The Astros absorbed a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Gary Nolan in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader before coming back to beat the Reds in second game, 10-4. Nolan pitched a five-hitter. The Reds scored two of their runs in the third inning on a pass to Pete Rose, single by Bobby Tolan, a wild pitch and a triple by Tony Perez. The other run in the seventh counted on a grounder by Lee May with the bases loaded.

The Astros, who were trailing, 3-2, broke ahead in the nightcap with four runs in the sixth inning. After a single by Denis Menke and double by Bob Watson kayoed Tony Cloninger, Clay Carroll relieved. Doug Rader was safe on an error, allowing one run to score. Others followed when Johnny Edwards and Tom Griffin singled and Jim Wynn doubled. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      3, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Rose rf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .312
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Tolan cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .327
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Perez 3b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .367
Pepitone lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   0   .291
Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .312      May 1b                4   0   0   1     0   0   .254
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Cline lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .225
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .171      Woodward ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wilson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .136        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .294
  Geiger ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Chaney pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Nolan p               4   0   0   0     0   0   .077

Totals               32   0   5   0     2   9             Totals               31   3   7   2     6   1

Time of Game: 2:11
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 10
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Cedeno (3), Cline 2 (2)
Triples: Perez (2)
Caught Stealing: Rose (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(2-4)           6     5   2   2   4   0   0  27   4.48
Ray                     2     2   1   1   2   1   0  10   4.31
Totals                  8     7   3   3   6   1   0  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(9-4)            9     5   0   0   2   9   0  34   3.76
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   9   0  34

Wild Pitches: Wilson 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Ken Burkhart


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno doubled to center; Morgan grounded out
(pitcher to catcher); Wynn flied out to center; Pepitone struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Tolan grounded
out (first unassisted); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Watson flied out to center; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); May popped to
second; Cline doubled to right; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to center; Wilson singled to left;
On a bunt Cedeno singled to third [Wilson to second]; Morgan
forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Wilson to third]; Wynn
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward popped to catcher in foul territory; Nolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Tolan singled to
center [Rose to third]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Rose scored,
Tolan to second]; Perez tripled to right [Tolan scored]; Bench
walked; May flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Pepitone singled to right; Menke flied out to
center; Watson walked [Pepitone to second]; Rader struck out;
Edwards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Cline grounded out (first unassisted); Helms singled
to left; Woodward flied out to right; Nolan forced Helms
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Pepitone forced Wynn (first to
shortstop); Menke flied out to center; Watson singled to first
[Pepitone to second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to right; May grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cline doubled to left; Helms was walked
intentionally; CARBO BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Wilson threw a wild
pitch [Cline to third, Helms to second]; Carbo was walked
intentionally; CHANEY RAN FOR CARBO; Nolan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Edwards struck
out; GEIGER BATTED FOR WILSON; Geiger popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: RAY REPLACED GEIGER (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Tolan singled to center; Perez
singled to center [Tolan to third]; Bench walked [Perez to
second]; May reached on an error by Watson [Tolan scored (RBI),
Perez to third, Bench to second, May to first]; Cline popped to
second; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Morgan struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to
first); Pepitone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Chaney struck out; Nolan flied out to right; Rose
walked; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Menke flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.