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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 8, 1976
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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 8, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,949 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Ed Montague |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 8, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Richard
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Richard
There goes Griffey. The throw from Johnson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morgan vs. Richard
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and tags Griffey, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Richard
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nolan
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Nolan
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Richard
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Richard
There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Richard
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Richard
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nolan vs. Richard
Nolan hits a line drive into right field. Gross picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. Concepcion scores. Nolan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple. Nolan scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Richard
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Nolan
Milbourne hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Milbourne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richard vs. Nolan
Richard hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard hits a line drive towards first. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Richard
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Richard
There goes Morgan. The throw from Johnson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Richard
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bench for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Richard
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Morgan scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Richard
Foster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Richard
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Richard
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
Rose strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nolan
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Nolan
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milbourne vs. Nolan
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Nolan
Ken Boswell pinch hits for J.R. Richard.
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sosa
Jose Sosa now pitching.
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Sosa
There goes Griffey. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Griffey steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Sosa
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Sosa
There goes Morgan. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Sosa
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Sosa
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Perez reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores. Morgan scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Sosa
There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Sosa
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Sosa
Concepcion hits a popup in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Borbon
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Borbon
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Borbon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Sosa
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borbon vs. Sosa
Borbon bunts towards the mound. Sosa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Sosa
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. Borbon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffey vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching.
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne fields it and throws to second for the out. Borbon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Cosgrove
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Gross picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gross. Borbon scores. Griffey moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Andujar
Perez takes first base on ball four. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Andujar
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Bench scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Andujar
Concepcion hits a fly ball towards right. Gross catches it and throws to home to double up Perez. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Borbon
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields the ball and throws to Borbon covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Borbon
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Borbon
Howard hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Borbon
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Borbon
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borbon vs. Barlow
Borbon bunts towards the mound. Barlow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Barlow
Rose is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Barlow
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Borbon
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Borbon
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milbourne vs. Borbon
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Borbon
Metzger hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Forsch
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Forsch
Foster hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Borbon
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Borbon
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Borbon
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1976 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Howard W, lf 5 0 0 0 Rose P, 3b 5 0 3 2
Cabell E, 3b 5 1 2 1 Griffey K, rf 5 2 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 1 1 2 Morgan J, 2b 4 3 3 1
Watson B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bench J, c 4 1 0 0
Johnson C, c 2 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 1 2 4
Gross G, rf 4 0 2 0 Foster G, lf 5 0 1 2
Milbourne L, 2b 4 0 1 1 Concepcion D, ss 5 1 1 1
Metzger R, ss 4 1 2 0 Geronimo C, cf 4 1 2 0
Richard J, p 1 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 2 1 1 1
Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 2 1 1 0
Sosa J, p 0 0 0 0
Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, ph 1 0 1 0
Barlow M, p 0 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts L, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 39 11 15 11
Houston 000 013 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 031 025 00x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (L) 4.0 5 4 4 1 2
Sosa J* 1.0 6 5 5 0 1
Cosgrove M 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Andujar J 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Barlow M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Forsch K 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W) 5.1 6 4 4 2 3
Borbon P (S) 3.2 5 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Johnson C 2, Gross G 2
DP -- Houston 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Houston 7, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Milbourne L, Perez T, Geronimo C
3B -- Rose P
HR -- Cedeno C, Watson B
SB -- Griffey K 2, Morgan J 2
WP -- Richard J, Sosa J
T -- 2:41
A -- 52949
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