Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

74-81, 38-42 Away

Final

71-83, 43-37 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	10	12	0
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	8	0

J. Lehr5-2

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

F. Paulino2-11

5.0 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 4 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
D. StubbsCF
P. JanishSS
J. Votto1B
B. Phillips2B
J. BruceRF
J. Francisco3B
L. NixLF
C. MillerC
J. LehrP
M. OwingsP
D. HerreraP
aK. BarkerPH
N. MassetP
J. BurtonP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.261	.314	.452
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217	.300	.311
4	3	3	0	0	1	0	.321	.413	.562
5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.279	.333	.451
3	3	2	3	1	2	0	.221	.299	.460
5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.444	.474	.611
2	2	1	3	1	1	1	.240	.291	.470
4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.192	.306	.269
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.143	.150
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.268	.509
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.321	.355	.429
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	10	12	10	2	5	8

a-doubled to deep right center for D Herrera in the 8th

Batting
2BJ Votto 3 (36, F Paulino 2, J Fulchino); J Bruce (14, F Paulino); C Miller (1, F Paulino); K Barker (3, S Gervacio)
HRL Nix (14, 2nd inning off F Paulino 1 on, 1 Out); J Bruce (20, 9th inning off J Fulchino 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIL Nix 3 (42), J Francisco 2 (6), J Bruce 3 (52), C Miller 2 (10)
2Out RBIC Miller 2, J Bruce 2
SFL Nix
GIDPC Miller
Team LOB5
Team RISP4-11 (D Stubbs 0-1, J Bruce 2-2, B Phillips 0-3, P Janish 0-1, J Francisco 1-2, C Miller 1-1, J Lehr 0-1)

Baserunning
CSJ Bruce (3, 2nd base by T Byrdak)

Fielding
DP3 (P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto, J Francisco-B Phillips-J Votto, C Miller-P Janish)

Astros Hitting

hitters
M. BournCF
M. TejadaSS
L. Berkman1B
C. LeeLF
G. Blum3B
H. PenceRF
K. Matsui2B
H. QuinteroC
bD. ErstadPH
C. CosteC
F. PaulinoP
aE. MaysonetPH
D. BrocailP
T. ByrdakP
cJ. MichaelsPH
S. GervacioP
J. FulchinoP
dJ. KeppingerPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.289	.360	.389
4	1	4	2	1	0	0	.308	.336	.449
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.271	.397	.509
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.347	.495
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.313	.374
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.282	.346	.478
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.252	.301	.358
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.288	.370
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.271	.333
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.303	.319
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.043	.043	.043
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.343	.385
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.329	.437
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.323	.396
32	4	8	3	2	3	7

a-singled to right center for F Paulino in the 5th

b-fouled out to right for H Quintero in the 7th

c-walked for T Byrdak in the 7th

d-grounded to shortstop for J Fulchino in the 9th

Batting
HRH Pence (25, 2nd inning off J Lehr 0 on, 1 Out); M Tejada (13, 3rd inning off J Lehr 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIH Pence (70), M Tejada 2 (81)
GIDPC Lee; L Berkman
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-8 (M Tejada 2-2, G Blum 0-1, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 0-2, L Berkman 0-2)

Baserunning
CSJ Michaels (2, 2nd base by D Herrera/C Miller)
SBM Bourn (59, 2nd base off J Lehr/C Miller)

Fielding
DP1 (K Matsui-L Berkman)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
J. Lehr(W,5-2)
M. Owings
D. Herrera
N. Masset
J. Burton
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	4	4	2	4	2	80-44	5.46
1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23-14	5.15
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	2.97
1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13-11	2.49
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	4.69
9.0	8	4	4	3	7	2	132-78

Pitching
IBBL Nix (By F Paulino)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lehr 12-22; M Owings 2-5; D Herrera 0-1; N Masset 4-5; J Burton 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lehr 12-4-13-15; M Owings 4-1-6-3; D Herrera 2-1-0-0; N Masset 2-3-2-4; J Burton 1-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lehr 9-2; M Owings 0-4; D Herrera 0-0; N Masset 2-0; J Burton 1-1
Game ScoresJ Lehr 41

Astros Pitching

pitchers
F. Paulino(L,2-11)
D. Brocail
T. Byrdak
S. Gervacio
J. Fulchino
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	9	8	8	4	3	1	96-58	6.51
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	2.87
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-7	3.34
1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13-10	2.08
1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	21-15	3.45
9.0	12	10	10	5	8	2	154-97

Pitching
HBPH Quintero (By J Lehr)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Paulino 14-27; D Brocail 1-3; T Byrdak 2-3; S Gervacio 4-4; J Fulchino 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Paulino 10-13-16-19; D Brocail 2-0-2-3; T Byrdak 2-0-4-1; S Gervacio 2-5-2-1; J Fulchino 2-7-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Paulino 8-4; D Brocail 3-0; T Byrdak 0-1; S Gervacio 0-0; J Fulchino 1-1
Game ScoresF Paulino 16

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
2nd	L Nix homered to right, J Francisco scored.	2	0
2nd	H Pence homered to center.	2	1
3rd	J Francisco singled to right, J Votto and B Phillips scored, J Bruce to third.	4	1
3rd	L Nix hit sacrifice fly to left, J Bruce scored.	5	1
3rd	M Tejada homered to left.	5	2
5th	J Bruce doubled to right, J Votto scored.	6	2
5th	C Miller doubled to deep left center, J Bruce and L Nix scored.	8	2
5th	M Tejada singled to right, E Maysonet scored, M Bourn to third.	8	3
5th	L Berkman grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Bourn scored, M Tejada out at second.	8	4
9th	J Bruce homered to left, J Votto 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

12:05 AM, 27 September 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 39,476

Game Time:2:46

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

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

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F. Paulino2-11

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