Three Cincinnati pitchers combined on a three-hitter as the Reds shaded the Astros, 2-1. The Reds scored in the second inning when Dan Driessen walked, reached second on an infield single by Ray Knight, advanced to third on a fielder's choice and came home as Ron Oester grounded out. A double by Ken Griffey and run-scoring single by Dave Concepcion produced a tally in the third frame. The Astros scored in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Terry Puhl. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1981 (Day game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Collins rf 2 0 0 0 2 2 .434 Walling 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Mejias rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Ivie ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Griffey cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .302 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Cedeno cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .288 Driessen 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .213 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Knight 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .269 Puhl rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .214 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .154 O'Berry c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .182 Oester 2b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .135 Pujols c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Berenyi p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .167 Pittman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landestoy ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Ashby ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .171 Totals 31 2 4 2 4 12 Totals 29 1 3 1 7 5 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 19,957 Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 9 DP: Reds 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Griffey (3), Roberts (1), Puhl (5) Stolen Bases: Collins 2 (5), Knight (1), Puhl (2), Thon (3) Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (2) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Berenyi W(2-0) 6 3 1 1 6 3 0 27 3.24 Price 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4.91 Hume SV(1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.60 Totals 9 3 1 1 7 5 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(1-1) 7 4 2 2 4 10 0 29 1.29 D. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.38 Totals 9 4 2 2 4 12 0 35 Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (3) Balks: Berenyi (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to left; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Knight singled to shortstop [Driessen to second]; Nolan forced Knight (second to shortstop) [Driessen to third]; Oester grounded out (first unassisted) [Driessen scored, Nolan to second]; Berenyi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Puhl lined to left; Roberts doubled to right; Thon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Collins struck out; Griffey doubled to left; Concepcion singled to center [Griffey scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Foster struck out; Driessen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols walked; Ryan struck out; Walling forced Pujols (third to second); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Knight singled to center; Knight stole second; Nolan was called out on strikes; Oester struck out; Berenyi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to second]; Puhl doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Puhl stole third; Roberts popped to first; Thon walked; Pujols flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Collins walked; Collins stole second; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Ryan threw a wild pitch [Collins to third]; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Ryan struck out; Walling walked; Berenyi balked [Walling to second]; Reynolds lined to shortstop; Cedeno walked; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (third to first); Knight grounded out (third to first); Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Roberts flied out to left; Thon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Oester was called out on strikes; Berenyi walked; Collins was called out on strikes; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Pittman singled to center; Debut game for Joe Pittman; ASHBY BATTED FOR RYAN; Ashby walked [Pittman to second]; PRICE REPLACED BERENYI (PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR WALLING; Ivie struck out; Reynolds struck out; HUME REPLACED PRICE (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: D. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); ASHBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: O'BERRY REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to left; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: Knight struck out; O'Berry was called out on strikes; Oester grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: MEJIAS REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING RF); Thon walked; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thon to second]; Thon stole third; Ashby flied out to center; HOWE BATTED FOR IVIE; Howe lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

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