Limiting Houston to four hits -- including two infield singles -- Frank Pastore pitched the Reds to a 3-0 blanking of the Astros. The Reds scored in the first inning on a one-out double by Ken Griffey and two-out single by George Foster, and made it 3-0 in the ninth on a run-scoring double by Johnny Bench and RBI single by Pastore. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Friday, April 24, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 10 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .451 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .212 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Griffey cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .298 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Foster lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .227 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Kennedy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Biittner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Oester pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Pastore p 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 3 2 5 Totals 30 0 4 0 0 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 27,087 Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 3 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Doubles: Griffey (2), Bench (2), Puhl (4) Triples: Collins (1) Caught Stealing: Collins (5), Cedeno (2) GIDP: Foster (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 30 0.56 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 30 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(1-3) 8.2 10 3 3 2 5 0 36 2.41 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.08 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey REDS 1ST: Collins singled to shortstop; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey doubled to center; Concepcion struck out; Foster singled to center [Griffey scored]; Driessen popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Knight flied out to center; Bench singled to center; Kennedy singled to right [Bench to second]; On a bunt Pastore forced Bench (pitcher to third) [Kennedy to second]; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion singled to shortstop; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Thon flied out to center; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Knight flied out to center; Bench struck out; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to shortstop; Cruz singled to shortstop [Cedeno to second]; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Pastore grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins flied out to center; Griffey lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro flied out to right; Puhl doubled to right; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Knight struck out; Bench flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie grounded out (second to first); Howe popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: Pastore grounded out (first unassisted); Collins tripled to center; Griffey struck out; Concepcion popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); WALLING BATTED FOR THON; Walling grounded out (second to first); Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Foster flied out to left; Driessen singled to left; Knight flied out to left; Bench doubled to right [Driessen scored]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Biittner was walked intentionally; OESTER RAN FOR BIITTNER; Pastore singled to center [Bench scored, Oester to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Collins forced Pastore (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: OESTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

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