Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
2
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4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario SotoL | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 42 |
| Joe Price | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe NiekroW | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 36 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Johnny Bench singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Eddie Milner scores. Cesar Cedeno to 3rd.
1–0
▼ 4th
Danny Heep doubles (7) on a to left fielder Eddie Milner. Jose Cruz scores.
1–1
▲ 5th
Mario Soto strikes out swinging.
2–1
▼ 6th
Art Howe doubles (8) on a to left fielder Eddie Milner. Ray Knight scores. Jose Cruz scores.
2–3
▼ 7th
Jose Cruz singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Dickie Thon scores. Ray Knight to 2nd.
2–4
Box Score
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BTom Lawless | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFEddie Milner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BDan Driessen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BJohnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFPaul Householder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRon Oester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAlex Trevino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHWayne Krenchicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMario Soto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHDuane Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PJoe Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDickie Thon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFTerry Puhl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BRay Knight | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| LFJose Cruz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDanny Heep | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFTony Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BPhil Garner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BArt Howe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CLuis Pujols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PJoe Niekro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |