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

AstrosTop 1st
- M. Owings pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- M. Owings pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- M. Owings pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- M. Owings pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- M. Owings pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- M. Lincoln pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- J Bruce to second on passed ball by I Rodriguez.
  4
  3
- J Gomes hit for D Herrera.
  4
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- N. Masset pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 7th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- D. Weathers pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- D Erstad hit for T Byrdak.
  4
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RedsBottom 8th
- L. Hawkins pitching for HOU
  HOU
  CIN
- W Taveras hit for D Weathers.
  4
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- F. Cordero pitching for CIN
  HOU
  CIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

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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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Swinging
4 Strike Swinging