HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286
Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287
D Ward lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .328
Alou rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .418
Hidalgo cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .304
C Hayes 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118
Ja Powell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-L Berkman ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .333
Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184
Elarton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Vizcaino 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
Totals 30 4 6 3 4 4 8
a-homered for Ja Powell in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Alou (7, O Fernandez); D Ward (5, Graves). HR - L
Berkman (9, 9th inning off Graves 2 on, 2 out). S - Elarton. RBI
- L Berkman 3 (27). 2-out RBI - L Berkman 3. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Lugo 1, Hidalgo 1. GIDP - C Hayes.
Team LOB - 4.
BASERUNNING: CS - Biggio (2, 2nd base by O Fernandez/J Larue).
FIELDING: E - Vizcaino (3, ground ball). Outfield assists - Alou
(A Boone at home). DP: 1 (Alou-Ausmus).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Sadler ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182
M Tucker cf-lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .296
D Young lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289
Ru Rivera pr-cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
S Casey 1b 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 .328
Ochoa rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .326
A Boone 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
J Larue c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286
J Castro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234
O Fernandez p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .091
a-D Sanders ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Wohlers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Dt Cromer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 6 14
a-fouled to catcher for O Fernandez in the 7th; b-grounded to
third for Wohlers in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - A Boone (5, Elarton). HR - Ochoa (2, 2nd inning
off Elarton 1 on, 0 out). S - Sadler. RBI - Ochoa 3 (18), S
Casey 2 (32). 2-out RBI - S Casey, Ochoa. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - O Fernandez 1, S Casey 1, Ochoa 2, Dt
Cromer 1. Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: SB - Sadler (3, 2nd base off Elarton/Ausmus); M
Tucker (6, 2nd base off Elarton/Ausmus). Picked off - J Larue
(3rd base, Ausmus).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Larue-J Castro, J Castro-Sadler-S Casey).
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Houston - 000 000 103 -- 4
Cincinnati - 020 010 101 -- 5
Two out when winning run scored.
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Elarton 6 2/3 10 4 4 3 2 1 6.22
Ja Powell 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.71
Dotel (L, 1-3) 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.72
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
O Fernandez 7 3 1 1 4 2 0 5.66
Wohlers (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
Graves (W, 2-1; BS, 3) 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 3.32
Pitches-strikes: O Fernandez 96-54; Wohlers 10-7; Graves 12-9;
Elarton 110-71; Ja Powell 25-18; Dotel 20-13. Ground balls-fly
balls: O Fernandez 15-3; Wohlers 0-1; Graves 2-1; Elarton 6-10;
Ja Powell 1-0; Dotel 0-1. Batters faced: O Fernandez 26;
Wohlers 3; Graves 6; Elarton 31; Ja Powell 5; Dotel 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Scott Higgins.
3B--Mike Dimuro.
T--2:51. Att--33,175. Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, left to right.
Reds second. Casey singled to center. Ochoa homered to left on a 1-1 count, Casey scored. Boone grounded out, shortstop Lugo to first baseman Bagwell. LaRue walked. Castro grounded out, third baseman Hayes to first baseman Bagwell, LaRue to second. Fernandez grounded out, first baseman Bagwell unassisted. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Astros 0.
Reds fifth. Fernandez singled to right. Sadler sacrificed, catcher Ausmus to first baseman Bagwell, Fernandez to second. Tucker walked. Young singled to left, Fernandez to third, Tucker to second. Casey grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Biggio to shortstop Lugo, Fernandez scored, Tucker to third, Young out. Ochoa popped out to third baseman Hayes. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Astros 0.
Astros seventh. Alou doubled to center. Hidalgo singled to left, Alou to third. Hayes grounded into a double play, second baseman Castro to shortstop Sadler to first baseman Casey, Alou scored, Hidalgo out. Ausmus grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Astros 1.
Reds seventh. Sanders pinch-hitting for Fernandez. Sanders fouled out to catcher Ausmus. Sadler flied out to left fielder Ward. Tucker singled to center. Tucker stole second. Young walked on a full count. Casey singled to left, Tucker scored, Young to second. J.Powell pitching. Vizcaino in as third baseman. Rivera pinch-running for Young. Ochoa struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Astros 1.
Astros ninth. Graves pitching. Bagwell grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. Ward doubled to left. Alou singled to center, Ward to third. Hidalgo flied out to left fielder Tucker. Berkman pinch-hitting for J.Powell. On defensive indifference, Alou to second. Berkman homered to left on a 1-1 count, Ward scored, Alou scored. Ausmus grounded out, third baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 4, Astros 4.
Reds ninth. Dotel pitching. Sadler flied out to left fielder Ward. Tucker struck out. Rivera singled to center. Casey walked, Rivera to second. Ochoa singled to center, Rivera scored, Casey to second. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 5, Astros 4.
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