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Houston Astros @
Cincinnati Reds
1997-09-21 Β· Day game Β· Cinergy Field Β· Att: 22652 Β· 63Β°F, sunny, dry Β· Wind 8 mph from CF Β· 3:16
Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 8β3. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 5th. Ramon Garcia earned the win. Willie Greene went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
W: Ramon Garcia L: Mike Morgan SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Ed Montague Β· 1B: Wally Bell Β· 2B: Tom Hallion Β· 3B: Rich Rieker Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Derek Bell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Bagwell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ricky Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Brad Ausmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bill Spiers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Chuck Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pokey Reese | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jon Nunnally | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Reggie Sanders | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lenny Harris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ed Taubensee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Damian Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Aaron Boone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
John Hudek | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Billy Wagner | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Morgan | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Danny Graves | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Craig Biggio: 4/P4D
- Derek Bell: S8/G6M/R6
- Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LM
- Luis Gonzalez: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Pokey Reese: 3/P3F
- Jon Nunnally: 8/L8LM
- Chris Stynes: 7/L7M
Top 2
- Sean Berry: K
- Thomas Howard: 7/F7M
- Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Willie Greene: HR/L9D.B-H
- Reggie Sanders: 63/G6M
- Lenny Harris: S7/G56/R4
- Ed Taubensee: 7/F7LD/R6
- Damian Jackson: K
Top 3
- Brad Ausmus: W
- Ramon Garcia: 24/SH/BG2R.1-2
- Craig Biggio: S8/G6M/R6.2-H
- Derek Bell: 46(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Jeff Bagwell: 8/L8RS
Bot 3
- Mike Morgan: 63/G6
- Pokey Reese: 5/L5
- Jon Nunnally: W
- Chris Stynes: 6/P6D
Top 4
- Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4
- Sean Berry: S8/G6M/R6
- Thomas Howard: 7/L7LM/R6
- Ricky Gutierrez: D7/G5L/R5.1-H
- Brad Ausmus: I
- Ramon Garcia: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Willie Greene: 9/F9D
- Reggie Sanders: S5/G5L/R3
- Lenny Harris: K+SB2/R6
- Ed Taubensee: W
- Damian Jackson: K
Top 5
- Craig Biggio: W
- Derek Bell: SB2/R4
- Derek Bell: S6/G6MD.2XH(652);B-2
- Jeff Bagwell: S7/L7M/U8R6.2-H;B-2(E7)
- Luis Gonzalez: S7/L78S/R2.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Sean Berry: S9/L9S/R3.2-3
- Thomas Howard: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: D8/L89XD.3-H;1-H;BX3(8436)
Bot 5
- Pete Rose: K
- Pokey Reese: K
- Jon Nunnally: HR/L9LD.B-H
- Chris Stynes: 9/F9LS
Top 6
- Brad Ausmus: K
- Ramon Garcia: DGR/L78D
- Craig Biggio: K
- Derek Bell: HP
- Jeff Bagwell: 7/F7D
Bot 6
- Willie Greene: 3/G3
- Reggie Sanders: 7/F7M
- Lenny Harris: W
- Ed Taubensee: W.1-2
- Damian Jackson: K
Top 7
- Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
- Bill Spiers: W
- Thomas Howard: SB2
- Thomas Howard: K
- Ricky Gutierrez: W
- Brad Ausmus: S9/L9LS/R3.2-H;1-3
- Tony Eusebio: K
Bot 7
- Aaron Boone: K
- Pokey Reese: 13/G15
- Jon Nunnally: W
- Chris Stynes: 2/P2RF
Top 8
- Craig Biggio: W
- Derek Bell: S7/L56D/R5.1X3(75);B-2(TH)
- Jeff Bagwell: 1/P4MS
- Luis Gonzalez: W
- Bill Spiers: DGR/L78D.2-H;1-3
- Chuck Carr: 8/F78M
Bot 8
- Willie Greene: W
- Reggie Sanders: K
- Lenny Harris: S9/L34/R4.1-2
- Ed Taubensee: K
- Damian Jackson: 31/G34S
Top 9
- Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6
- Brad Ausmus: 43/G4
- Russ Johnson: S8/G4M/R4
- Craig Biggio: 53/G5
Bot 9
- Pat Watkins: K
- Pokey Reese: S9/L4D/R4
- Jon Nunnally: W.1-2
- Chris Stynes: S8/L78S/R6.2-H;1-3
- Willie Greene: K
- Reggie Sanders: 9/F9M



















