A two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Astros a 3-2 win over the sagging Reds. With the Astros trailing, 2-1, Terry Puhl led off the ninth with a single and scored when Jose Cruz followed with a double. After going to third on an infield out, Cruz scored when pinch-hitter Bob Watson lofted a sacrifice fly to center field. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  3  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Landestoy ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .295      Drumright 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Puhl cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .299
Morgan 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .249      Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .308
Driessen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .262      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .287
Lum lf                3   0   1   2     0   1   .292      Walling lf            2   0   1   1     2   1   .250
Geronimo cf           1   0   0   0     2   0   .225      Bergman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Correll c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Bochy c               2   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .115        Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Pujols c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .121
                                                            Watson ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .296
                                                          Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .172

Totals               26   2   3   2     6   7             Totals               30   3   7   3     3  10

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  8,811
Left on Base: Reds 3, Astros 6
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Walling (8), Cruz (27)
Triples: Lum (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (18), Walling (9), Cabell (30)
Caught Stealing: Correll (2), Rose (5), Puhl (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (11)
GIDP: Morgan (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(12-14)         8.2   7   3   3   3  10   0  35   3.02
Totals                  8.2   7   3   3   3  10   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(15-11)        9     3   2   2   6   7   0  32   3.21
Totals                  9     3   2   2   6   7   0  32

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


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

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Drumright grounded out
(second to first) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl grounded out
(second to first) [Landestoy to third]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to third]; Lum grounded out
(first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Walling walked; Walling stole
second; Bergman struck out; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Correll walked; Correll was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (third to first); Landestoy
grounded out (first to pitcher); Drumright grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to center; Griffey forced
Concepcion (second to shortstop); Morgan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz struck out; Cabell singled
to center; Cabell stole second; Walling doubled to right [Cabell
scored]; Bergman flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Lum struck out; Geronimo
walked; Geronimo was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Bochy struck out; Richard struck out; Landestoy
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Correll struck out; Seaver struck out; Rose singled to
left; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Drumright flied out to right; Puhl flied out to
left; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Griffey flied out to center;
Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen walked; Lum tripled
[Morgan scored, Driessen scored]; Geronimo was walked
intentionally; Correll lined to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling struck
out; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 1.

REDS 8TH: Seaver struck out; Rose lined to third; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR BOCHY; Howard singled to left;
Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Howard to
second]; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Howard to
third]; Drumright struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 1.

REDS 9TH: PUJOLS REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING C ); Griffey flied out
to left; Morgan grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to left; Cruz doubled to left [Puhl
scored]; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third];
Walling was walked intentionally; Bergman was walked
intentionally [Walling to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR PUJOLS;
Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 3.