A three-run triple by Cesar Cedeno and homer by Jose Cruz sparked the Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Reds. Joe Morgan drove in the Reds' first four runs, hitting a homer with two men on base in the first inning and accounting for another RBI with an infield out in the seventh. The Astros bounced back to tie the score in their half of the seventh, scoring one run on a bases-loaded pass to Ken Boswell before Cedeno cleared the sacks with his triple.

After the Reds regained the lead with a run in the eighth, the Astros came back again in their half. Cruz homered to tie the score. Enos Cabell singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Ed Herrmann and crossed the plate with the winning run when pinch-hitter Joe Ferguson singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         3  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   5  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    4  2  x  -   6 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .315      Howard lf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .217
  Knight 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .353      Boswell 2b            3   1   0   1     1   0   .236
Griffey rf            4   2   2   0     1   1   .340      Cedeno cf             3   0   2   3     0   0   .218
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   4     0   1   .313      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .283
Foster lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .313      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Bench c               4   0   2   1     0   2   .274      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .194
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     2   1   .303      Metzger ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .191
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Gonzalez ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Moskau p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Pentz p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .108        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gardner ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .154
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Ferguson ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .260
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     5   7             Totals               33   6  12   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 25,265
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 7
DP: Reds 1, Astros 0
Doubles: Bench (19)
Triples: Cedeno (2)
Home Runs: Morgan (11), Cruz (9)
Stolen Bases: Driessen (18)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Herrmann (2)
GIDP: Boswell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (10,by Moskau)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  5     4   0   0   0   3   0  18   7.04
Murray                  1.2   4   4   4   2   0   0  11   4.47
Borbon L(5-4)           1.1   4   2   2   0   0   1   8   3.06
Totals                  8    12   6   6   2   3   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pentz                   6.1   6   4   4   5   7   1  29   4.46
Sambito                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.96
Niekro W(4-3)           1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.80
McLaughlin SV(2)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.31
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   7   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Moskau (1)
Wild Pitches: Moskau (1), Pentz 3 (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey singled to center [Rose
to third]; Morgan homered [Rose scored, Griffey scored];
Driessen singled to center; Driessen stole second; Foster flied
out to left; Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Geronimo
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Boswell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howard out at
second]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Moskau threw a wild pitch
[Cedeno to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Moskau flied out to right; Rose flied out to left;
Griffey walked; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell flied out to right;
Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Driessen flied out to left; Foster struck out; Bench
singled to center; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Bench to second];
Concepcion struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Pentz struck
out; Howard singled to left; Boswell lined to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Moskau walked; Rose flied
out to left; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson flied
out to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Driessen
flied out to left; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to left; Cabell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Herrmann flied out to center;
Metzger singled to left; Pentz forced Metzger (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Pentz threw a
wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo flied out to right;
LUM BATTED FOR MOSKAU; Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Howard lined to
shortstop; Boswell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
singled to center; Watson singled [Cedeno to third]; Cruz popped
to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose walked; Griffey singled to center [Rose out at
third (center to third), Griffey to second (on throw to 3b)];
Pentz threw a wild pitch [Griffey to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED
PENTZ (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to first) [Griffey
scored]; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cabell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Herrmann singled to left; Metzger forced
Herrmann (shortstop unassisted); GARDNER BATTED FOR SAMBITO;
Gardner singled to left [Metzger to second]; Howard walked
[Metzger to third, Gardner to second]; Boswell walked [Metzger
scored, Gardner to third, Howard to second]; BORBON REPLACED
MURRAY (PITCHING); Cedeno tripled [Gardner scored, Howard
scored, Boswell scored]; Watson flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 4.

REDS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Foster singled;
Bench doubled [Foster scored]; Concepcion flied out to center;
Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Borbon grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz homered; Cabell singled to right; Herrmann out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cabell to second];
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR METZGER; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cabell to third]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Ferguson
singled to left [Cabell scored]; Howard flied out to right; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 6.

REDS 9TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); GONZALEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Knight flied out to center; Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 6.