The Astros exploded for eight runs in a seventh-inning outburst that included a pinch-triple by Ken Boswell with the bases loaded to defeat the Reds, 10-5. The Reds, who had homers by Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, went into the inning with a 5-2 lead. Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 5Game Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 - 10 13 0 Reds 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .291 Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .322 Cabell 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .279 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .335 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .293 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .341 Watson 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .303 Flynn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Johnson c 4 1 2 2 1 1 .229 Bench c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .238 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .310 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .255 DaVanon 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .302 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Boswell ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .268 Armbrister lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .328 Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .310 Metzger ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .217 Norman p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Sambito p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Roberts ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 37 10 13 10 6 1 Totals 32 5 8 4 2 7 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 19,026 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 3 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Doubles: Johnson (18), Metzger (13), Griffey (26) Triples: Cabell (7), Boswell (1) Home Runs: Bench (15), Perez (15) Stolen Bases: Armbrister (6) Caught Stealing: Cruz (10) Sacrifice Hits: Norman (7) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (4) GIDP: Gross (5), Rose (15) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sambito W(3-1) 6 7 5 5 2 5 2 25 3.86 Forsch SV(18) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.21 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 7 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman 6.1 6 5 5 4 1 0 28 2.61 Borbon L(4-3) 0.2 5 5 5 1 0 0 8 3.43 McEnaney 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.57 Totals 9 13 10 10 6 1 0 44 Wild Pitches: Norman (5) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Cabell tripled; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Cruz flied out to left; DaVanon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Sambito singled; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sambito out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Armbrister grounded out (first to pitcher); Geronimo singled; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson singled to right; Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Johnson to second]; Cruz singled to left [Watson scored, Johnson to third]; DaVanon forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey doubled; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Bench homered [Griffey scored]; Perez flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Sambito grounded out (first unassisted); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Armbrister singled; Armbrister stole second; Geronimo walked; On a bunt Norman singled [Armbrister to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Armbrister scored (no RBI), Geronimo to third, Norman out at second]; Griffey walked; Morgan singled to right [Geronimo scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson singled to left; Johnson singled to left [Watson to second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez homered; Concepcion struck out; Armbrister struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: DaVanon walked; Metzger walked [DaVanon to second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Gross walked [DaVanon to third, Metzger to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third [DaVanon scored, Metzger to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger scored, Gross to third, Cabell to second]; Watson popped to second in foul territory; Johnson doubled to left [Gross scored, Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DAVANON; Boswell tripled to center [Cedeno scored, Johnson scored, Cruz scored]; Metzger doubled to left [Boswell scored]; Roberts flied out to left; 8 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: ANDREWS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum flied out to center; Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); MCENANEY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Johnson forced Cedeno (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to right; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Armbrister struck out; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. |
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