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Johnny Bench hit a two-run single in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and George Foster smashed a three-run homer in the eighth inning to clinch the Reds' 7-2 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno homered with a man on base in the Astros' first before the Reds picked up a pair of singletons to forge a deadlock. Then in the fifth, Joe Morgan singled, Foster doubled and Bench singled to decide the outcome. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Sunday, July 4, 1976 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Reds 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 x - 7 12 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cabell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .299 Rose 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .336 Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Flynn 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .291 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .331 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Morgan 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .332 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Foster lf 5 3 4 3 0 1 .343 Johnson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .227 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .262 Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .179 Bench c 4 0 1 2 1 1 .240 Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .310 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Chiles ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Nolan p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .116 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 33 2 6 2 1 2 Totals 35 7 12 7 7 4 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 28,090 Left on Base: Astros 5, Reds 11 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Errors: Herrmann 2, Morgan Doubles: Metzger (7), Geronimo (15), Foster (13) Home Runs: Cedeno (14), Foster (17) Stolen Bases: Cabell (15), Cruz (10), Foster 2 (6), Geronimo (8), Rose (4) GIDP: Cabell (3), Concepcion (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(7-8) 6 10 4 4 4 3 0 31 4.43 Pentz 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 11 3.90 Totals 8 12 7 7 7 4 1 42 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan W(8-4) 9 6 2 1 1 2 1 34 2.88 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 2 1 34 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi ASTROS 1ST: Cabell reached on an error by Morgan [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to third]; Cedeno homered [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Watson popped to third in foul territory; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey walked; Morgan flied out to right; Foster singled to right [Griffey to third]; Foster stole second; Perez walked; Bench forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Metzger doubled to center; Dierker grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to third]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Geronimo walked; Geronimo stole second; Concepcion flied out to left; Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third]; Rose singled to left [Geronimo scored]; Griffey singled to center [Rose to third]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Andrews popped to shortstop; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson singled to left; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Foster singled to center; Foster stole second [Foster to third (error by Herrmann)]; Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Geronimo doubled to right [Foster scored]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson singled to center; Herrmann struck out; Metzger flied out to center; Dierker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Nolan popped to first in foul territory; Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Morgan singled to right; Foster doubled [Morgan to third]; Perez popped to shortstop; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored, Foster scored]; Geronimo singled to center [Bench to third]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Johnson walked; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Nolan flied out to right; Rose singled to left; Rose stole second [Rose to third (error by Herrmann)]; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Metzger grounded out (second to first); CHILES BATTED FOR DIERKER; Chiles singled to right; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chiles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: PENTZ REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench walked; Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: Andrews flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: Nolan struck out; Flynn walked; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan singled to right [Flynn to third]; Foster homered [Flynn scored, Morgan scored]; Perez walked; Bench flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 7. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 7. |
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