For the second straight game, the Reds powered their way to a come-from-behind victory, beating the Astros, 5-4, when George Foster smashed a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Johnny Bench also had a homer for Reds and Joe Ferguson hit one for the Astros, who held a 4-2 lead before Pete Rose singled, Joe Morgan walked and Foster hit his first homer of the season to bring victory to Bill Bonham in his debut with the Reds. [The Sporting News]
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros       0  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Reds         0  1  0    1  3  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Rose 3b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .333
Cabell 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .300        Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Cruz rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .444      Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .500
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Foster lf             3   2   3   3     1   0   .625
Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Driessen 1b           1   0   0   0     2   0   .400
Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bench c               2   1   1   1     2   1   .429
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .375
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Bonham p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bergman ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  10   4     2   5             Totals               29   5   8   5     8   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 22,883
Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 9
DP: Astros 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Cabell (1), Howe (2)
Home Runs: Ferguson (2), Bench (1), Foster (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffey (2), Driessen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Driessen (1)
GIDP: Driessen (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-1)           5     6   5   5   7   1   2  26   9.00
Sambito                 3     2   0   0   1   3   0  12   0.00
Totals                  8     8   5   5   8   4   2  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bonham W(1-0)           8     9   4   4   2   5   1  35   4.50
Tomlin                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Borbon SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   5   1  39

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied
out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson flied
out to right; Ferguson homered; Howe grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Driessen walked [Foster to second];
Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to second [Foster to third,
Driessen out at third (catcher to third)]; on short popup,
Dan Driessen and George Foster end up on 3B; Geronimo
singled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion to third]; Bonham
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Niekro
struck out; Puhl walked; Cabell doubled to right [Puhl scored,
Cabell to third (on throw to home)]; Cedeno popped to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey walked;
Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Griffey to
third, Morgan to second]; Driessen grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Watson singled to center; Ferguson
struck out; Howe doubled to left [Watson to third]; Metzger was
walked intentionally; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonham popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled
to right; Cedeno singled to center [Cabell to second]; Cruz
singled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson
grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno scored, Cruz to second];
Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Rose
scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second;
Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right [Driessen to third];
Geronimo flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Reds 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Howe flied out to left; Metzger struck out; WALLING
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Bonham struck
out; Rose singled to right; Griffey struck out; Morgan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (second
to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Foster to second]; Bench was walked
intentionally; Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
flied out to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Bonham grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (third to first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.

ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); HOWARD BATTED FOR
METZGER; Howard singled to left; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO;
TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Alou
singled to left [Howard to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; On a
bunt Puhl popped to third in foul territory; BORBON REPLACED
TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 5.
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