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
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