Houston Astros vs. Cincinnati Reds - Box Score - April 27, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 27, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/27)

Game 1: Monday, April 27
Houston	4	Final
Cincinnati	1	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 28
Houston	8	Final
Cincinnati	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 29
Houston	0	Final
Cincinnati	3	Final
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Astros 4

(8-12, 3-4 away)

Reds 1

(10-9, 3-6 home)

Alerts

7:10 PM ET, April 27, 2009

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	10	1
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1

W: C. Sampson (2-0)

L: F. Cordero (0-1)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Matsui 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	18	.222	.295	.333
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	19	.290	.371	.419
L Berkman 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	14	.174	.337	.420
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	9	.268	.316	.535
J Smith PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Erstad LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158
M Tejada SS	4	1	3	0	0	0	12	.325	.365	.375
H Pence RF	4	1	2	2	0	1	10	.310	.370	.521
G Blum 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	16	.316	.394	.368
I Rodriguez C	4	0	0	0	0	1	18	.215	.261	.338
R Oswalt P	3	0	1	0	0	0	7	.125	.222	.125
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Sampson P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	4	10	4	1	7	128
BATTING 2B: M Bourn (3, J Cueto); H Pence (3, F Cordero) HR: L Berkman (5, 6th inning off J Cueto 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman (10), H Pence 2 (10), G Blum (4) SF: G Blum GIDP: C Lee Astros RISP: 1-3 (G Blum 0-1, H Pence 1-1, C Lee 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: M Tejada (3, catch) DP: 3 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman 2, K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt	7.0	6	1	1	2	2	0	98-63	3.94
T Byrdak	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	3.00
C Sampson (W, 2-0)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-14	1.42
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	2	3	0	127-82
PITCHING IBB: J Bruce (By R Oswalt) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Oswalt 20/27; T Byrdak 1/3; C Sampson 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Oswalt 10-9-21-23; T Byrdak 1-1-0-3; C Sampson 4-0-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 14-5; T Byrdak 1-1; C Sampson 2-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 61

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W Taveras CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.254	.333	.322
C Dickerson LF	2	0	1	0	0	1	5	.205	.321	.341
L Nix LF	2	1	1	0	0	0	10	.240	.269	.400
J Votto 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	14	.378	.439	.622
B Phillips 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	.172	.286	.250
J Bruce RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	.271	.348	.576
E Encarnacion 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.127	.286	.190
R Hernandez C	3	0	1	0	1	0	19	.259	.310	.370
A Gonzalez SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	11	.180	.222	.280
J Cueto P	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.286	.286	.286
a-D McDonald PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.278	.350	.389
A Rhodes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Cordero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	33	1	8	1	2	3	127
a-grounded to shortstop for J Cueto in the 7th
BATTING 2B: L Nix (4, R Oswalt); B Phillips (2, R Oswalt); R Hernandez (3, C Sampson) RBI: J Votto (20) 2-out RBI: J Votto GIDP: J Cueto, B Phillips, D McDonald Reds RISP: 1-4 (A Gonzalez 0-1, B Phillips 0-1, E Encarnacion 0-1, J Votto 1-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: J Bruce (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-J Votto). Outfield Assist: C Dickerson (M Tejada at 2nd base).

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Cueto	7.0	7	1	1	1	5	1	98-64	2.19
A Rhodes	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	0.00
F Cordero (L, 0-2)	1.0	3	3	2	0	2	0	23-17	3.37
Totals	9.0	10	4	3	1	7	1	128-86
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Cueto 16/27; A Rhodes 2/3; F Cordero 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Cueto 19-5-19-21; A Rhodes 2-0-0-3; F Cordero 2-6-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Cueto 8-7; A Rhodes 1-2; F Cordero 0-1 Game Scores: J Cueto 63

Scoring Summary

			HOU	CIN
	6th	L Berkman homered to left.	1	0
	6th	J Votto singled to center, L Nix scored.	1	1
	9th	H Pence doubled to deep right, J Smith and M Tejada scored, H Pence to third on throwing error by right fielder J Bruce.	3	1
	9th	G Blum hit sacrifice fly to right, H Pence scored.	4	1
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Game Notes

CINCINNATI'S CHRIS DICKERSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING WITH CONCUSSION-LIKE SYMPTOMS AFTER A COLLISION WITH HOUSTON'S MIGUEL TEJADA.

Game Information

Stadium	Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance	12,365 (29.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:33
Weather	82 degrees, clear
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Kevin Causey, Third Base - Jim Wolf