Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. BournCF |
C. LeeLF |
J. SmithPR |
H. PenceRF |
G. Blum3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .295 | .333 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .371 | .419 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .174 | .337 | .420 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .316 | .535 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .158 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .365 | .375 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .370 | .521 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .394 | .368 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .261 | .338 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BM Bourn (3, J Cueto); H Pence (3, F Cordero)
- HRL Berkman (5, 6th inning off J Cueto 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIL Berkman (10), H Pence 2 (10), G Blum (4)
- SFG Blum
- GIDPC Lee
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-3 (G Blum 0-1, H Pence 1-1, C Lee 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP3 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman 2, K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman)
- EM Tejada (3, catch)
Reds Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. NixLF |
J. Votto1B |
J. BruceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .333 | .322 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 | .321 | .341 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .269 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .439 | .622 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .286 | .250 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .348 | .576 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .127 | .286 | .190 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .310 | .370 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .222 | .280 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .350 | .389 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
a-grounded to shortstop for J Cueto in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BL Nix (4, R Oswalt); B Phillips (2, R Oswalt); R Hernandez (3, C Sampson)
- RBIJ Votto (20)
- 2Out RBIJ Votto
- GIDPJ Cueto; B Phillips; D McDonald
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-4 (A Gonzalez 0-1, B Phillips 0-1, E Encarnacion 0-1, J Votto 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-J Votto)
- EJ Bruce (1, throw)
- AssistsC Dickerson (M Tejada at 2nd base)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Sampson(W,2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98-63 | 3.94 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 3.00 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 1.42 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 127-82 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Oswalt 20-27; T Byrdak 1-3; C Sampson 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Oswalt 10-9-21-23; T Byrdak 1-1-0-3; C Sampson 4-0-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 14-5; T Byrdak 1-1; C Sampson 2-1
- Game ScoresR Oswalt 61
Reds Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Cordero(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 98-64 | 2.19 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-17 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 128-86 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Bruce (By R Oswalt)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Cueto 16-27; A Rhodes 2-3; F Cordero 3-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Cueto 19-5-19-21; A Rhodes 2-0-0-3; F Cordero 2-6-5-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Cueto 8-7; A Rhodes 1-2; F Cordero 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Cueto 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | L Berkman homered to left. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6th | J Votto singled to center, L Nix scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9th | H Pence doubled to deep right, J Smith and M Tejada scored, H Pence to third on throwing error by right fielder J Bruce. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 9th | G Blum hit sacrifice fly to right, H Pence scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Great American Ball Park
12:10 AM, 28 April 2009
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 12,365
Game Time:2:33
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
- First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Second Base Umpire - Kevin Causey
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |

