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Standings
SEA
@BOS		3
5
KCR
@CLE		5
4		 
(10)
TOR
@MIL		5
4
DET
@MIN		6
7
OAK
@NYY		11
5
CHW
@TEX		7
5
CHW
@TEX		6
7
ATL
@CHC		2
6
HOU
@CIN		5
6		 
(10)
PHI
@LAD		5
2
MON
@SDP		12
1
NYM
@SFG		3
4
PIT
@STL		3
4
Friday, May 4, 1979,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 20,988, Time of Game: 3:47
Astros
5
16-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
6
13-11
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Doug Bair (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    5  9  2
Reds            0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    6 15  3
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .288 .700 0.031 1.06 0.111 -0.080 0.3 2 0
Craig Reynolds SS 5 2 1 1 0 0 .276 .661 0.029 1.13 0.097 -0.068 0.3 2 3
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .297 .886 0.080 1.22 0.147 -0.066 0.9 2 0 SB
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .330 .959 -0.140 1.25 0.017 -0.158 -1.7 3 0 SF,GDP
Enos Cabell 3B-1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 .295 .781 0.084 1.52 0.242 -0.158 1.5 2 1 HR
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .603 -0.061 0.69 0.005 -0.066 -0.6 7 0
   Rafael Landestoy 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .633 -0.043 1.75 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 0 1
Art Howe 2B-3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .220 .591 0.037 0.71 0.076 -0.039 0.0 2 1 2B
Alan Ashby C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .627 0.028 1.07 0.092 -0.064 -0.1 7 1 2B
Vern Ruhle P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .091 .348 0.054 0.82 0.069 -0.016 0.5 0 1 2B
   Jimmy Sexton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0.011 1.59 0.011 0.000 0.1
   Joe Sambito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.167 -0.023 0.84 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
   Bo McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.143 4.96 0.000 -0.143 -0.6
   Frank Riccelli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 40 5 9 5 4 3 .225 .664 -0.056 1.18 0.867 -0.924 0.3 27 8
2B: A Howe (3, off P Moskau); V Ruhle (1, off P Moskau); A Ashby (4, off D Bair).
HR: E Cabell (3, off P Moskau; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SF: J Cruz (2, off T Seaver).
TB: E Cabell 4; A Howe 2; A Ashby 2; V Ruhle 2; B Watson; J Cruz; T Puhl; C Reynolds; C Cedeno.
GIDP: J Cruz (2).
RBI: E Cabell 3 (19); J Cruz (20); C Reynolds (7).
2-out RBI: E Cabell 3.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: E Cabell (4); C Reynolds (4).
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (6, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Griffey CF-RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 .375 .961 0.009 2.00 0.153 -0.144 0.1 5 0
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .310 .769 0.100 2.28 0.225 -0.125 0.1 3 5 SH
Joe Morgan 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 .313 .932 -0.074 2.23 0.154 -0.228 -0.3 0 3 2B
George Foster LF 5 0 1 1 1 2 .362 .963 0.068 2.06 0.163 -0.095 0.8 2 0
Champ Summers RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .472 -0.082 1.24 0.010 -0.091 -0.6 1 0
   Dave Collins PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .800 -0.119 4.92 0.078 -0.196 -0.4 0 0
   Doug Bair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dan Driessen 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 .239 .767 0.541 1.84 0.613 -0.072 3.1 15 0 HR,3B
Ray Knight 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .321 .798 -0.170 1.86 0.066 -0.236 -0.3 0 2
Johnny Bench C 4 0 2 3 0 0 .197 .624 0.213 2.81 0.340 -0.127 1.4 3 0 SF
Tom Seaver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Moskau P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.107 1.61 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 0 0 SH
   Dave Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Auerbach PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .467 0.098 2.46 0.098 0.000 0.4
   Cesar Geronimo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .473 -0.034 1.34 0.000 -0.034 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 40 6 15 6 6 5 .375 .972 0.443 2.16 1.900 -1.455 3.6 30 10
2B: J Morgan (9, off V Ruhle).
3B: D Driessen (1, off B McLaughlin).
HR: D Driessen (4, off V Ruhle; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: J Bench (2, off B McLaughlin).
SH: D Concepcion (2, off J Sambito); P Moskau (1, off V Ruhle).
TB: D Driessen 8; J Morgan 2; R Knight 2; D Concepcion 2; K Griffey 2; J Bench 2; D Collins; R Auerbach; G Foster.
RBI: J Bench 3 (10); D Driessen 2 (18); G Foster (24).
2-out RBI: D Driessen 2; J Bench.
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Concepcion-D Driessen.
E: D Concepcion (5); D Driessen (2); P Moskau (1).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Ruhle 5 8 4 4 3 4 1 3.29 27 36 -0.097 1.28 -1.6
Joe Sambito, H (2) 2.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 2.79 12 0 0 0.209 2.83 1.0
Bo McLaughlin, BS (1) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 6 2 0 -0.189 4.50 -0.1
Frank Riccelli, L (1-1) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.24 3 0 0 -0.303 2.92 -1.8
Rick Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 -0.064 2.60 -1.0
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 6 5 1 6.00 49 36 5 1 -0.444 1.18 -3.6
F Riccelli faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 5 45 -0.060 1.36 -0.5
Paul Moskau 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 1.04 25 0 0 -0.244 1.02 -2.6
Dave Tomlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 1 2 0 0.099 1.77 1.1
Pedro Borbon 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.12 5 1 0 0.092 0.88 0.8
Doug Bair, W (2-0) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.19 9 0 0 0.167 1.62 0.9
Team Totals 10 9 5 2 4 3 1 1.80 45 45 3 0 0.054 2.16 -0.3
P Moskau faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: V Ruhle (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Bill Andress, 3B - Ron Jeffers.
Time of Game: 3:47.
Attendance: 20,988.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Terry Puhl RF 1 Ken Griffey CF
2 Craig Reynolds SS 2 Dave Concepcion SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Joe Morgan 2B
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 George Foster LF
5 Enos Cabell 3B 5 Champ Summers RF
6 Bob Watson 1B 6 Dan Driessen 1B
7 Art Howe 2B 7 Ray Knight 3B
8 Alan Ashby C 8 Johnny Bench C
9 Vern Ruhle P 9 Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-5 0 --- CIN D. Driessen B. McLaughlin 39% 58% Triple to RF
t3 2-1 2 12- RRR HOU E. Cabell P. Moskau -24% 15% Home Run (LF-CF); Puhl Scores/unER; Reynolds Scores/unER; Cabell Scores/unER
b8 4-5 2 123 O CIN D. Collins B. McLaughlin -20% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-5 0 --3 O CIN R. Knight B. McLaughlin -17% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 5-5 2 -23 O HOU D. Walling D. Bair 14% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU T. Puhl T. Seaver -4% 46% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Reynolds T. Seaver 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver -6% 43% Single to RF; Reynolds to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 HOU J. Cruz T. Seaver -2% 41% Cedeno Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 RO HOU J. Cruz T. Seaver -0% 41% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reynolds Scores; Cedeno to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell T. Seaver 3% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CIN K. Griffey V. Ruhle -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion V. Ruhle 3% 44% Single to RF
b1 0-1 1 1-- O CIN J. Morgan V. Ruhle -3% 41% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 1-- O CIN G. Foster V. Ruhle -2% 39% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 6-7-8
Paul Moskau replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson P. Moskau 2% 41% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe P. Moskau 1% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU A. Ashby P. Moskau 1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CIN C. Summers V. Ruhle -2% 41% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 1 --- CIN D. Driessen V. Ruhle 3% 44% Single to CF
b2 0-1 1 1-- CIN R. Knight V. Ruhle 4% 48% Single to LF; Driessen to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- R CIN J. Bench V. Ruhle 11% 59% Single to LF; Driessen Scores; Knight to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- O CIN P. Moskau V. Ruhle -3% 56% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Knight to 3B; Bench to 2B
b2 1-1 2 -23 CIN K. Griffey V. Ruhle 1% 58% Walk
b2 1-1 2 123 O CIN D. Concepcion V. Ruhle -8% 50% Lineout: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- HOU V. Ruhle P. Moskau -7% 43% Double to CF (LF-CF)
t3 1-1 0 -2- HOU T. Puhl P. Moskau -7% 36% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Ruhle to 3B; Puhl to 1B
t3 1-1 0 1-3 R HOU C. Reynolds P. Moskau -6% 30% Single to CF; Ruhle Scores; Puhl to 2B
t3 2-1 0 12- O HOU C. Cedeno P. Moskau 5% 35% Flyball: LF
t3 2-1 1 12- O HOU J. Cruz P. Moskau 4% 39% Lineout: 1B
t3 2-1 2 12- RRR HOU E. Cabell P. Moskau -24% 15% Home Run (LF-CF); Puhl Scores/unER; Reynolds Scores/unER; Cabell Scores/unER
t3 5-1 2 --- HOU B. Watson P. Moskau -0% 14% Single to RF
t3 5-1 2 1-- O HOU A. Howe P. Moskau 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
b3 1-5 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan V. Ruhle -2% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-5 1 --- O CIN G. Foster V. Ruhle -1% 12% Strikeout
b3 1-5 2 --- CIN C. Summers V. Ruhle 1% 13% Walk
b3 1-5 2 1-- RR CIN D. Driessen V. Ruhle 14% 27% Home Run; Summers Scores
b3 3-5 2 --- CIN R. Knight V. Ruhle 1% 29% Single to LF
b3 3-5 2 1-- CIN J. Bench V. Ruhle 1% 30% Wild Pitch; Knight to 2B
b3 3-5 2 -2- R CIN J. Bench V. Ruhle 10% 40% Single to LF; Knight Scores
b3 4-5 2 1-- O CIN P. Moskau V. Ruhle -3% 37% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 8-9-1
t4 5-4 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby P. Moskau 2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 5-4 1 --- O HOU V. Ruhle P. Moskau 2% 41% Strikeout
t4 5-4 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl P. Moskau 1% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b4 4-5 0 --- O CIN K. Griffey V. Ruhle -3% 39% Strikeout
b4 4-5 1 --- O CIN D. Concepcion V. Ruhle -2% 37% Strikeout
b4 4-5 2 --- CIN J. Morgan V. Ruhle 3% 40% Double to RF
b4 4-5 2 -2- CIN G. Foster V. Ruhle 2% 42% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 3B; Foster to 1B
b4 4-5 2 1-3 O CIN C. Summers V. Ruhle -7% 35% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 2-3-4
t5 5-4 0 --- O HOU C. Reynolds P. Moskau 2% 38% Popfly: 1B
t5 5-4 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno P. Moskau 2% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 5-4 2 --- HOU J. Cruz P. Moskau -1% 38% Single to CF
t5 5-4 2 1-- O HOU E. Cabell P. Moskau 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
b5 4-5 0 --- CIN D. Driessen V. Ruhle 6% 46% Walk
b5 4-5 0 1-- O CIN R. Knight V. Ruhle -3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B; Driessen to 2B
b5 4-5 1 -2- O CIN J. Bench V. Ruhle -5% 38% Flyball: LF
b5 4-5 2 -2- O CIN P. Moskau V. Ruhle -5% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 6-7-8
t6 5-4 0 --- O HOU B. Watson P. Moskau 2% 35% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 5-4 1 --- HOU A. Howe P. Moskau -5% 31% Double to LF
t6 5-4 1 -2- O HOU A. Ashby P. Moskau 3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B; Howe to 3B
Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Vern Ruhle (P) batting 9th
t6 5-4 2 --3 HOU J. Sexton P. Moskau -1% 33% Walk
t6 5-4 2 1-3 O HOU T. Puhl P. Moskau 5% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
Joe Sambito replaces Jimmy Sexton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-5 0 --- CIN K. Griffey J. Sambito 6% 45% Single to 3B
b6 4-5 0 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion J. Sambito -3% 42% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Griffey to 2B
b6 4-5 1 -2- O CIN J. Morgan J. Sambito -6% 36% Foul Flyball: C
b6 4-5 2 -2- O CIN G. Foster J. Sambito -6% 30% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Paul Moskau facing 2-3-4
t7 5-4 0 --- HOU C. Reynolds P. Moskau -4% 26% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 1B
t7 5-4 0 1-- HOU C. Cedeno P. Moskau -5% 21% Walk; Reynolds to 2B
Dave Tomlin replaces Paul Moskau pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-4 0 12- OO HOU J. Cruz D. Tomlin 10% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Reynolds to 3B
Pedro Borbon replaces Dave Tomlin pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-4 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell P. Borbon 4% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
Dave Collins pinch hits for Champ Summers (RF) batting 5th
b7 4-5 0 --- CIN D. Collins J. Sambito 8% 43% Single to CF
b7 4-5 0 1-- O CIN D. Driessen J. Sambito -7% 36% Popfly: 1B
b7 4-5 1 1-- O CIN R. Knight J. Sambito -4% 32% Lineout: SS; Collins to 2B/Adv on E6
b7 4-5 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench J. Sambito -7% 24% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 6-7-8
Dave Collins moves from PH to CF
Ken Griffey moves from CF to RF
t8 5-4 0 --- O HOU B. Watson P. Borbon 2% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-4 1 --- O HOU A. Howe P. Borbon 2% 28% Flyball: RF
t8 5-4 2 --- HOU A. Ashby P. Borbon -1% 27% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ashby to 1B
t8 5-4 2 1-- O HOU J. Sambito P. Borbon 2% 29% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 9-1-2
Enos Cabell moves from 3B to 1B
Rafael Landestoy replaces Bob Watson (1B) playing 2B batting 6th
Art Howe moves from 2B to 3B
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
b8 4-5 0 --- CIN R. Auerbach J. Sambito 10% 39% Single
b8 4-5 0 1-- O CIN K. Griffey J. Sambito -9% 30% Flyball: CF
b8 4-5 1 1-- CIN D. Concepcion J. Sambito 9% 40% Single to RF; Auerbach to 2B
b8 4-5 1 12- O CIN J. Morgan J. Sambito -12% 28% Strikeout
Bo McLaughlin replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 2 12- CIN G. Foster B. McLaughlin 8% 35% Walk; Auerbach to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
b8 4-5 2 123 O CIN D. Collins B. McLaughlin -20% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Reds' Doug Bair facing 1-2-3
Doug Bair replaces Dave Collins (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Cesar Geronimo replaces Rick Auerbach (PH) playing CF batting 9th
t9 5-4 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl D. Bair 2% 17% Strikeout
t9 5-4 1 --- O HOU C. Reynolds D. Bair 1% 18% Foul Flyball: SS
t9 5-4 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno D. Bair -1% 17% Walk
t9 5-4 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz D. Bair 2% 19% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Bo McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
b9 4-5 0 --- CIN D. Driessen B. McLaughlin 39% 58% Triple to RF
b9 4-5 0 --3 O CIN R. Knight B. McLaughlin -17% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 4-5 1 --3 RO CIN J. Bench B. McLaughlin 13% 53% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Driessen Scores
b9 5-5 2 --- O CIN C. Geronimo B. McLaughlin -3% 50% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Reds' Doug Bair facing 5-6-7
t10 5-5 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Bair 6% 56% Flyball: CF
t10 5-5 1 --- O HOU R. Landestoy D. Bair 4% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t10 5-5 2 --- HOU A. Howe D. Bair -3% 57% Walk
t10 5-5 2 1-- HOU A. Ashby D. Bair -8% 49% Double to RF; Howe to 3B
Denny Walling pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin (P) batting 9th
t10 5-5 2 -23 O HOU D. Walling D. Bair 14% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Frank Riccelli facing 1-2-3
Frank Riccelli replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b10 5-5 0 --- CIN K. Griffey F. Riccelli 7% 71% Single to CF
b10 5-5 0 1-- CIN D. Concepcion F. Riccelli 10% 81% Walk; Griffey to 2B
b10 5-5 0 12- CIN J. Morgan F. Riccelli 12% 94% Walk; Griffey to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
Rick Williams replaces Frank Riccelli pitching and batting 9th
b10 5-5 0 123 R CIN G. Foster R. Williams 6% 100% Single to CF; Griffey Scores; Concepcion to 3B; Morgan to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 6.

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