Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
7
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Kirby | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 37 |
| Pedro BorbónW | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Clay Carroll | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Roberts | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 32 |
| Ken ForschL | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Ramon de los Santos | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Tony Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Greg Gross. Joe Morgan scores.
1–0
▲ 1st
George Foster strikes out swinging.
2–0
▼ 1st
Lee May out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder George Foster. Greg Gross scores.
2–1
▼ 1st
Milt May singles. Roger Metzger scores. Cesar Cedeno to 3rd. Milt May to 2nd.
2–2
▼ 1st
Doug Rader singles on a to left fielder Pete Rose. Cesar Cedeno scores. Milt May scores.
2–4
▼ 5th
Lee May hits a home run (22).
2–5
▲ 6th
Dave Concepcion grounds into a force out, shortstop Roger Metzger to second baseman Larry Milbourne. Johnny Bench scores. Tony Perez out at 2nd. Dave Concepcion to 1st.
3–5
▲ 7th
Tony Perez singles on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Junior Kennedy scores. Merv Rettenmund scores. Johnny Bench to 3rd.
5–5
▲ 9th
Joe Morgan singles on a to right fielder Greg Gross. Terry Crowley scores. Pete Rose to 3rd.
6–5
▲ 9th
Johnny Bench out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wilbur Howard. Pete Rose scores. Joe Morgan to 2nd.
7–5
Box Score
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFPete Rose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CJohnny Bench | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1BTony Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| SSDave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFGeorge Foster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCesar Geronimo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJunior Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PHHal King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDarrel Chaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PClay Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHMerv Rettenmund | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PPedro Borbón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTerry Crowley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PClay Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFGreg Gross | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRoger Metzger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BLee May | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDave Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMilt May | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| LFWilbur Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BLarry Milbourne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDave Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PKen Forsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRamon de los Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJerry Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHCliff Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |