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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 8, 2004
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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 September 8, 2004 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2004 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Acevedo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,445 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Bruce Dreckman 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Larry Poncino |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Freel | Center Fielder |
| Juan Castro | Third Baseman |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Second Baseman |
| Austin Kearns | Right Fielder |
| Felipe Lopez | Shortstop |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Jose Acevedo | Pitcher |
| Dave Miley | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Palmeiro | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | Third Baseman |
| Eric Bruntlett | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Roger Clemens | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 8, 2004
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Clemens
Freel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Clemens
There goes Freel. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Freel steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Clemens
Castro hits a line drive into right field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freel moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Casey vs. Clemens
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freel tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Clemens
Dunn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jimenez vs. Clemens
Jimenez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Acevedo
Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Acevedo
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Acevedo
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Acevedo
Berkman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Acevedo
Kent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Acevedo
Lamb hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bruntlett vs. Acevedo
Bruntlett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Acevedo
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Acevedo
Clemens hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Clemens
Kearns hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Clemens
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Riedling
John Riedling now pitching.
Biggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jimenez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Riedling
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Riedling
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Riedling
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Riedling vs. Clemens
Riedling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Clemens
Freel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Clemens
There goes Freel. The throw from Ausmus and he is out, Kent applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Clemens
Castro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Riedling
Kent strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Riedling
Lamb hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Lamb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bruntlett vs. Riedling
Bruntlett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Riedling
Ausmus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clemens vs. Riedling
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Clemens
Casey hits a line drive into right field. Palmeiro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Clemens
Dunn hits a line drive into left field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Clemens
Jimenez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kearns vs. Clemens
Kearns hits a fly ball into left field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Norton
Phil Norton now pitching.
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Norton
Palmeiro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Norton
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Norton
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Freel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Norton
Kent strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Clemens
Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Biggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Clemens
Darren Bragg pinch hits for Phil Norton.
Bragg hits a popup towards third. Lamb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Wagner
Ryan Wagner now pitching.
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jimenez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bruntlett vs. Wagner
Bruntlett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Wagner
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clemens vs. Wagner
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Clemens
Freel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Clemens
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bruntlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Clemens
Casey hits a line drive towards third. Lamb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dunn vs. Clemens
Dunn takes first base on ball four. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jimenez vs. Clemens
Jimenez hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Matthews
Mike Matthews now pitching.
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Matthews
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Matthews
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Matthews
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmeiro moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kent vs. Matthews
Kent strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Clemens
Kearns strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Clemens
Valentin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Clemens
Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Mike Matthews.
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Van Poppel
Todd Van Poppel now pitching.
Lamb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bruntlett vs. Van Poppel
Bruntlett bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Van Poppel
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jimenez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching.
Freel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Qualls
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bruntlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Gallo
Mike Gallo now pitching.
Casey is hit by the pitch. Castro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Gallo
Dunn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jimenez vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Jimenez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castro scores. Casey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Kearns vs. Springer
Kearns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Graves
Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Russ Springer. Danny Graves now pitching.
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Graves
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Graves
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lidge
Brad Lidge now pitching. Willy Taveras now playing center field. Lance Berkman now playing right field. Jason Lane now playing left field.
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taveras. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Lidge
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Lidge
Barry Larkin pinch hits for Danny Graves.
Larkin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Freel vs. Lidge
Freel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Lidge
Castro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2004 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Freel R, cf 3 1 2 0 Biggio C, lf 5 1 1 1
Castro J, 3b 5 1 1 0 Lidge B, p 0 0 0 0
Casey S, 1b 2 0 0 1 Palmeiro O, rf 4 0 1 0
Dunn A, lf 2 0 0 0 Taveras W, cf 0 0 0 0
Jimenez D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 3 1
Kearns A, rf 4 0 0 0 Berkman L, cf-rf 4 1 1 1
Lopez F, ss 4 0 1 0 Kent J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Valentin J, c 4 0 1 0 Lamb M, 3b 4 1 3 2
Acevedo J, p 0 0 0 0 Bruntlett E, ss 4 0 0 0
Riedling J, p 1 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 0 2 0
Norton P, p 0 0 0 0 Clemens R, p 3 0 0 0
Bragg D, ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0
Wagner R, p 0 0 0 0 Gallo M, p 0 0 0 0
Matthews M, p 0 0 0 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Beltran C, ph 1 0 0 0
Van Poppel T, p 0 0 0 0 Lane J, lf 0 0 0 0
Graves D, p 0 0 0 0
Larkin B, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 2 7 2 34 5 11 5
Cincinnati 100 000 010 -- 2
Houston 500 000 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Acevedo J (L) 1.0 5 5 5 1 1
Riedling J 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Norton P 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Wagner R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Matthews M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Van Poppel T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Graves D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 7.0 4 1 1 2 6
Qualls C 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Gallo M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Springer R 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Lidge B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Houston 9
2B -- Lamb M, Lopez F
HR -- Biggio C, Bagwell J, Berkman L, Lamb M
SB -- Freel R
CS -- Freel R
SF -- Casey S
HBP -- by Clemens R (Freel R), by Gallo M (Casey S)
T -- 3:01
A -- 35445
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