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NYY
@LAA		5
10
TEX
@BAL		1
9
BOS
@CHW		3
5
OAK
@DET		4
2
MIN
@KCR		4
1
TBR
@SEA		5
3
CLE
@TOR		5
2
ATL
@ARI		11
6
STL
@CHC		2
3		 
(11)
HOU
@CIN		9
5		 
(10)
SDP
@COL		3
6
WSN
@MIL		0
5
FLA
@NYM		0
3
PIT
@PHI		2
0		 
(12)
LAD
@SFG		6
2
Friday, August 8, 2008, 7:10PM
, Great American Ball Park
Attendance: 25,652, Time of Game: 3:13
Astros
9
56-59
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Reds
5
52-65
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0   4    9 16  0
Reds            0  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  0   0    5  9  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kazuo Matsui 2B 5 1 3 1 1 0 .285 .765 35 18 0.097 1.34 0.190 -0.094 1.4 2 5 HR,2B
Miguel Tejada SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 .282 .734 22 13 -0.053 1.66 0.128 -0.181 -1.2 3 3 2B
Lance Berkman 1B 5 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1.030 19 11 -0.139 1.62 0.039 -0.178 -1.1 7 1 CS
Carlos Lee LF 5 3 4 3 1 0 .314 .934 28 14 0.590 1.90 0.671 -0.081 3.3 4 0 HR,2B
Hunter Pence RF 5 1 1 2 1 3 .272 .763 34 19 0.068 1.40 0.180 -0.112 1.4 3 1 HR
Ty Wigginton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .839 17 10 -0.116 1.22 0.053 -0.169 -0.5 1 1 HBP
Michael Bourn CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .232 .589 21 15 0.044 1.93 0.176 -0.132 1.0 1 0
Humberto Quintero C 5 1 2 2 0 0 .211 .520 11 8 0.239 2.11 0.418 -0.179 1.1 8 0 HR
Randy Wolf P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .367 13 10 -0.131 1.33 0.000 -0.131 -1.4 1 0
   Darin Erstad PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .683 4 3 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .325 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   David Newhan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .558 4 3 -0.060 2.34 0.000 -0.060 -0.2
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 46 9 16 9 4 15 .348 1.086 208 124 0.526 1.61 1.855 -1.330 3.8 30 11
2B: K Matsui (22, off J Cueto); C Lee (27, off F Cordero); M Tejada (24, off F Cordero).
HR: K Matsui (5, off J Cueto; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); H Quintero (1, off N Masset; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); H Pence (16, off F Cordero; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Lee (28, off J Cueto; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: T Wigginton (6, by J Cueto).
TB: C Lee 8; K Matsui 7; H Quintero 5; H Pence 4; M Tejada 3; M Bourn 2; L Berkman; T Wigginton.
RBI: C Lee 3 (100); H Pence 2 (59); H Quintero 2 (6); M Bourn (16); K Matsui (27).
2-out RBI: C Lee 3; H Pence 2; H Quintero 2; M Bourn.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 4. K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman; M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman; L Berkman-M Tejada-L Berkman; T Wigginton-K Matsui-L Berkman.
Outfield Assists: H Pence (A Phillips at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: L Berkman (3, 2nd base by J Cueto/D Ross).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jeff Keppinger SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 .267 .674 14 9 0.087 1.54 0.182 -0.096 0.5 1 2 2B,SF
Joey Votto 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .793 17 8 -0.151 1.03 0.000 -0.151 -1.3 9 0 GDP
Jay Bruce RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .775 10 8 -0.123 1.14 0.013 -0.136 -0.9 1 0
Brandon Phillips 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .276 .791 14 9 0.194 1.15 0.253 -0.059 2.0 1 3 HR,2B
Adam Dunn LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .236 .911 21 13 -0.118 0.84 0.000 -0.118 -1.1 2 0
Edwin Encarnacion 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .246 .810 21 11 -0.060 1.17 0.031 -0.092 -0.3 1 4
Corey Patterson CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .193 .560 18 9 -0.021 1.11 0.072 -0.093 -0.5 1 0 GDP
David Ross C 3 2 1 0 1 0 .231 .747 13 8 0.000 1.68 0.174 -0.174 -0.1 14 2 2B,2·GDP
Johnny Cueto P 0 1 0 0 0 0 .030 .141 1 1 0.068 1.75 0.068 0.000 0.6 0 0 SH
   Andy Phillips PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .457 2 2 0.033 0.85 0.033 0.000 0.4
   Nick Masset P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jolbert Cabrera PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .382 .977 4 3 0.129 2.51 0.129 0.000 0.7
   Mike Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Francisco Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Javier Valentin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .652 7 4 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 3 8 .273 .779 142 85 0.026 1.23 0.955 -0.931 -0.2 30 11
2B: J Keppinger (14, off R Wolf); D Ross (9, off C Sampson); B Phillips (21, off R Wolf).
HR: B Phillips (17, off R Wolf; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: J Keppinger (2, off C Sampson).
SH: J Cueto (8, off R Wolf).
TB: B Phillips 6; D Ross 2; J Keppinger 2; J Bruce; J Cabrera; A Phillips; C Patterson; J Votto.
GIDP: D Ross 2 (3); J Votto (5); C Patterson (2).
RBI: J Keppinger 3 (28); B Phillips 2 (66).
2-out RBI: B Phillips 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: N Masset (3).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Randy Wolf 6 7 4 4 2 6 1 4.67 25 93 56 31 12 13 7 10 3 0 46 -0.162 1.02 -0.9
Chris Sampson, BS (1), W (6-4) 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.44 10 39 23 12 8 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0.117 2.07 0.6
Wesley Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.61 3 10 6 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.25 0.5
Team Totals 10 9 5 5 3 8 1 4.50 38 142 85 47 21 17 10 17 3 0 46 0 0 -0.026 1.61 0.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Cueto 5 9 3 3 2 9 2 5.01 26 109 65 31 17 17 4 10 3 0 44 -0.052 1.11 -0.4
Nick Masset, BS (1) 2 3 2 0 0 3 1 4.35 10 41 27 18 3 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 -0.243 1.64 -1.0
Mike Lincoln 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.51 8 30 17 9 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.250 2.85 1.0
Francisco Cordero, L (4-4) 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 3.93 7 28 15 9 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 -0.481 2.03 -3.5
Team Totals 10 16 9 7 4 15 4 6.30 51 208 124 67 24 33 12 19 3 0 44 0 0 -0.526 1.23 -3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Cueto (8; T Wigginton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 25,652.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Kazuo Matsui 2B 1 Jeff Keppinger SS
2 Miguel Tejada SS 2 Joey Votto 1B
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Jay Bruce RF
4 Carlos Lee LF 4 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 Hunter Pence RF 5 Adam Dunn LF
6 Ty Wigginton 3B 6 Edwin Encarnacion 3B
7 Michael Bourn CF 7 Corey Patterson CF
8 Humberto Quintero C 8 David Ross C
9 Randy Wolf P 9 Johnny Cueto P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 5-5 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR HOU C. Lee F. Cordero 44% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
t7 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU H. Quintero N. Masset 39% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bourn Scores/unER; Quintero Scores/unER
b3 2-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR CIN B. Phillips R. Wolf -19% 26% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Keppinger Scores
b3 0-2 0 12- 5,(3-1)  RR CIN J. Keppinger R. Wolf -18% 38% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ross Scores; Cueto Scores
b9 5-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CIN D. Ross C. Sampson 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

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' Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R HOU K. Matsui J. Cueto 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Cueto -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Cueto -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Lee J. Cueto 9% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Cueto -1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Keppinger R. Wolf 2% 67% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN J. Votto R. Wolf 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CIN J. Bruce R. Wolf -1% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN B. Phillips R. Wolf 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Johnny Cueto facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Wigginton J. Cueto 3% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU M. Bourn J. Cueto 4% 76% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Wigginton to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Cueto -0% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Wigginton to 3B; Bourn to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Wolf J. Cueto -6% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU K. Matsui J. Cueto 1% 71% Walk
t2 2-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Cueto -6% 66% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN A. Dunn R. Wolf 3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion R. Wolf 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN C. Patterson R. Wolf 1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Cueto 3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Lee J. Cueto -5% 69% Berkman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Lee J. Cueto 2% 71% Walk
t3 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Cueto -2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton J. Cueto -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN D. Ross R. Wolf -4% 63% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Cueto R. Wolf -7% 56% Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Ross to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- 5,(3-1)  RR CIN J. Keppinger R. Wolf -18% 38% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ross Scores; Cueto Scores
b3 2-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Votto R. Wolf 1% 39% Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left); Keppinger to 3B
b3 2-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Bruce R. Wolf 7% 46% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b3 2-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  RR CIN B. Phillips R. Wolf -19% 26% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Keppinger Scores
b3 4-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN A. Dunn R. Wolf 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Johnny Cueto facing 7-8-9
t4 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Cueto -3% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU H. Quintero J. Cueto 3% 27% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Wolf J. Cueto -3% 24% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui J. Cueto 4% 28% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Quintero to 3B
t4 2-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Cueto -7% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 6-7-8
b4 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN E. Encarnacion R. Wolf 2% 23% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CIN C. Patterson R. Wolf -2% 21% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4 4-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CIN D. Ross R. Wolf 4% 25% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Johnny Cueto facing 3-4-5
t5 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Cueto -3% 22% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU C. Lee J. Cueto 3% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Cueto -4% 22% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Wigginton J. Cueto 3% 24% Hit By Pitch; Lee to 2B
t5 2-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU M. Bourn J. Cueto 11% 35% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lee Scores; Wigginton to 2B
t5 3-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Cueto -6% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 9-1-2
Andy Phillips pinch hits for Johnny Cueto (P) batting 9th
b5 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN A. Phillips R. Wolf -3% 26% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b5 4-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Keppinger R. Wolf 3% 29% Flyball: LF
b5 4-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN J. Votto R. Wolf 3% 32% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Phillips out at 3B/RF-3B
b5 4-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN J. Bruce R. Wolf 2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Nick Masset facing 9-1-2
Nick Masset replaces Andy Phillips (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Wolf N. Masset -4% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU K. Matsui N. Masset 4% 35% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t6 3-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Tejada N. Masset 6% 40% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Matsui to 2B
t6 3-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman N. Masset -6% 34% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Matsui to 3B
t6 3-4 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee N. Masset -8% 26% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Randy Wolf facing 4-5-6
b6 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN B. Phillips R. Wolf -6% 20% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 4-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn R. Wolf 6% 26% Fielder's Choice SS unassisted/Interference called; Phillips out at 3B/SS; Dunn to 1B
b6 4-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CIN E. Encarnacion R. Wolf -3% 23% Walk; Dunn to 2B
b6 4-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO CIN C. Patterson R. Wolf 8% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Nick Masset facing 5-6-7
t7 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU H. Pence N. Masset -4% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton N. Masset -3% 23% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 2 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU M. Bourn N. Masset 2% 26% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Bourn to 1B
t7 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR HOU H. Quintero N. Masset 39% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bourn Scores/unER; Quintero Scores/unER
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Randy Wolf (P) batting 9th
t7 5-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad N. Masset -1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
Chris Sampson replaces Darin Erstad (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN D. Ross C. Sampson -13% 50% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Jolbert Cabrera pinch hits for Nick Masset (P) batting 9th
b7 4-5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  CIN J. Cabrera C. Sampson -13% 37% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ross to 3B
b7 4-5 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO CIN J. Keppinger C. Sampson 4% 41% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ross Scores
b7 5-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO CIN J. Votto C. Sampson 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Reds' Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
Mike Lincoln replaces Jolbert Cabrera (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Matsui M. Lincoln -5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 5-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada M. Lincoln -4% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Lincoln -3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 3-4-5
b8 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN J. Bruce C. Sampson 5% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 5-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN B. Phillips C. Sampson 4% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 5-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN A. Dunn C. Sampson 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Reds' Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
t9 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee M. Lincoln 8% 58% Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t9 5-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU H. Pence M. Lincoln 12% 70% Walk; Lee to 2B
t9 5-5 0 12- 3,(2-0)  O HOU T. Wigginton M. Lincoln -12% 58% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t9 5-5 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Bourn M. Lincoln -11% 48% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero M. Lincoln -12% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
b9 5-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion C. Sampson 6% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN C. Patterson C. Sampson -6% 36% Walk
b9 5-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CIN D. Ross C. Sampson 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Reds' Francisco Cordero facing 9-1-2
Francisco Cordero replaces Mike Lincoln pitching and batting 9th
David Newhan pinch hits for Chris Sampson (P) batting 9th
t10 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Newhan F. Cordero -6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t10 5-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU K. Matsui F. Cordero -5% 39% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t10 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Tejada F. Cordero 7% 46% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t10 5-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman F. Cordero 1% 48% Walk
t10 5-5 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR HOU C. Lee F. Cordero 44% 92% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Berkman Scores
t10 7-5 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU H. Pence F. Cordero 6% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lee Scores
t10 9-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Wigginton F. Cordero -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-9, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 9-1-2
Wesley Wright replaces David Newhan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Javier Valentin pinch hits for Francisco Cordero (P) batting 9th
b10 5-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN J. Valentin W. Wright 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b10 5-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Keppinger W. Wright 1% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b10 5-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN J. Votto W. Wright 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 5.

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