The Reds overcame a triple play, three rain delays and the pounding of Tom Seaver to post an 11-9 victory over the Astros before an opening-day crowd of 52,378. The Astros scored four runs in the ninth inning and had two men on before reliever Dave Tomlin got Bob Watson on a grounder to end the game. Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 9Game Played on Thursday, April 6, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 12 2 Reds 1 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 x - 11 16 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .500 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Cabell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .200 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .500 Griffey rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .500 Cruz rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .600 Morgan 2b 4 3 3 5 1 1 .750 Watson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 Foster lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .400 Ferguson c 4 1 1 2 0 3 .250 Driessen 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .500 Howe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Bench c 5 0 2 2 0 2 .400 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 1 2 .250 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 4 0 2 1 1 1 .500 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Collins ph 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.000 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 9 12 9 2 7 Totals 37 11 16 10 7 11 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 52,378 Left on Base: Astros 5, Reds 9 DP: Astros 0, Reds 0 Errors: Cruz, Howe Doubles: Cruz (1), Howe (1), Geronimo (1), Rose (1), Morgan 2 (2), Foster (1) Home Runs: Puhl (1), Cedeno (1), Ferguson (1), Morgan (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (1), Cabell (1), Driessen (1), Morgan (1), Griffey (1) Caught Stealing: Concepcion (1), Foster (1) Hit by Pitch: Howard (1,by Murray) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(0-1) 4.2 11 7 7 3 8 1 26 13.50 Pentz 1.1 2 2 1 3 1 0 10 6.75 Dixon 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 0.00 Sambito 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 16 11 10 7 11 1 44 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 3 6 5 5 0 3 3 15 15.00 Borbon W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Murray 3.2 3 4 4 1 4 0 16 9.82 Bair 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 Tomlin SV(1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 12 9 9 2 7 3 41 Passed Balls: Ferguson (1) Hit by Pitch: Murray (1) Wild Pitches: Richard (1) Balks: Richard (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Puhl homered; Cabell struck out; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan homered; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Howe popped to second; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench singled to center; Concepcion struck out; 33 minute rain delay; Geronimo doubled to left [Bench to third]; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 31 minute rain delay; Griffey walked; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Griffey to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; 38 minute rain delay; Cruz doubled to left; Watson singled to left [Cruz scored]; Ferguson homered [Watson scored]; BORBON REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to center; Richard flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to left; Driessen stole second; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to center [Driessen scored]; Concepcion was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to center; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Cabell stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz singled to left [Cabell out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR BORBON; Collins singled to second; Rose doubled to left [Collins to third]; Griffey was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop [Rose out at third (shortstop unassisted), Collins stayed at third]; Morgan doubled [Collins scored, Griffey scored]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Richard balked [Morgan scored]; Foster doubled to left; Driessen walked; Bench struck out; Concepcion walked [Foster to third, Driessen to second]; Geronimo singled to pitcher [Foster scored, Driessen to third, Concepcion to second]; PENTZ REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Collins walked [Driessen scored, Concepcion to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 7. ASTROS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Watson struck out; Ferguson struck out; Howe popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: Griffey popped to shortstop; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Foster reached on an error by Howe [Morgan stayed at second, Foster to first]; Joe Morgan escaped rundown back to 2B; Driessen singled to catcher [Morgan to third, Foster to second]; Bench singled to center [Morgan scored (unearned), Foster scored, Driessen to second]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Murray struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 9. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); WALLING BATTED FOR PENTZ; Walling singled to left; Puhl forced Walling (second to shortstop); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 9. REDS 7TH: DIXON REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to third (error by Cruz)]; Griffey stole second; Morgan doubled [Rose scored, Griffey scored]; Foster singled to left [Morgan to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Driessen struck out while Foster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop) [Morgan out at home (shortstop to third to shortstop)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11. ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11. REDS 8TH: Bench lined to third; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11. ASTROS 9TH: Ferguson struck out; Howe doubled to left; BERGMAN BATTED FOR METZGER; Bergman grounded out (first unassisted) [Howe to third]; HOWARD BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Howard was hit by a pitch; Puhl walked [Howard to second]; Cabell singled to right [Howe scored, Howard to third, Puhl to second]; BAIR REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); Cedeno walked [Howard scored, Puhl to third, Cabell to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left [Puhl scored, Cabell scored, Cedeno to second]; Watson forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 11. |
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