George Foster greeted reliever Rick Williams with a single in the 10th inning, scoring Ken Griffey, to give the Reds a 6-5 victory over the Astros. Bo McLaughlin, who was pitching for the Astros to start the stanza, gave up a single to Griffey and passes to Dave Concepcion and Joe Morgan to load the bases before Foster delivered his hit off Williams.

The recurrence of a back ailment forced Tom Seaver off the mound after one inning and the Reds called on four relievers during the course of the game with the decision going to Doug Bair. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Friday, May 4, 1979 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 Reds 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 15 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Griffey cf,rf 5 1 2 0 1 1 .375 Reynolds ss 5 2 1 1 0 0 .276 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 0 1 1 .310 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .297 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 1 1 .313 Cruz lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .330 Foster lf 5 0 1 1 1 2 .362 Cabell 3b,1b 5 1 1 3 0 0 .295 Summers rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Collins ph,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .220 Driessen 1b 4 3 3 2 1 0 .239 Ashby c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Knight 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .321 Ruhle p 2 1 1 0 0 1 .091 Bench c 4 0 2 3 0 0 .197 Sexton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Seaver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Moskau p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Totals 40 5 9 5 4 3 Totals 40 6 15 6 6 5 Time of Game: 3:47 Attendance: 20,988 Left on Base: Astros 10, Reds 16 DP: Astros 0, Reds 1 Errors: Reynolds, Cabell, Concepcion, Driessen, Moskau Doubles: Ruhle (1), Howe (3), Ashby (4), Morgan (9) Triples: Driessen (1) Home Runs: Cabell (3), Driessen (4) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (6) Sacrifice Hits: Moskau (1), Concepcion (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2), Bench (2) GIDP: Cruz (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 5 8 4 4 3 4 1 27 3.29 Sambito 2.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.79 McLaughlin 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 8.10 Riccelli L(1-1) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 3.24 Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 9 15 6 6 6 5 1 49 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.86 Moskau 5 6 4 1 2 2 1 25 1.04 Tomlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 Borbon 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.12 Bair W(2-0) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 2.19 Totals 10 9 5 2 4 3 1 45 Wild Pitches: Ruhle (1) Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Bill Andress, 3B - Ron Jeffers ASTROS 1ST: 25 minute rain delay before start of game; Puhl singled to left; Reynolds forced Puhl (third to shortstop); Cedeno singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to third]; Cabell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Concepcion singled to right; Morgan flied out to right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: MOSKAU REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Summers flied out to left; Driessen singled to center; Knight singled to left [Driessen to second]; Bench singled to left [Driessen scored, Knight to second]; Moskau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Knight to third, Bench to second]; Griffey walked; Concepcion lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle doubled to center; Puhl reached on an error by Moskau [Ruhle to third, Puhl to first]; Reynolds singled to center [Ruhle scored, Puhl to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz lined to first; Cabell homered (unearned) [Puhl scored (unearned), Reynolds scored (unearned)]; Watson singled to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (third to first); Foster struck out; Summers walked; Driessen homered [Summers scored]; Knight singled to left; Ruhle threw a wild pitch [Knight to second]; Bench singled to left [Knight scored]; Moskau flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Ruhle struck out; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 4TH: Griffey struck out; Concepcion struck out; Morgan doubled to right; Foster reached on an error by Cabell [Morgan to third, Foster to first]; Summers lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds popped to first; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Driessen walked; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first) [Driessen to second]; Bench flied out to left; Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Watson popped to first in foul territory; Howe doubled to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third]; SEXTON BATTED FOR RUHLE; Sexton walked; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Griffey singled to third; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Griffey to second]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds reached on an error by Driessen [Reynolds to first]; Cedeno walked [Reynolds to second]; TOMLIN REPLACED MOSKAU (PITCHING); Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Reynolds to third, Cedeno out at second]; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: COLLINS BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Collins singled to center; Driessen popped to first; Knight lined to shortstop [Collins to second (error by Reynolds)]; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GRIFFEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to right; Ashby reached on an error by Concepcion [Ashby to first]; Sambito flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; Auerbach singled; Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion singled to right [Auerbach to second]; Morgan struck out; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Foster walked [Auerbach to third, Concepcion to second]; Collins grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); GERONIMO REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING CF); Puhl struck out; Reynolds popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4. REDS 9TH: Driessen tripled to right; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Driessen scored]; Geronimo popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5. ASTROS 10TH: Cabell flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Howe walked; Ashby doubled to right [Howe to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 5. REDS 10TH: RICCELLI REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Griffey singled to center; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second]; Morgan walked [Griffey to third, Concepcion to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED RICCELLI (PITCHING); Foster singled to center [Griffey scored, Concepcion to third, Morgan to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 6.

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