houston astros at cincinnati reds

may 23, 2006

top of the first

jeremy affeldt takes the mound for the reds.
orlando cabrera singled back through the middle. <--1>
lew ford singled up the middle. <-21>
craig biggio grounded to the shortstop. <-21>
morgan ensberg struck out. <-21>
lance berkman popped up to short. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

hayden penn takes the mound for the astros.
david dejesus singled through the hole. <--1>
corey patterson homered around the foul pole in left for two rbis. <--->
miguel tejada doubled to the wall in left. <-2->
todd helton homered over the center field fence for two rbis. <--->
tony womack struck out. <--->
dallas mcpherson homered over the left field fence. <--->
wily mo pena popped up to first. <--->
paul bako flied out to center. <--->
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, cincinnati leads 5 to 0.

top of the second

brady clark grounded to first base. <--->
preston wilson struck out. <--->
jason larue doubled to right-center. <-2->
mitch einertson pinch hit for hayden penn. <-2->
mitch einertson doubled in the left field gap, scoring a run. <-2->
orlando cabrera grounded to second. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, houston trails 5 to 1.

bottom of the second

rob stiehl came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
jeremy affeldt struck out. <--->
david dejesus grounded to short. <--->
corey patterson walked. <--1>
miguel tejada doubled down the left field line, scoring a run. <-2->
todd helton struck out. <-2->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, cincinnati leads 6 to 1.

top of the third

lew ford singled through the left side. <--1>
craig biggio grounded to second. <--1>
morgan ensberg grounded to third. <-2->
lance berkman flied out to left. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, houston trails 6 to 1.

bottom of the third

tony womack homered to right-center. <--->
dallas mcpherson lined out to center. <--->
wily mo pena grounded to short. <--->
paul bako flied out to center field. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, cincinnati leads 7 to 1.

top of the fourth

brady clark reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman. <--1>
preston wilson struck out. <--1>
jason larue walked. <-21>
rob stiehl walked. <321>
orlando cabrera singled through the left side, scoring a run. <321>
lew ford singled through the left side, scoring a run. <321>
craig biggio grounded to the pitcher, scoring a run. <3-1>
morgan ensberg singled to center, scoring a run. <3-1>
lance berkman walked. <321>
brady clark popped up to the shortstop. <321>
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, houston trails 7 to 5.

bottom of the fourth

jeremy affeldt grounded to first. <--->
david dejesus doubled to deep center field. <-2->
corey patterson singled down the first base line, scoring a run. <--1>
the reds put on the hit and run.
corey patterson stole second. <-2->
miguel tejada struck out. <-2->
todd helton struck out. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, cincinnati leads 8 to 5.

top of the fifth

preston wilson struck out. <--->
jason larue lined out to first base. <--->
john rodriguez pinch hit for rob stiehl. <--->
john rodriguez singled to center. <--1>
orlando cabrera popped up to short. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, houston trails 8 to 5.

bottom of the fifth

jason christiansen came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
tony womack reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <--1>
jason christiansen threw a wild pitch. <-2->
dallas mcpherson struck out. <-2->
wily mo pena grounded to third. <-2->
paul bako singled through the right side. <3-1>
michael restovich pinch hit for jeremy affeldt. <3-1>
michael restovich singled to center, scoring a run. <3-1>
david dejesus singled to center, scoring a run. <3-1>
corey patterson struck out. <3-1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, cincinnati leads 10 to 5.

top of the sixth

terry adams came in to pitch for the reds. <--->
lew ford singled to left. <--1>
craig biggio struck out. <--1>
morgan ensberg walked. <-21>
lance berkman doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <32->
brady clark flied out to right field. <32->
morgan ensberg tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-2->
preston wilson grounded to second. <-2->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, houston trails 10 to 7.

bottom of the sixth

chad qualls came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
miguel tejada homered over the center field fence. <--->
todd helton flied out to right. <--->
tony womack reached second on a throwing error by the pitcher. <-2->
tony womack stole third. <3-->
dallas mcpherson struck out. <3-->
wily mo pena flied out to left. <3-->
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, cincinnati leads 11 to 7.

top of the seventh

jason larue struck out. <--->
daryle ward pinch hit for chad qualls. <--->
daryle ward flied out to right. <--->
orlando cabrera lined out to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, houston trails 11 to 7.

bottom of the seventh

wandy rodriguez came in to pitch for the astros. <--->
paul bako struck out. <--->
quinton mccracken pinch hit for terry adams. <--->
quinton mccracken popped up to short. <--->
david dejesus grounded to the shortstop. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, cincinnati leads 11 to 7.

top of the eighth

felix rodriguez came in to pitch for the reds. <--->
lew ford grounded to third. <--->
craig biggio grounded to short. <--->
morgan ensberg walked. <--1>
lance berkman doubled in the left field gap. <32->
brady clark struck out. <32->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, houston trails 11 to 7.

bottom of the eighth

corey patterson struck out. <--->
miguel tejada was hit by a pitch. <--1>
todd helton reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman. <-21>
tony womack flied out to center field. <-21>
miguel tejada tagged up and reached third. <3-1>
dallas mcpherson grounded to the second baseman. <3-1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, cincinnati leads 11 to 7.

top of the ninth

preston wilson flied out to right. <--->
jason larue walked. <--1>
ramon vazquez pinch hit for wandy rodriguez. <--1>
ramon vazquez singled to right, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
ambiorix burgos came in to pitch for the reds. <3-1>
orlando cabrera grounded to the third baseman for a double play (5-4-3). <3-->

reds win: 11-7