The Reds downed the Astros, 5-2, to snap a four-game losing streak and hand the Astros their fifth consecutive loss. The Astros had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh when Don Gullett led off with a walk and moved to third when Astro pitcher Tom Griffin threw away Pete Rose's bunt, Rose winding up at second. Dave Concepcion's single scored Gullett and Joe Morgan's sacrifice fly off reliever Fred Scherman sent Rose home with the go-ahead run. One out later, Tony Perez hit a two-run homer off reliever Wayne Granger.

Gullett stopped the Astros with five hits, three coming in the opening inning when the Astros scored both their runs. The Reds' ace lefty retired 19 of the last 20 batters. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Friday, April 18, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 x - 5 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rose lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .304 Andrews 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .265 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 0 2 .265 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Morgan 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .410 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Bench c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Watson lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Perez 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .130 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Geronimo cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .351 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Griffey rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273 Cabell rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Chaney 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .077 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Griffin p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gullett p 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 0 4 Totals 32 5 12 5 4 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 36,485 Left on Base: Astros 2, Reds 8 DP: Astros 3, Reds 0 Errors: Griffin Doubles: Cedeno (4), Watson (2), Bench (4), Geronimo (2) Triples: Andrews (2) Home Runs: Perez (2) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (1) GIDP: Geronimo (1), Rose (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(0-2) 6 10 4 1 2 6 0 29 3.48 Scherman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Granger 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 1.35 Cosgrove 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.45 Totals 8 12 5 1* 4 6 1 37 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(2-0) 9 5 2 2 0 4 0 31 0.98 Totals 9 5 2 2 0 4 0 31 Wild Pitches: Griffin (1), Gullett (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Andrews tripled; Cedeno doubled to left [Andrews scored]; Johnson struck out; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Concepcion struck out; Morgan lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Rose out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to right; Jutze grounded out (second to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench lined to left; Perez was called out on strikes; Geronimo singled to left; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Andrews singled to center; Cedeno forced Andrews (second to shortstop); Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Concepcion singled to center [Rose to second]; Morgan popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson struck out; Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Bench doubled to center; Perez flied out to center [Bench to third]; Geronimo singled to left [Bench scored]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to second]; Griffey struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Jutze struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Gullett singled to right; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gullett to second]; Concepcion struck out; Morgan walked; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger popped to second; Andrews lined to shortstop; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Perez singled to center; Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; Griffey singled to left; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson flied out to right; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Gullett singled to left; Rose reached on an error by Griffin [Gullett to third, Rose to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Gullett scored (unearned), Rose to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored (unearned)]; GRANGER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Bench popped to second; Perez homered (unearned, but earned for the pitcher) [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Geronimo doubled to right [Geronimo out at third (right to second to third)]; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell flied out to left; Jutze flied out to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRANGER; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Griffey walked; Chaney walked [Griffey to second]; On a bunt Gullett forced Griffey (pitcher to third) [Chaney to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gullett out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: VUKOVICH REPLACED CHANEY (PLAYING 3B); Metzger flied out to left; Andrews singled to left; Gullett threw a wild pitch [Andrews to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

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