 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Ty Wigginton | Third Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Randy Wolf | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jeff Keppinger | Shortstop |
| Joey Votto | First Baseman |
| Jay Bruce | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
| Edwin Encarnacion | Third Baseman |
| Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
| David Ross | Catcher |
| Johnny Cueto | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
August 8, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Cueto
Matsui hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman strikes out. Ross drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Berkman out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Cueto
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Wolf
Keppinger hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Wolf
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Wolf
Bruce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Wolf
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Cueto
Wigginton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Cueto
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Cueto
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. Wigginton moves to third. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Wolf vs. Cueto
Wolf strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Cueto
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Bruce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Wolf
Dunn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Wolf
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Wolf
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Cueto
There goes Berkman. The throw from Ross and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Cueto
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Cueto
Wigginton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wolf
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Wolf
Cueto bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ross moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Keppinger vs. Wolf
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Keppinger reaches second base with a double. Ross scores. Cueto goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Votto vs. Wolf
Votto hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wolf scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Votto for the out. Keppinger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruce vs. Wolf
Bruce hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Wolf
Phillips hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Wolf
Dunn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Cueto
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Cueto
Quintero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wolf vs. Cueto
Wolf strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Cueto
Matsui hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Quintero moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Wolf
Encarnacion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Wolf
Patterson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Wolf
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wigginton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Cueto
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wigginton vs. Cueto
Wigginton is hit by the pitch. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Cueto
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Lee scores. Wigginton moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Cueto
Quintero hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wolf
Andy Phillips pinch hits for Johnny Cueto.
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Wolf
Keppinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Votto vs. Wolf
Votto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Phillips trying to get to third. Pence throws the ball in to Wigginton, who tags Phillips for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. Wolf
Bruce strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wolf vs. Masset
Nick Masset now pitching.
Wolf strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Masset
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Votto fields the ball and throws to Masset covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Masset
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Masset
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Matsui moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Masset
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wolf
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dunn vs. Wolf
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Tejada fields it and tags Phillips, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Wolf
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. Dunn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Wolf
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Masset
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Masset
Wigginton strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Masset
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masset juggles the ball. That's an error on Masset. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Masset
Quintero hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Masset
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Randy Wolf.
Erstad strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Sampson
Chris Sampson now pitching.
Ross hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Ross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Sampson
Jolbert Cabrera pinch hits for Nick Masset.
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Ross moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Keppinger vs. Sampson
Keppinger hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ross tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Votto vs. Sampson
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lincoln
Mike Lincoln now pitching.
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lincoln
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lincoln
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Sampson
Bruce hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Sampson
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Sampson
Dunn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lincoln
Lee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lincoln
Pence takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Wigginton vs. Lincoln
Wigginton hits a popup towards third. Encarnacion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Lincoln
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Lincoln
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Sampson
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Sampson
Patterson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Sampson
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newhan vs. Cordero
Francisco Cordero now pitching. David Newhan pinch hits for Chris Sampson.
Newhan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Cordero
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cordero
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Cordero
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Cordero
Lee hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Patterson. Lee reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. Berkman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Cordero
Pence hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wigginton vs. Cordero
Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Wright
Javier Valentin pinch hits for Francisco Cordero. Wesley Wright now pitching.
Valentin hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Wright
Keppinger hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Wright
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/2008 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 5 1 3 1 Keppinger J, ss 4 1 1 3
Tejada M, ss 6 1 2 0 Votto J, 1b 5 0 1 0
Berkman L, 1b 5 1 1 0 Bruce J, rf 4 0 1 0
Lee C, lf 5 3 4 3 Phillips B, 2b 4 1 2 2
Pence H, rf 5 1 1 2 Dunn A, lf 4 0 0 0
Wigginton T, 3b 5 0 1 0 Encarnacion E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Bourn M, cf 5 1 2 1 Patterson C, cf 3 0 1 0
Quintero H, c 5 1 2 2 Ross D, c 3 2 1 0
Wolf R, p 3 0 0 0 Cueto J, p 0 1 0 0
Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Phillips A, ph 1 0 1 0
Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0 Masset N, p 0 0 0 0
Newhan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cabrera J, ph 1 0 1 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Lincoln M, p 0 0 0 0
Cordero F, p 0 0 0 0
Valentin J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
46 9 16 9 33 5 9 5
Houston 200 010 200 4 -- 9
Cincinnati 004 000 100 0 -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wolf R 6.0 7 4 4 2 6
Sampson C (W) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Wright W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto J 5.0 9 3 3 2 9
Masset N 2.0 3 2 0 0 3
Lincoln M 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Cordero F (L) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1
E -- Masset N
DP -- Houston 4
LOB -- Houston 12, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Keppinger J, Matsui K, Phillips B, Ross D, Tejada M, Lee C
HR -- Matsui K, Lee C, Phillips B, Quintero H, Pence H
CS -- Berkman L
SH -- Cueto J
SF -- Keppinger J
HBP -- by Cueto J (Wigginton T)
T -- 3:13
A -- 25652
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