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Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 29, 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 August 29, 2001 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 29, 2001 |
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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 29, 2001 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Dessens |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carlos Hernandez |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 31,594 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Winters 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Chris Guccione 3B: Ron Barnes |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pokey Reese | Second Baseman |
Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
Sean Casey | First Baseman |
Dmitri Young | Third Baseman |
Ruben Rivera | Right Fielder |
Juan Castro | Shortstop |
Jason LaRue | Catcher |
Elmer Dessens | Pitcher |
Bob Boone | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Lance Berkman | Left Fielder |
Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
Richard Hidalgo | Center Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Carlos Hernandez | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
August 29, 2001
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hernandez
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Hernandez
Dunn hits a popup towards short. Lugo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Hernandez
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Dessens
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Reese scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Dessens
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Hernandez
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hernandez
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Hernandez
There's a wild pitch. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Hernandez
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Hernandez
Castro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaRue vs. Hernandez
LaRue hits a popup towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dessens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Dessens
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
Hidalgo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Dessens
Castilla strikes out. There goes Hidalgo. The throw from LaRue to second, and Hidalgo is out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dessens vs. Hernandez
Dessens hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hernandez
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Hernandez
Dunn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Dessens
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dessens
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Dessens
Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo hits a line drive towards third. Young catches it and throws to second to double up Hernandez. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Hernandez
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Hernandez
Casey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hidalgo. Casey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Hernandez
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Hernandez
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Castro vs. Hernandez
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Casey trying to get to home. Biggio throws to Eusebio who tags Casey for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Dessens
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Dessens
Berkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Dessens
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
The ball gets by LaRue for a passed ball. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hidalgo vs. Dessens
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Dessens
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Hernandez
LaRue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dessens vs. Hernandez
Dessens bunts in front of the plate. Eusebio fields it and throws to first for the out. LaRue moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hernandez
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dunn vs. Hernandez
Dunn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Hernandez
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Cruz
Nelson Cruz now pitching.
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 5
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Dessens
Eusebio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dessens
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Dessens
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Dessens
Lugo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Dessens
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Griffey throws the ball in to Reese who relays the ball to Young who tags Bagwell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Biggio scores. Lugo goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cruz
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Cruz
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Cruz
Todd Walker pinch hits for Juan Castro.
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
LaRue vs. Cruz
LaRue strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cromer vs. Cruz
D.T. Cromer pinch hits for Elmer Dessens.
Cromer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Sullivan
Pokey Reese now playing shortstop. Todd Walker now playing second base. Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Sullivan
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Sullivan
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Sullivan
Castilla hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Griffey. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Hidalgo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Sullivan
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castilla scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Sullivan
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Nelson Cruz.
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Jackson
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, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Jackson
Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Jackson
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 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Sullivan
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Sullivan
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Sullivan
Bagwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Sullivan
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jackson
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Jackson
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jackson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
LaRue vs. Jackson
LaRue hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Riedling
John Riedling now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Riedling
Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Riedling
Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Riedling
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Williams
Richard Hidalgo now playing right field. Glen Barker now playing center field. Mike Williams now pitching. Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for John Rie
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Barker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Williams
Dunn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/29/2001 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Reese P, 2b-ss 5 0 0 0 Biggio C, 2b 1 1 1 0 Dunn A, lf 5 1 1 2 Lugo J, ss 4 1 1 0 Griffey K, cf 3 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Casey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Berkman L, lf 4 0 1 0 Young D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Alou M, rf 3 1 1 2 Rivera R, rf 3 0 0 0 Williams M, p 0 0 0 0 Castro J, ss 1 0 1 0 Hidalgo R, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Walker T, ph-2b 1 0 1 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 2 1 LaRue J, c 4 1 1 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 1 1 Dessens E, p 1 0 0 0 Hernandez C, p 1 0 1 0 Cromer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz N, p 1 0 0 0 Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0 Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0 Riedling J, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson M, p 0 0 0 0 Guerrero W, ph 1 0 0 0 Barker G, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 2 31 6 12 6 Cincinnati 000 020 000 -- 2 Houston 010 122 00x -- 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Dessens E (L) 5.0 8 4 4 2 3 Sullivan S 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 Riedling J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Hernandez C 4.2 4 2 2 4 3 Cruz N (W) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 Jackson M 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Williams M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 DP -- Cincinnati 3 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Houston 5 2B -- Casey S, Bagwell J, Castilla V HR -- Alou M, Dunn A CS -- Hidalgo R SH -- Dessens E SF -- Alou M WP -- Hernandez C PB -- LaRue J T -- 2:51 A -- 31594
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