The Astros snapped their five-game losing streak by defeating the Reds, 8-4, with a 15-hit attack that included homers by Cliff Johnson and Cesar Cedeno. Larry Dierker gave up a homer by Tony Perez among 11 hits off his deliveries, but the Reds were able to score only one run at a time.

The Astros, on the other hand, jumped on Gary Nolan for three runs in the second on Johnson's homer, a double by Enos Cabell and singles by Rob Andrews and Greg Gross. Cedeno added his homer in the third. The Astros iced their victory with three runs off Rawly Eastwick in the seventh. Dierker batted in two of them with his second single of the game. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      22, 1975 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  0
Astros       0  3  1    0  0  1    3  0  x  -   8 15  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .319      Gross lf              4   0   3   2     1   0   .280
Griffey rf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .328      Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .353      Cedeno cf             4   2   1   1     1   0   .255
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Watson 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .339
Perez 1b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .252      Johnson c             4   2   2   2     0   1   .286
Geronimo cf           2   0   1   0     2   1   .306      Cabell rf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .284
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Boswell 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Foster lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .272      Andrews 2b            3   1   1   1     0   1   .198
Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Dierker p             3   0   2   2     0   0   .111
  Eastwick p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Driessen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               34   4  11   4     3   7             Totals               36   8  15   8     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 18,871
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 8
DP: Reds 2, Astros 4
Doubles: Rose (21), Morgan (13), Cabell (9)
Home Runs: Perez (10), Johnson (6), Cedeno (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (5)
GIDP: Perez (7), Concepcion 2 (11), Driessen (3), Johnson (2), Metzger (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(7-5)            2     7   4   4   0   0   2  13   2.91
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.50
Eastwick                5     7   4   4   2   3   0  23   5.79
Totals                  8    15   8   8   3   3   2  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(7-7)          9    11   4   4   3   7   1  37   3.99
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey singled to center [Rose
to third]; Morgan singled to right [Rose scored, Griffey to
second]; Bench lined to left; Perez grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger grounded out
(second to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (first
unassisted) [Gross to third]; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Concepcion grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second];
Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson homered; Cabell doubled to left; Boswell
grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third]; Andrews
singled to center [Cabell scored]; Dierker out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Andrews to second]; Gross singled to
left [Andrews scored]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Nolan was called out on strikes; Rose doubled; Griffey
singled to center [Rose scored]; Morgan flied out to left; Bench
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno homered; Watson singled to left; BORBON
REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Cabell
singled to shortstop; Boswell walked [Cabell to second]; Andrews
popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 4.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion
singled to second [Geronimo to second]; Foster grounded out
(second to first) [Geronimo to third, Concepcion to second];
CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Crowley grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Dierker popped
to shortstop; Gross walked; Metzger grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Gross out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 4.

REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Griffey singled to right; Morgan
doubled to left [Griffey scored]; Bench flied out to left; Perez
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno popped to second; Watson struck out; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 4.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo walked; Concepcion grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Foster
singled to shortstop; Eastwick lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell popped to second; Boswell singled to center;
Andrews struck out; Dierker singled to center [Boswell to
second]; Gross singled to left [Boswell scored, Dierker to
second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 5.

REDS 7TH: Rose flied out to center; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno walked; Watson singled to right [Cedeno to
third]; Johnson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Watson to
second]; Cabell singled to center [Watson to third, Johnson to
second]; Boswell forced Watson (first to catcher) [Johnson to
third, Cabell to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Cruz made an
out to shortstop; Dierker singled to third [Johnson scored,
Cabell scored, Boswell to second]; Gross forced Dierker (second
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 8.

REDS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); Bench popped to
shortstop; Perez homered; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Cedeno flied out
to center; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 8.

REDS 9TH: Foster walked; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Driessen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Foster out at second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 8.