Three-run outbursts in the sixth and seventh innings, including a pair of run-scoring singles by Doug Rader, enabled the Astros to defeat the Reds, 6-4. In the sixth, Cesar Cedeno doubled, advanced on an infield out and scored on a balk by Pat Darcy. After Bob Watson singled and Jose Cruz walked, two more runs scored on a single by Rader and infield out by Larry Dierker.

In the seventh, the Astros' second trio came across the plate on a double by Watson, single by Rader and squeeze bunt by Roger Metzger. The Reds put pressure on the Astros in the last three innings, chasing Dierker and forcing the Astros to call on four relievers before Ken Forsch finally put down the last threat in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Game Played on Friday, April 25, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 4 15 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 x - 6 10 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .337 Gross lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .100 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .294 Andrews 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .388 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .292 Bench c 4 1 1 0 1 2 .250 May c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Perez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .157 Jutze pr,c 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Watson 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .367 Rettenmund ph,cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .133 Cabell pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 Griffey rf 2 0 2 0 1 0 .321 Cruz rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .231 Foster ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Rader 3b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .339 Driessen ph,rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Metzger ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .214 Flynn 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .217 Dierker p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 Chaney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .095 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Darcy p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 York p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .444 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 40 4 15 4 5 7 Totals 34 6 10 5 4 4 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 11,162 Left on Base: Reds 14, Astros 9 DP: Reds 1, Astros 2 Errors: Perez, Dierker 2 Doubles: Morgan (6), Concepcion (2), Crowley (2), Watson 2 (7), Cedeno (7) Stolen Bases: Geronimo (2), Morgan (10) Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (2) GIDP: Driessen (1), Armbrister (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Darcy L(1-1) 6.1 8 5 4 3 3 0 31 3.45 C. Carroll 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.23 McEnaney 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.26 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.34 Totals 8 10 6 5 4 4 0 39 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(3-1) 6 9 2 2 4 7 0 31 4.15 Granger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.69 Crawford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.00 York 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 10 5.87 Forsch SV(2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.26 Totals 9 15 4 4 5 7 0 45 Balks: Darcy (1) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Perez struck out; Geronimo singled to right; Geronimo stole second; Griffey walked; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May singled to center; Watson grounded out (third to first) [May to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [May to third]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Darcy struck out; Rose singled to center; Concepcion struck out; Morgan doubled to right [Rose to third]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Dierker struck out; Gross singled to second; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to pitcher); Griffey singled to first; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Dierker [Griffey to second]; Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; May forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Watson doubled [May to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Rader struck out; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Darcy struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion walked; Concepcion was picked off first but was safe on an error by Dierker [Concepcion to second]; Morgan walked; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Dierker flied out to right; Gross flied out to left; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Perez popped to second; Geronimo flied out to center; Griffey singled to center; Flynn singled to third [Griffey to second]; Darcy forced Griffey (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno doubled to left; May grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Darcy balked [Cedeno scored]; Watson singled to center; Cruz reached on a fielder's choice [Watson to second (error by Perez)]; Rader singled to left [Watson scored (unearned), Cruz to third, Rader to second (on throw)]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Dierker forced Metzger (second to shortstop) [Cruz scored, Rader to third]; Gross struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to center; Concepcion doubled to left [Rose to third]; Morgan singled to left [Rose scored, Concepcion scored]; Morgan stole second; Bench walked; GRANGER REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Perez flied out to right [Morgan to third, Bench to second]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR GERONIMO; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Rettenmund was walked intentionally; FOSTER BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; YORK REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); DRIESSEN BATTED FOR FOSTER; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rettenmund out at second]; Merv Rettenmund called for interference at 2B; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno walked; May singled to right [Cedeno to third]; JUTZE RAN FOR MAY; C. CARROLL REPLACED DARCY (PITCHING); Watson doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Jutze to third]; CABELL RAN FOR WATSON; Cruz was walked intentionally; Rader singled to left [Jutze scored, Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; MCENANEY REPLACED C. CARROLL (PITCHING); Metzger reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Cabell scored, Cruz to third, Rader to second]; York lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Cruz out at third]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6. REDS 8TH: JUTZE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Flynn flied out to right; CROWLEY BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Crowley doubled; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Crowley to third]; Concepcion singled to first [Crowley scored]; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 6. REDS 9TH: Bench singled; Perez flied out to center; Rettenmund singled to left [Bench to second]; Driessen singled to center [Bench scored, Rettenmund to second]; CHANEY BATTED FOR FLYNN; FORSCH REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Chaney singled to left [Rettenmund to third, Driessen to second]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Armbrister grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Rettenmund out at home]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 6.

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