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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 3, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on August 3, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 52,285 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Williams |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Right Fielder |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Skip Jutze | Catcher |
Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Right Fielder |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Ed Crosby | Shortstop |
Bill Plummer | Catcher |
Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 3, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Nelson
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Nelson
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nelson
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Nelson
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Watson reaches second base with a double. Agee scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Nelson
Rader hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nelson
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nelson
Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Driessen reaches third base with a triple. Rose goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Forsch
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Forsch
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Nelson
Jutze hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Nelson
Forsch bunts towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Jutze moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Nelson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Nelson
Metzger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Forsch
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Forsch
Plummer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Forsch
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nelson
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Nelson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Nelson
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nelson
May hits a line drive into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Griffin
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. Griffin
Crosby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Plummer vs. Griffin
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nelson
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Nelson
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Nelson
Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Griffin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Nelson
Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Nelson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Griffin
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Stahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Griffin
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Griffin
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Stahl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Griffin
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Borbon
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Borbon
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Griffin
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Griffin
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Borbon
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Borbon, and towards Morgan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Borbon
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Borbon
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Griffin
Plummer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borbon vs. Griffin
Borbon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Griffin
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Borbon
Griffin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Borbon
Agee bunts, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Borbon
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Borbon
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Griffin
Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Griffin
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Bench reaches second base with a double. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Tolan hits a line drive into right field. Agee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Agee. Driessen scores. Bench scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Crawford
There goes Tolan. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosby vs. Crawford
Crosby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Plummer takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borbon vs. Upshaw
Borbon bunts towards the mound. Upshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby moves to third. Plummer moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Upshaw
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Rose reaches second base with a double. Crosby scores. Plummer scores. Borbon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Driessen vs. Pizarro
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. Rose scores. Driessen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Pizarro
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pizarro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Borbon
Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Denis Menke now playing third base. Johnny Bench now playing first base. Bobby Tolan now playing right fi
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Borbon
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Borbon
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Borbon
Jutze hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Borbon
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Juan Pizarro.
Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. Jutze moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Borbon
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Dierker
Larry Dierker now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Dierker
Crosby hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Dierker
Plummer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first, with Carroll covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carroll
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Carroll
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1973, game 2 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N) Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Agee T, rf 4 1 1 0 Rose P, lf 5 2 3 3 Metzger R, ss 5 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Cedeno C, cf 5 2 3 0 Driessen D, 3b 5 3 3 2 Watson B, lf 5 1 1 1 Geronimo C, cf 0 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 1 1 4 Perez T, 1b 4 0 1 1 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bench J, rf-1b 5 1 2 0 Jutze S, c 4 0 2 0 Tolan B, cf-rf 5 1 2 1 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 Crosby E, ss 5 1 1 1 Griffin T, p 1 0 1 0 Plummer B, c 4 1 1 0 Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0 Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 Stahl L, ph 0 0 0 0 Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 2 1 1 0 Stewart J, ph 1 0 1 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 12 5 41 11 16 9 Houston 401 000 000 -- 5 Cincinnati 202 000 70x -- 11 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Forsch K* 2.0 6 4 4 1 3 Griffin T (L) 4.1 5 2 2 1 5 Crawford J+ 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Upshaw C# 0.0 2 3 2 1 0 Pizarro J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Nelson R 4.0 7 5 5 1 0 Borbon P (W) 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 Carroll C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th # Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Agee T, May L DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Houston 8, Cincinnati 9 2B -- Watson B, Cedeno C, Griffin T, Bench J, Rose P 3B -- Driessen D HR -- Rader D, Morgan J, Driessen D SB -- Tolan B SH -- Forsch K SF -- Rader D HBP -- by Borbon P (Griffin T) T -- 2:28 A -- 52285
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