Jimmy Sexton led off the 13th inning with a walk, reached second on a stolen base and scored on Enos Cabell's two-out single as the Astros edged the Reds, 4-3. The Reds had tied the game in the ninth with a pair of runs, the tying counter coming when reliever Joe Sambito walked Pete Rose with the bases loaded. Red ace Tom Seaver failed to win for the third straight time. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     16, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   3  7  2
Astros       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   0   1     3   0   .256      Puhl lf               6   0   1   0     1   1   .268
Griffey rf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .381      Cabell 3b             7   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Cedeno cf             5   2   2   0     1   1   .350
  Kennedy 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz rf               3   0   2   0     2   0   .359
Foster lf,cf          5   0   1   0     1   2   .310      Watson 1b             3   0   1   2     2   0   .243
Driessen 1b           5   0   2   0     1   0   .308      Ferguson c            5   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Bench c               4   1   1   0     2   2   .333      Howe 2b               5   1   2   1     1   0   .289
Concepcion ss         4   1   0   0     2   2   .270      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .290        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Sexton ss           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Capilla pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Lum lf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Werner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Dixon p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Sarmiento p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               44   3   7   2    10  13             Totals               44   4  11   4     9   5

Time of Game: 4:06   Attendance: 27,700
Left on Base: Reds 13, Astros 14
DP: Reds 1, Astros 0
Errors: Bench, Murray
Doubles: Cedeno (3)
Home Runs: Howe (3)
Stolen Bases: Griffey 2 (6), Driessen (5), Cedeno 2 (7), Puhl (2), Cruz (1), Sexton (1)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (3), Richard (1), Cruz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (3)
GIDP: Richard (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  6     6   3   2   5   1   1  28   5.06
Murray                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.00
Tomlin                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.93
Sarmiento L(1-1)        3.2   4   1   1   4   2   0  18   1.04
Totals                 12.2  11   4   3   9   5   1  56

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 8     3   3   3   7  11   0  34   4.15
Sambito                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.70
Pentz                   2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.73
Dixon W(1-0)            2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   9.00
Totals                 13     7   3   3  10  13   0  55

Wild Pitches: Richard (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled
to center; Griffey stole second; Morgan grounded out (second to
pitcher) [Griffey to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Griffey
scored]; Foster walked; Driessen grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell singled; Cedeno
forced Cabell (third to second); Cedeno stole second; Cruz
walked; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third];
Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 1.

REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Geronimo flied
out to center; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe homered; Metzger flied out to left; Richard
struck out; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop
unassisted); Griffey stole second; Morgan popped to second;
Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell lined to third; Cedeno singled to center;
Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Bench)]; Cruz
walked; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored
(unearned), Cruz to second]; Ferguson popped to second; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench flied
out to left; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe walked; Metzger forced Howe (catcher to
shortstop); Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Metzger to second]; Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Griffey singled to left; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz flied out to right;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third];
Ferguson walked; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to center; On a bunt Richard
grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Metzger out
at second]; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Geronimo flied out to center;
COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled to
left; Cruz was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Murray [Cruz to second]; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: Rose walked; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson flied
out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 3.

REDS 9TH: Driessen singled; Bench walked [Driessen to second];
Concepcion walked [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; SAMBITO
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight
forced Driessen (third to catcher) [Bench to third, Concepcion
to second]; CAPILLA RAN FOR KNIGHT; WERNER BATTED FOR MURRAY;
Werner singled to shortstop [Bench scored, Concepcion to third,
Capilla to second]; Rose walked [Concepcion scored, Capilla to
third, Werner to second]; Griffey popped to shortstop; Kennedy
popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: LUM REPLACED CAPILLA (PLAYING LF); TOMLIN REPLACED
WERNER (PITCHING); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOWARD
BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Howard grounded out (third to first); Puhl
struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 10TH: PENTZ REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Foster singled;
Driessen flied out to right; Bench singled [Foster to second];
Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foster to third,
Bench to second]; Lum was walked intentionally; AUERBACH BATTED
FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cedeno
walked; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno
to second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Ferguson flied out
to left; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 11TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck
out; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: WALLING BATTED FOR METZGER; Walling popped to
catcher; BERGMAN BATTED FOR PENTZ; Bergman struck out; Puhl
singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice
[Puhl out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 12TH: DIXON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); SEXTON REPLACED
WALLING (PLAYING SS); Foster grounded out (second to first);
Driessen singled; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 12TH: Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz singled; Cruz
stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Ferguson flied
out to left; Howe singled to left [Cruz out at home (left to
catcher), Watson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 3.

REDS 13TH: Lum flied out to center; Sarmiento struck out; Rose
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 13TH: Sexton walked; Sexton stole second; Dixon struck
out; Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell singled [Sexton scored]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 4.