Starting Lineups:
Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros
1. Taylor cf Biggio cf
2. Larkin ss Berkman lf
3. Jimenez 2b Bagwell 1b
4. Casey 1b Kent 2b
5. Mateo rf Blum 3b
6. Stenson lf Hidalgo rf
7. Castro 3b Ausmus c
8. Miller c Everett ss
9. Etherton p Miller p
REDS 1ST: Taylor flied to left; Larkin singled to left; Jimenez
singled to center [Larkin to third]; Casey hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Larkin scored]; Jimenez stole second; Mateo popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Biggio singled to third; Berkman struck
out; Bagwell struck out; Kent flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
REDS 2ND: Stenson grounded out (second to first); Castro was
called out on strikes; Miller popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Blum flied to center; Hidalgo flied to left; Ausmus
walked; Ausmus stole second; Everett flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
REDS 3RD: Etherton grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); Larkin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Miller flied to right; Biggio doubled to left;
Berkman doubled to right [Biggio scored]; Bagwell struck out;
Kent lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 4TH: Jimenez flied to left; Casey was called out on
strikes; Mateo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: OLMEDO REPLACED LARKIN (PLAYING SS); Blum popped to
shortstop; Hidalgo popped to third; Ausmus grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 5TH: Stenson grounded out (second to first); Castro was
called out on strikes; Miller grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Everett doubled to left; Miller out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Everett to third]; Biggio doubled to
left [Everett scored]; Berkman grounded out (first unassisted)
[Biggio to third]; Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.
REDS 6TH: Etherton singled to right; Taylor flied to left;
Olmedo struck out; Jimenez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Kent flied to right; Blum struck out; Hidalgo
walked; Ausmus flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1,
Astros 2.
REDS 7TH: Casey singled to second; Mateo doubled to left [Casey
to third]; Stenson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Casey
scored, Mateo to third]; Castro hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Mateo scored]; Miller struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds
3, Astros 2.
ASTROS 7TH: WAGNER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); LARUE REPLACED
ETHERTON (PLAYING C ); Everett grounded out (shortstop to
first); VIZCAINO BATTED FOR MILLER; Vizcaino grounded out
(second to first); Biggio reached on an error by Castro [Biggio
to first]; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3,
Astros 2.
REDS 8TH: DOTEL REPLACED VIZCAINO (PITCHING); LaRue grounded out
(third to first); Taylor lined to first; Olmedo singled to
shortstop; Jimenez singled to right [Olmedo to third]; Casey
forced Jimenez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: Bagwell reached on an error by Olmedo [Bagwell to
first]; Kent flied to left; Blum singled to right [Bagwell to
third]; Hidalgo walked [Blum to second]; MERCED BATTED FOR
AUSMUS; LANE RAN FOR BLUM; Merced struck out; Everett forced
Hidalgo (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3,
Astros 2.
REDS 9TH: LANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHAVEZ REPLACED
HIDALGO (PLAYING C ); WAGNER REPLACED MERCED (PITCHING); ENSBERG
REPLACED DOTEL (PLAYING 3B); Mateo popped to first; FREEL BATTED
FOR STENSON; Freel homered to left; Castro was called out on
strikes; STINNETT BATTED FOR WAGNER; Stinnett popped to first; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 9TH: FREEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REITSMA REPLACED
STINNETT (PITCHING); Ensberg flied to right; Biggio singled to
shortstop; Berkman forced Biggio (pitcher to shortstop) [Berkman
to first]; Bagwell singled to left [Berkman to second]; Kent
singled to left [Berkman scored, Bagwell to second]; Lane flied
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Reds 4 8 2 4
Astros 3 9 0 11
