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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

1996-06-18 · Night game · Astrodome · 10 innings · Att: 20505 · 68°F, dome, dry · Wind to LF · 3:18

Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 6–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. Jeff Brantley earned the win. Eric Davis went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jeff Brantley L: Xavier Hernandez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Thomas Howard	5	1	1	0	1	1
Willie Greene	5	0	3	2	0	2
Barry Larkin	5	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Sanders	3	1	1	1	2	2
Eric Davis	5	1	1	1	0	3
Hal Morris	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bret Boone	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ed Taubensee	3	1	2	0	0	0
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Owens	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Branson	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jeff Brantley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Cangelosi	4	0	1	0	1	1
Craig Biggio	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Derek Bell	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sean Berry	4	1	2	1	0	1
Tony Eusebio	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	2
Orlando Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Darryl Kile	3	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Spiers	1	1	1	1	0	0
Randy Knorr	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smiley	6.2	6	2	4
Hector Carrasco	1.1	0	0	2
Jeff Brantley	2.0	1	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Darryl Kile	7.2	7	2	11
Alvin Morman	0.2	2	0	0
Xavier Hernandez	1.0	2	0	2
Dean Hartgraves	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Thomas Howard: 7/F78D
Willie Greene: K
Barry Larkin: 63/G56

Bot 1

John Cangelosi: K
Craig Biggio: W
Jeff Bagwell: HP.1-2
Derek Bell: 6/L6/LDP.2X2(64)

Top 2

Reggie Sanders: K
Eric Davis: K
Hal Morris: 63/G6M

Bot 2

Sean Berry: D7/L7LS/R65
Tony Eusebio: 8/F8RD/R5.2-3
Brian Hunter: 4/P4/R3
Orlando Miller: 3/G3

Top 3

Bret Boone: 7/F78M
Ed Taubensee: S9/G34/R46
John Smiley: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Thomas Howard: 31/G3L

Bot 3

Darryl Kile: 4/P4M
John Cangelosi: D7/G5L/R64
Craig Biggio: 53/G56
Jeff Bagwell: 4/P34D

Top 4

Willie Greene: T89/L89XD/R423U2
Barry Larkin: 9/F9S/R2
Reggie Sanders: W
Eric Davis: K
Hal Morris: 7/F7S

Bot 4

Derek Bell: T98/L9D/R6
Sean Berry: S9/G3+/R4.3-H
Tony Eusebio: 7/F78D/R64
Brian Hunter: S7/L6D/R65.1-2
Orlando Miller: 8/F8LS/R6
Darryl Kile: D8/G6M/R65.2-H;1-H
John Cangelosi: 53/G5

Top 5

Bret Boone: S8/G6M/R46
Ed Taubensee: S7/L56D/R65.1-2
John Smiley: K
Thomas Howard: E3/TH/G3L/R6.2-H(NR);1-2
Willie Greene: T9/L9LS/R42.2-H;1-H(UR)
Barry Larkin: FC3/G3L.3XH(352);B-2
Reggie Sanders: W
Eric Davis: K

Bot 5

Craig Biggio: 63/G6
Jeff Bagwell: 4/P34D
Derek Bell: 2/G2R

Top 6

Hal Morris: HP
Bret Boone: K
Ed Taubensee: 7/F78S/R4
John Smiley: K

Bot 6

Sean Berry: K
Tony Eusebio: 43/G4M
Brian Hunter: K

Top 7

Thomas Howard: K
Willie Greene: K
Barry Larkin: 8/F78XD

Bot 7

Orlando Miller: K
Darryl Kile: 9/P34D
John Cangelosi: W
Craig Biggio: 8/F8LD

Top 8

Reggie Sanders: HR/F8LXD
Eric Davis: 53/G5L
Hal Morris: D9/L9LD/R6
Bret Boone: K
Joe Oliver: 4/P4D

Bot 8

Jeff Bagwell: K
Derek Bell: K
Sean Berry: 9/F9D

Top 9

Eric Owens: 9/L9S
Thomas Howard: S8/G4M/R46
Willie Greene: S9/L9LD/R6.1-3
Barry Larkin: 4/P3D/R2
Reggie Sanders: K

Bot 9

Bill Spiers: HR/F9D
Brian Hunter: K
Orlando Miller: 6/P6M
Randy Knorr: 8/F8LXD

Top 10

Eric Davis: HR/L7LD
Hal Morris: S8/L6MD/R46
Bret Boone: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Joe Oliver: K+WP.2-3;B-1
Jeff Branson: 13/SH/BG13.3-H;1-2
Thomas Howard: I
Jeff Brantley: 43/G4M

Bot 10

John Cangelosi: 43/G4MD
Craig Biggio: 7/F78S
Jeff Bagwell: 9/L9D