Jose Cruz drove in three runs to pace the Astros' 7-5 triumph over the Reds. Cruz singled home Houston's first run in the first inning but the Reds took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a two-run homer by George Foster. The Astros regained the lead with three tallies in the fifth on a solo homer by Terry Puhl, RBI groundout by Cruz and a run-scoring single by Danny Heep. Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 5Game Played on Sunday, May 10, 1981 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 - 7 13 0 Reds 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 13 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .250 Collins rf 4 1 2 1 1 1 .362 Reynolds ss 5 3 3 0 0 1 .264 Griffey cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .261 Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .299 Concepcion ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .324 Cruz lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .250 Foster lf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .271 Heep 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Bench 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .308 Howe 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .324 Nolan c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 Thon 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .119 Knight 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Pujols c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Oester 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .305 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Pastore p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Roberts ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Biittner ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .385 Totals 40 7 13 7 2 6 Totals 39 5 13 4 1 6 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 31,903 Left on Base: Astros 10, Reds 8 DP: Astros 0, Reds 0 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: Reynolds (4), Oester (4), Collins (5) Triples: Reynolds (2), Griffey (2) Home Runs: Puhl (2), Foster (6) Stolen Bases: Cruz (2) Caught Stealing: Collins (6) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (4) Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (1,by Pastore) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(3-3) 5 7 2 2 1 2 1 22 2.50 D. Smith 3.2 6 3 3 0 3 0 17 3.86 LaCorte SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.13 Totals 9 13 5 5 1 6 1 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pastore L(1-1) 6 9 6 6 1 5 1 30 4.20 Price 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.78 Bair 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 6.59 Totals 9 13 7 7 2 6 1 44 Passed Balls: Pujols (2) Hit by Pitch: Pastore (1) Wild Pitches: Niekro (3), D. Smith (2) Balks: Pastore (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson ASTROS 1ST: 56 minute rain delay before start of game; Puhl walked; Pastore balked [Puhl to second]; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to shortstop [Cedeno to second]; Heep flied to center; Howe forced Cruz (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Collins singled to right; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey popped to shortstop; Concepcion flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thon popped to catcher in foul territory; Pujols flied to right; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster flied to right; Bench singled to center; Nolan flied to left; Knight flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied to left; Reynolds singled to center; Cedeno reached on an error by Concepcion [Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied to left; Heep struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Oester doubled to center; On a bunt Pastore popped to catcher in foul territory; Collins flied to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe struck out; Thon popped to second; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to right; Foster homered [Concepcion scored]; Bench singled to center; Nolan struck out; Knight popped to second; Oester singled to second [Bench to second]; Pastore flied to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl homered; Reynolds tripled to center; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cruz forced Cedeno (second to shortstop) [Reynolds scored]; Cruz stole second; Heep singled to right [Cruz scored]; Howe flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Collins walked; Griffey flied to center; Concepcion forced Collins (shortstop to second); Niekro threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Thon popped to first in foul territory; Pujols grounded out (second to first); ROBERTS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Roberts singled to right; Puhl popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: D. SMITH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno singled to third [Reynolds to third]; PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Reynolds scored]; Heep flied to right; Howe singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Thon singled to center [Cedeno scored, Howe to third]; Pujols forced Thon (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Oester flied to right; SPILMAN BATTED FOR PRICE; Spilman flied to center; Collins was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); D. Smith struck out; Puhl singled to right; Reynolds forced Puhl (first to shortstop); Cedeno walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to third]; Heep forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to center; Bench singled to left [Foster to second]; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: Howe flied to left; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Knight flied to right; Oester singled to right; BIITTNER BATTED FOR BAIR; Biittner struck out; Collins doubled to right [Oester scored]; Griffey tripled to center [Collins scored]; D. Smith threw a wild pitch [Griffey scored]; Concepcion singled to center; LACORTE REPLACED D. SMITH (PITCHING); Pujols allowed a passed ball [Concepcion to second]; Foster was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. |
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