Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds - Box Score - August 31, 2004

Scores for Aug 31, 2004

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Houston leads 2-0 (as of 8/31)

(69-63, 36-30 away)

(62-69, 34-32 home)

7:10 PM ET, August 31, 2004

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

W: B. Backe (2-2)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Biggio LF	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.286
J Lane RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
C Beltran CF	5	1	1	1	0	1	4	.260
J Bagwell 1B	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	.265
E Bruntlett SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
L Berkman RF-1B	5	1	1	2	0	2	2	.308
J Kent 2B	5	2	2	3	0	0	0	.288
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
M Lamb 3B	4	0	2	0	1	1	0	.297
J Vizcaino SS-2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.287
B Ausmus C	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.251
B Backe P	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.143
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Gallo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-O Palmeiro PH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.246
Totals	38	8	11	8	4	9	15
a-walked for M Gallo in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Lamb (10, A Harang) HR: J Kent 2 (19, 2nd inning off A Harang 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off J Valentine 1 on, 2 Out); C Beltran (21, 5th inning off A Harang 0 on, 1 Out); J Bagwell (21, 5th inning off A Harang 0 on, 1 Out); L Berkman (24, 5th inning off A Harang 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Kent 3 (81), C Beltran (46), J Bagwell 2 (65), L Berkman 2 (85) 2-out RBI: J Kent 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Backe 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: C Biggio (7, 2nd base off A Harang/J LaRue)
FIELDING DP: 3 (J Kent-J Vizcaino-J Bagwell, B Backe-J Vizcaino-J Kent, M Lamb-J Vizcaino-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe (W, 5-3)	6.0	3	0	0	3	3	0	91-48	4.74
C Qualls	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	36-20	5.02
M Gallo	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	4.98
D Wheeler	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16-11	4.56
Totals	9.0	6	0	0	5	6	0	148-82
PITCHING HBP: B Larkin (By B Backe) Batters faced: B Backe 22; C Qualls 8; M Gallo 1; D Wheeler 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 9-5; C Qualls 1-2; M Gallo 0-0; D Wheeler 2-1 Game Scores: B Backe 66

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Freel RF-CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.269
B Larkin SS	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.303
S Casey 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.335
A Dunn LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.271
D Jimenez 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
W Pena CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
a-A Kearns PH-RF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.221
F Lopez 3B	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.245
J LaRue C	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.248
J Acevedo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050
b-J Cruz PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.238
G White P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Valentine P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-J Vander Wal PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.136
A Harang P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.021
J Valentin C	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.214
Totals	29	0	6	0	5	6	14
a-reached on infield single to pitcher for W Pena in the 7th b-struck out looking for J Acevedo in the 7th c-lined out to left for J Valentine in the 9th
BATTING 2B: S Casey (41, B Backe) GIDP: S Casey, A Harang, A Kearns Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Dunn 2, J Valentin 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: F Lopez (1, 2nd base by B Backe/B Ausmus)

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Harang (L, 10-9)	5.0	7	4	4	3	6	4	99-58	4.25
J Acevedo	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22-13	5.99
G White	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-10	5.97
J Valentine	1.0	3	4	4	1	2	1	28-18	9.22
Totals	9.0	11	8	8	4	9	5	161-99
PITCHING IBB: B Ausmus (By A Harang) Batters faced: A Harang 25; J Acevedo 6; G White 4; J Valentine 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Harang 3-6; J Acevedo 1-5; G White 0-2; J Valentine 1-0 Game Scores: A Harang 40

			HOU	CIN
	2nd	J Kent homered to left.	1	0
	5th	C Beltran homered to right.	2	0
	5th	J Bagwell homered to right.	3	0
	5th	L Berkman homered to right.	4	0
	9th	J Bagwell singled to left, O Palmeiro scored, C Biggio to third.	5	0
	9th	L Berkman grounded out to shortstop, C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to second.	6	0
	9th	J Kent homered to left center, J Bagwell scored.	8	0
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THE HOME RUNS IN THE FIFTH INNING BY HOUSTON'S CARLOS BELTRAN, JEFF BAGWELL AND LANCE BERKMAN WERE BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK.

Stadium	Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance	19,586 (46.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:59
Weather	74 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Larry Young, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Mark Wegner

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