Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (D) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 CIN N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Totals 30 1 4 1 3 8 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Metzger-Watson. E: Andujar (1). BATTING - SH: Andujar (1,off Norman). SF: Watson (1,off Norman). IBB: Metzger (2,by Norman). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (2,2nd base off Norman/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Bench c 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 Concepcion ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 6 2 4 2 27 7 FIELDING - E: Rose (1). BATTING - 3B: Geronimo (1,off Andujar). HR: Foster (2,2nd inning off Andujar 0 on 0 out). SH: Concepcion (1,off Andujar). GDP: Griffey (1,off Andujar). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Morgan (1,2nd base by Andujar/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(0-1) 8 6 2 2 4 2 1 32
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(1-0) 8.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 Bair SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 8 0 35 IBB: Norman (1,Metzger). Inherited Runners - Scored: Bair 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 17958 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Puhl lf Rose 3b 2. Cabell 3b Griffey rf 3. Cedeno cf Morgan 2b 4. Watson 1b Foster lf 5. Cruz rf Driessen 1b 6. Ferguson c Bench c 7. Howe 2b Concepcion ss 8. Metzger ss Geronimo cf 9. Andujar p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Howe struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen flied out to right; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to pitcher; Geronimo tripled to right [Concepcion scored]; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell reached on an error by Rose [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey flied to left in foul territory; Morgan singled to right; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Cruz popped to shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled to center; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Norman popped to third in foul territory; Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson walked; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ferguson to second]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Bench walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bench to second]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to right; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; BAIR REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Howe walked [Cruz to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR HOWE; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 4 1 7 Reds 2 6 1 6
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