Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/15)
| Game 1: Friday, April 15 | ||
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| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 16 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 17 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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7:10 PM ET, April 15, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Everett SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .389 | ||
| M Lamb 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| J Bagwell 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | ||
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Ensberg 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .367 | ||
| J Lane RF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 | ||
| L Scott LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .261 | ||
| R Chavez C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | ||
| W Taveras CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .344 | ||
| R Oswalt P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | ||
| a-C Burke PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 11 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for R Oswalt in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Chavez (1, P Wilson); C Biggio (6, P Wilson); J Bagwell (1, P Wilson); A Everett 2 (3, B Weber, D Weathers); M Ensberg (3, D Weathers) 3B: W Taveras (1, J Valentine) HR: J Lane 2 (3, 4th inning off P Wilson 1 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off P Wilson 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Lane 5 (9), M Ensberg 3 (5), J Bagwell (5), R Chavez 2 (2) SF: J Bagwell 2-out RBI: J Lane 2, R Chavez 2, M Ensberg 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Oswalt 1, J Lane 1, W Taveras 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Chavez (1, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Oswalt (W, 20-12) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 108-70 | 4.50 | |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 7.36 | |
| B Lidge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-12 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 133-87 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J LaRue (By R Oswalt) Batters faced: R Oswalt 28; R Springer 3; B Lidge 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 8-4; R Springer 0-2; B Lidge 0-0 Game Scores: R Oswalt 67 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Jimenez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 | ||
| K Griffey Jr CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 | ||
| J Randa 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .406 | ||
| K Mercker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .188 | ||
| A Kearns RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | ||
| R Aurilia SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .160 | ||
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | ||
| J Valentin C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| P Wilson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | ||
| J Valentine P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Cruz PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| B Weber P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-W Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Freel 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||
| a-singled to left for J Valentine in the 6th b-grounded to third for B Weber in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Dunn (2, R Oswalt); R Aurilia (2, R Oswalt) RBI: S Casey (3), R Aurilia (1) SF: S Casey Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jimenez 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Wilson (1, throw) DP: 1 (J LaRue). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Wilson (L, 1-5) | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 76-50 | 6.35 | |
| J Valentine | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 0.00 | |
| B Weber | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 12.27 | |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 10.50 | |
| K Mercker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-7 | 2.70 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 148-96 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Wilson 23; J Valentine 4; B Weber 8; D Weathers 6; K Mercker 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Wilson 2-7; J Valentine 0-1; B Weber 2-1; D Weathers 1-1; K Mercker 0-2 Game Scores: P Wilson 33 | ||||||||||
| HOU | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | J Lane homered to left, C Biggio scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Ensberg singled to center, C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to third. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Lane homered to left, J Bagwell and M Ensberg scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 6th | S Casey hit sacrifice fly to center, J Cruz scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Bagwell hit sacrifice fly to center, A Everett scored. | 7 | 1 | |
| 7th | R Chavez singled to center, M Ensberg and J Lane scored, L Scott to second. | 9 | 1 | |
| 7th | R Aurilia doubled to deep right center, A Dunn scored. | 9 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Ensberg doubled to deep right, A Everett and J Bagwell scored. | 11 | 2 | |
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| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 31,740 (75% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
