Astros 8, 
Reds 0
| W: | D. Oliver (3-3) |
| L: | B. Claussen (1-1) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Vizcaino 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .282 |
| A Everett SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .270 |
| C Beltran CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| L Berkman RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| M Lamb 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| M Ensberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| J Lane LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .218 |
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| D Oliver P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .136 |
| a-J Kent PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| M Gallo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Biggio PH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .301 |
| K Bullinger P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |
| a-intentionally walked for D Oliver in the 6th b-doubled to deep left center for D Weathers in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Beltran (7, B Claussen); B Ausmus (9, P Norton); C Biggio (29, G White) HR: C Beltran (11, 9th inning off G White 2 on, 1 Out); M Lamb (8, 9th inning off G White 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Ausmus (22), C Biggio (40), C Beltran 3 (25), M Lamb 2 (35) S: D Oliver 2-out RBI: B Ausmus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, J Vizcaino 2, D Oliver 2, C Biggio 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Beltran (6, 3rd base off B Claussen/J Valentin) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Ausmus-J Vizcaino, A Everett-M Lamb 2). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Oliver (W, 3-3) | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 68-42 | 5.50 |
| M Gallo (H, 6) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28-16 | 4.01 |
| D Weathers (H, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.09 |
| K Bullinger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-10 | 4.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 117-75 | |
| PITCHING HBP: W Pena (By M Gallo) Batters faced: D Oliver 17; M Gallo 9; D Weathers 3; K Bullinger 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Oliver 3-5; M Gallo 1-5; D Weathers 3-0; K Bullinger 3-0 Game Scores: D Oliver 69 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Freel RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| J Castro 3B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| S Casey 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| A Dunn LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| W Pena CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .267 |
| D Jimenez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .256 |
| J Valentin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .195 |
| F Lopez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 |
| P Norton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-B Larkin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| G White P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Wagner P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Claussen P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| T Hummel 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| a-popped out to second for P Norton in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: J Castro, W Pena Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Larkin 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Dunn (1, 2nd base by D Oliver/B Ausmus) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Freel (11, throw) | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Claussen (L, 2-8) | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 118-77 | 4.02 |
| P Norton | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 4.60 |
| G White | 1.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32-18 | 7.08 |
| R Wagner | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 6.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 191-118 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Wagner IBB: B Ausmus (By B Claussen); J Kent (By P Norton) Batters faced: B Claussen 24; P Norton 7; G White 10; R Wagner 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Claussen 6-6; P Norton 1-3; G White 1-3; R Wagner 0-1 Game Scores: B Claussen 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | CIN | |||
 | 4th | J Lane flied out to right, C Beltran scored, L Berkman to third, M Lamb to second on throwing error by right fielder R Freel. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | B Ausmus doubled to left, M Lamb scored, M Ensberg to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 9th | C Biggio doubled to deep left center, B Ausmus scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 9th | C Beltran homered to left, C Biggio and A Everett scored. | 6 | 0 |
| 9th | M Lamb homered to center, L Berkman scored. | 8 | 0 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 36,415 (86% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Kevin Kelley, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 31st 2004
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Anaheim | 9 | in 11 |
| Montreal | 8 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | in 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 10 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Oakland | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |