Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

18-27, 9-12 Away

Final

25-20, 12-12 Home


HOU
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	11	0
0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	-	6	8	0

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
H. PenceRF
I. RodríguezC
J. Keppinger3B
E. Maysonet2B
R. OswaltP
T. ByrdakP
aD. ErstadPH
L. HawkinsP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.285	.355	.382
5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.348	.372	.519
3	1	1	0	0	2	1	.233	.370	.487
4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.324	.366	.535
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.352	.425	.519
4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.259	.303	.452
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.313	.403	.522
4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.208	.208
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	4	11	4	1	4	5

a-grounded to first for T Byrdak in the 8th

Batting
2BM Tejada (16, M Owings); I Rodriguez (7, M Owings)
3BL Berkman (1, M Owings)
HRJ Keppinger (2, 6th inning off M Lincoln 0 on, 0 Out)
RBII Rodriguez 2 (21), E Maysonet (1), J Keppinger (4)
SHR Oswalt
GIDPR Oswalt; L Berkman
Team LOB8
Team RISP4-11 (M Tejada 1-1, R Oswalt 0-1, I Rodriguez 1-3, H Pence 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, C Lee 1-3, E Maysonet 1-1)

Fielding
PBI Rodriguez

Reds Hitting

hitters
C. DickersonCF
J. Hairston Jr.2B
J. Votto1B
R. HernándezC
J. BruceRF
L. NixLF
A. GonzalezSS
A. Rosales3B
M. OwingsP
M. LincolnP
D. HerreraP
aJ. GomesPH
N. MassetP
D. WeathersP
bW. TaverasPH
F. CorderoP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.229	.369	.349
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.314	.456
4	1	1	2	1	0	2	.364	.473	.645
4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.294	.360	.385
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.228	.306	.481
4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.288	.333	.588
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.218	.263	.318
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.259	.351	.383
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.296	.296	.593
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.429	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.345
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	6	8	6	2	3	7

a-walked for D Herrera in the 6th

b-grounded to shortstop for D Weathers in the 8th

Batting
HRL Nix (4, 4th inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 0 Out); J Votto (8, 7th inning off T Byrdak 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIR Hernandez 2 (18), L Nix (10), J Gomes (4), J Votto 2 (33)
2Out RBIR Hernandez 2, J Gomes
SHJ Hairston Jr.
Team LOB6
Team RISP1-4 (R Hernandez 1-1, A Rosales 0-1, J Votto 0-1, C Dickerson 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (A Gonzalez-J Votto, A Rosales-A Gonzalez-J Votto)
AssistsJ Bruce (M Tejada at 2nd base)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
R. Oswalt
T. Byrdak(L,0-1)
L. Hawkins
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	4	4	2	5	1	94-61	4.62
1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	22-11	3.71
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	2.70
8.0	8	6	6	3	7	2	125-79

Pitching
IBBJ Keppinger (By M Owings)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Oswalt 17-28; T Byrdak 2-5; L Hawkins 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Oswalt 12-11-18-20; T Byrdak 2-3-4-2; L Hawkins 2-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Oswalt 6-7; T Byrdak 1-0; L Hawkins 1-2
Game ScoresR Oswalt 45

Reds Pitching

pitchers
M. Owings
M. Lincoln
D. Herrera
N. Masset(W,2-0)
D. Weathers(H,7)
F. Cordero(S,13)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	3	3	4	3	0	99-62	4.78
0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	5-4	9.56
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	2.04
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-8	1.15
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	2.70
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	1.71
9.0	11	4	4	4	5	1	164-104

Pitching
HBPA Rosales (By R Oswalt)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Owings 15-24; M Lincoln 2-3; D Herrera 2-2; N Masset 2-4; D Weathers 1-3; F Cordero 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Owings 13-8-24-17; M Lincoln 0-0-1-3; D Herrera 2-2-6-1; N Masset 2-2-1-3; D Weathers 2-1-2-3; F Cordero 2-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Owings 6-6; M Lincoln 1-0; D Herrera 0-0; N Masset 2-0; D Weathers 1-2; F Cordero 3-0
Game ScoresM Owings 42

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CIN
3rd	R Hernandez singled to center, M Owings and C Dickerson scored.	0	2
4th	I Rodriguez doubled to deep left center, M Tejada and L Berkman scored, C Lee to third.	2	2
4th	E Maysonet singled to right, C Lee scored, I Rodriguez to third, J Keppinger to second.	3	2
4th	L Nix homered to right.	3	3
6th	J Keppinger homered to left.	4	3
6th	J Gomes walked, J Bruce scored, A Gonzalez to third, A Rosales to second.	4	4
7th	J Votto homered to left, J Hairston Jr. scored.	4	6

Astros
5
Reds
8

Game 1

25/5

Astros
4
Reds
6

Game 2

27/5

Astros
1
Reds
6

Game 3

28/5

Great American Ball Park

12:10 AM, 27 May 2009

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 15,619

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor

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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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

N. Masset2-0

T. Byrdak0-1

F. Cordero13

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Inning

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