Astros 11, Reds 3

W:	P. Munro (3-5)
L:	P. Norton (1-5)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Biggio LF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.283
C Beltran CF	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	.261
J Bagwell 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.264
R Springer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
L Berkman RF-1B	5	3	3	4	0	0	1	.309
J Kent 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.286
E Bruntlett SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
M Lamb 3B	3	1	0	0	2	0	3	.293
J Vizcaino SS-2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	.291
B Ausmus C	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.253
P Munro P	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.083
C Harville P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Lane PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.237
M Gallo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K Bullinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O Palmeiro RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Totals	37	11	11	9	4	4	12
a-struck out swinging for C Harville in the 7th
BATTING 2B: C Biggio (38, L Hudson); J Vizcaino (16, L Hudson); J Kent (26, L Hudson); L Berkman (31, J Riedling) HR: L Berkman 2 (23, 3rd inning off L Hudson 0 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off T Van Poppel 0 on, 0 Out); B Ausmus (5, 6th inning off P Norton 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: P Munro (1), L Berkman 4 (83), B Ausmus 3 (28), J Vizcaino (27) SF: J Vizcaino, P Munro 2-out RBI: L Berkman Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Lamb 1, J Vizcaino 1 Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: C Beltran (22, 3rd base off J Riedling/J LaRue); J Bagwell (4, 2nd base off J Riedling/J LaRue)
FIELDING E: J Kent (7, catch) DP: 1 (J Kent-J Vizcaino-J Bagwell).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Munro (W, 4-7)	5.0	8	3	3	1	6	2	100-60	4.92
C Harville (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	5.56
M Gallo	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	5.02
K Bullinger	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20-11	5.65
R Springer	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	4	8	2	164-97
PITCHING HBP: J LaRue (By P Munro) Batters faced: P Munro 25; C Harville 4; M Gallo 3; K Bullinger 5; R Springer 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Munro 8-1; C Harville 3-0; M Gallo 1-1; K Bullinger 3-0; R Springer 1-2 Game Scores: P Munro 44

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Freel 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	5	.272
F Lopez SS	5	1	1	2	0	1	4	.245
S Casey 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333
A Dunn LF	5	1	1	1	0	2	2	.273
D Jimenez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.257
T Van Poppel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
c-J Cruz PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.240
A Kearns RF	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.216
W Pena CF	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.258
J LaRue C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.246
L Hudson P	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167
a-J Vander Wal PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.140
P Norton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-B Larkin PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.302
J Riedling P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G White P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Castro 2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
Totals	37	3	10	3	4	8	18
a-struck out looking for L Hudson in the 4th b-walked for P Norton in the 6th c-walked for T Van Poppel in the 9th
BATTING 2B: R Freel (17, P Munro); W Pena (9, P Munro); J LaRue (19, K Bullinger) HR: F Lopez (5, 5th inning off P Munro 1 on, 0 Out); A Dunn (40, 5th inning off P Munro 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: F Lopez 2 (19), A Dunn (83) GIDP: F Lopez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 1, J Vander Wal 2, R Freel 1, A Kearns 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: W Pena (5, 2nd base off P Munro/B Ausmus)
FIELDING E: R Freel (13, ground ball); A Dunn (6, fly ball) DP: 1 (J Castro-S Casey).

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hudson	4.0	4	3	2	2	1	1	66-37	3.80
P Norton (L, 2-5)	2.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	33-15	5.30
J Riedling	0.0	2	4	2	1	0	0	13-5	4.77
G White	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-12	6.16
T Van Poppel	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	19-11	6.10
Totals	9.0	11	11	8	4	4	3	149-80
PITCHING Batters faced: L Hudson 19; P Norton 9; J Riedling 4; G White 4; T Van Poppel 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hudson 2-9; P Norton 4-1; J Riedling 0-0; G White 1-1; T Van Poppel 2-2 Game Scores: L Hudson 43

Scoring Summary
			HOU	CIN
	1st	J Kent safe at first on error by third baseman R Freel, C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to second.	1	0
	2nd	P Munro hit sacrifice fly to center, J Vizcaino scored.	2	0
	3rd	L Berkman homered to center.	3	0
	5th	F Lopez homered to center, R Freel scored.	3	2
	5th	A Dunn homered to right.	3	3
	6th	B Ausmus homered to left center, M Lamb and J Vizcaino scored.	6	3
	7th	L Berkman doubled to deep right, C Beltran and J Bagwell scored.	8	3
	7th	J Kent safe at second on error by left fielder A Dunn, L Berkman scored.	9	3
	7th	J Vizcaino hit sacrifice fly to center, J Kent scored.	10	3
	9th	L Berkman homered to left center.	11	3
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Game Information
Stadium	Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance	19,320 (45.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:58
Weather	78 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Angel Hernandez

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 8/30)

San Francisco	6	Final
Atlanta	7

Philadelphia	8	Final
Chi White Sox	9

Chi Cubs	5	Final
Montreal	2

Houston	11	Final
Cincinnati	3

Florida	6	Final
NY Mets	4

Pittsburgh	5	Final
Milwaukee	1

Detroit	9	Final
Kansas City	1

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