Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

53-56, 23-29 Away

Final/10

36-73, 18-36 Home


CIN
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0
0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	0

M. Melancon6-3

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

L. Ondrusek4-4

0.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
D. StubbsCF
M. Cairo3B
J. Votto1B
B. Phillips2B
J. BruceRF
Y. AlonsoLF
N. MassetP
bF. LewisPH
L. OndrusekP
R. HaniganC
P. JanishSS
B. ArroyoP
aC. HeiseyPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	1	.259	.334	.397
4	1	1	0	0	0	.276	.349	.418
4	1	2	1	1	1	.321	.430	.517
5	0	2	1	0	1	.287	.333	.423
5	0	1	0	0	1	.266	.343	.488
3	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.500	.571
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.356	.380
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	0	0	1	2	.246	.345	.317
3	0	2	0	1	0	.235	.270	.288
2	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.205
1	0	1	0	0	0	.244	.304	.446
36	3	11	2	4	6

a-reached on bunt single to third for B Arroyo in the 9th

b-grounded to second for N Masset in the 10th

Batting
2BJ Bruce (20, B Norris); J Votto (24, B Norris); P Janish 2 (11, B Norris 2)
RBIJ Votto (69), B Phillips (61)
SHD Stubbs; M Cairo; B Arroyo
GIDPJ Bruce
Team LOB10
Team RISP3-17 (D Stubbs 0-2, B Arroyo 0-2, M Cairo 0-3, J Bruce 0-1, B Phillips 2-4, J Votto 1-2, R Hanigan 0-2, Y Alonso 0-1)

Baserunning
CSB Phillips (8, 2nd base by B Norris/H Quintero)
SBD Stubbs (27, 2nd base off B Norris/H Quintero)

Fielding
DP1 (B Phillips-P Janish-J Votto)
AssistsD Stubbs (C Lee at 3rd base)

Astros Hitting

hitters
L. DurangoCF
aB. BogusevicPH-RF
J. Altuve2B
J. BourgeoisRF-CF
C. Lee1B
J.D. MartinezLF
C. BarmesSS
J. Paredes3B
H. QuinteroC
B. NorrisP
F. Rodriguez Jr.P
S. EscalonaP
D. CarpenterP
bJ. MichaelsPH
M. MelanconP
cA. SanchezPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	1	0	1	0	.216	.326	.243
5	0	0	1	0	0	.318	.326	.386
4	0	0	0	0	2	.344	.363	.435
3	0	0	0	1	0	.270	.320	.431
4	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375
4	1	3	0	0	0	.258	.322	.398
4	1	1	2	0	1	.250	.250	.750
4	1	2	1	0	0	.263	.288	.346
1	0	0	0	0	1	.108	.132	.135
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.252	.296
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.257	.311	.309
34	4	9	4	3	4

a-reached on infield single to second for L Durango in the 8th

b-grounded to third for D Carpenter in the 8th

c-singled to center for M Melancon in the 10th

Batting
2BH Quintero (8, B Arroyo)
3BJ Paredes (1, B Arroyo)
RBIJ Paredes 2 (2), H Quintero (15), J Altuve (3)
SHB Norris
GIDPJ Bourgeois
Team LOB7
Team RISP2-4 (J Paredes 1-1, H Quintero 1-1, J Altuve 0-1, L Durango 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (H Quintero-C Barmes, J Altuve-C Barmes-C Lee)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
B. Arroyo
N. Masset
L. Ondrusek(L,4-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	6	3	3	2	3	95-64	5.45
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-7	3.38
0.0	2	1	1	1	0	12-6	2.15
9.0	9	4	4	3	4	121-77

Pitching
IBBP Janish (By B Norris); J Votto (By M Melancon)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Arroyo 21-30; N Masset 0-4; L Ondrusek 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Arroyo 19-6-14-25; N Masset 0-2-2-3; L Ondrusek 1-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Arroyo 13-7; N Masset 1-1; L Ondrusek 0-0
Game ScoresB Arroyo 59

Astros Pitching

pitchers
B. Norris
F. Rodriguez Jr.
S. Escalona
D. Carpenter
M. Melancon(W,6-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	10	3	3	3	2	102-61	3.47
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11-6	2.60
1.1	0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.53
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	4.91
2.0	1	0	0	1	1	30-16	2.98
10.0	11	3	3	4	6	167-99

Pitching
IBBB Bogusevic (By L Ondrusek)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Norris 14-26; F Rodriguez 2-3; S Escalona 1-4; D Carpenter 1-2; M Melancon 2-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Norris 12-12-16-21; F Rodriguez 1-1-2-2; S Escalona 1-2-1-3; D Carpenter 3-0-5-1; M Melancon 6-2-2-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Norris 9-3; F Rodriguez 1-1; S Escalona 2-1; D Carpenter 1-0; M Melancon 4-1
Game ScoresB Norris 34

Scoring Summary

		CIN	HOU
2nd	J Paredes tripled to deep center, J Martinez and C Barmes scored.	0	2
2nd	H Quintero doubled to deep center, J Paredes scored.	0	3
3rd	J Votto doubled to deep left, D Stubbs scored.	1	3
3rd	B Phillips singled to center, J Votto scored.	2	3
5th	J Bruce grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Cairo scored, B Phillips out at second, J Votto to third.	3	3
10th	J Altuve grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Quintero scored, A Sanchez to third, B Bogusevic to second.	3	4

Reds
3
Astros
4

Game 1

2/8

Reds
5
Astros
1

Game 2

3/8

Reds
4
Astros
5

Game 3

4/8

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 2 August 2011

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 21,502

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

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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L. Ondrusek4-4

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