Joaquin Andujar, formerly in the Reds' organization, gained his first major league victory and Pat Zachry suffered his first major league loss as the Astros defeated the Reds, 2-1. Andujar allowed only two hits. Triples by Roger Metzger and Rob Andrews led to the Astros' runs. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 1, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .335 Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .321 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .311 Perez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Griffey pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Foster lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .333 Johnson c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .302 Lum rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .196 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .239 Flynn ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Concepcion ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Zachry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Driessen ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 25 1 2 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 5 1 4 7 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 13,435 Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 6 DP: Reds 0, Astros 2 Triples: Metzger (4), Andrews (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (18) Caught Stealing: Cruz (4) Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (3) Sacrifice Flies: Foster (2) GIDP: Flynn (1), Rose (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry L(4-1) 7 4 2 2 4 7 0 28 1.34 Borbon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.03 Totals 8 5 2 2 4 7 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(1-2) 9 2 1 1 5 1 0 32 4.73 Totals 9 2 1 1 5 1 0 32 Wild Pitches: Zachry 2 (2), Andujar (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jerry Crawford REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Perez walked [Rose to third, Morgan to second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Lum walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Zachry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson singled to left; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo popped to shortstop; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger tripled to shortstop; Doug Flynn and Cesar Geronimo collided on pop fly; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Metzger scored]; Andujar struck out; Gross struck out; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster popped to second; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to center; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Lum grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to center; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to second]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Flynn to third]; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell walked; Metzger struck out; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Geronimo lined to second; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Andrews tripled to right; Cesar Geronimo kicked the ball to the RF line; Cedeno singled to center [Andrews scored]; Watson walked [Cedeno to second]; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Cruz popped to center; Johnson was walked intentionally; Cabell forced Cedeno (pitcher to catcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 7TH: Foster struck out (catcher to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar flied out to center; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: CONCEPCION BATTED FOR FLYNN; Concepcion flied out to right; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Driessen walked; Rose grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan lined to right; Perez singled to center; GRIFFEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.

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