| Back-to-back homers by Art Howe and Phil Garner climaxed a six-run explosion in the third inning that carried the Astros to a 7-3 victory over the Reds. Reds starter Tom Seaver walked the bases loaded in the third before giving up a two-out, two-run single to Ray Knight. Howe then rapped a three-run circuit clout and Garner followed with his round-tripper. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Friday, April 23, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 9 0 Astros 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 x - 7 10 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Milner cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .333 Walling cf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Driessen 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Puhl rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .175 Concepcion ss 4 0 2 1 1 1 .273 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Bench 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .229 Ashby c 3 1 0 0 1 3 .319 Biittner lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .353 Knight 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .304 Oester 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Howe 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .278 Householder rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Garner 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .188 Vail lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Thon ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Trevino c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .294 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 LaCoss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Edelen p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Landestoy ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Price p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barranca ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 3 9 3 5 4 Totals 33 7 10 7 4 7 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 23,452 Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 6 DP: Reds 1, Astros 2 Doubles: Landestoy (2), Garner (2), Thon (1), Knight (5) Home Runs: Howe (2), Garner (1) Stolen Bases: Milner (3), Cruz (3) GIDP: Seaver (1), Vail (1), Howe (6) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(0-2) 2.2 5 6 6 3 3 2 16 10.38 Edelen 3.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 13 5.63 Price 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.70 Shirley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.04 Totals 8 10 7 7 4 7 2 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(2-1) 6.2 7 3 3 4 3 0 30 2.45 LaCoss 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 2.63 Totals 9 9 3 3 5 4 0 39 Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Milner walked; Milner stole second; Driessen flied out to right; Concepcion struck out; Bench walked; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Walling struck out; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Oester popped to third in foul territory; Householder walked; Trevino singled to right [Householder to third]; Seaver grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Knight flied out to right; On a bunt Howe singled to third; Garner flied out to center; Thon forced Howe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion singled to pitcher; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to left; Walling walked; Puhl walked [Walling to second]; Cruz struck out; Ashby walked [Walling to third, Puhl to second]; Knight singled to right [Ashby to third, Puhl scored, Walling scored]; Howe homered [Ashby scored, Knight scored]; Garner homered; EDELEN REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Thon popped to shortstop; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 4TH: Biittner flied out to center; Oester grounded out (second to first); Householder popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 4TH: Niekro flied out to center; Walling struck out; Puhl singled to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 5TH: Trevino struck out; Edelen singled to left; Milner struck out; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby struck out; Knight singled to center; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to second]; Biittner flied out to right [Concepcion to third]; Oester grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Garner doubled to center; Thon doubled to left [Garner scored]; On a bunt Niekro made an out to pitcher; Walling grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 7. REDS 7TH: Householder flied to right in foul territory; Trevino grounded out (second to first); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR EDELEN; Landestoy doubled; Milner singled to right [Landestoy scored]; Driessen singled to center [Milner to third]; Concepcion singled to center [Driessen to third, Milner scored]; LACOSS REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Bench singled to center [Concepcion to third, Driessen scored]; Biittner struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 7TH: PRICE REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); VAIL REPLACED HOUSEHOLDER (PLAYING LF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Paul Householder left with injured wrist; Ashby struck out; Knight doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 7. REDS 8TH: Oester singled to center; Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oester out at second]; Trevino walked; BARRANCA BATTED FOR PRICE; Barranca popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 7. ASTROS 8TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BARRANCA (PITCHING); Thon popped to second; LaCoss struck out; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 7. REDS 9TH: Milner grounded out (catcher to first); Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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