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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2005
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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 August 31, 2005 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2005 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 31, 2005 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon Claussen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,639 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Mike Everitt 2B: Tim Timmons 3B: Tim McClelland |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Lopez | Shortstop |
| Rich Aurilia | Second Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Austin Kearns | Right Fielder |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
| Jason LaRue | Catcher |
| Edwin Encarnacion | Third Baseman |
| Brandon Claussen | Pitcher |
| Jerry Narron | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Morgan Ensberg | Third Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Jason Lane | Right Fielder |
| Chris Burke | Left Fielder |
| Adam Everett | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Andy Pettitte | Pitcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 31, 2005
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pettitte
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Pettitte
Aurilia hits a popup towards third. Ensberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Pettitte
Griffey hits a popup towards third. Ensberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Claussen
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Claussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Claussen
Biggio strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Claussen
Ensberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Pettitte
Kearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Pettitte
Casey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kearns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dunn vs. Pettitte
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to second for the out. Kearns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
LaRue vs. Pettitte
LaRue strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Pettitte
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Claussen
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lane vs. Claussen
Lane hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Claussen
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Claussen vs. Pettitte
Claussen 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: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pettitte
Lopez 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Pettitte
Aurilia 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Claussen
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Claussen
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Aurilia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pettitte vs. Claussen
Pettitte strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Pettitte
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Pettitte covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Pettitte
Kearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Pettitte
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dunn vs. Pettitte
Dunn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ensberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Claussen
Taveras hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Claussen
Biggio hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ensberg vs. Claussen
Ensberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Claussen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Pettitte
LaRue hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Pettitte
Encarnacion hits a line drive towards third. Ensberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Claussen vs. Pettitte
Claussen bunts towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to first for the out. LaRue moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Pettitte
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ensberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Claussen
Berkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lane vs. Claussen
Lane hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Claussen
Burke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Claussen
There goes Burke. The throw from LaRue and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Everett vs. Claussen
Everett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Burke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ausmus vs. Claussen
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. Griffey throws the ball in to Encarnacion who tags Ausmus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burke scores. Everett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettitte vs. Claussen
Pettitte strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Claussen
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Pettitte
Aurilia strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Pettitte
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Pettitte
Kearns hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Pettitte
Casey 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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Claussen
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ensberg vs. Claussen
Ensberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Claussen
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lane vs. Standridge
Jason Standridge now pitching.
Lane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Pettitte
Dunn 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Pettitte
LaRue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Pettitte
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Standridge
Burke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Standridge
Everett bunts towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ausmus vs. Standridge
Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aurilia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vizcaino vs. Standridge
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Andy Pettitte.
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. LaRue fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Standridge
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burke scores. Vizcaino moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Biggio vs. Standridge
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vizcaino scores. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ensberg vs. Belisle
Rich Aurilia now playing third base. Matt Belisle now pitching. Ray Olmedo now playing second base.
Ensberg hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olmedo vs. Qualls
Chad Qualls now pitching. Jose Vizcaino now playing second base.
Olmedo is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Qualls
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Everett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aurilia vs. Qualls
Aurilia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Keisler
Randy Keisler now pitching.
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lane vs. Keisler
Charles Gipson pinch runs for Lance Berkman.
Lane hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Keisler
Burke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Burke reaches second base with a double. Gipson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Everett vs. Keisler
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Keisler
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gipson scores. Burke scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vizcaino vs. Keisler
Vizcaino hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Keisler
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keisler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holbert vs. Gallo
Mike Gallo now pitching. Raul Chavez now catching. Eric Bruntlett now playing third base. Charles Gipson now playing center field. Brad Ausmus no
Holbert strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kearns vs. Gallo
Kearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Gallo
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Dunn vs. Gallo
Dunn hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2005 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lopez F, ss 4 0 0 0 Taveras W, cf 5 0 2 1
Aurilia R, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Gallo M, p 0 0 0 0
Griffey K, cf 3 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 1
Holbert A, ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls C, p 0 0 0 0
Kearns A, rf 2 0 2 0 Chavez R, c 0 0 0 0
Casey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ensberg M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunn A, lf 4 0 0 0 Bruntlett E, 3b 0 0 0 0
LaRue J, c 3 0 1 0 Berkman L, 1b 3 1 1 0
Encarnacion E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gipson C, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Belisle M, p 0 0 0 0 Lane J, rf 4 1 1 2
Keisler R, p 0 0 0 0 Burke C, lf 4 3 3 0
Claussen B, p 1 0 0 0 Everett A, ss 3 1 2 0
Standridge J, p 0 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c-2b 4 1 2 4
Olmedo R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Pettitte A, p 2 0 0 0
Vizcaino J, ph-2b-1b 2 2 2 2
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29 0 4 0 35 10 15 10
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 040 24x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Claussen B (L) 5.2 8 4 4 0 3
Standridge J 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Belisle M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Keisler R 1.0 3 4 4 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A (W) 7.0 4 0 0 1 5
Qualls C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Gallo M 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 3
2B -- Berkman L, Ausmus B, Burke C
HR -- Lane J, Vizcaino J
SB -- Burke C
SH -- Claussen B, Everett A
HBP -- by Qualls C (Olmedo R)
T -- 2:42
A -- 28639
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