Notching his first victory of the season, Paul Moskau allowed six hits over eight innings as the Reds edged the Astros, 2-1. Both of the Reds' runs came in the second inning on singles by George Foster and Dan Driessen, a sacrifice fly by Johnny Bench and a double by Cesar Geronimo.

The Astros' lone tally came in the sixth stanza on doubles by Enos Cabell and Jose Cruz. A bunt single by Pete Rose in the seventh extended his hitting streak to 21 games. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      5, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .314      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Walling lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .299      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Cruz rf               3   0   2   1     1   0   .271      Foster lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .307
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Driessen 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .292
Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Bench c               3   0   0   1     0   1   .227
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Geronimo cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .234
Fischlin ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .130      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .215
  Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .146      Moskau p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .211
  Sexton ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .227

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   5             Totals               30   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 30,320
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 8
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Watson, Bench
Doubles: Cabell 2 (15), Cruz (14), Geronimo (10)
Stolen Bases: Driessen 2 (19), Geronimo (5)
Caught Stealing: Driessen (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench (2)
GIDP: Howard (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(5-6)           8     7   2   2   3   4   0  34   5.69
Totals                  8     7   2   2   3   4   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau W(1-2)           8     6   1   1   2   5   0  32   4.26
Bair SV(13)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.88
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams


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

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

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (second to first); Pujols grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fischlin singled to left; Niekro
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled to shortstop; Driessen singled to right
[Foster to third]; Driessen stole second; Bench hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Foster scored]; Geronimo doubled to left [Driessen
scored]; Geronimo stole third; Kennedy struck out; Moskau struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl struck out; Walling grounded out (second to
first); Cabell doubled to left; Cabell was picked off second but
was safe on an error by Bench [Cabell to third]; Cruz flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out
to right; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foster to
second]; Driessen flied out to center; Bench struck out;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Fischlin grounded out (second to first); Niekro
struck out; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Moskau
walked; Rose flied out to left; Griffey flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling flied out to left; Cabell doubled to left;
Cruz doubled to right [Cabell scored]; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Howe flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
singled to left; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Bench
reached on an error by Watson [Foster to third, Driessen to
second, Bench to first]; Geronimo struck out; Kennedy lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (first unassisted); BERGMAN
BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Bergman struck out; Niekro flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Moskau popped to
first in foul territory; On a bunt Rose singled; Griffey singled
to pitcher [Rose to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first) [Rose to third, Griffey to second]; Foster flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to left; Walling flied out to center;
Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to right; Driessen stole second;
Bench flied out to center [Driessen to third]; Driessen was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); missed squeeze;
Geronimo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled to right; Watson singled to second
[Cruz to second]; BAIR REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Howe singled
to center [Cruz to third, Watson to second]; Pujols forced Cruz
(third to catcher) [Watson to third, Howe to second]; HOWARD
BATTED FOR SEXTON; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.