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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

1996-07-29 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 22163 · 76°F, night, wet · Wind 5 mph from CF · 2:41

Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Mike Hampton earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Bill Spiers went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mike Hampton L: Mark Portugal SV: Billy Wagner

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Larry Poncino · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Cangelosi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Biggio	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	2	1	0	1
Derek Bell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Berry	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brian Hunter	4	0	2	0	0	0
Orlando Miller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kirt Manwaring	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Hampton	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Spiers	2	1	1	1	0	0
Derrick May	0	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Owens	5	0	1	0	0	2
Hal Morris	2	0	0	0	2	1
Barry Larkin	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Davis	1	0	1	0	2	0
Reggie Sanders	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Sabo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bret Boone	3	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Portugal	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Branson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Lenny Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	7.0	4	4	5
Xavier Hernandez	1.0	0	2	0
Billy Wagner	1.0	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Portugal	7.1	7	1	1
Hector Carrasco	1.2	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Cangelosi: 3/G3
Craig Biggio: S7/L56D/R4
Jeff Bagwell: S8/L8RM/R6.1-2
Derek Bell: 5(2)3/GDP/G5L

Bot 1

Eric Owens: 9/F9M
Hal Morris: W
Barry Larkin: 8/F8RM/R6
Eric Davis: W.1-2
Reggie Sanders: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Sean Berry: 2/P23F
Brian Hunter: S7/L7LS/R4
Orlando Miller: 63/G6M.1-2
Kirt Manwaring: 3/G3L

Bot 2

Chris Sabo: 6/P6D
Bret Boone: 63/G6M
Joe Oliver: 53/G5

Top 3

Mike Hampton: 43/G4
John Cangelosi: 3/G3L
Craig Biggio: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Mark Portugal: 8/F8RD
Eric Owens: K
Hal Morris: W
Barry Larkin: K

Top 4

Jeff Bagwell: K
Derek Bell: 63/G6M
Sean Berry: 9/F9S

Bot 4

Eric Davis: HP
Reggie Sanders: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Jeff Branson: 43/G4

Top 5

Brian Hunter: 53/G5S
Orlando Miller: S8/G6M
Kirt Manwaring: SB2/R4
Kirt Manwaring: 4/P4
Mike Hampton: 6/P6D

Bot 5

Bret Boone: 8/F8RD
Joe Oliver: S8/L8RM/R6
Mark Portugal: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
Eric Owens: S9/L34D/R2.2-3
Hal Morris: 43/G4

Top 6

John Cangelosi: 7/F7M
Craig Biggio: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: 63/G6

Bot 6

Barry Larkin: DGR/F78XD
Eric Davis: S9/L9S/R4.2-3
Reggie Sanders: W.1-2
Jeff Branson: K
Bret Boone: 9/SF/F9M/R4.3-H;2-3
Joe Oliver: 8/F8LD

Top 7

Derek Bell: 63/G6D
Sean Berry: D7/L7LM/R65
Brian Hunter: S6/G6.2-2
Orlando Miller: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 7

Mark Portugal: K
Eric Owens: 43/G4M
Hal Morris: K

Top 8

Bill Spiers: HR/F8D
Derrick May: W
John Cangelosi: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Craig Biggio: W
Jeff Bagwell: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Derek Bell: K
Sean Berry: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 8

Barry Larkin: 7/F7D
Eric Davis: W
Reggie Sanders: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Jeff Branson: SB2/R4
Jeff Branson: W
Bret Boone: 9/F9M

Top 9

Brian Hunter: 9/F9LS
Orlando Miller: K
Bill Spiers: 43/G4MD

Bot 9

Joe Oliver: K
Lenny Harris: 43/G4D
Eric Owens: K

Notes & reviews

Chris Sabo cracked his bat on a foul ball and took another bat from the bat boy; he fouled the next pitch and then hit a popup, on which his bat broke, with a large part of the barrel flying towards 3B; HP umpire Tom Hallion retrieved the bat, saw the cork and showed it to crew chief Ed Montague; Sabo was ejected by Montague

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