Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

58-75, 26-42 Away

Final

67-66, 35-29 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	-	4	9	0

Reds Hitting

hitters
C. DickersonLF
J. KeppingerSS
B. Phillips2B
J. Votto1B
J. BruceRF
E. Encarnacion3B
C. PattersonCF
P. BakoC
J. FoggP
G. MajewskiP
aA. RosalesPH
B. BrayP
M. LincolnP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	1	2	.308	.400	.635
4	1	2	0	0	0	.268	.316	.352
4	0	1	0	0	0	.263	.311	.456
2	0	0	1	2	1	.288	.354	.456
4	0	1	0	0	1	.252	.297	.423
4	0	1	0	0	1	.249	.333	.468
4	0	1	0	0	1	.196	.233	.337
3	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.278	.318
2	0	0	0	0	1	.095	.136	.095
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	1	6	1	3	8

a-struck out swinging for G Majewski in the 8th

Batting
2BB Phillips (22, R Oswalt); E Encarnacion (25, R Oswalt)
RBIJ Votto (59)
GIDPE Encarnacion 2
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP1 (P Bako-E Encarnacion)
EE Encarnacion (21, ground ball)

Astros Hitting

hitters
D. ErstadLF
T. Wigginton3B
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
G. Blum2B
J. ValverdeP
H. PenceRF
M. BournCF
B. AusmusC
R. OswaltP
aD. NewhanPH
L. HawkinsP
José Castillo2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.297	.330	.390
4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.295	.363	.532
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.319	.418
3	1	3	0	0	1	0	.333	.430	.599
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.238	.280	.419
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.260	.301	.441
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.280	.298
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.223	.301	.299
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.173	.173	.173
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.270	.383
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.289	.379
33	4	9	4	2	1	5

a-grounded to first for R Oswalt in the 7th

Batting
2BL Berkman (40, J Fogg)
HRH Pence (19, 4th inning off J Fogg 1 on, 2 Out); T Wigginton (17, 7th inning off G Majewski 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIH Pence 2 (65), T Wigginton 2 (46)
2Out RBIH Pence 2, T Wigginton 2
Team LOB7

Baserunning
CSM Tejada (7, 3rd base by J Fogg/P Bako)

Fielding
DP2 (T Wigginton-G Blum-L Berkman 2)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
J. Fogg(L,2-7)
G. Majewski
B. Bray
M. Lincoln
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	101-68	7.29
1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	15-10	5.60
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	2.53
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	4.52
8.0	9	4	4	1	5	2	132-89

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Fogg 8-7; G Majewski 2-0; B Bray 0-1; M Lincoln 0-0
Game ScoresJ Fogg 53

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt(W,12-9)
L. Hawkins(H,4)
J. Valverde(S,34)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	1	1	2	3	90-65	4.11
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	12-8	4.78
1.0	0	0	0	1	3	15-11	3.94
9.0	6	1	1	3	8	117-84

Pitching
HBPG Blum (By B Bray)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 16-2; L Hawkins 1-0; J Valverde 0-0
Game ScoresR Oswalt 64

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
1st	J Votto grounded out to pitcher, J Keppinger scored, B Phillips to third.	1	0
4th	H Pence homered to left, L Berkman scored.	1	2
7th	T Wigginton homered to left, D Erstad scored.	1	4

Reds
2
Astros
1

Game 1

27/8

Reds
1
Astros
4

Game 2

28/8

Reds
2
Astros
3

Game 3

28/8

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 28 August 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,741

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

R. Oswalt12-9

J. Fogg2-7

J. Valverde34

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