Astros 3, 
Reds 2
| W: | W. Rodriguez (14-11) |
| L: | J. Cueto (10-11) |
| SV: | J. Valverde (25) |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Stubbs CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .255 | .306 |
b-K Barker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .310 | .344 |
| P Janish SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .218 | .300 |
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .318 | .410 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .279 | .332 |
| J Gomes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .268 | .340 |
| D McDonald RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .260 | .302 |
a-J Bruce PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .299 |
| R Hernandez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .255 | .333 |
| A Rosales 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .207 | .299 |
c-J Francisco PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .444 | .500 |
| J Cueto P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .130 | .184 |
N Masset P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
d-L Nix PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .290 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 146 | ||
| a-grounded to first for D Mcdonald in the 8th b-grounded to second for D Stubbs in the 9th c-walked for A Rosales in the 9th d-grounded to second for N Masset in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Gomes 2 (16, L Hawkins, W Rodriguez) RBI: J Gomes (51), R Hernandez (37) 2-out RBI: R Hernandez GIDP: B Phillips, L Nix Reds RISP: 1-7 (D Stubbs 0-1, J Bruce 0-1, R Hernandez 1-2, J Cueto 0-2, D McDonald 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Rosales (7, throw) DP: 2 (P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto, N Masset-P Janish-J Votto). | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Cueto (L, 10-11) | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 111-65 | 4.35 |
| N Masset | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 2.47 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 114-66 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Cueto First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Cueto 18/33; N Masset 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Cueto 22-11-11-21; N Masset 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Cueto 11-6; N Masset 2-0 Game Scores: J Cueto 54 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .289 | .360 |
| M Tejada SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .309 | .337 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .269 | .396 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .300 | .344 |
J Michaels LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .329 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .284 | .347 |
| G Blum 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .249 | .315 |
| E Maysonet 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .294 | .338 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| H Quintero C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .242 | .289 |
| W Rodriguez P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .129 | .143 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | |
a-J Keppinger PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .256 | .322 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
K Matsui 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .301 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 114 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Fulchino in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Tejada (45, J Cueto); H Pence (25, J Cueto) HR: H Quintero (4, 4th inning off J Cueto 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: L Berkman (77), C Lee (99), H Quintero (14) 2-out RBI: H Quintero GIDP: H Quintero, E Maysonet Astros RISP: 0-7 (H Quintero 0-2, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 0-1, L Berkman 0-2, E Maysonet 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Tejada-E Maysonet-L Berkman, M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman). | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Rodriguez (W, 14-11) | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 107-68 | 2.97 |
| J Fulchino (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.40 |
| L Hawkins (H, 19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.20 |
| J Valverde (S, 25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 146-94 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 17/27; J Fulchino 2/3; L Hawkins 3/4; J Valverde 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 19-23-9-17; J Fulchino 3-4-0-1; L Hawkins 3-0-0-4; J Valverde 1-4-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 7-2; J Fulchino 1-0; L Hawkins 3-0; J Valverde 3-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | HOU | |||
 | 3rd | L Berkman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Rodriguez scored, M Tejada out at second, M Bourn to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | C Lee grounded out to third, M Bourn scored, L Berkman to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | H Quintero homered to left. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | J Gomes doubled to deep left center, B Phillips scored, J Gomes to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | R Hernandez singled to center, J Gomes scored. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 37,595 (91.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Delfin Colon |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 27th
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |