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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
April 24, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on April 24, 2008 at Great American Ballpark.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Cassel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Cueto |
| Ballpark | Great American Ballpark |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 17,403 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Paul Nauert 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Tom Hallion |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Darin Erstad | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Mark Loretta | Second Baseman |
| J.R. Towles | Catcher |
| Jack Cassel | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Corey Patterson | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Hairston | Shortstop |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Adam Dunn | Left Fielder |
| Edwin Encarnacion | Third Baseman |
| Scott Hatteberg | First Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Johnny Cueto | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
April 24, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Cueto
There goes Pence. The throw from Bako and he is out, Hairston applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Cueto
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Cueto
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Cassel
Patterson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Loretta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Cassel
There's a wild pitch. Patterson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Cassel
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hairston for the out. Patterson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Cassel
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patterson scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Cassel
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Cueto
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Cueto
Loretta hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Cueto
Towles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Towles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cassel vs. Cueto
Cassel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Towles scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Cassel
Dunn hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Cassel
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Cassel
Hatteberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Erstad. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. Encarnacion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bako vs. Cassel
Bako hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatteberg scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Cassel
Cueto bunts towards the mound. Cassel fields it and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Patterson vs. Cassel
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Cueto
Erstad hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hairston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Cueto
There goes Berkman. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Berkman steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Cueto
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatteberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Cassel
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Cassel
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cassel
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Cueto
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Cueto
Loretta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Cueto
Towles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Encarnacion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Cassel
Dunn hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Cassel
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Cassel
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cassel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cassel vs. Cueto
Cassel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Erstad vs. Cueto
Erstad hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pence scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Cueto
Berkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Erstad goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Cueto
Blum hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Cassel
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Cassel covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Cassel
Cueto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Towles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Cassel
Patterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Cassel
Towles fires to first and picks off Patterson. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Cueto
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatteberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Cueto
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatteberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Cueto covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Cueto
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Cassel
Hairston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching.
Griffey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Byrdak
Byrdak fires to first and has Hairston trapped. There's the throw to Tejada who tags Hairston for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Byrdak
Phillips hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Byrdak vs. Cueto
Byrdak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Cueto
Pence hits a popup towards short. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Cueto
Erstad hits a popup, foul, towards third. Encarnacion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Cueto
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Byrdak
Dunn hits a popup towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Byrdak
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Byrdak
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Byrdak
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Mercker
Kent Mercker now pitching.
Berkman hits a line drive beyond first. Hatteberg can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Mercker
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hairston fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mercker
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Brocail
Jeff Keppinger pinch hits for Kent Mercker. Doug Brocail now pitching.
Keppinger hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Brocail
Ryan Freel pinch hits for Corey Patterson.
Freel hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Brocail
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Loretta vs. Cordero
Ryan Freel now playing center field. Francisco Cordero now pitching. Jeff Keppinger now playing shortstop.
Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Cordero
Towles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Cordero
Kazuo Matsui pinch hits for Doug Brocail.
Matsui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching.
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Valverde
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dunn vs. Valverde
Dunn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/2008 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Pence H, rf 4 1 2 0 Patterson C, cf 3 1 2 0
Erstad D, cf 4 1 1 1 Freel R, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
Tejada M, ss 3 1 0 0 Hairston J, ss 4 0 1 0
Berkman L, 1b 3 1 3 3 Cordero F, p 0 0 0 0
Blum G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Griffey K, rf 4 0 1 1
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Phillips B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Loretta M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Dunn A, lf 4 0 0 0
Towles J, c 4 1 1 0 Encarnacion E, 3b 3 1 2 0
Cassel J, p 2 0 1 1 Hatteberg S, 1b 3 1 1 1
Byrdak T, p 1 0 1 0 Bako P, c 3 0 1 1
Brocail D, p 0 0 0 0 Cueto J, p 1 0 0 0
Matsui K, ph 1 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 0 0 0 0
Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 Keppinger J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 31 3 8 3
Houston 210 020 000 -- 5
Cincinnati 120 000 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Cassel J (W)* 5.0 7 3 3 0 1
Byrdak T 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Brocail D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Valverde J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto J (L) 7.0 8 5 5 2 2
Mercker K 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cordero F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- Houston 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Cincinnati 2
2B -- Towles J, Hatteberg S, Pence H, Berkman L
HR -- Berkman L
SB -- Berkman L
CS -- Pence H, Patterson C, Hairston J
SH -- Cueto J
WP -- Cassel J
T -- 2:31
A -- 17403
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