Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
Regular Season Game 23
Played on Thursday, April 24, 2008 (D) at Great American Ball Park
HOU N 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 CIN N 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pence rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 Erstad cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Tejada ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Berkman 1b 3 1 3 3 1 0 9 3 Blum 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Loretta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Towles c 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 Cassel p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Byrdak p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matsui ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 5 2 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Blum-Loretta-Berkman. BATTING - 2B: Towles (2,off Cueto); Pence (7,off Cueto); Berkman (9,off Cueto). HR: Berkman (6,1st inning off Cueto 1 on 2 out). GDP: Blum (1,off Mercker). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Berkman (4,2nd base off Cueto/Bako). CS: Pence (3,2nd base by Cueto/Bako).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Patterson cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Freel ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hairston ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffey rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 B. Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Encarnacion 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Hatteberg 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 1 Bako c 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 Cueto p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Keppinger ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 3 8 3 0 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hairston-B. Phillips-Hatteberg. BATTING - 2B: Hatteberg (2,off Cassel). SH: Cueto (2,off Cassel). GDP: B. Phillips (3,off Cassel). Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING - CS: Patterson (2,2nd base by Cassel/Towles); Hairston (1,2nd base by Byrdak/Towles).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cassel W(1-0) 5 7 3 3 0 1 0 20 Byrdak 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Valverde SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 8 3 3 0 4 0 32 Cassel faced 1 batter in the 6th inning WP: Cassel (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Byrdak 1-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cueto L(1-2) 7 8 5 5 2 2 1 30 Mercker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 4 1 36 Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Tom Hallion Official Scorer: Ronald Roth Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 17403 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Pence rf Patterson cf 2. Erstad cf Hairston ss 3. Tejada ss Griffey rf 4. Berkman 1b B. Phillips 2b 5. Blum 3b Dunn lf 6. Cruz lf Encarnacion 3b 7. Loretta 2b Hatteberg 1b 8. Towles c Bako c 9. Cassel p Cueto p ASTROS 1ST: Pence singled to third; Pence was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Erstad was called out on strikes; Tejada walked; Berkman homered [Tejada scored]; Blum struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: On a bunt Patterson singled to second; Cassel threw a wild pitch [Patterson to second]; Hairston grounded out (first unassisted) [Patterson to third]; Griffey singled to center [Patterson scored]; B. Phillips grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied to center; Loretta flied to right; Towles doubled to left; Cassel singled to center [Towles scored]; Pence flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Dunn flied to center; Encarnacion singled to center; Hatteberg doubled to center [Encarnacion scored]; Bako singled to center [Hatteberg scored]; Cueto out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bako to second]; Patterson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 3RD: Erstad flied to center; Tejada grounded out (shortstop to first); Berkman walked; Berkman stole second; Blum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied to left; B. Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Loretta popped to first; Towles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Dunn flied to right; Encarnacion flied to center; Hatteberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cassel grounded out (third to first); Pence doubled to left; Erstad singled to center [Pence scored]; Tejada flied to center; Berkman doubled to right [Erstad scored]; Blum flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Bako grounded out (first to pitcher); Cueto grounded out (catcher to first); Patterson singled to left; Patterson was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Loretta grounded out (first to pitcher); Towles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Hairston singled to center; BYRDAK REPLACED CASSEL (PITCHING); Griffey was called out on strikes; Hairston was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); B. Phillips lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: Byrdak singled to center; Pence popped to shortstop; Erstad popped to third; Tejada grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: Dunn popped to third; Encarnacion singled to center; Hatteberg forced Encarnacion (first to shortstop); Bako grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: MERCKER REPLACED CUETO (PITCHING); Berkman singled to first; Blum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Berkman out at second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: KEPPINGER BATTED FOR MERCKER; BROCAIL REPLACED BYRDAK (PITCHING); Keppinger flied to right; FREEL BATTED FOR PATTERSON; Freel flied to right; Hairston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. ASTROS 9TH: FREEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CORDERO REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); KEPPINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Loretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Towles popped to second; MATSUI BATTED FOR BROCAIL; Matsui was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: VALVERDE REPLACED MATSUI (PITCHING); Griffey flied to center; B. Phillips struck out; Dunn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 9 0 4 Reds 3 8 0 2
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