Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 142
Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Driessen lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench c 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 2 Perez 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 9 1 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Nolan p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Armbrister lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Perez. E: Flynn (2). BATTING - 2B: Driessen (11,off McLaughlin). HR: Perez (16,5th inning off McLaughlin 0 on 0 out); Bench (16,9th inning off Pentz 0 on 0 out). GDP: Bench (9,off McLaughlin). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 1 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 DaVanon 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 1 3 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. McLaughlin-DaVanon, Cabell-Watson-Metzger. E: Metzger (9). BATTING - GDP: Cabell (10,off Nolan). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (6,2nd base by Nolan/Bench); Cedeno (13,3rd base by Nolan/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nolan W(12-8) 7 4 0 0 1 2 0 24 Eastwick SV(20) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 30
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McLaughlin L(3-3) 8 5 2 1 2 2 1 30 Pentz 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 2 2 34 Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 9525 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose 3b Gross rf 2. Griffey rf Cabell 3b 3. Driessen lf Cedeno cf 4. Bench c Watson 1b 5. Perez 1b Cruz lf 6. Geronimo cf Herrmann c 7. Concepcion ss DaVanon 2b 8. Flynn 2b Metzger ss 9. Nolan p McLaughlin p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Gross singled; Cabell forced Gross (shortstop to second); Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Perez singled to center [Bench to second]; Geronimo forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Perez to second]; Concepcion lined into a double play (pitcher to second) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Herrmann forced Watson (first to shortstop); DaVanon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Flynn struck out; Nolan grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); McLaughlin popped to catcher in foul territory; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen walked; Bench grounded into a double play (third to first to shortstop) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno to second (error by Flynn)]; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Watson to second]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Perez homered; Geronimo singled to center; Concepcion struck out; Flynn flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann popped to catcher in foul territory; DaVanon grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Rose reached on an error by Metzger [Rose to first]; Griffey flied out to left; Driessen doubled to right [Rose scored (unearned)]; Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: McLaughlin walked; Gross flied out to center; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McLaughlin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion lined to second; Flynn singled to right; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Watson singled; Cruz struck out; Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); ARMBRISTER REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING LF); DaVanon popped to shortstop; BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell flied out to right; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 9TH: DAVANON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ANDREWS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); PENTZ REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Bench homered; Perez flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Gross struck out; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 3 6 1 4 Astros 0 4 1 3
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