Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

58-76, 26-43 Away

Final

68-66, 36-29 Home


CIN
HOU

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

RedsTop 1st
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsTop 2nd
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsTop 3rd
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsTop 4th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsTop 5th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsTop 6th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- C Dickerson picked off first.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsTop 7th
- B. Backe pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- D. Brocail pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- A. Harang pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- M Loretta hit for D Brocail.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsTop 8th
- L. Hawkins pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- E Encarnacion hit for A Harang.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- D. Weathers pitching for CIN
  CIN
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  CIN
  HOU
- D Erstad in left field.
  2
  3
- M Bourn in center field.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch
1 Fly Out

Reds
2
Astros
1

Game 1

27/8

Reds
1
Astros
4

Game 2

28/8

Reds
2
Astros
3

Game 3

28/8

Daikin Park

7:05 PM, 28 August 2008

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 30,028

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings

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

B. Backe9-12

A. Harang4-14

J. Valverde35

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