Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 109
Played on Wednesday, July 31, 1996 (D) at Riverfront Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
CIN N    0  0  2    1  2  0    3  2  x  -  10 13  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Mouton lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Biggio 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
  Spiers 1b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Bagwell 1b                    2   0   0   0       1   0       6   2
  Morman p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Knorr ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Bell rf                       3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   2       2   2
Hunter cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Gutierrez ss,2b               3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Manwaring c                   3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Wall p                        1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Simms ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Small p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Miller ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0       1   7      24  10

FIELDING - 
E: Mouton (3).

BATTING - 
GDP: Bell (13,off Smiley).
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Mouton (6,2nd base by Smiley/Oliver).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris 3b,rf                  5   1   1   0       0   0       4   3
Morris 1b                     4   2   2   0       0   1       8   0
Larkin ss                     5   2   2   3       0   0       0   4
  Branson ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kevin Mitchell lf             3   0   2   1       1   0       0   0
  Howard pr,lf,cf             1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Davis cf                      4   2   2   1       0   1       1   0
  Owens ph,lf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sanders rf                    1   1   0   0       4   0       1   0
  Greene pr,3b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Boone 2b                      5   0   2   4       0   2       5   1
Oliver c                      3   1   1   1       1   0       7   1
Smiley p                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36  10  13  10       6   4      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Larkin-Boone-Morris.

BATTING - 
2B: Kevin Mitchell (1,off Wall); Larkin (22,off Wall); Morris 2 (20,off Wall,off
Morman); Davis (15,off Small); Boone (12,off Small).
HR: Oliver (8,4th inning off Wall 0 on 1 out); Larkin (17,8th inning off Morman
1 on 1 out).
SH: Morris (4,off Wall).
IBB: Oliver (4,by Wall); Sanders (4,by Small).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wall L(6-3)                   5     8   5   5   3   2   1  26
Small                         2     2   3   3   2   1   0  10
Morman                        1     3   2   2   1   1   1   7
Totals                        8    13  10  10   6   4   2  43

WP: Wall (3).
BK: Morman (1).
IBB: Wall (2,Oliver); Small (2,Sanders).

Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smiley W(10-9)                9     4   0   0   1   7   0  30


Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Ed Montague
Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 26082


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds          
1. Mouton              lf        Harris              3b
2. Biggio              2b        Morris              1b
3. Bagwell             1b        Larkin              ss
4. Bell                rf        Kevin Mitchell      lf
5. Berry               3b        Davis               cf
6. Hunter              cf        Sanders             rf
7. Gutierrez           ss        Boone               2b
8. Manwaring           c         Oliver              c
9. Wall                p         Smiley              p

ASTROS 1ST: Mouton lined to third; Biggio popped to second;
Bagwell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Harris flied to left; Morris flied to center; Larkin
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bell singled to third; Berry struck out; Hunter
popped to pitcher; Gutierrez forced Bell (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Kevin Mitchell doubled to left; Davis was called out
on strikes; Sanders walked; Wall threw a wild pitch [Kevin
Mitchell to third, Sanders to second]; Boone struck out; Oliver
was walked intentionally; Smiley grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Manwaring popped to first; Wall struck out; On a
bunt Mouton singled to pitcher; Mouton was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: On a bunt Harris singled to third; Morris out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harris to second]; Larkin
doubled to left [Harris scored]; Kevin Mitchell singled to
center [Larkin scored]; Davis forced Kevin Mitchell (shortstop
to second) [Davis to first]; Sanders flied to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Bagwell
walked; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bagwell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Boone lined to left; Oliver homered; Smiley grounded
out (pitcher to first); Harris grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Berry popped to third; Hunter grounded out (third to
first); Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Morris doubled to left; Larkin grounded out (third to
first); Kevin Mitchell flied to left; Davis singled to left
[Morris scored, Davis to third (error by Mouton)]; Sanders
walked; Boone singled to left [Davis scored, Sanders to second];
Oliver flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Manwaring grounded out (shortstop to first); SIMMS
BATTED FOR WALL; Simms flied to center; Mouton grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: SMALL REPLACED SIMMS (PITCHING); Smiley flied to
center; Harris popped to third; Morris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Biggio singled to center; Bagwell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Biggio to second]; Bell struck out; Berry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Larkin lined to third; Kevin Mitchell walked; HOWARD
RAN FOR KEVIN MITCHELL; Davis doubled [Howard to third]; Sanders
was walked intentionally; Boone doubled to left [Howard scored,
Davis scored, Sanders scored]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Boone to third]; Smiley grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 8.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Hunter lined to
third; Gutierrez singled to left; Manwaring popped to first;
MILLER BATTED FOR SMALL; Miller popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SPIERS REPLACED
BIGGIO (PLAYING 1B); MORMAN REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING);
GUTIERREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Harris grounded out
(third to first); Morris doubled to right; Morman balked [Morris
to third]; Larkin homered [Morris scored]; Howard singled to
left; OWENS BATTED FOR DAVIS; Owens flied to center; Sanders
walked [Howard to second]; GREENE RAN FOR SANDERS; Boone struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 10.

ASTROS 9TH: GREENE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); OWENS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HARRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRANSON REPLACED LARKIN (PLAYING
SS); Mouton was called out on strikes; Spiers flied to right;
KNORR BATTED FOR MORMAN; Knorr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Reds 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           0   4   1    3
 Reds            10  13   0    9


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