Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

73-81, 37-42 Away

Final

71-82, 43-36 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	17	1
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	9	1

M. Maloney2-4

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

B. Moehler8-11

2.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
D. StubbsCF
J. BurtonP
P. JanishSS
aD. SuttonPH-SS-2B
J. Votto1B
bK. BarkerPH-1B
B. Phillips2B
A. RosalesPR-SS
J. BruceRF
W. BalentienLF
J. Francisco3B
R. HaniganC
cC. TatumPH-C
M. MaloneyP
P. ViolaP
R. RamírezP
dW. TaverasPH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
6	2	2	1	0	0	3	.268	.317	.464
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	2	2	1	0	1	0	.222	.306	.317
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.365
4	1	2	4	1	0	0	.317	.409	.553
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.333	.370
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.279	.334	.454
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.295	.311
4	2	2	1	1	1	2	.217	.292	.446
5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.275	.368	.422
5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.462	.500	.692
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.266	.362	.336
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.257	.227
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.308	.250
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	.240	.275	.285
43	10	17	10	2	3	8

a-singled to center for P Janish in the 7th

b-grounded to shortstop for J Votto in the 7th

c-flied out to right for R Hanigan in the 8th

d-grounded to second for R Ramirez in the 9th

Batting
2BJ Votto (33, B Moehler); J Bruce (13, B Moehler)
HRJ Votto (23, 1st inning off B Moehler 0 on, 2 Out); J Bruce (19, 5th inning off W Wright 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIJ Votto 4 (80), D Stubbs (16), P Janish (15), J Francisco (4), J Bruce (49), W Balentien 2 (10)
2Out RBIJ Votto 4, D Stubbs, P Janish, W Balentien 2
GIDPR Hanigan; K Barker
Team LOB10
Team RISP7-19 (D Stubbs 1-2, M Maloney 0-1, J Bruce 0-1, W Balentien 1-3, P Janish 1-1, B Phillips 1-2, K Barker 0-1, J Francisco 1-3, C Tatum 0-1, J Votto 1-2, D Sutton 1-1, R Hanigan 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto)
EJ Francisco (1, ground ball)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
H. PenceRF
K. Matsui2B
J. Keppinger3B
C. CosteC
B. MoehlerP
W. WrightP
aT. ManzellaPH
W. LopezP
bC. JohnsonPH
T. ByrdakP
C. ParontoP
cD. ErstadPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	.289	.359	.389
4	1	1	0	0	0	.304	.332	.441
4	1	2	2	1	0	.270	.396	.510
4	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.349	.498
4	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.347	.475
4	2	2	1	1	0	.254	.303	.362
4	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.324	.397
3	0	1	1	0	0	.227	.304	.320
0	0	0	0	0	0	.024	.048	.024
1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.143	.100
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.273	.336
35	4	9	4	2	4

a-struck out swinging for W Wright in the 5th

b-struck out swinging for W Lopez in the 7th

c-grounded to second for C Paronto in the 9th

Batting
2BC Coste (13, M Maloney); C Lee (32, R Ramirez)
HRK Matsui (8, 2nd inning off M Maloney 0 on, 2 Out); L Berkman (24, 8th inning off P Viola 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIK Matsui (42), C Coste (18), L Berkman 2 (76)
2Out RBIK Matsui
SFC Coste
GIDPC Lee
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-6 (M Tejada 0-1, H Pence 0-1, W Wright 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, C Lee 0-1, K Matsui 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (J Keppinger-K Matsui-L Berkman, K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman)
EJ Keppinger (8, throw)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
M. Maloney(W,2-4)
P. Viola
R. Ramírez
J. Burton
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	4	1	93-61	4.87
0.1	2	2	2	0	1	14-9	6.75
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.86
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	4.77
9.0	9	4	4	4	2	127-84

Pitching
HBPR Hanigan (By W Lopez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM Maloney 15-27; P Viola 2-3; R Ramirez 1-3; J Burton 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM Maloney 15-5-18-23; P Viola 1-0-5-3; R Ramirez 1-0-4-3; J Burton 0-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Maloney 9-7; P Viola 0-1; R Ramirez 0-2; J Burton 2-1
Game ScoresM Maloney 61

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Moehler(L,8-11)
W. Wright
W. Lopez
T. Byrdak
C. Paronto
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
2.1	8	7	7	1	2	1	77-49	5.15
2.2	3	1	1	1	3	1	42-24	5.72
2.0	6	2	0	0	1	0	31-17	8.44
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20-10	3.40
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	15.19
9.0	17	10	8	3	8	2	181-107

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Moehler 16-16; W Wright 6-11; W Lopez 3-12; T Byrdak 1-5; C Paronto 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Moehler 7-11-18-13; W Wright 7-3-7-7; W Lopez 3-3-1-10; T Byrdak 1-3-3-3; C Paronto 1-3-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Moehler 4-1; W Wright 5-0; W Lopez 3-2; T Byrdak 0-2; C Paronto 2-0
Game ScoresB Moehler 14

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
1st	J Votto homered to right.	1	0
2nd	D Stubbs reached on infield single to shortstop, W Balentien scored, J Francisco to third, M Maloney to second.	2	0
2nd	P Janish singled to left, J Francisco scored, M Maloney to third, D Stubbs to second.	3	0
2nd	J Votto doubled to deep right center, M Maloney, D Stubbs and P Janish scored.	6	0
2nd	K Matsui homered to left.	6	1
3rd	J Francisco singled to center, J Bruce scored.	7	1
5th	J Bruce homered to right.	8	1
6th	W Balentien singled to center, D Stubbs and P Janish scored, B Phillips to third.	10	1
7th	C Coste hit sacrifice fly to center, K Matsui scored.	10	2
8th	L Berkman homered to left, M Tejada scored.	10	4

Reds
10
Astros
4

Game 1

26/9

Reds
10
Astros
4

Game 2

27/9

Reds
2
Astros
3

Game 3

27/9

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 26 September 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,710

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
First Base Umpire - Delfin Colon
Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

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

M. Maloney2-4

B. Moehler8-11

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