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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 11, 1978
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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 September 11, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 20,400 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Eric Gregg |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Shortstop |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 11, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Norman
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Norman
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Concepcion. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Landestoy moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Norman
There's a wild pitch. Landestoy scores. Puhl moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walling vs. Norman
There goes Cabell. The slide. Bench applies the tag. Cabell is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Ruhle
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Norman
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Norman
Bochy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Norman
Ruhle 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, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Ruhle
Summers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Summers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Norman
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Norman
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl hits a line drive to right field. Summers throws towards third. Rose fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rose. Summers fumbles the ball. That's an error on Summers. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Norman
There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Ruhle
Geronimo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spilman vs. Ruhle
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Fred Norman.
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spilman for the out. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Soto
Mario Soto now pitching.
Walling 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, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Soto
Bochy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Soto
Ruhle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Soto
Landestoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Ruhle
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Ruhle
Summers hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Soto
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Soto
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Soto
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Soto
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Soto
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Ruhle
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ruhle
Dave Collins pinch hits for Mario Soto.
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Ruhle
Rose hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Puhl. Rose reaches second base with a double. Collins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Ruhle
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Sarmiento
Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Sarmiento
Bochy hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Sarmiento
Ruhle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Ruhle
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ruhle
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Ruhle
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Ruhle
Summers takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Ruhle
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Sarmiento
Landestoy 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, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sarmiento
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sarmiento
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Ruhle
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Ruhle
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento.
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Sambito
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Sambito
Driessen takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Sambito
Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sambito
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Sambito
Summers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Sambito
Concepcion hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Puhl. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Summers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Sambito
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Borbon
Ken Henderson now playing right field. Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Borbon
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Sambito
Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Enos Cabell now playing first base.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sambito
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Sambito
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Tomlin
Ray Knight now playing third base. Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Denny Walling.
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, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Tomlin
Bochy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Tomlin
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Tomlin
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tomlin
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Tomlin
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Andujar
Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Andujar
Foster takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Andujar
Bench bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffey vs. Warthen
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Dan Warthen now pitching.
Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Foster scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1978 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Landestoy R, ss 5 1 2 0 Rose P, 3b 5 1 2 1
Gonzalez J, 2b 4 1 0 0 Knight R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Puhl T, cf 4 3 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 5 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 4 1 2 2 Driessen D, 1b 2 2 0 0
Sexton J, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Foster G, lf 4 2 1 4
Cabell E, 3b-1b 4 0 3 2 Bench J, c 4 0 1 0
Cruz J, rf 4 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 3 1 2 0
Walling D, lf 3 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Howard W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Bochy B, c 4 1 1 1 Griffey K, ph 1 0 1 2
Ruhle V, p 2 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 1
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 1 1 0
Alou J, ph 1 1 1 1 Norman F, p 0 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0 Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0
Warthen D, p 0 0 0 0 Soto M, p 0 0 0 0
Collins D, ph 0 1 0 0
Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph-rf 2 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 6 34 9 10 9
Houston 302 010 002 -- 8
Cincinnati 000 010 602 -- 9
1 out when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V* 6.0 5 3 3 4 1
Sambito J 2.0 4 4 4 1 3
Andujar J (L) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Warthen D 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F 3.0 6 5 3 0 1
Soto M 2.0 1 1 1 2 0
Sarmiento M 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Borbon P 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Tomlin D (W) 1.2 2 2 2 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Concepcion D, Rose P, Summers C
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 4, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Cabell E, Summers C, Rose P, Geronimo C, Concepcion D
HR -- Watson B, Foster G, Bochy B, Alou J
SB -- Cabell E
CS -- Cabell E
SH -- Bench J
WP -- Norman F
T -- 2:47
A -- 20400
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