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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

1998-04-15 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 15619 · 60°F, overcast, showers, wet · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:28

Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 4–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 2nd. Brett Tomko earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Willie Greene went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Brett Tomko L: Shane Reynolds SV: Jeff Shaw

Umpires — HP: Sam Holbrook · 1B: Harry Wendelstedt · 2B: Jerry Layne · 3B: Rich Rieker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	3	0	0	0	1	0
Derek Bell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Berry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Moises Alou	2	0	0	0	2	1
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tony Eusebio	4	0	2	1	0	1
Ricky Gutierrez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Reynolds	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Clark	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chris Stynes	4	1	2	1	0	0
Reggie Sanders	3	0	0	0	1	3
Barry Larkin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Taubensee	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eduardo Perez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Greene	3	1	2	3	1	0
Bret Boone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jon Nunnally	3	0	1	0	0	0
Brett Tomko	3	0	1	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	6.0	7	2	4
C. J. Nitkowski	2.0	1	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Tomko	8.0	3	4	3
Jeff Shaw	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: W
Derek Bell: CS2(24)
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: 43/G4

Bot 1

Chris Stynes: 63/G6
Reggie Sanders: K
Barry Larkin: 8/F89D

Top 2

Sean Berry: 9/F89D
Moises Alou: W
Richard Hidalgo: K
Tony Eusebio: S8/G4.1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 2

Ed Taubensee: S8/L8LS
Eduardo Perez: S9/L9S.1-2
Willie Greene: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
Bret Boone: 63/G6S
Jon Nunnally: 43/G4
Brett Tomko: S9/G34
Chris Stynes: 13/G15

Top 3

Shane Reynolds: 23/G15S
Craig Biggio: 9/F9M
Derek Bell: 7/F78M

Bot 3

Reggie Sanders: K
Barry Larkin: K
Ed Taubensee: 4/P4

Top 4

Jeff Bagwell: 9/L9M
Sean Berry: 7/F7M
Moises Alou: 8/F8LD

Bot 4

Eduardo Perez: 13/G15
Willie Greene: S9/L9S
Bret Boone: 46(1)/FO/G4
Jon Nunnally: 43/G34

Top 5

Richard Hidalgo: S7/G56
Tony Eusebio: SB2
Tony Eusebio: S8/G4M.2-H
Ricky Gutierrez: 8/F8RM
Shane Reynolds: 3/BP23
Craig Biggio: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Brett Tomko: 63/G6
Chris Stynes: HR/L7LD
Reggie Sanders: K
Barry Larkin: 43/G4

Top 6

Derek Bell: W
Jeff Bagwell: 4/P3F
Sean Berry: 63/G6MS.1-2
Moises Alou: W
Richard Hidalgo: 6/P6D

Bot 6

Ed Taubensee: W
Eduardo Perez: 53/G56S.1-2
Willie Greene: IW
Bret Boone: 9/L89D
Jon Nunnally: S6/G56S.2-3;1-2
Brett Tomko: 5/G56

Top 7

Tony Eusebio: 43/G4
Ricky Gutierrez: HP
Dave Clark: K
Craig Biggio: 63/G56

Bot 7

Chris Stynes: S7/L7S
Reggie Sanders: W.1-2
Barry Larkin: 14(1)3/GDP/G13.2-3
Ed Taubensee: 8/F8LM

Top 8

Derek Bell: 7/F7M
Jeff Bagwell: 53/G56
Sean Berry: 3/G34

Bot 8

Eduardo Perez: 63/G6
Willie Greene: 7/L78M
Bret Boone: 63/G6

Top 9

Moises Alou: K
Richard Hidalgo: 43/G4
Tony Eusebio: K