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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
2009-04-27 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 12365 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph R to L · 2:33
Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–1. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 9th. Chris Sampson earned the win. Lance Berkman went 1-for-3 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Chris Sampson L: Francisco Cordero SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Kevin Causey · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Berkman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Geoff Blum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Oswalt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Sampson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willy Taveras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Dickerson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Votto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Bruce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Edwin Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Cueto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Laynce Nix | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darnell McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Tim Byrdak | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Sampson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
 Arthur Rhodes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Francisco Cordero | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Michael Bourn: D7/L5+
- Lance Berkman: W
- Carlos Lee: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 1
- Willy Taveras: 53/G5
- Chris Dickerson: K
- Joey Votto: 43/G4S-
Top 2
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L7LD+.BX2(74)
- Hunter Pence: K
- Geoff Blum: 43/G4+
Bot 2
- Brandon Phillips: 43/G4
- Jay Bruce: 8/L8LM
- Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6
Top 3
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/L9D+
- Roy Oswalt: 43/G4MD
- Kazuo Matsui: S9/L34D+
- Michael Bourn: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Ramon Hernandez: 63/G6
- Alex Gonzalez: S6/G6S-
- Johnny Cueto: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 4
- Lance Berkman: K
- Carlos Lee: 8/F8LM
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L78M+
- Hunter Pence: S5/G5.1-2
- Geoff Blum: 31/G34
Bot 4
- Willy Taveras: 23/BG
- Chris Dickerson: S9/L34D
- Joey Votto: FC3/G34S.1X2(3E6);B-1
- Brandon Phillips: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 5
- Ivan Rodriguez: 8/L8RM
- Roy Oswalt: S9/F89S-
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Michael Bourn: K
Bot 5
- Jay Bruce: 6/F56-
- Edwin Encarnacion: 8/F8RM
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8RXD
Top 6
- Lance Berkman: HR/F78D+
- Carlos Lee: 7/F78D
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
- Hunter Pence: 3/F23-
Bot 6
- Johnny Cueto: K
- Willy Taveras: 8/F89D
- Laynce Nix: D78/L78M
- Joey Votto: S8/L4MD.2-H
- Brandon Phillips: D7/L7D+.1-3
- Jay Bruce: IW
- Edwin Encarnacion: 2/G2L-
Top 7
- Geoff Blum: 7/F7M
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6
- Roy Oswalt: 8/F8RD
Bot 7
- Ramon Hernandez: 43/G4
- Alex Gonzalez: S8/L6MD
- Darnell McDonald: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 8
- Kazuo Matsui: 9/F9D
- Michael Bourn: 13/G13
- Lance Berkman: 3/F3F-
Bot 8
- Willy Taveras: 23/G
- Laynce Nix: 8/L8RD
- Joey Votto: S6/G6
- Brandon Phillips: 3/G34S-
Top 9
- Carlos Lee: S9/F9S-
- Miguel Tejada: S7/G56+.1-2
- Hunter Pence: D9/L9D+.2-H;1-H;B-3(E9)
- Geoff Blum: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H(UR)
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Chris Sampson: K
Bot 9
- Jay Bruce: 3/G3
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
- Ramon Hernandez: D8/F89XD+
- Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9LM
Notes & reviews
- Reds left fielder Chris Dickerson left the game due to an injured head