Sunday, September 24, 2000
Box, runs
HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lugo 2b 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .282
Spiers 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
Bagwell 1b 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .318
L Berkman lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .291
G Barker pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Alou rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .355
Hidalgo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
R Cedeno cf-lf 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .282
Meluskey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .312
Bogar ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207
Elarton p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .161
Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slusarski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
M Valdes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Ward ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
Totals 34 4 11 4 2 9 14
a-struck out for M Valdes in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Lugo (21, P Harnisch); Bagwell (37, P Harnisch);
Meluskey (20, Graves). 3B - R Cedeno (5, P Harnisch). HR - Lugo (9,
3rd inning off P Harnisch 0 on, 1 out); Bagwell (45, 3rd inning off
P Harnisch 0 on, 2 out). RBI - Bagwell 2 (127), Lugo (38),
R Cedeno (26). 2-out RBI - Bagwell. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Alou 1, Elarton 1, Lugo 2. GIDP - Bogar.
Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - R Cedeno (11, home by P Harnisch/J Larue).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Elarton-Bagwell).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Tucker cf-rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .272
Sexton 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .194
D Young lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
Bl Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Casey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .313
Ochoa rf-lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .313
Stynes 3b 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .337
J Castro ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .241
J Larue c 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .181
a-Santiago ph-c 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .261
P Harnisch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186
b-Kieschnick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Riedling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Griffey Jr ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Bartee pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 31 6 12 6 4 2 15
a-hit sacrifice fly to right for J Larue in the 6th; b-grounded
to first for P Harnisch in the 6th; c-singled for Riedling in
the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - S Casey 2 (32, Elarton 2); Sexton (3, Elarton);
Stynes (23, Elarton). HR - Ochoa (12, 8th inning off Slusarski 0 on,
1 out); Stynes (10, 8th inning off Slusarski 0 on, 1 out).
S - J Castro. SF - Santiago, M Tucker. RBI - S Casey (74), Stynes 2 (37),
Santiago (45), Ochoa (53), M Tucker (33). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Ochoa 2, M Tucker 1, J Larue 1, Sexton 1.
Team LOB - 8.
BASERUNNING: CS - Sexton (1, 2nd base by Elarton/Meluskey).
FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Castro-S Casey, Stynes-S Casey, J Castro-Sexton).
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Houston - 102 100 000 -- 4
Cincinnati - 002 001 03X -- 6
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Elarton 7 8 3 3 3 2 0 4.74
Franklin (H, 8) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98
Slusarski (L, 2-7; BS, 1) 0 3 3 3 1 0 2 4.03
M Valdes 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.66
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
P Harnisch 6 8 4 4 1 5 2 4.74
Riedling (W, 3-0) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.26
Graves (S, 30) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.38
Slusarski pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
WP - Riedling, Graves. HBP - Bogar (by P Harnisch).
Pitches-strikes: P Harnisch 86-63; Riedling 34-19; Graves 18-13;
Elarton 103-65; Franklin 2-2; Slusarski 16-8; M Valdes 12-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: P Harnisch 5-6; Riedling 2-1; Graves 1-0;
Elarton 7-10; Franklin 1-0; Slusarski 0-0; M Valdes 0-2.
Batters faced: P Harnisch 25; Riedling 7; Graves 5; Elarton 30;
Franklin 1; Slusarski 4; M Valdes 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Jeffrey Kellogg. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Laz Diaz.
3B--Eric Cooper.
T--2:59 (Plus rain delay for 1 hour, 52 minutes in the 8th). Att--32,660.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
Astros first: Lugo doubled. Spiers flied out. Bagwell doubled, Lugo scored. Berkman grounded out, Bagwell to third. Alou flied out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Astros third: Elarton struck out. Lugo homered Spiers grounded out. Bagwell homered. Berkman struck out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 3, Reds 0.
Reds third: Sexton doubled. Young grounded out. Casey doubled, Sexton scored. Ochoa infield single, Casey to third. Stynes singled,Casey scored, Ochoa to third. Castro struck out. LaRue struck out. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Astros 3, Reds 2.
Astros fourth: Alou singled. Cedeno tripled, Alou scored. Meluskey fouled out LaRue. Bogar was hit by a pitch. Cedeno was caught stealing, Cedeno out, Bogar to second. Elarton struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 4, Reds 2.
Reds sixth: Stynes doubled. Castro sacrificed, Stynes to third. Santiago pinch-hitting for LaRue. Santiago hit a sacrifice fly, Stynes scored. Kieschnick pinch-hitting for Harnisch. Kieschnick grounded. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 4, Reds 3.
Reds eighth: . Franklin pitching. Casey grounded out. Slusarski pitching. Ochoa homered. Stynes homered. Castro singled. Santiago walked, Castro to second. Griffey Jr. pinch-hitting for Riedling. Valdes pitching. Griffey Jr. infield single, Castro to third, Santiago to second. Bartee pinch-running for Griffey Jr.. Tucker hit a sacrifice fly, Castro scored, Santiago to third. Sexton flied out. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 6, Astros 4.
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