Reds 6, Astros 5

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	17	.294	.366
K Matsui 2B	3	1	1	1	2	0	23	.252	.302
H Pence RF	5	0	2	0	0	1	23	.286	.348
C Lee LF	5	1	1	1	0	0	14	.305	.352
G Blum 1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	22	.258	.322
J Keppinger 3B-SS	4	2	3	2	0	0	11	.265	.333
J Towles C	4	0	1	0	0	3	16	.150	.261
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
T Manzella SS	3	0	0	0	0	3	10	.250	.250
b-J Michaels PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.240	.326
C Johnson 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077
Y Bazardo P	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000
a-E Maysonet PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.302	.338
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
C Coste C	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.225	.305
Totals	37	5	12	5	2	10	148
a-singled to right center for Y Bazardo in the 6th b-popped out to third for T Manzella in the 8th
BATTING 2B: H Pence (24, J Lehr) HR: K Matsui (7, 3rd inning off J Lehr 0 on, 0 Out); C Lee (26, 3rd inning off J Lehr 0 on, 1 Out); J Keppinger 2 (7, 3rd inning off J Lehr 0 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off J Lehr 0 on, 1 Out); G Blum (10, 5th inning off J Lehr 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: K Matsui (41), C Lee (96), J Keppinger 2 (27), G Blum (47) S: M Bourn 2-out RBI: J Keppinger Astros RISP: 0-8 (Y Bazardo 0-1, G Blum 0-1, T Manzella 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 0-2, C Lee 0-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn (57, 2nd base off J Lehr/C Tatum)
FIELDING E: Y Bazardo (2, bunt) DP: 1 (T Manzella-K Matsui-G Blum).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Y Bazardo	5.0	7	4	4	2	2	2	87-58	8.50
W Lopez (B, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	22-16	10.29
W Wright (L, 3-3)	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7-4	5.60
J Fulchino	2.0	0	0	0	1	6	0	31-20	3.28
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	3	9	2	147-98
PITCHING W Wright pitched to 2 batters in the 7th WP: J Fulchino First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Y Bazardo 14/24; W Lopez 3/5; W Wright 1/2; J Fulchino 6/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Y Bazardo 13-5-20-20; W Lopez 3-3-6-4; W Wright 1-0-1-2; J Fulchino 8-9-3-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Bazardo 7-6; W Lopez 2-0; W Wright 0-0; J Fulchino 0-0 Game Scores: Y Bazardo 37

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
D Stubbs CF	5	1	2	2	0	1	20	.252	.303
P Janish SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	19	.217	.299
J Votto 1B	2	2	2	0	2	0	20	.305	.400
B Phillips 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	17	.279	.333
S Rolen 3B	3	0	1	1	0	2	19	.263	.342
J Gomes RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	.272	.344
J Burton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-J Francisco PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.000	.500
N Masset P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
F Cordero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
W Balentien LF	4	2	2	0	0	1	12	.272	.368
C Tatum C	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	.169	.260
b-K Barker PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.333	.370
R Hanigan C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.364
J Lehr P	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	.118	.167
P Viola P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Bruce RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	.209	.283
Totals	32	6	11	5	3	9	147
a-walked for J Burton in the 7th b-struck out looking for C Tatum in the 7th
BATTING 2B: W Balentien (7, Y Bazardo) HR: J Gomes (20, 2nd inning off Y Bazardo 0 on, 0 Out); D Stubbs (7, 3rd inning off Y Bazardo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Gomes (49), D Stubbs 2 (13), S Rolen (14), J Lehr (1) S: C Tatum, J Lehr SF: S Rolen 2-out RBI: D Stubbs GIDP: B Phillips Reds RISP: 1-10 (D Stubbs 1-1, S Rolen 0-2, J Bruce 0-1, P Janish 0-2, W Balentien 0-1, C Tatum 0-1, K Barker 0-1, J Gomes 0-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: D Stubbs (6, 2nd base off Y Bazardo/J Towles)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: D Stubbs (H Pence at 3rd base).

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lehr	5.0	11	5	5	1	6	5	99-67	5.30
P Viola	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	2.45
J Burton (W, 1-0)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	18-14	5.02
N Masset (H, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	2.63
F Cordero (S, 37)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	2.29
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	2	10	5	148-101
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lehr 21/26; P Viola 1/3; J Burton 3/5; N Masset 2/3; F Cordero 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lehr 20-12-16-19; P Viola 0-1-3-2; J Burton 5-3-3-3; N Masset 3-1-1-2; F Cordero 3-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lehr 4-4; P Viola 1-0; J Burton 1-2; N Masset 1-1; F Cordero 2-0 Game Scores: J Lehr 30

Scoring Summary
			HOU	CIN
	2nd	J Gomes homered to left.	0	1
	3rd	K Matsui homered to right.	1	1
	3rd	C Lee homered to left.	2	1
	3rd	J Keppinger homered to left.	3	1
	3rd	D Stubbs homered to left.	3	2
	3rd	S Rolen hit sacrifice fly to center, J Votto scored, B Phillips to second.	3	3
	4th	J Lehr sacrificed to catcher, W Balentien scored, J Lehr safe at first on error by pitcher Y Bazardo.	3	4
	5th	G Blum homered to right.	4	4
	5th	J Keppinger homered to left center.	5	4
	6th	D Stubbs singled to right, W Balentien scored, D Stubbs to second advancing on throw.	5	5
	7th	J Votto scored, B Phillips to third on wild pitch by J Fulchino.	5	6
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Game Notes

GEOFF BLUM AND JEFF KEPPINGER OF THE ASTROS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING.

Game Information
Stadium	Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance	10,662 (25.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:57
Weather	75 degrees, clear
Wind	14 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Tim Welke

Cincinnati won 3-0

Cleveland	3	Final
Minnesota	7

Florida	5	Final
St. Louis	2

Pittsburgh	1	Final
LA Dodgers	3

Arizona	5	Final
San Diego	6	in 10

NY Mets	5	Final
Atlanta	6

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Baltimore	4

Kansas City	3	Final
Detroit	4

Toronto	4	Final
NY Yankees	5

Washington	1	Final
Philadelphia	6

LA Angels	8	Final
Boston	9

Houston	5	Final
Cincinnati	6

Oakland	4	Final
Texas	0

Milwaukee	9	Final
Chi Cubs	5

Chi White Sox	1	Final
Seattle	4

Colorado	4	Final
San Francisco	3

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