Dan Driessen drove in five runs with three hits and Pedro Borbon pitched five sterling innings of relief to enable the Reds to outlast the Astros, 8-6. Driessen batted in his first two runs with a pair of singles, walked with the bases loaded for another RBI and concluded his big night at bat with a two-run double.

The Astros hit four homers, the first three by Leon Roberts, Enos Cabell and Bob Watson coming off Reds' starter Rich Hinton. After Borbon took over, the Astros' lone run in the last four frames came on Watson's second homer of the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Friday, June      25, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         2  1  0    2  0  3    0  0  0  -   8 15  0
Astros       3  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   6 10  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   2   2   0     1   1   .327      Cabell 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .306
Griffey rf            6   2   2   0     0   1   .329      Andrews 2b,ss         4   1   2   0     0   0   .319
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .331      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .284
  Flynn 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .324      Watson 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .273
Driessen 1b           3   1   3   5     1   0   .244      Roberts rf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .340
  Perez ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Bench c               4   0   1   1     1   2   .253      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Lum lf                3   0   1   1     1   1   .209      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Armbrister ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .400        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .282        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geronimo cf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .287        DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .346
Hinton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rondon p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Borbon p            3   1   2   0     0   1   .375        Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Boswell ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               41   8  15   7     6   8             Totals               36   6  10   6     0   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 44,988
Left on Base: Reds 13, Astros 4
DP: Reds 1, Astros 1
Errors: Andrews, Herrmann
Doubles: Driessen (4), Flynn (2)
Triples: Andrews (3)
Home Runs: Roberts (6), Cabell (1), Watson 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (6), Geronimo (7), Cabell (12)
Sacrifice Hits: McEnaney (1)
GIDP: Rose (9), Cedeno (7)
Hit by Pitch: Roberts (2,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hinton                  2.2   6   5   5   0   1   3  14  10.80
Borbon W(1-1)           5     4   1   1   0   2   1  19   2.72
McEnaney SV(4)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.23
Totals                  9    10   6   6   0   4   4  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rondon                  3.2   6   5   3   4   3   0  22   5.26
Griffin L(5-2)          2     5   3   3   0   3   0  11   4.66
Pentz                   1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
Siebert                 2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   1.86
Totals                  9    15   8   6   6   8   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to right [Rose
to third]; Morgan popped to third; Driessen singled to right
[Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Driessen stole second [Griffey
scored (error by Herrmann) (unearned), Driessen to third]; Bench
struck out; Lum walked; Concepcion struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell flied out to right; Andrews tripled to
center; Cedeno singled to center [Andrews scored]; Watson
grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno to second];
Roberts homered [Cedeno scored]; Johnson flied out to right; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 3.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo singled to center; Geronimo stole second;
Hinton flied out to left; Rose reached on an error by Andrews
[Geronimo to third, Rose to first]; Griffey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Driessen walked
[Geronimo scored (unearned), Rose to third, Morgan to second];
Bench flied to left in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (third to first); Rondon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell homered; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cedeno struck out; Watson homered; Roberts singled to
left; BORBON REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 5.

REDS 4TH: Borbon singled to left; Rose struck out; Griffey flied
out to left; Morgan walked [Borbon to second]; Driessen singled
to center [Borbon scored, Morgan to third]; GRIFFIN REPLACED
RONDON (PITCHING); Bench singled to left [Morgan scored,
Driessen to second]; Lum struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(third to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Astros 5.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo
grounded out (second to first); Borbon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell flied out to right; Andrews singled to left;
Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 5.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to third; Griffey singled to second [Rose
to second]; Morgan popped to shortstop; Driessen doubled to left
[Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Bench struck out; Lum singled to
center [Driessen scored]; PENTZ REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Watson popped to
first in foul territory; Roberts was hit by a pitch; Johnson
popped to shortstop; Herrmann popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 5.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo singled to center; On a bunt Borbon singled
[Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third, Borbon out at
second]; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
8, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR METZGER; Gross grounded out
(pitcher to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR PENTZ; Boswell flied out
to left; Cabell singled to left; Cabell stole second; Andrews
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 5.

REDS 8TH: ANDREWS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SIEBERT
REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
Flynn doubled; PEREZ BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; Perez flied out to
right [Flynn to third]; Bench was walked intentionally;
ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR LUM; Armbrister struck out; Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ARMBRISTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cedeno struck out; Watson homered; Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled to left;
MCENANEY REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 6.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo singled to center; McEnaney out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose
walked; Griffey struck out; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 6.

ASTROS 9TH: DAVANON BATTED FOR SIEBERT; DaVanon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher);
Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros
6.