Box, runs


CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Reese 2b                4  0  1  0   0  2   0  .326
D Young lf              4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .290
 Graves p               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .500
Griffey Jr cf           4  1  2  2   0  0   2  .231
S Casey 1b              4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .229
Bichette rf             4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .215
 Tucker rf              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .188
Taubensee c             4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .318
A Boone 3b              4  1  1  2   0  1   1  .274
J Castro ss             4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .222
Villone p               2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .231
 a-H Morris ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .222
 Ochoa lf               0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .319

Totals                 35  4  9  4   0  3   7

a-grounded to second for Villone in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - Griffey Jr (4, Lima). HR - A Boone (6, 7th inning
off Lima 1 on, 2 out); Griffey Jr (13, 8th inning off Jose
Cabrera 1 on, 2 out). RBI - A Boone 2 (18), Griffey Jr 2 (35).
2-out RBI - A Boone 2, Griffey Jr 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Casey 1, Griffey Jr 1. GIDP - Bichette. 
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castro-Reese-S Casey). 

HOUSTON                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Cedeno rf             5  0  0  0   0  1   1  .238
Biggio 2b               3  1  0  0   0  0   0  .265
Bagwell 1b              2  0  1  1   2  0   0  .308
Caminiti 3b             4  0  1  0   0  1   2  .287
Alou lf                 3  0  0  0   1  0   3  .347
Hidalgo cf              3  0  0  0   0  1   3  .276
Ru Johnson ss           3  0  0  0   0  0   1  .167
 b-Spiers ph            1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .282
Eusebio c               1  1  1  1   2  0   0  .193
 c-Meluskey ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .291
Lima p                  1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .077
 a-Mieske ph            1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .160
 Jose Cabrera p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 Slusarski p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 d-D Ward ph            1  1  1  1   0  0   0  .237

Totals                 29  3  4  3   5  3  11

a-flied to left for Lima in the 7th; b-grounded to third for 
Ru Johnson in the 9th; c-flied to center for Eusebio in the 9th;
d-homered for Slusarski in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - Bagwell (9, Graves). HR - Eusebio (1, 7th inning
off Villone 0 on, 1 out); D Ward (8, 9th inning off Graves 0 on,
2 out). S - Lima. RBI - Eusebio (6), Bagwell (29), D Ward (18).
2-out RBI - D Ward. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Alou 1, R Cedeno 1, Hidalgo 2. GIDP - Ru Johnson.  Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - Bagwell (3, 2nd base off Villone/Taubensee). 

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Ru Johnson-Biggio-Bagwell). 

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    Cincinnati     - 000 000 220  --  4
    Houston        - 000 000 111  --  3

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CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Villone (W, 5-1)              7       2   1   1   5   3   1   3.74
Graves (S, 6)                 2       2   2   2   0   0   1   1.67

HOUSTON                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Lima (L, 1-6)                 7       6   2   2   0   3   1   8.49
Jose Cabrera                  1       2   2   2   0   0   1   5.68
Slusarski                     1       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.60

HBP - Hidalgo (by Villone); Biggio (by Graves). 
Pitches-strikes: Lima 102-67; Jose Cabrera 22-13; Slusarski 11-6; 
Villone 110-60; Graves 32-19.  Ground balls-fly balls: Lima 8-10; 
Jose Cabrera 1-2; Slusarski 1-2; Villone 8-10; Graves 3-3.  Batters 
faced: Lima 26; Jose Cabrera 5; Slusarski 4; Villone 28; Graves 9. 

UMPIRES: HP--Cb Bucknor. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Al Clark.
3B--Mike Vanvleet.
T--2:46.  Att--41,710.   Weather: 81 degrees, clear.   Wind: 10 mph, 
out to left.

Reds seventh: Casey lined out to center fielder Hidalgo. Bichette fouled out to third baseman Caminiti. Taubensee singled to right. Boone homered to right on a 2-2 count, Taubensee scored. Castro grounded out, shortstop Johnson to first baseman Bagwell.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Astros seventh: Johnson lined out to first baseman Casey. Eusebio homered to center on a 2-0 count. Mieske pinch-hitting for Lima. Mieske flied out to left fielder Young. Cedeno grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Reds eighth: Cabrera pitching. Morris pinch-hitting for Villone. Morris grounded out, second baseman Biggio to first baseman Bagwell. Reese fouled out to catcher Eusebio. Young singled to center. Griffey Jr. homered to left on a 2-2 count, Young scored. Casey flied out to center fielder Hidalgo.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Astros 1.

Astros eighth: Graves pitching. Ochoa in as left fielder. Biggio was hit by a pitch. Bagwell doubled to center, Biggio scored. Caminiti flied out to left fielder Ochoa. Alou grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. Hidalgo grounded out, shortstop Castro to first baseman Casey.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 4, Astros 2.

Astros ninth: Tucker in as right fielder. Spiers pinch-hitting for Johnson. Spiers grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. Meluskey pinch-hitting for Eusebio. Meluskey flied out to center fielder Griffey Jr.. Ward pinch-hitting for Slusarski. Ward homered to right on a 2-2 count. Cedeno flied out to left fielder Ochoa.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Astros 3.

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