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Houston Astros @
Cincinnati Reds
1995-08-18 Β· Night game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 30293 Β· 86Β°F, night, damp Β· 2:57
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 8β3. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. David Wells earned the win. Ron Gant went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
W: David Wells L: Mike Hampton SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Tom Hallion Β· 1B: Bruce Froemming Β· 2B: Jerry Crawford Β· 3B: Angel Hernandez Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Craig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Bell | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mike Simms | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Shipley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Milt Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerome Walton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ron Gant | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Reggie Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benito Santiago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bret Boone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
David Wells | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lenny Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Mariano Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Hampton | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Craig McMurtry | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Veres | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Jones | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Wells | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Michael Jackson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Xavier Hernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: 63/G6
- James Mouton: 8/L8RM
- Craig Biggio: 9/F9M
Bot 1
- Jerome Walton: K
- Barry Larkin: W
- Ron Gant: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 2
- Derek Bell: W
- Tony Eusebio: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Mike Simms: K
- Craig Shipley: S9/L34D.2XH(92);1-2
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4M
Bot 2
- Reggie Sanders: 8/F8LXD
- Benito Santiago: K+WP.B-1
- Bret Boone: S8/L8LM.1-3;B-2(E8)
- Hal Morris: S7/G56.3-H;2-3
- Mark Lewis: 54(1)/FO/G5.3-H;B-1
- David Wells: S4/G3.1-2
- Jerome Walton: K
Top 3
- Mike Hampton: K
- Brian Hunter: K
- James Mouton: W
- Craig Biggio: 9/F89S
Bot 3
- Barry Larkin: S8/L4MD
- Ron Gant: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Reggie Sanders: 63/G6M
Top 4
- Derek Bell: S8/G6M
- Tony Eusebio: 8/F89XD
- Mike Simms: S7/G56.1-2
- Craig Shipley: 8/F8LD
- Ricky Gutierrez: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Mike Hampton: 1/BP15S
Bot 4
- Benito Santiago: W
- Bret Boone: 143/G4.1-2
- Hal Morris: K
- Mark Lewis: IW
- David Wells: 43/G34D
Top 5
- Brian Hunter: 53/G5
- James Mouton: 53/G5
- Craig Biggio: 63/G6M
Bot 5
- Jerome Walton: W
- Barry Larkin: 7/F7D
- Ron Gant: HR/F8LXD.1-H
- Reggie Sanders: 53/G5S
- Benito Santiago: S7/G56
- Bret Boone: D7/G5L.1-H
- Hal Morris: K
Top 6
- Derek Bell: S5/G56
- Tony Eusebio: K
- Mike Simms: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Craig Shipley: 8/L8LM
- Ricky Gutierrez: 53/G5S
Bot 6
- Mark Lewis: DGR/F9LD
- Lenny Harris: 13/G13
- Thomas Howard: S7/L56D.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Barry Larkin: 31/G34.2-3
- Ron Gant: S6/G56D.3-H
- Reggie Sanders: 9/F89D
Top 7
- John Cangelosi: 43/G4
- Brian Hunter: D7/G5
- James Mouton: 9/F9S
- Craig Biggio: 53/G5
Bot 7
- Benito Santiago: 8/F8RXD
- Bret Boone: 4/P4
- Hal Morris: W
- Mark Lewis: 8/L8RD
Top 8
- Derek Bell: S9/G4
- Tony Eusebio: W.1-2
- Mike Simms: 2/P2RF
- Dave Magadan: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3;B-1
- Ricky Gutierrez: 64(1)/FO/G6MD
Bot 8
- Darren Lewis: W
- Thomas Howard: S9/G34.1-2
- Barry Larkin: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Mariano Duncan: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
- Reggie Sanders: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Derrick May: D98/L9M
- Milt Thompson: 31/G34.2-3
- James Mouton: K
- Craig Biggio: 7/F78M
























