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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 18, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 18, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 2001 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 2001 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Osvaldo Fernandez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kent Bottenfield |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 36,223 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Donnie Sadler | Shortstop |
Dmitri Young | Left Fielder |
Sean Casey | First Baseman |
Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
Ruben Rivera | Center Fielder |
Jason LaRue | Catcher |
Brandon Larson | Third Baseman |
Juan Castro | Second Baseman |
Osvaldo Fernandez | Pitcher |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Lance Berkman | Center Fielder |
Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
Richard Hidalgo | Left Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Kent Bottenfield | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 18, 2001
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Bottenfield
Sadler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bottenfield
Young 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 -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Bottenfield
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Fernandez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Bottenfield
Ochoa hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bottenfield
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Bottenfield
LaRue hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Fernandez
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fernandez
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Fernandez
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Fernandez
Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ausmus vs. Fernandez
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler fields it and throws to second for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Bottenfield
Larson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Bottenfield
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Bottenfield
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bottenfield vs. Fernandez
Bottenfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Fernandez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Bottenfield
Sadler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bottenfield
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Bottenfield
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Bottenfield
Ochoa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Bottenfield
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lugo. Casey moves to third. Ochoa moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LaRue vs. Bottenfield
LaRue hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Bottenfield
Larson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Fernandez
Berkman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fernandez
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Bottenfield
Castro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Bottenfield
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Bottenfield
Sadler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bottenfield
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hidalgo. Young reaches second base with a double. Sadler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Casey vs. Bottenfield
Casey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ochoa vs. Bottenfield
Ochoa hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Fernandez
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Fernandez
Castilla hits a line drive towards short. Sadler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Fernandez
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Fernandez
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield.
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Fernandez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dotel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Dotel
LaRue hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Dotel
Larson hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Fernandez
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Fernandez
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Fernandez
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Dotel
Castro hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Dotel
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Dotel
Sadler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Dotel
Dotel fires to first and has Sadler trapped. There's the throw to Lugo who tags Sadler for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Fernandez
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Fernandez
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Fernandez
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Fernandez
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Fernandez
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Octavio Dotel.
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Lugo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Sullivan
Biggio hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivera. Biggio reaches second base with a double. Lugo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Sullivan
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Riedling
John Riedling now pitching.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sadler fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Biggio moves to third. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cruz
Richard Hidalgo now playing center field. Daryle Ward now playing left field. Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Cruz
Casey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Cruz
There goes Young. The throw from Cruz to Biggio and they have Young trapped. The throw over to Bagwell, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Cruz
Ochoa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Riedling
Dmitri Young now playing first base. Michael Tucker now playing left field.
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Riedling
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Riedling
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Riedling
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sadler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cruz
Rivera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Rivera reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
LaRue vs. Cruz
LaRue bunts towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Larson vs. Cruz
Larson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Cruz
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Graves
Lugo hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rivera. Lugo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Graves
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Graves
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2001 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Sadler D, ss 4 1 2 0 Lugo J, ss 4 1 1 0 Young D, lf-1b 4 1 3 1 Biggio C, 2b 5 0 1 1 Casey S, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tucker M, lf 0 0 0 0 Berkman L, cf 4 0 0 0 Ochoa A, rf 4 1 1 0 Cruz N, p 0 0 0 0 Rivera R, cf 4 2 1 0 Alou M, rf 4 0 0 0 LaRue J, c 3 1 1 4 Hidalgo R, lf-cf 1 1 1 0 Larson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Castro J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 4 1 2 0 Fernandez O, p 3 0 0 0 Bottenfield K, p 1 0 0 0 Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0 Merced O, ph 1 0 0 0 Riedling J, p 0 0 0 0 Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0 Graves D, p 0 0 0 0 Ward D, ph-lf 2 1 1 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 10 7 34 4 7 4 Cincinnati 000 420 001 -- 7 Houston 000 000 400 -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Fernandez O (W) 6.2 5 3 3 2 4 Sullivan S* 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 Riedling J 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Graves D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Bottenfield K (L) 5.0 6 6 2 0 5 Dotel O 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Cruz N 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Lugo J DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 8 2B -- Young D, Biggio C, Rivera R, Lugo J HR -- LaRue J, Ward D CS -- Sadler D, Young D SH -- LaRue J T -- 2:53 A -- 36223
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