Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Darcy
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Darcy
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Darcy
  
  Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Niekro
  
  Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Griffey vs. Niekro
  
  Griffey takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morgan vs. Niekro
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Rose scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bench vs. Niekro
  
  Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Perez vs. Niekro
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Foster vs. Niekro
  
  Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Concepcion vs. Niekro
  
  There goes Foster. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Foster steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Concepcion vs. Niekro
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Geronimo vs. Niekro
  
  Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Darcy
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Darcy
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Darcy
  
  Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darcy vs. Niekro
  
  Darcy strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Niekro
  
  Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffey vs. Niekro
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milbourne vs. Darcy
  
  Milbourne hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Darcy
  
  Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Darcy
  
  Niekro strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Niekro
  
  Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bench vs. Niekro
  
  There goes Morgan. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bench vs. Niekro
  
  Bench strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Niekro
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Niekro
  
  Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Concepcion vs. Niekro
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Darcy
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Darcy
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Darcy
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Niekro
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darcy vs. Niekro
  
  Darcy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Niekro
  
  Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Darcy moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Griffey vs. Niekro
  
  Griffey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darcy scores. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Morgan vs. Niekro
  
  Niekro spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Rose moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Morgan vs. Niekro
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bench vs. Andujar
  
  Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Andujar
  
  Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Perez reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Andujar
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Darcy
  
  Watson strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Darcy
  
  Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Darcy
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Concepcion vs. Andujar
  
  Skip Jutze now catching.
  
  Concepcion is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Andujar
  
  Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darcy vs. Andujar
  
  Darcy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Andujar
  
  Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Darcy moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Griffey vs. Andujar
  
  Griffey takes first base on ball four. Darcy moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Morgan vs. Andujar
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milbourne vs. Darcy
  
  Milbourne takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. Darcy
  
  Metzger takes first base on ball four. Milbourne moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boswell vs. Darcy
  
  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar.
  
  Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Howard vs. Darcy
  
  There's a wild pitch. Milbourne scores. Metzger moves to third. Boswell moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Howard vs. Darcy
  
  Howard is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cabell vs. Darcy
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Boswell scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Zachry
  
  Pat Zachry now pitching.
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Watson vs. Zachry
  
  Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jutze vs. Zachry
  
  Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Sosa
  
  Jose Sosa now pitching.
  
  Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Sosa
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Sosa
  
  Foster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Sosa
  
  Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Zachry
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Milbourne vs. Zachry
  
  Milbourne is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. Zachry
  
  Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Zachry
  
  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jose Sosa.
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Howard vs. Zachry
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Geronimo vs. Barlow
  
  Mike Barlow now pitching.
  
  Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zachry vs. Barlow
  
  Zachry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rose vs. Barlow
  
  There's a wild pitch. Zachry moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rose vs. Barlow
  
  Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Rose reaches second base with a double. Zachry scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Griffey vs. Barlow
  
  Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barlow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Barlow
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Zachry
  
  Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Zachry
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Zachry
  
  Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jutze vs. Zachry
  
  Jutze strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gross vs. Zachry
  
  Gross strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bench vs. Barlow
  
  Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne misplays the ball. That's an error on Milbourne. Bench moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Barlow
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Barlow
  
  Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Concepcion vs. Barlow
  
  Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Geronimo vs. Barlow
  
  Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Foster scores. Concepcion moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lum vs. Hardy
  
  Larry Hardy now pitching. Mike Lum pinch hits for Pat Zachry.
  
  Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rose vs. Hardy
  
  Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Milbourne vs. McEnaney
  
  Bill Plummer now catching. Will McEnaney now pitching.
  
  Milbourne is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. McEnaney
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. McEnaney
  
  Leon Roberts pinch hits for Larry Hardy.
  
  Roberts strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/11/1976 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Howard W, lf          4  0  0  0   Rose P, 3b            6  2  4  1   
Cabell E, 3b          4  0  2  1   Griffey K, rf         3  2  1  1   
Cedeno C, cf          4  0  1  0   Morgan J, 2b          4  1  2  2   
Watson B, 1b          4  0  1  0   Bench J, c            4  1  0  1   
Johnson C, c          2  0  0  0   Plummer B, c          0  0  0  0   
Jutze S, c            2  0  0  0   Perez T, 1b           5  0  1  2   
Gross G, rf           3  0  0  0   Foster G, lf          3  1  1  1   
Milbourne L, 2b       2  1  0  0   Concepcion D, ss      3  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         3  1  0  0   Geronimo C, cf        5  0  1  1   
Niekro J, p           1  0  0  0   Darcy P, p            3  1  2  0   
Andujar J, p          0  0  0  0   Zachry P, p           1  1  1  0   
Boswell K, ph         1  1  1  0   Lum M, ph             1  0  0  0   
Sosa J, p             0  0  0  0   McEnaney W, p         0  0  0  0   
Cruz J, ph            0  0  0  0                                      
Barlow M, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hardy L, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Roberts L, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  3  5  1                        38  9 13  9

Houston          000 003 000 --  3
Cincinnati       200 400 12x --  9

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)          3.1  6  6  6  5  2
Andujar J             1.2  3  0  0  1  2
Sosa J                1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Barlow M              1.1  4  3  2  1  0
Hardy L               0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darcy P (W)           5.1  2  3  3  2  4
Zachry P              2.2  3  0  0  2  4
McEnaney W            1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Niekro J, Milbourne L
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Cincinnati 13
2B -- Morgan J, Perez T, Rose P, Geronimo C
SB -- Foster G, Morgan J
HBP -- by McEnaney W (Milbourne L)
WP -- Darcy P, Barlow M
T -- 2:45
A -- 53390

    

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