Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
4
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1
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry DierkerW | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 45 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony CloningerL | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 27 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Wayne Granger | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 3rd
Cesar Cedeno hits a home run (2). Joe Morgan scores.
2–0
▲ 4th
Larry Dierker singles on a to center fielder Hal McRae. Johnny Edwards scores.
3–0
▼ 6th
Lee May singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Pete Rose scores.
3–1
▲ 7th
Cesar Cedeno doubles (7) on a to left fielder Bernie Carbo. Roger Metzger scores. Joe Morgan out at home on the throw, left fielder Bernie Carbo to shortstop Dave Concepcion to catcher Johnny Bench. Cesar Cedeno to 3rd.
4–1
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJohn Mayberry Sr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFCesar Geronimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PLarry Dierker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFPete Rose | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSDave Concepcion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTy Cline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSWoody Woodward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BTony Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFBernie Carbo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFHal McRae | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim McGlothlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHAl Ferrara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PWayne Granger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |