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Jose Cruz drove in three runs with a double in the first inning and that was more than Joaquin Andujar needed to pitch the Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Reds. The stage for Cruz' double was set when Reds' starter Pat Zachry walked three men to load the bases before Cruz came to the plate. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Saturday, June 26, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0 Astros 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 3 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .307 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 Andrews 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .315 Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .280 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Watson 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .271 Lum lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Cruz rf 3 0 1 3 1 1 .273 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 2 1 .229 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Zachry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Youngblood ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .211 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Totals 35 0 10 0 0 3 Totals 23 3 3 3 9 9 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 31,039 Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 5 DP: Reds 1, Astros 1 Doubles: Driessen (5), Geronimo (13), Lum (4), Cruz (6) Stolen Bases: Cabell 2 (14), Cedeno (27) Caught Stealing: Howard (5) GIDP: Cedeno (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry L(6-3) 6 2 3 3 9 8 0 25 2.54 Billingham 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.93 Totals 8 3 3 3 9 9 0 32 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(3-4) 9 10 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.52 Totals 9 10 0 0 0 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Zachry (3) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen doubled to left; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Andrews walked; Cedeno struck out; Watson walked [Cabell to third, Andrews to second]; Cruz doubled to center [Cabell scored, Andrews scored, Watson scored, Cruz out at third (center to third)]; Johnson walked; Herrmann flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 2ND: Lum struck out; Geronimo doubled to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third]; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 3RD: Zachry grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson walked; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Cruz struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to center; Lum doubled to left [Bench to third]; Geronimo flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger singled to left; Andujar struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Flynn singled to center; Flynn was picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher); Zachry struck out; Rose singled to center; Griffey singled to second [Rose to second]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Andrews walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first (pitcher to first to second); Johnson walked; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Howard was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Concepcion singled to center; Flynn forced Concepcion (shortstop unassisted) [Flynn to first]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Youngblood singled to third [Flynn to second]; Rose flied out to left; Griffey forced Youngblood (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Metzger flied out to left; Andujar struck out; Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion hit into a double play (second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. |
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