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BAL 10
@BOS  6

OAK 10
@CHW  1

DET  6
@CLE  2

MIL  6
NYY  3

CAL  4
@MIN  3

(10)
MIN 12
CAL  3

TEX  5
KCR  4

CIN  8
HOU  7

(15)
SDP 10
@LAD  1

PIT 10
@MON  4

CHC  5
@NYM  4

(10)
STL  6
@PHI  5

SFG  9
ATL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 22,707

Tuesday, July 1, 1975
Time of Game: 4:21
Astros
7
28-53
Lost 5
6th, 23½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  3  0   2  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    7 15  3
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  1    8 14  2
W: P Darcy (3-5), L: J Niekro (2-4)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Reds
8
50-28
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard LF                   7   2   2   0    1   2  .352  .849    0    1   0   2B,SB
G Gross RF                    5   1   1   0    3   1  .276  .691    0    3   0   
E Cabell 3B                   7   1   0   1    1   2  .284  .759    0    1   3   
B Watson 1B                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .331  .895    0    8   0   HR,2B
  S Jutze C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .195  .390    0    3   0   
  M May PH-C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .594    0    0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   6   1   2   0    1   0  .257  .751    0    9   0   2B,IW
C Johnson C-1B                7   1   2   3    0   0  .272  .800    0   12   1   HR,GDP
R Metzger SS                  7   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .616    0    1   9   
R Andrews 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .530    0    4   4   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .653    0    0   0   
  D Konieczny P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .448         0   0   
  D Rader PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .708    0    0   0   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
J Richard P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .588    0    0   0   
  M Cosgrove P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   1   
  K Boswell PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .690    0    1   1   
Totals                       60   7  15   7    6   7                    43  19
BATTING
2B: B Watson (17, off F Norman); C Cedeno (20, off F Norman); W Howard (4, off F Norman).
HR: B Watson (12, off F Norman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Johnson (7, off R Eastwick; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
IBB: C Cedeno (4, by R Eastwick).
TB: B Watson 7; C Johnson 5; C Cedeno 3; W Howard 3; R Metzger 2; S Jutze; G Gross; D Rader; R Andrews.
GIDP: C Johnson (3).
RBI: B Watson 3 (54); C Johnson 3 (29); E Cabell (26).
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 2. E Cabell-B Watson; R Metzger-R Andrews-B Watson.
E: G Gross (5); C Johnson (6); R Andrews (7).
BASERUNNING
SB: W Howard (5, 2nd base off C Carroll/J Bench).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     6   2   2   1    2   0  .316  .839    0    0   2   2B
K Griffey RF                  6   1   2   1    1   0  .320  .854    0    4   0   SF
J Morgan 2B                   7   1   3   2    1   2  .353 1.068    0    2  10   HR
J Bench C                     3   0   0   1    3   0  .294  .909    0    8   0   SF,GDP,IW
D Driessen LF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .252  .711    0    2   0   CS,GDP
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Concepcion PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .664    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   0   
  B Plummer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .581    0    0   0   
  P Darcy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
T Perez 1B                    7   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .761    0   20   0   
G Foster CF-LF                6   1   2   0    1   0  .280  .899    0    3   0   
D Chaney SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .278    0    2   6   
  M Rettenmund PH             0   1   0   0    1   0  .227  .641    0    0   0   
  D Flynn SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .626    0    1   4   SB
F Norman P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .163    0    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  T Crowley PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .360  .928    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .468         0   0   
  C Geronimo PH-CF            4   1   1   1    0   1  .290  .763    0    2   0   2B
Totals                       54   8  14   7   10   7                    45  24
BATTING
2B: P Rose (24, off J Richard); C Geronimo (15, off K Forsch).
HR: J Morgan (13, off M Cosgrove; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: K Griffey (1, off K Forsch); J Bench (3, off W Granger).
IBB: J Bench (8, by W Granger).
TB: J Morgan 6; P Rose 3; C Geronimo 2; G Foster 2; K Griffey 2; D Driessen 2; D Flynn; T Perez.
GIDP: D Driessen (4); J Bench (9).
RBI: J Morgan 2 (54); D Driessen (10); J Bench (66); C Geronimo (24); K Griffey (27); P Rose (38).
2-out RBI: D Driessen; P Rose.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Flynn-J Morgan-T Perez.
E: D Driessen (4); D Flynn (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Flynn (2, 2nd base off D Konieczny/S Jutze).
CS: D Driessen (2, 2nd base by J Richard/C Johnson).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard                      6.2   7   3   3    4   4   0   4.48   28     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 7     48    -     1.11   0.08
M Cosgrove, H (1)              1.1   2   3   3    1   0   1   3.07    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          1-0    1.12  -0.10
K Forsch, H (2)                0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   3.34    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    5.43  -0.36
W Granger, BS (2)              2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.30   11     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 0          3-1    3.65   0.29
D Konieczny                    2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.23    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.20   0.26
J Niekro, L (2-4)              1.1   3   1   1    2   0   0   4.67    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.66  -0.24
Totals                        14.1  14   8   8   10   7   1          66     -       ·  ·     20·15· 0·14          6-3 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Norman                       4.1   5   4   4    4   4   1   4.67   22     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 5     37    -     1.26  -0.25
R Eastwick                     2.2   3   2   2    2   1   1   5.93   13     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3          2-1    0.76  -0.08
C Carroll                      2     4   1   1    0   0   0   2.86   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.27  -0.02
W McEnaney                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.43    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    2.43   0.26
P Borbon                       3     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.98   12     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2          0-0    2.19   0.39
P Darcy, W (3-5)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        15    15   7   7    6   7   2          66     -       ·  ·     24·12· 2·15          2-1 
M Cosgrove faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Cosgrove (1); W Granger (1).
IBB: R Eastwick (2; C Cedeno); W Granger (4; J Bench).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 4:21.
Attendance: 22,707.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. W Howard             LF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. G Gross              RF    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. E Cabell             3B    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. B Watson             1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. C Cedeno             CF    5. D Driessen           LF 
6. C Johnson            C     6. T Perez              1B 
7. R Metzger            SS    7. G Foster             CF 
8. R Andrews            2B    8. D Chaney             SS 
9. J Richard            P     9. F Norman             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b15   1  7-7  12-      30% 100% J Morgan        J Niekro        Single to CF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 2B
   b 9   0  7-4  12-      26%  43% C Geronimo      K Forsch        Double to LF (LF Line); Foster Scores; Rettenmund to 3B
   t 5   1  1-1  123     -20%  17% B Watson        F Norman        Single to LF; Howard Scores; Gross Scores; Cabell to 3B; Watson to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 6   0  4-2  12-     -18%  22% D Driessen      J Richard       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Bench to 2B
   b 9   2  7-7  123     -15%  50% T Perez         W Granger       Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      52%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  J Bench         Walk; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      65%  D Driessen      Single (LF-CF); Rose Scores; Bench to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Watson        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      59%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      63%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      66%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  G Foster        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  F Norman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Richard       Strikeout
          ---      64%  W Howard        Double to LF (LF Line)
          -2-      63%  G Gross         Walk
   O      12-      68%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--      68%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   OO     1--      63%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  B Watson        Home Run
          ---      42%  C Cedeno        Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-      48%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      56%  R Andrews       Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  D Driessen      Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  T Perez         Driessen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  G Foster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Richard       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  W Howard        Walk
          1--      45%  G Gross         Walk; Howard to 2B
          12-      37%  E Cabell        Walk; Howard to 3B; Gross to 2B
   RR     123      17%  B Watson        Single to LF; Howard Scores; Gross Scores; Cabell to 3B; Watson to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
          -23      17%  C Cedeno        Intentional Walk
   R      123      10%  C Johnson       Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Watson to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      123      14%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Cedeno to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      17%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  R Eastwick      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      13%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rawly Eastwick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      13%  J Richard       Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  W Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      14%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--      15%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, J.R. Richard facing 2-3-4
          ---      19%  K Griffey       Single
   R      1--      33%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Griffey Scores/Adv on E9; Morgan to 2B
          -2-      40%  J Bench         Walk
   OO     12-      22%  D Driessen      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      17%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rawly Eastwick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      19%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      17%  C Cedeno        Single
   RR     1--       6%  C Johnson       Home Run (LF-CF); Cedeno Scores
   O      ---       6%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       6%  R Andrews       Groundout: 2B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, J.R. Richard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       5%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick batting 9th
          ---       4%  T Crowley       Walk
   R      1--       9%  P Rose          Double to CF; Crowley Scores
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-       6%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
                  Clay Carroll replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  M Cosgrove      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       6%  W Howard        Single to CF
          1--       6%  G Gross         Howard Steals 2B
          -2-       4%  " "             Single to RF; Howard to 3B
   RO     1-3       3%  E Cabell        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howard Scores
   O      1--       4%  B Watson        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Cosgrove facing 3-4-5
                  Skip Jutze replaces Bob Watson playing C batting 4th; Cliff Johnson moves to 1B
   R      ---       8%  J Morgan        Home Run
   O      ---       5%  J Bench         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---       4%  D Driessen      Flyball: CF
   O      ---       3%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-4, Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       3%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       4%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       3%  R Metzger       Single to CF
          1--       3%  R Andrews       Single to RF; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-       4%  M Cosgrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Mike Cosgrove facing 7-8-9
          ---       8%  G Foster        Single to 3B
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Darrel Chaney batting 8th
          1--       9%  M Rettenmund    Wild Pitch; Foster to 2B
          -2-      17%  " "             Walk
                  Ken Forsch replaces Mike Cosgrove pitching and batting 9th; Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ed Armbrister batting 9th; Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   R      12-      43%  C Geronimo      Double to LF (LF Line); Foster Scores; Rettenmund to 3B
          -23      49%  P Rose          Walk
   RO     123      45%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rettenmund Scores; Geronimo to 3B
          1-3      53%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      61%  J Bench         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Geronimo Scores/Team unER
          12-      65%  D Driessen      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B; Driessen to 1B
   O      123      50%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Will McEnaney facing 1-2-3
                  Will McEnaney replaces Dan Driessen pitching and batting 5th; Doug Flynn replaces Merv Rettenmund playing SS batting 8th; George Foster moves to LF; Cesar Geronimo moves to CF
   O      ---      56%  W Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  G Gross         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      63%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  D Flynn         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Geronimo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Will McEnaney facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  S Jutze         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  C Cedeno        Popfly: SS
   OO     1--      63%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Wayne Granger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  K Griffey       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Griffey to 1B
          1--      69%  J Morgan        Wild Pitch; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      61%  J Bench         Intentional Walk
                  Dave Concepcion pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 5th
   O      12-      50%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Dave Concepcion pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      56%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rob Andrews batting 8th
   O      ---      60%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      63%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Doug Konieczny facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Konieczny replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 8th; Ken Boswell moves to 2B
   O      ---      58%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      53%  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  D Flynn         Single to CF
          1--      60%  C Geronimo      Flynn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  W Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cabell to 1B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Skip Jutze batting 4th
   O      1--      63%  M May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 13th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Doug Konieczny facing 1-2-3
                  Milt May moves to C
   O      ---      58%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 14th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Pedro Borbon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      56%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  R Metzger       Single to RF
                  Doug Rader pinch hits for Doug Konieczny batting 8th
          1--      52%  D Rader         Single to SS; Metzger to 2B
   O      12-      63%  K Boswell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 14th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Niekro replaces Doug Rader pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---      58%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bill Plummer pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 5th
   O      ---      53%  B Plummer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  T Perez         Single to CF
          1--      61%  G Foster        Walk; Perez to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Flynn         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Top of the 15th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Pat Darcy facing 1-2-3
                  Pat Darcy replaces Bill Plummer pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      56%  W Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 15th, Reds Batting, Tied 7-7, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      58%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
          ---      63%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      70%  K Griffey       Single to LF; Rose to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Morgan        Single to CF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 8.

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