Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
4
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Grimsley Jr.W | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 33 |
| Pedro Borbón | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Clay CarrollS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry DierkerL | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Jerry Reuss | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 44 |
| Mike Cosgrove | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Tony Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Pete Rose scores.
1–0
▲ 1st
Denis Menke singles on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Bobby Tolan scores. Johnny Bench to 3rd.
2–0
▲ 2nd
Pete Rose hits a home run (6).
3–0
▼ 3rd
Jimmy Wynn singles on a to shortstop Darrel Chaney. Larry Howard scores. Roger Metzger to 2nd.
3–1
▲ 6th
Johnny Bench hits a home run (37).
4–1
▼ 8th
Bob Watson singles on a to center fielder Bobby Tolan. Jimmy Wynn scores. Cesar Cedeno scores. Lee May to 2nd.
4–3
Box Score
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFPete Rose | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFBobby Tolan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CJohnny Bench | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1BTony Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BDenis Menke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFCesar Geronimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHHal McRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFGeorge Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDarrel Chaney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRoss Grimsley Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PPedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PClay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLee May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CLarry Howard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHJohnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLarry Dierker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Cosgrove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHNorm Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |