Sparked by Pete Rose, who led off with a triple, the Reds exploded for six runs in the fifth inning, capping their outburst with a three-run homer by Cesar Geronimo, to defeat the Astros, 7-3. Rose scored the first run of the inning on a single by Ken Griffey.

Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench walked to load the bases and Tony Perez batted in two runs with a single before Geronimo hit his homer. Tom Carroll, who had been recalled from Indianapolis (American Association), went 6 1/3 innings to register his first victory of the year with the Reds. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Friday, June 20, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 7 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .315 Gross lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Griffey rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .313 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .351 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Bench c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .303 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 1b 4 2 1 2 1 0 .251 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Geronimo cf 5 1 1 3 0 0 .300 May c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Cruz rf,cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 Rader 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .238 T. Carroll p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Milbourne 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .155 McEnaney p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph,2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Helms ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Konieczny p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .161 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Cabell ph,rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .269 Totals 38 7 11 7 4 4 Totals 34 3 7 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 19,357 Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 7 DP: Reds 0, Astros 0 Errors: Milbourne Doubles: Foster (8), Concepcion 2 (12), Bench (26), May (6), Howard (2), Boswell (4) Triples: Rose (1) Home Runs: Geronimo (4) Stolen Bases: Morgan (28), Cedeno (28) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA T. Carroll W(1-0) 6.1 5 3 3 3 1 0 27 4.26 McEnaney 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.88 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 3 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Konieczny L(4-8) 4.1 6 6 6 4 2 0 23 4.05 Granger 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.56 Crawford 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.48 Cosgrove 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.93 Totals 9 11 7 7 4 4 1 42 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez walked; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to second]; Concepcion flied out to right; Foster doubled to right [Perez scored]; T. Carroll flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Cruz flied out to right; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Rose singled to center; Griffey flied out to left; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench flied out to right; Perez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Konieczny walked; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first) [Konieczny to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May doubled; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: T. Carroll struck out; Rose tripled to center; Griffey singled to right [Rose scored]; Morgan walked [Griffey to second]; Bench walked [Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Perez singled to center [Griffey scored, Morgan scored, Bench to second]; GRANGER REPLACED KONIECZNY (PITCHING); Geronimo homered [Bench scored, Perez scored]; Concepcion doubled to left; Foster grounded out (third to first); T. Carroll flied out to center; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Milbourne forced Rader (second to shortstop); HOWARD BATTED FOR GRANGER; Howard doubled to left [Milbourne to third]; Gross grounded out (second to first) [Milbourne scored, Howard to third]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Rose flied out to right; Griffey reached on an error by Milbourne [Griffey to first]; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop to second); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Perez lined to third; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Concepcion doubled; Foster singled to left [Concepcion out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Rader walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Boswell doubled to left [Rader to third]; CABELL BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Cabell singled to left [Rader scored, Boswell scored]; MCENANEY REPLACED T. CARROLL (PITCHING); Gross singled to center [Cabell to second]; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McEnaney grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); May singled to center; Cruz struck out; Rader forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Morgan struck out; Bench doubled; Perez grounded out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: HELMS BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Helms grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to center; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3.

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