Astros 5, 
Reds 0
| W: | R. Wolf (12-12) |
| L: | R. Ramirez (1-1) |
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Bruce RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .259 |
| J Keppinger 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| J Votto 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .253 |
| J Cabrera LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .245 |
| R Hanigan C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| C Patterson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| P Janish SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| R Ramirez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .100 |
| a-A Rosales PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lincoln P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Herrera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Roenicke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-D Richar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| a-flied out to right for R Ramirez in the 6th b-grounded to first for B Bray in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Votto (31, R Wolf); P Janish (2, R Wolf); J Bruce (16, R Wolf) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ramirez 2, E Encarnacion 1, A Rosales 1, J Cabrera 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-J Keppinger-J Votto). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ramirez (L, 1-1) | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 88-55 | 2.67 |
| J Affeldt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.48 |
| M Lincoln | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 4.52 |
| D Herrera | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 9.53 |
| J Roenicke | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 5.40 |
| B Bray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.76 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 157-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Ramirez 20; J Affeldt 3; M Lincoln 4; D Herrera 5; J Roenicke 3; B Bray 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ramirez 6-4; J Affeldt 2-0; M Lincoln 0-1; D Herrera 1-0; J Roenicke 0-0; B Bray 0-0 Game Scores: R Ramirez 52 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .294 |
| M Bourn CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| G Blum 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .236 |
| H Pence RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| T Wigginton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 |
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Quintero C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .211 |
| R Wolf P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .138 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-D Erstad PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| a-singled to center for G Geary in the 7th b-struck out swinging for L Hawkins in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: L Berkman (29, 1st inning off R Ramirez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Berkman 2 (104), H Pence (81), H Quintero 2 (12) 2-out RBI: L Berkman 2, H Quintero 2 GIDP: M Tejada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Erstad 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (20, 2nd base off R Ramirez/R Hanigan); H Pence (11, 2nd base off R Ramirez/R Hanigan) CS: K Matsui (5, 2nd base by R Ramirez/R Hanigan) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: M Bourn (C Patterson at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Wolf (W, 12-12) | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 111-72 | 4.30 |
| G Geary (H, 12) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.31 |
| L Hawkins (H, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| D Brocail | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 3.99 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 135-90 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Wolf 30; G Geary 1; L Hawkins 3; D Brocail 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Wolf 7-6; G Geary 0-1; L Hawkins 1-0; D Brocail 1-2 Game Scores: R Wolf 63 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | HOU | |||
 | 1st | L Berkman homered to left, K Matsui scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | H Pence walked, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to third, G Blum to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | H Quintero singled to left, L Berkman and G Blum scored, H Pence to second. | 0 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 26,103 (63.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 14 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 12 |
| Colorado | 15 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |
