Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 CIN N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Walling lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Fischlin ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sexton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 5 24 11 FIELDING - E: Watson (4). BATTING - 2B: Cabell 2 (15,off Moskau 2); Cruz (14,off Moskau). GDP: Howard (1,off Bair). Team LOB: 7.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Foster lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 Driessen 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 9 0 Bench c 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Moskau p 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 7 2 3 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Kennedy-Driessen. E: Bench (5). BATTING - 2B: Geronimo (10,off Niekro). SF: Bench (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Driessen 2 (19,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols 2); Geronimo (5,3rd base off Niekro/Pujols). CS: Driessen (4,Home by Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(5-6) 8 7 2 2 3 4 0 34 WP: Niekro (3).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Moskau W(1-2) 8 6 1 1 2 5 0 32 Bair SV(13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 35 Moskau faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Bair 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 30320 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Puhl cf Rose 3b 2. Walling lf Griffey rf 3. Cabell 3b Concepcion ss 4. Cruz rf Foster lf 5. Watson 1b Driessen 1b 6. Howe 2b Bench c 7. Pujols c Geronimo cf 8. Fischlin ss Kennedy 2b 9. Niekro p Moskau p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Walling flied out to center; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Watson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (second to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Fischlin singled to left; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled to shortstop; Driessen singled to right [Foster to third]; Driessen stole second; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Foster scored]; Geronimo doubled to left [Driessen scored]; Geronimo stole third; Kennedy struck out; Moskau struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl struck out; Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell doubled to left; Cabell was picked off second but was safe on an error by Bench [Cabell to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out to right; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Driessen flied out to center; Bench struck out; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau walked; Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Walling flied out to left; Cabell doubled to left; Cruz doubled to right [Cabell scored]; Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster singled to left; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Bench reached on an error by Watson [Foster to third, Driessen to second, Bench to first]; Geronimo struck out; Kennedy lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (first unassisted); BERGMAN BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Bergman struck out; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Moskau popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Rose singled; Griffey singled to pitcher [Rose to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first) [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to left; Walling flied out to center; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to right; Driessen stole second; Bench flied out to center [Driessen to third]; Driessen was caught stealing home (catcher to third); missed squeeze; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled to right; Watson singled to second [Cruz to second]; BAIR REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Howe singled to center [Cruz to third, Watson to second]; Pujols forced Cruz (third to catcher) [Watson to third, Howe to second]; HOWARD BATTED FOR SEXTON; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 1 7 Reds 2 7 1 8
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