Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Burba
  
  Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Burba
  
  Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Burba
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Holt
  
  Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Nunnally vs. Holt
  
  Nunnally hits a line drive into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stynes vs. Holt
  
  Stynes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Greene vs. Holt
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Reese scores. Stynes moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sanders vs. Holt
  
  Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. Stynes scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Harris vs. Holt
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Spiers vs. Burba
  
  Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Burba
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Burba
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Holt
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers juggles the ball. That's an error on Spiers. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Holt
  
  Boone hits a line drive towards first. Bagwell catches it and steps on first to double up Oliver. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Burba vs. Holt
  
  Burba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Holt
  
  Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burba moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nunnally vs. Holt
  
  Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Burba
  
  Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ausmus for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Burba
  
  Holt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Burba
  
  Biggio strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stynes vs. Holt
  
  Stynes strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Holt
  
  Greene hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanders vs. Holt
  
  Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. Greene moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Harris vs. Holt
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bagwell vs. Burba
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Burba
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Spiers vs. Burba
  
  Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Holt
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Holt
  
  Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Burba vs. Holt
  
  Burba strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Holt
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Burba
  
  Howard hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Burba
  
  Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Burba
  
  Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Holt vs. Burba
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Nunnally vs. Holt
  
  Nunnally hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stynes vs. Holt
  
  Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Holt
  
  Greene hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Greene reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sanders vs. Holt
  
  Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greene scores. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harris vs. Holt
  
  Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Oliver vs. Holt
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball towards left. Gonzalez catches it and throws to Spiers who throws to Bagwell to double up Harris. Sanders tags and scores. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 0 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Burba
  
  Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  There goes Biggio. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bagwell vs. Burba
  
  Bagwell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Burba
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Spiers vs. Burba
  
  Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Holt
  
  Boone strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burba vs. Holt
  
  Burba hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Holt
  
  Reese hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Burba
  
  Howard hits a line drive beyond second. Boone can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Gutierrez vs. Burba
  
  Gutierrez hits a line drive into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Ausmus vs. Burba
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Berry vs. White
  
  Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Chris Holt. Gabe White now pitching. Sean Berry pinch hits for Bobby Abreu.
  
  Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Biggio vs. Belinda
  
  Stan Belinda now pitching.
  
  There goes Ausmus. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Biggio vs. Belinda
  
  Biggio strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nunnally vs. Martin
  
  Tom Martin now pitching.
  
  Nunnally takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stynes vs. Martin
  
  Stynes bunts towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Nunnally moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Greene vs. Martin
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nunnally moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sanders vs. Hudek
  
  John Hudek now pitching.
  
  Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Magnante
  
  Mike Magnante now pitching. Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Lenny Harris.
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Belinda
  
  Eduardo Perez now playing first base.
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bagwell vs. Belinda
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Belinda
  
  There goes Bagwell. The throw from Oliver and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Belinda
  
  Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Spiers vs. Belinda
  
  Spiers hits a line drive into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Magnante
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Magnante
  
  Damian Jackson pinch runs for Joe Oliver.
  
  Boone bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Biggio covering, for the out. Jackson moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boone vs. Magnante
  
  Aaron Boone pinch hits for Stan Belinda.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Jackson moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Boone vs. Magnante
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Reese vs. Magnante
  
  Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Shaw
  
  Jeff Shaw now pitching. Brook Fordyce now catching.
  
  Howard hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Shaw
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Shaw
  
  Ausmus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/19/1997 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Biggio C, 2b          4  1  1  0   Reese P, ss           5  1  2  0   
Bell D, rf            4  1  2  2   Nunnally J, cf        3  1  1  1   
Bagwell J, 1b         4  0  1  0   Stynes C, lf          3  1  1  0   
Gonzalez L, lf        4  1  2  1   Greene W, 3b          4  1  3  1   
Spiers B, 3b          4  0  0  0   Sanders R, rf         3  1  1  2   
Howard T, cf          4  1  1  0   Harris L, 1b          3  0  1  0   
Gutierrez R, ss       4  0  0  0   Perez E, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   
Ausmus B, c           3  0  1  0   Oliver J, c           3  0  2  1   
Holt C, p             2  0  0  0   Jackson D, pr         0  0  0  0   
Abreu B, ph           0  0  0  0   Fordyce B, c          0  0  0  0   
Berry S, ph           0  0  0  1   Boone B, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Martin T, p           0  0  0  0   Burba D, p            3  0  1  0   
Hudek J, p            0  0  0  0   White G, p            0  0  0  0   
Magnante M, p         0  0  0  0   Belinda S, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Boone A, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Shaw J, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  8  4                        32  5 12  5

Houston          000 002 110 --  4
Cincinnati       200 030 00x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Holt C (L)            6.0 11  5  5  0  3
Martin T              0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Hudek J*              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Magnante M            1.1  1  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burba D (W)           6.1  6  3  3  1  1
White G               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Belinda S             1.1  2  1  1  0  2
Shaw J (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Spiers B
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 4, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Greene W
HR -- Nunnally J, Bell D, Gonzalez L
SB -- Biggio C, Ausmus B
CS -- Bagwell J
SH -- Stynes C, Boone B
SF -- Oliver J, Berry S
WP -- Magnante M
T -- 2:44
A -- 21791

    

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