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Houston Astros 5–12 Cincinnati Reds: MLB regular season, 22 September 2000
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 12–5 at Cinergy Field on 22 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
22 September 2000 · Cinergy Field
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The game
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 12–5 at Cinergy Field on 22 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Houston Astros scored 5 runs, while the home Cincinnati Reds finished with 12. The winning margin was 7 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 0–2 Cincinnati Reds. In inning 2, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half and Cincinnati Reds scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 1–7 Cincinnati Reds.
In inning 7, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the top half and Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 3–9 Cincinnati Reds. In inning 8, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half and Cincinnati Reds scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–12 Cincinnati Reds.
In inning 9, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 5–12 Cincinnati Reds.
Pitching decisions
Elmer Dessens was credited with the pitching win. Jose Lima was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Houston Astros finished with 12 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Cincinnati Reds finished with 14 hits and 0 errors, alongside 12 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 69 wins and 85 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Cincinnati Reds 80 wins and 74 losses, with 1 ties.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Houston Astros | Cincinnati Reds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | — |
| Total | 5 | 12 |
Sources
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