Ejections: Sean Casey by Mike Vanvleet [Balls and strikes]; CIN
Coach Ron Oester by Mike Vanvleet [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 3:22 Attendance: 41882
Starting Lineups:
Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros
1. Reese 2b Cedeno rf
2. Casey 1b Biggio 2b
3. Griffey cf Bagwell 1b
4. Young lf Caminiti 3b
5. Taubensee c Alou lf
6. Bichette rf Hidalgo cf
7. Boone 3b Meluskey c
8. Castro ss Spiers ss
9. Parris p Elarton p
REDS 1ST: Reese flied to right; Casey singled to center; Griffey
was hit by a pitch [Casey to second]; Young walked [Casey to
third, Griffey to second]; Taubensee struck out; Bichette
singled [Casey scored, Griffey scored, Young to third]; Boone
flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Biggio
singled to center; Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Biggio to second]; Caminiti walked; Alou popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
REDS 2ND: Castro popped to left; Parris lined to third; Reese
walked; Reese stole second [Reese to third (error by Meluskey)];
Casey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Hidalgo singled; Meluskey singled to left [Hidalgo
to third]; Spiers singled to center [Hidalgo scored, Meluskey to
third (error by Griffey)]; Parris threw a wild pitch [Spiers to
second]; Elarton walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Meluskey scored, Spiers to third, Elarton
out at second]; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.
REDS 3RD: Griffey struck out; Young grounded out (first
unassisted); Taubensee singled to center; Bichette grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 3RD: Bagwell walked; Caminiti doubled [Bagwell to third];
Alou struck out; Hidalgo struck out; Meluskey lined to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.
REDS 4TH: Boone flied to center; Castro was called out on
strikes; Parris popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2,
Astros 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Spiers singled to left; On a bunt Elarton grounded
into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Spiers out
at second]; Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Biggio
flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.
REDS 5TH: Reese flied to right; Casey was called out on
strikes; Reds coach Ron Oester and Sean Casey ejected by HP
umpire Mike Vanvleet; Griffey walked; Young struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 5TH: MORRIS REPLACED CASEY (PLAYING 1B); Bagwell was hit
by a pitch; Caminiti grounded out (first unassisted) [Bagwell to
second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); Hidalgo walked;
Meluskey homered to right-center [Bagwell scored, Hidalgo
scored]; Spiers grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5.
REDS 6TH: Taubensee flied to center; Bichette flied to center;
Boone popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5.
ASTROS 6TH: Elarton struck out; Cedeno flied to center; Biggio
singled; Bagwell doubled [Biggio scored]; Caminiti popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6.
REDS 7TH: Castro singled to left; STYNES BATTED FOR PARRIS;
Stynes flied to right; Reese struck out; Morris walked [Castro
to second]; Griffey walked [Castro to third, Morris to second];
Young struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6.
ASTROS 7TH: DESSENS REPLACED STYNES (PITCHING); Alou grounded
out (third to first); Hidalgo walked; Hidalgo was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Meluskey struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6.
REDS 8TH: SLUSARSKI REPLACED ELARTON (PITCHING); Taubensee
singled; Bichette flied to left; Boone flied to center; Castro
tripled [Taubensee scored]; TUCKER BATTED FOR DESSENS; Tucker
walked; Reese flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3,
Astros 6.
ASTROS 8TH: AYBAR REPLACED TUCKER (PITCHING); Spiers singled to
right; WARD BATTED FOR SLUSARSKI; Ward popped to shortstop;
Spiers stole second; Cedeno walked; Biggio reached on an error
by Reese [Spiers scored, Cedeno to third, Biggio to second];
Bagwell singled to center [Cedeno scored (unearned), Biggio
scored (unearned)]; Caminiti struck out; Alou doubled [Bagwell
scored (unearned)]; Hidalgo flied to right; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 10.
REDS 9TH: BOGAR REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); SPIERS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); CABRERA REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); Morris
grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey walked; Griffey
advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Griffey to
second]; Young grounded out (second to first) [Griffey to
third]; Taubensee flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3,
Astros 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Reds 3 6 2 11
Astros 10 13 1 8
