Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 8
Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 8 10 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 9 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Griffey rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 Foster lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 Driessen 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 Bench c 4 2 2 2 1 1 5 2 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 Geronimo cf 1 2 0 0 3 1 7 0 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 8 10 7 8 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Hume-Concepcion-Driessen, Concepcion-Morgan-Driessen. BATTING - 2B: Bench (2,off Andujar); Morgan (6,off Bannister); Griffey (3,off Bannister); Foster (2,off Sambito). HR: Bench (2,9th inning off Sambito 1 on 2 out). SH: Concepcion (2,off Andujar); Hume (1,off Andujar); Murray (1,off Sambito). GDP: Driessen (2,off Andujar). IBB: Rose (1,by Sambito). Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 Ferguson c 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 Howe 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Herrmann ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 9 3 3 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Metzger-Watson. E: Sambito (1). BATTING - 2B: Puhl (1,off Hume); Cruz (3,off Hume). SF: Ferguson (1,off Murray). GDP: Cabell (1,off Hume); Puhl (1,off Murray). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hume W(2-0) 5.2 6 3 3 3 3 0 25 Murray SV(1) 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 12 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 0 37 WP: Hume (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Murray 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(0-2) 1.2 4 4 4 2 0 0 10 Forsch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bannister 3 3 1 1 4 4 0 16 Pentz 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Sambito 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 10 Totals 9 10 8 8 8 5 1 43 WP: Andujar (1), Bannister 2 (3). IBB: Sambito (2,Rose). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 25583 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose 3b Puhl lf 2. Griffey rf Cabell 3b 3. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 4. Foster lf Cruz rf 5. Driessen 1b Watson 1b 6. Bench c Ferguson c 7. Concepcion ss Howe 2b 8. Geronimo cf Metzger ss 9. Hume p Andujar p REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to second]; Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Foster singled to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to right; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bench to third]; Geronimo walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bench stayed at third, Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to center [Bench scored, Geronimo scored, Rose to second (on throw to home)]; FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: BANNISTER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Morgan doubled to right; Ken Forsch left with pulled groin; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster struck out; Driessen singled to left [Morgan scored]; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Driessen to second]; Bench walked; Concepcion walked [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; Hume struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Bannister walked [Metzger to second]; Puhl doubled to right [Metzger scored, Bannister to third]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno popped to center; Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled to left; Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson popped to second; Ferguson walked; Howe flied out to left; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Geronimo walked [Concepcion to second]; Hume grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling struck out; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third]; Ferguson walked; Hume threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored, Ferguson to second]; Howe singled to center [Ferguson scored]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR METZGER; MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Bergman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PENTZ; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Murray out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey singled to left [Geronimo scored, Rose to third, Griffey out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno singled to right; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson struck out; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Foster doubled to first; Bob Watson and Art Howe collided; Foster was picked off second but was safe on an error by Sambito [Foster to third]; Driessen flied out to right; Bench homered [Foster scored]; Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Sexton flied out to left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Herrmann singled to center; Puhl grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 8 10 0 8 Astros 4 9 1 6
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