Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 101
Played on Saturday, July 30, 1983 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Milner cf                     3   1   2   1       2   1       2   0
Concepcion ss                 5   0   3   2       0   0       0   2
Redus lf                      4   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
Driessen 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   2      10   0
Walker rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Esasky 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
Oester 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   1       4   6
Trevino c                     4   1   2   0       0   0       7   0
Soto p                        3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   3   9   3       3   8      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Concepcion-Oester-Driessen.
E: Milner (4).

BATTING - 
2B: Concepcion (15,off Ryan); Redus (11,off Ryan).
SH: Soto (7,off Ryan).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Redus (25,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Puhl rf                       4   0   1   0       1   2       5   0
Thon ss                       5   1   1   1       0   2       0   3
Garner 3b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       1   1
Cruz lf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Knight 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       5   1
Ashby c                       4   0   1   1       0   1      10   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Ryan p                        2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Bass ph                     0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Dawley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Walling ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2       5   7      27   8

FIELDING - 
E: Thon (18), Knight (6).
PB: Ashby (6).

BATTING - 
2B: Puhl (14,off Soto); Moreno (11,off Soto).
HR: Thon (14,1st inning off Soto 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Thon (7,off Soto).
IBB: Puhl (2,by Soto).
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cruz (20,2nd base off Soto/Trevino).

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Soto W(12-9)                  9     8   2   1   5   7   1  39

IBB: Soto (4,Puhl).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ryan L(9-5)                   6     9   3   2   3   5   0  29
Dawley                        3     0   0   0   0   3   0  10
Totals                        9     9   3   2   3   8   0  39


Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bill Williams
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 26442


Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros           
1. Milner              cf        Moreno              cf
2. Concepcion          ss        Puhl                rf
3. Redus               lf        Thon                ss
4. Driessen            1b        Garner              3b
5. Walker              rf        Cruz                lf
6. Esasky              3b        Knight              1b
7. Oester              2b        Ashby               c
8. Trevino             c         Doran               2b
9. Soto                p         Ryan                p

REDS 1ST: Milner singled to center; Concepcion doubled to center
[Milner scored]; Redus walked; Driessen flied out to left;
Walker flied out to right [Concepcion to third]; Redus stole
second; Esasky grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Puhl made an
out to second; Thon homered; Garner struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 2ND: Oester grounded out (second to first); Trevino singled
to second; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Trevino to second]; Soto
grounded out (third to first); Milner walked; Concepcion singled
to second [Trevino out at home (second to catcher), Milner to
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Knight walked; Ashby
struck out; Doran made an out to second; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 3RD: Redus doubled to left; Driessen struck out; Walker
popped to third in foul territory; Esasky flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Puhl doubled
to right; Thon struck out; Garner walked; Cruz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Oester struck out; Trevino singled to center; Soto
reached on an error by Knight [Trevino to second, Soto to
first]; Milner walked [Trevino to third, Soto to second];
Concepcion singled to center [Trevino scored (unearned), Soto
out at home (center to catcher), Milner to second]; Redus flied
out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight flied out to left; Ashby flied out to center;
Doran singled to center; Ryan singled to center [Doran to
third]; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen struck out; Walker was called out on strikes;
Esasky was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Thon struck out;
Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros
1.

REDS 6TH: Oester singled to right; Trevino flied out to right;
Soto out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Oester to
second]; Milner singled to right [Oester scored]; Concepcion
forced Milner (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to center [Cruz to second (error by
Milner)]; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to
third]; Ashby singled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Doran
flied out to right; BASS BATTED FOR RYAN; Bass walked [Ashby to
second]; Moreno forced Bass (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: DAWLEY REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); Redus struck out;
Driessen reached on an error by Thon [Driessen to first]; Walker
flied out to center; Esasky was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl struck out; Thon popped to first in foul
territory; Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 3, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: Oester flied out to right; Trevino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz flied out to right; Knight grounded out (second
to first); Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Milner struck out; Concepcion grounded out (first
unassisted); Redus flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Doran grounded out (second to first); WALLING BATTED
FOR DAWLEY; Walling singled to left; Moreno doubled to right
[Walling to third]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Thon grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             3   9   1    9
 Astros           2   8   2   10


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