Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 9
Played on Saturday, April 15, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 1 HOU N 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 x - 6 10 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Griffey rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 Bench c 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Capilla p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 1 3 1 2 4 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Morgan-Concepcion-Driessen, Sarmiento-Driessen, Borbon-Morgan-Driessen. E: Concepcion (1). BATTING - 2B: Griffey (4,off Lemongello). HR: Bench (3,8th inning off Lemongello 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ferguson c 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 Howe 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 4 Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Lemongello p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 6 10 6 4 2 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Howe (4,off Borbon). 3B: Cabell (1,off Capilla). HR: Howe (2,2nd inning off Capilla 1 on 1 out). SH: Lemongello (1,off Borbon). SF: Watson (2,off Capilla). GDP: Watson (1,off Capilla); Ferguson (1,off Borbon). IBB: Puhl (1,by Borbon). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (5,2nd base off Capilla/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Capilla L(0-1) 3 4 3 3 3 0 1 15 Sarmiento 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Borbon 2 5 3 3 1 1 0 10 Bair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 10 6 6 4 2 1 35 Capilla faced 1 batter in the 4th inning IBB: Borbon (1,Puhl). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sarmiento 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello W(1-1) 9 3 1 1 2 4 1 32 WP: Lemongello (1). Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 34858 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose 3b Puhl lf 2. Griffey rf Cabell 3b 3. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 4. Foster lf Watson 1b 5. Driessen 1b Cruz rf 6. Bench c Ferguson c 7. Concepcion ss Howe 2b 8. Geronimo cf Metzger ss 9. Capilla p Lemongello p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third; Cabell singled to left; Cedeno walked [Cabell to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ferguson singled to center; Howe homered [Ferguson scored]; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Lemongello grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to center; Capilla struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell tripled to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cabell scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: On a bunt Rose grounded out (catcher to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson walked; SARMIENTO REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger singled to right [Ferguson to third]; Lemongello lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Metzger out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench lined to second; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Geronimo flied out to left; COLLINS BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Cruz singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Griffey walked; Lemongello threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster popped to first; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Howe doubled to left; Metzger singled to center [Howe to third]; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Howe stayed at third, Metzger to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Cabell singled [Howe scored, Metzger scored, Puhl to second]; Cedeno singled to left [Puhl scored, Cabell to third, Cedeno out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 8TH: Bench homered; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo singled; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum forced Geronimo (pitcher to second); Rose grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Ferguson popped to catcher in foul territory; Howe reached on an error by Concepcion [Howe to first]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. REDS 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Griffey doubled to left; Morgan lined to second; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Griffey to third]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 1 3 1 4 Astros 6 10 0 5
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