George Foster hit his second homer of the season to help the Reds rack up a 2-1 victory over the Astros behind the combined four-hit pitching of Fred Norman and Doug Bair. The Astros scored their run in the first inning on singles by Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell and a sacrifice fly by Bob Watson. Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .308 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Morgan 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .500 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Bench c 1 0 0 0 2 1 .375 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Metzger ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .364 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 3 8 Totals 27 2 6 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 17,958 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 6 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Errors: Andujar, Rose Triples: Geronimo (1) Home Runs: Foster (2) Stolen Bases: Cabell (2) Caught Stealing: Morgan (1) Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (1), Concepcion (1) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (1) GIDP: Griffey (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(0-1) 8 6 2 2 4 2 1 32 2.25 Totals 8 6 2 2 4 2 1 32 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(1-0) 8.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 1.08 Bair SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 8 0 35 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Howe struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen flied out to right; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to pitcher; Geronimo tripled to right [Concepcion scored]; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell reached on an error by Rose [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey flied to left in foul territory; Morgan singled to right; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Cruz popped to shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled to center; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Norman popped to third in foul territory; Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson walked; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ferguson to second]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Bench walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bench to second]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to right; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; BAIR REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Howe walked [Cruz to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR HOWE; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. |
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