7:10 PM ET, September 25, 2007
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game Notes
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 18 MINUTE DELAY. |
Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/25)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 26 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 27 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 25, 2007
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .392 | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .250 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 | ||
| C Lee LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | ||
| E Bruntlett PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .323 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | ||
| C Ransom SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .258 | ||
| J Towles C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .379 | ||
| F Paulino P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| a-L Scott PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | ||
| D Borkowski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-C Burke PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |||
| a-singled to center for F Paulino in the 6th b-struck out swinging for D Borkowski in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman 2 (24, M McBeth, H Bailey); J Towles (5, H Bailey) HR: H Pence (16, 7th inning off G Majewski 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Biggio 2 (50), L Berkman (96), J Towles (12), J Anderson 2 (11), H Pence 2 (65) SF: J Anderson, C Biggio 2-out RBI: J Anderson, C Biggio Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, J Towles 1, H Pence 1, C Lee 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Anderson (1, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Ransom-C Biggio-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Paulino (W, 2-1) | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87-57 | 10.38 | |
| D Borkowski (H, 8) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 5.30 | |
| C Qualls (H, 21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.12 | |
| B Lidge (S, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27-13 | 3.32 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 149-90 | ||
| PITCHING WP: B Lidge HBP: J Cantu (By B Lidge) Batters faced: F Paulino 23; D Borkowski 7; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Paulino 7-6; D Borkowski 2-3; C Qualls 2-1; B Lidge 0-0 Game Scores: F Paulino 32 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Hopper CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .338 | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .342 | ||
| J Votto LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .328 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | ||
| J Valentin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | ||
| J Cantu 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 | ||
| J Ellison RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .152 | ||
| H Bailey P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | ||
| J Coutlangus P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-A Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M McBeth P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Salmon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-B Coats PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |||
| a-flied out to center for G Majewski in the 7th b-struck out swinging for B Salmon in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Cantu (7, F Paulino); H Bailey (1, F Paulino); N Hopper (14, F Paulino) HR: J Votto (3, 1st inning off F Paulino 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Votto (12), H Bailey 2 (2), N Hopper 2 (14) 2-out RBI: J Votto GIDP: J Keppinger Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Votto 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Votto (1, fly ball); E Encarnacion (15, ground ball) PB: J Valentin. | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| H Bailey | 5.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93-58 | 5.67 | |
| J Coutlangus (L, 4-2; B, 3) | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.39 | |
| G Majewski | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23-13 | 7.66 | |
| B Bray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 6.75 | |
| M McBeth | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-10 | 6.38 | |
| B Salmon | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.47 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 156-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: H Bailey HBP: J Anderson (By H Bailey) Batters faced: H Bailey 26; J Coutlangus 2; G Majewski 7; B Bray 3; M McBeth 4; B Salmon 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Bailey 2-10; J Coutlangus 0-0; G Majewski 2-1; B Bray 1-0; M McBeth 0-1; B Salmon 0-1 Game Scores: H Bailey 52 | ||||||||||
| HOU | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Biggio hit sacrifice fly to center, J Anderson scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Votto homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | H Bailey doubled to deep right, J Valentin and J Cantu scored, J Ellison to third. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | N Hopper doubled to center, J Ellison and H Bailey scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 3rd | L Berkman doubled to deep left center, C Biggio scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | J Towles doubled to left, T Wigginton scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 4th | J Anderson hit sacrifice fly to center, J Towles scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 6th | J Anderson singled to left, J Towles scored, L Scott to second. | 5 | 5 | |
| 6th | C Biggio singled to right, L Scott scored, J Anderson to third. | 6 | 5 | |
| 7th | H Pence homered to left. | 7 | 5 | |
| 9th | H Pence singled to left, L Berkman scored, E Bruntlett to second. | 8 | 5 | |
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| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 18 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 13,261 (31.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Mike Everitt |