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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 20, 2001
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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 May 20, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 2001 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 20, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Dessens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Lima |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 36,296 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Bill Welke 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Ruben Rivera | Center Fielder |
| Jason LaRue | Catcher |
| Brandon Larson | Third Baseman |
| Juan Castro | Second Baseman |
| Elmer Dessens | Pitcher |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
| Jose Vizcaino | Second Baseman |
| Lance Berkman | Center Fielder |
| Richard Hidalgo | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Daryle Ward | First Baseman |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Jose Lima | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
May 20, 2001
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lima
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Lima
That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tucker vs. Lima
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Casey vs. Lima
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Lima
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo misplays the ball. That's an error on Lugo. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Lima
There goes Ochoa. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Ochoa steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Lima
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Dessens
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
Hidalgo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Larson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Lima
LaRue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Lima
Larson hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Lima
Castro hits a line drive into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dessens
Alou hits a line drive into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dessens
Ward strikes out. LaRue drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ward out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dessens
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Dessens
Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dessens vs. Lima
Dessens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lima
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Lima
Tucker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Lima
Casey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Lima
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Lima
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lima vs. Dessens
Lima strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Dessens
Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Lima
LaRue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Larson vs. Lima
Larson takes first base on ball four. LaRue moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Lima
Castro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaRue scores. Larson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Dessens vs. Lima
Dessens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Lima
Reese hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Larson scores. Castro moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Tucker vs. Oswalt
Roy Oswalt now pitching.
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Casey vs. Oswalt
Casey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castro scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Oswalt
Ochoa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Berkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Dessens
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berkman scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Dessens
There goes Alou. The throw from LaRue and he is out, Castro applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dessens
Ward hits a fly ball towards left. Tucker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Tucker. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Dessens
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Oswalt
Rivera is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
LaRue vs. Oswalt
LaRue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Larson vs. Oswalt
Larson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Castro vs. Oswalt
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Dessens vs. Oswalt
Dessens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Dessens
Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Dessens
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Roy Oswalt.
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Dessens
The ball gets by LaRue for a passed ball. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Vizcaino vs. Dessens
Vizcaino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merced moves to third. Lugo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merced scores. Lugo scores. Vizcaino moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
Hidalgo hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Dessens
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Larson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Berkman moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Dotel
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Tucker vs. Dotel
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Casey vs. Dotel
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ochoa vs. Dotel
Ochoa hits a fly ball into center field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese moves to third. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Dotel
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Ward hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Sullivan
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Sullivan
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Dotel
LaRue strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larson vs. Dotel
Larson hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Dotel
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Sullivan
Glen Barker pinch hits for Octavio Dotel.
Barker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Sullivan
Lugo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizcaino vs. Sullivan
Vizcaino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Sullivan
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vizcaino moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Sullivan
The ball gets by LaRue for a passed ball. Vizcaino moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hidalgo vs. Sullivan
Hidalgo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Powell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Powell
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tucker for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sullivan
Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Sullivan
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Graves
Danny Graves now pitching.
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Graves
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Graves
Vinny Castilla pinch hits for Jay Powell.
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
Casey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Cruz
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Cruz
Rivera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Graves
Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Julio Lugo.
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Vizcaino vs. Graves
Vizcaino hits a line drive towards third. Larson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Graves
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Graves
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/2001 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 4 1 2 1 Lugo J, ss 4 1 1 0
Tucker M, lf 4 1 1 1 Bagwell J, ph 1 0 1 0
Casey S, 1b 5 1 2 3 Vizcaino J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Ochoa A, rf 5 0 1 0 Berkman L, cf 5 1 4 2
Rivera R, cf 4 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, lf 5 0 0 0
LaRue J, c 4 1 2 0 Alou M, rf 4 1 2 2
Larson B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Ward D, 1b 4 1 1 1
Castro J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hayes C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Dessens E, p 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 4 0 0 0
Sullivan S, p 1 0 0 0 Lima J, p 1 0 0 0
Graves D, p 0 0 0 0 Oswalt R, p 0 0 0 0
Merced O, ph 1 1 1 0
Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0
Barker G, ph 1 0 0 0
Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Castilla V, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 10 6 39 5 12 5
Cincinnati 102 300 000 -- 6
Houston 000 120 020 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens E (W) 5.0 7 3 3 1 4
Sullivan S* 2.0 4 2 2 0 4
Graves D (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lima J (L) 3.1 8 6 5 1 4
Oswalt R 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Dotel O 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Powell J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cruz N 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Lima J, Lugo J, Tucker M
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Houston 8
2B -- Berkman L, Bagwell J
HR -- Tucker M, Casey S, Alou M, Ward D
SB -- Reese P, Ochoa A
CS -- Alou M
HBP -- by Oswalt R (Rivera R)
WP -- Dotel O
PB -- LaRue J 2
T -- 3:08
A -- 36296
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