| A grand slam by Ray Knight, who also drove in a fifth run with a single, highlighted the Reds' 7-0 victory over the Astros as Mario Soto pitched a five-hitter. George Foster drilled a solo homer in the second inning and Knight connected in the fourth following a single by Dave Concepcion, a stolen base, walk to Foster, a fielder's choice and walk to Johnny Bench. [The Sporting News] |
Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1980 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Reds 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 x - 7 9 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .244 Collins cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Mejias cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .312 Concepcion ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 .264 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .314 Foster lf 2 2 2 2 2 0 .280 Walling 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .305 Driessen 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Bench c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .258 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Knight 3b 4 1 3 5 0 0 .266 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Oester 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Soto p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .026 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pladson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Totals 33 0 5 0 4 7 Totals 31 7 9 7 4 4 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 25,092 Left on Base: Astros 10, Reds 4 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Errors: Oester Doubles: Collins (18), Concepcion (26), Foster (20) Home Runs: Foster (23), Knight (13) Stolen Bases: Morgan (21), Concepcion (11), Collins (69) Caught Stealing: Knight (2) GIDP: Bench (9) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(16-12) 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 18 4.02 Niemann 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 4.97 Roberge 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 4.63 Pladson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.35 Totals 8 9 7 7 4 4 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Soto W(10-6) 9 5 0 0 4 7 0 37 3.21 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 7 0 37 Balks: Soto (4) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cabell flied out to center; Puhl struck out; Cruz walked; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins was called out on strikes; Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Walling popped to third in foul territory; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen flied out to center; Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight singled to center; Knight was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out to right; Cabell lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Oester popped to first in foul territory; Soto struck out; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center; Cedeno reached on an error by Oester [Cruz to second, Cedeno to first]; Walling flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to center; Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion stole second; Foster walked; Driessen forced Foster (first to shortstop) [Concepcion to third]; Bench walked [Driessen to second]; Knight homered [Concepcion scored, Driessen scored, Bench scored]; Oester singled to left; Soto forced Oester (shortstop unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to center; BERGMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Bergman struck out; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 5TH: NIEMANN REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Collins doubled to center; Collins stole third; Griffey struck out; Concepcion grounded out (second unassisted); Foster was walked intentionally; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Puhl singled to third; Soto balked [Puhl to second]; Cruz struck out; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; Knight popped to catcher in foul territory; Oester flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: Walling walked; Ashby struck out; Reynolds singled to left [Walling to second]; HEEP BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Heep was called out on strikes; Morgan singled to pitcher [Walling to third, Reynolds to second]; Cabell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: ROBERGE REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); On a bunt Soto made an out to first; Collins grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cruz popped to shortstop; Cedeno singled to right; Walling walked [Cedeno to second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Concepcion doubled to left; Foster doubled to left [Concepcion scored]; Driessen walked; PLADSON REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Foster to third, Driessen out at second]; Knight singled to center [Foster scored]; Oester grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 7. ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR PLADSON; Landestoy lined to pitcher; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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