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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
April 28, 2009
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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 28, 2009 at Great American Ballpark.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Harang |
| Ballpark | Great American Ballpark |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,878 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Kevin Causey 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willy Taveras | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Hairston | Third Baseman |
| Joey Votto | First Baseman |
| Brandon Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bruce | Right Fielder |
| Ramon Hernandez | Catcher |
| Darnell McDonald | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Aaron Harang | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Great American Ballpark
April 28, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harang
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Harang
There goes Matsui. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Harang
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Votto juggles the ball. That's an error on Votto. Matsui scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Harang
Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Harang
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Harang
There goes Bourn. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Harang
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Rodriguez
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Rodriguez
Hairston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Votto vs. Rodriguez
Votto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Taveras scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bruce vs. Rodriguez
There goes Phillips. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Phillips steals third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Bruce vs. Rodriguez
Bruce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harang
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harang
Blum hits a popup towards first. Votto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Taveras settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rodriguez
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Rodriguez
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Harang
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Harang
Bourn bunts towards first. Votto scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Harang
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harang vs. Rodriguez
Harang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Rodriguez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Rodriguez
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Harang
Lee hits a line drive into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Harang
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Harang
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Rodriguez
Votto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bruce vs. Rodriguez
Bruce strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Rodriguez
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Harang
Blum hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. McDonald fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McDonald. Blum goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez bunts in front of the plate. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Matsui vs. Harang
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Harang
There goes Matsui. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Harang
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Harang
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Harang
Lee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taveras. Lee reaches second base with a double. Matsui scores. Bourn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Harang
Tejada strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tejada out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Rodriguez
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Owings vs. Rodriguez
Micah Owings pinch hits for Aaron Harang.
Owings strikes out. Rodriguez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Owings out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Masset
Nick Masset now pitching.
Pence hits a line drive towards third. Hairston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Masset
Blum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Masset
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Rodriguez
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Rodriguez
Hairston hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Blum, and into shallow left field. Hairston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Votto vs. Rodriguez
Votto hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
There's a wild pitch. Hairston moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Rodriguez
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Masset
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hairston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Masset
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Masset
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Masset
There goes Bourn. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Masset
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Masset
Lee hits a line drive towards third. Hairston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Rodriguez
Bruce hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Rodriguez
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Rodriguez
McDonald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Hernandez trying to get to third. Lee throws the ball in to Blum, who tags Hernandez for the out. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lincoln
Mike Lincoln now pitching.
Tejada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Taveras. Tejada reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Lincoln
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lincoln fields it and throws to first for the out. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Blum vs. Lincoln
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Lincoln
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Erstad vs. Lincoln
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez.
Erstad hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Lincoln
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Erstad moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bourn vs. Lincoln
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Geary
Geoff Geary now pitching. Laynce Nix pinch hits for Mike Lincoln.
Nix hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Geary
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Geary
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Votto vs. Geary
Votto hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Burton
Jared Burton now pitching.
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Burton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Burton
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bruce vs. Wright
Bruce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Wright
Hernandez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Matsui reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Wright
McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wright
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/2009 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 5 2 3 2 Taveras W, cf 3 1 0 0
Bourn M, cf 3 1 0 0 Hairston J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Votto J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lee C, lf 5 0 1 2 Phillips B, 2b 4 1 2 1
Tejada M, ss 5 1 1 0 Bruce J, rf 3 0 0 0
Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0 Hernandez R, c 4 0 1 0
Blum G, 3b 4 1 2 0 McDonald D, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 3 2 1 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez W, p 2 0 0 0 Harang A, p 1 0 0 0
Erstad D, ph 1 0 1 1 Owings M, ph 1 0 0 0
Geary G, p 0 0 0 0 Masset N, p 0 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Lincoln M, p 0 0 0 0
Nix L, ph 1 1 1 1
Burton J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 6 32 3 7 2
Houston 110 040 020 -- 8
Cincinnati 100 000 011 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W (W) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5
Geary G 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Wright W 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Harang A (L) 5.0 6 6 5 1 2
Masset N 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Lincoln M 1.0 3 2 2 1 2
Burton J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Votto J 2, McDonald D
DP -- Houston 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Phillips B, Rodriguez I, Lee C, Hairston J, Tejada M
HR -- Rodriguez I, Nix L, Phillips B
SB -- Matsui K 2, Bourn M 2, Phillips B
SH -- Rodriguez W
WP -- Rodriguez W
T -- 2:46
A -- 9878
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