A three-run homer by Johnny Bench in the seventh inning brought the Reds a 7-6 victory over the Astros, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. The Reds started the game with four runs in the first on doubles by Joe Morgan and Bench, a pass to Dan Driessen and homer by Merv Rettenmund, but then their attack bogged down while the Astros went on the attack. Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 6Game Played on Saturday, May 18, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 7 11 2 Astros 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 - 6 10 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .302 Gross rf,lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .348 Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .310 Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Bench c 5 2 2 4 0 1 .282 Cedeno cf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .280 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Watson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .328 Driessen 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Gallagher pr,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Rettenmund rf 4 1 1 3 0 1 .244 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Menke 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Geronimo cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .340 M. May c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Kirby p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Rader 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .259 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Helms 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .291 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wilson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Konieczny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Totals 35 7 11 7 4 4 Totals 35 6 10 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 19,390 Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 5 DP: Reds 1, Astros 1 Errors: Bench, Driessen, Wilson Doubles: Morgan (8), Bench (5), Driessen (5), Gross (5), Cedeno (11) Home Runs: Rettenmund (5), Bench (8), Helms (2), Cedeno (8) Stolen Bases: Rader (6), Cedeno (21) Caught Stealing: Driessen (1), Morgan (5) Sacrifice Flies: M. May (2) GIDP: Kirby (1), Rader (3) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby 5 4 4 4 1 4 2 20 5.32 Borbon W(2-1) 4 6 2 1 1 1 0 18 1.87 Totals 9 10 6 5 2 5 2 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 6 9 4 4 2 3 1 27 6.10 Scherman L(0-2) 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 3.98 Forsch 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 3.00 Konieczny 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.60 Totals 9 11 7 7 4 4 2 39 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan doubled to right; Morgan was picked off second but was safe on an error by Wilson [Morgan to third]; Bench doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Perez struck out; Driessen walked; Rettenmund homered [Bench scored, Driessen scored]; Concepcion flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Metzger made an out to first; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to right; On a bunt Kirby grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Rose singled; Morgan lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; L. May grounded out (third to first); M. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to left; Driessen singled to center; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader singled; Helms homered [Rader scored]; Wilson flied out to left; Gross flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. REDS 4TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Concepcion singled to right; Geronimo singled to right [Concepcion to third]; Kirby struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; Watson made an out to shortstop; L. May struck out; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Morgan made an out to shortstop; Bench struck out; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Rader walked; Rader stole second; Helms made an out to shortstop; Wilson struck out; Gross singled to center [Rader scored]; Metzger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 6TH: Driessen doubled to center; Rettenmund flied out to center; Concepcion made an out to second; Geronimo walked; CROWLEY BATTED FOR KIRBY; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Bench)]; Watson walked; GALLAGHER RAN FOR WATSON; L. May reached on a fielder's choice [Gallagher to second (error by Driessen)]; M. May hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5. REDS 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCHERMAN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; FORSCH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Bench homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to left; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: EASLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross doubled to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to right [Gross scored]; Gallagher singled to shortstop [Cedeno out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. REDS 8TH: KONIECZNY REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Geronimo flied out to left; Borbon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: L. May singled to shortstop; MILBOURNE RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May singled to right [Milbourne to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Milbourne to third, M. May out at second]; Helms lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. REDS 9TH: MENKE REPLACED MILBOURNE (PLAYING 1B); Rose lined to third; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. ASTROS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR KONIECZNY; C. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 6. |
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