Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 87
Played on Saturday, July 5, 1997 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  0
HOU N    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  4  2
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
D. Sanders lf                 3   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
Goodwin cf                    3   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Greene rf                     3   1   1   1       1   1       6   1
Taubensee 1b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Perez ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oliver c                      3   0   1   0       1   0       4   0
  Tomko pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Branson 3b,ss                 2   0   0   0       1   1       2   1
  Pendleton ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
B. Boone 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Reese ss                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Harris ph,3b                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Mercker p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Morris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Belinda p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   1   3   1       5  12      24   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Greene-Branson.

BATTING - 
HR: Greene (13,9th inning off Kile 0 on 0 out).
SH: Goodwin (6,off Kile).
GDP: Taubensee (2,off Kile); B. Boone (6,off Wagner).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: D. Sanders (40,3rd base off Kile/Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     2   1   0   0       2   1       2   3
Mouton lf                     3   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
  Gonzalez ph,lf              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    2   0   0   0       2   1       7   0
Bell rf                       3   0   1   1       1   1       1   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Spiers 3b                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Eusebio c                     4   0   0   0       0   0      13   1
Bogar ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Carr cf                       3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kile p                        2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       26   2   4   2       6   4      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bogar-Biggio-Bagwell, Biggio-Bogar-Bagwell.
E: Bell (5), Kile (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Berry (12,off Mercker); Carr (2,off Mercker); Mouton (8,off Mercker).
SH: Kile (3,off Mercker).
IBB: Bagwell (18,by Mercker).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bagwell 3 (14,3rd base off Mercker/Oliver,2nd base off Belinda/Oliver,3rd
base off Belinda/Oliver).

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mercker L(6-6)                7     4   2   2   3   3   0  27
Belinda                       1     0   0   0   3   1   0   6
Totals                        8     4   2   2   6   4   0  33

BK: Mercker (1).
IBB: Mercker (4,Bagwell).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile W(10-3)                  8     2   1   1   4  12   1  30
Wagner SV(15)                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     3   1   1   5  12   1  34

Kile faced 1 batter in the 9th inning

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 24022


Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros           
1. D. Sanders          lf        Biggio              2b
2. Goodwin             cf        Mouton              lf
3. Greene              rf        Bagwell             1b
4. Taubensee           1b        Bell                rf
5. Oliver              c         Berry               3b
6. Branson             3b        Eusebio             c
7. B. Boone            2b        Bogar               ss
8. Reese               ss        Carr                cf
9. Mercker             p         Kile                p

REDS 1ST: D. Sanders struck out; Goodwin grounded out (shortstop
to first); Greene struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio walked; Mouton flied to right; Bagwell was
called out on strikes; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Taubensee struck out; Oliver walked; Branson forced
Oliver (third to second) [Branson to first]; B. Boone struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry doubled to left; Eusebio hit into a double
play to right [Berry out at third (right to third)]; Bogar
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Mercker was
called out on strikes; D. Sanders grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Carr doubled to left; Kile out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Carr to third]; Biggio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mouton doubled to center [Carr scored];
Bagwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Goodwin reached on an error by Kile [Goodwin to
first]; Greene forced Goodwin (pitcher to shortstop) [Greene to
first]; Taubensee flied to left; Oliver popped to catcher; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Berry flied to
center; Eusebio lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Branson walked; B. Boone grounded out (catcher to
first) [Branson to second]; Reese struck out; Mercker struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Bogar lined to center; Carr flied to center; Kile
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: D. Sanders walked; Goodwin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [D. Sanders to second]; D. Sanders stole
third; Greene walked; Taubensee grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Greene out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Biggio walked; Mercker balked [Biggio to second];
Mouton flied to left; Bagwell was walked intentionally; Bell
singled to right [Biggio scored, Bagwell to second]; Bagwell
stole third; Berry popped to right; Eusebio flied to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Oliver popped to shortstop; Branson struck out; B.
Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Bogar flied to right; Carr grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kile struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: SPIERS REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS BATTED FOR
REESE; Harris struck out; MORRIS BATTED FOR MERCKER; Morris
struck out; D. Sanders singled to right [D. Sanders to second
(error by Bell)]; Goodwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BELINDA REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); HARRIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); BRANSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Biggio struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MOUTON; Gonzalez grounded
out (third to first); Bagwell walked; Bagwell stole second; Bell
walked while Bagwell stole third; Spiers walked [Bell to
second]; Eusebio flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Greene homered;
WAGNER REPLACED KILE (PITCHING); PEREZ BATTED FOR TAUBENSEE;
Perez flied to right; Oliver singled to left; TOMKO RAN FOR
OLIVER; PENDLETON BATTED FOR BRANSON; Pendleton walked [Tomko to
second]; B. Boone grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Pendleton out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             1   3   0    6
 Astros           2   4   2    7


Data courtesy of Retrosheet