GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (69-88) at CINCINNATI (71-86)

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HUNTER PENCE SCORED CARLOS LEE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H PENCE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L SCOTT (.257, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 14 0
CINCINNATI 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DENNIS SARFATE
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.292, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J VALENTIN (.273, 0-FOR-3)
B COATS (.300, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS CINCINNATI (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .233
A Everett ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .233
C Ransom ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
L Berkman 1b 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .303
H Pence cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .325
L Scott rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .256
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
E Munson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
J Towles c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .387
J Gutierrez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 14 7 5 9 17

a-walked for M Mclemore in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (18, T Shearn); T Wigginton (10, K Saarloos); L Scott
(28, E Guardado); C Lee (42, J Burton). HR - L Berkman 2 (33, 1st inning off T
Shearn 2 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off K Saarloos 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (32, 1st
inning off T Shearn 0 on, 0 Out), H Pence (17, 3rd inning off K Saarloos 0 on,
0 Out). RBI - L Berkman 4 (100), C Lee (116), H Pence 2 (67). 2-out RBI - L
Berkman, H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 1, J
Gutierrez 3, H Pence 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Burke-L Berkman, C Burke-A Everett-L Berkman).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .338
J Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
J Votto 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .353
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .292
J Valentin c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
B Coats lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .300
J Ellison rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Saarloos p 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Hanigan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 6 10 5 2 5 6

a-flied out to center for T Coffey in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Votto 2 (6, D Sarfate, J Gutierrez); B Coats 2 (3, J Gutierrez,
M McLemore); K Saarloos (1, J Gutierrez); E Encarnacion (25, M McLemore). HR -
B Phillips (30, 1st inning off J Gutierrez 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2
(94), K Saarloos 2 (2), B Coats (2). 2-out RBI - B Phillips 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Hanigan 1. GIDP - J Keppinger. Team
LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 401 100 01 -- 7
CINCINNATI - 230 001 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Gutierrez 5 7 5 5 2 3 1 5.91
M McLemore 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.09
D Sarfate 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2/3 4 4 4 2 0 2 4.96
K Saarloos 3 1/3 4 2 2 1 3 2 7.17
M Gosling 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.91
T Coffey 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.06
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.82
J Burton 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.51

Pitches-strikes: J Gutierrez 80-52; M McLemore 21-15; D Sarfate 19-12; T
Shearn 37-18; K Saarloos 52-33; M Gosling 25-15; T Coffey 22-13; E Guardado
19-9; J Burton 8-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Gutierrez 6-5; M McLemore 1-2; D
Sarfate 1-0; T Shearn 1-1; K Saarloos 5-2; M Gosling 0-0; T Coffey 0-1; E
Guardado 0-3; J Burton 0-2. Batters faced: J Gutierrez 22; M McLemore 5; D
Sarfate 4; T Shearn 8; K Saarloos 14; M Gosling 5; T Coffey 5; E Guardado 5; J
Burton 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 14 0
CINCINNATI 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DENNIS SARFATE
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.285, 1-FOR-4)
J TOWLES (.387, 1-FOR-2)
D SARFATE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS CINCINNATI (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .233
A Everett ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .233
C Ransom ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
L Berkman 1b 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .303
H Pence cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .325
L Scott rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .256
T Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285
E Munson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
J Towles c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .387
J Gutierrez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 7 14 7 5 9 17

a-walked for M Mclemore in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (18, T Shearn); T Wigginton (10, K Saarloos); L Scott
(28, E Guardado); C Lee (42, J Burton). HR - L Berkman 2 (33, 1st inning off T
Shearn 2 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off K Saarloos 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (32, 1st
inning off T Shearn 0 on, 0 Out), H Pence (17, 3rd inning off K Saarloos 0 on,
0 Out). RBI - L Berkman 4 (100), C Lee (116), H Pence 2 (67). 2-out RBI - L
Berkman, H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 1, J
Gutierrez 3, H Pence 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Burke-L Berkman, C Burke-A Everett-L Berkman).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .338
J Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
J Votto 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .353
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
B Coats lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .286
J Ellison rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Saarloos p 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Hanigan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 6 10 5 2 6 6

a-flied out to center for T Coffey in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Votto 2 (6, D Sarfate, J Gutierrez); B Coats 2 (3, J Gutierrez,
M McLemore); K Saarloos (1, J Gutierrez); E Encarnacion (25, M McLemore). HR -
B Phillips (30, 1st inning off J Gutierrez 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2
(94), K Saarloos 2 (2), B Coats (2). 2-out RBI - B Phillips 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Hanigan 1. GIDP - J Keppinger. Team
LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 401 100 01 -- 7
CINCINNATI - 230 001 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Gutierrez 5 7 5 5 2 3 1 5.91
M McLemore 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.09
D Sarfate 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2/3 4 4 4 2 0 2 4.96
K Saarloos 3 1/3 4 2 2 1 3 2 7.17
M Gosling 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.91
T Coffey 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.06
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.82
J Burton 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.51

Pitches-strikes: J Gutierrez 80-52; M McLemore 21-15; D Sarfate 31-22; T
Shearn 37-18; K Saarloos 52-33; M Gosling 25-15; T Coffey 22-13; E Guardado
19-9; J Burton 8-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Gutierrez 6-5; M McLemore 1-2; D
Sarfate 3-0; T Shearn 1-1; K Saarloos 5-2; M Gosling 0-0; T Coffey 0-1; E
Guardado 0-3; J Burton 0-2. Batters faced: J Gutierrez 22; M McLemore 5; D
Sarfate 7; T Shearn 8; K Saarloos 14; M Gosling 5; T Coffey 5; E Guardado 5; J
Burton 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (2-6, 3.69) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.285, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved J Burton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T Wigginton (.285, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Palmeiro hit for D Sarfate.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J TOWLES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: O Palmeiro (.240, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 0
CINCINNATI 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - DENNIS SARFATE (OUT)
CIN - DAVID WEATHERS

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J ELLISON (.167, 1-FOR-3)
D WEATHERS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N HOPPER (.338, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS CINCINNATI (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .232
A Everett ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .233
C Ransom ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
L Berkman 1b 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .303
H Pence cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .325
L Scott rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .256
T Wigginton 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283
E Munson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
J Towles c 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .406
J Gutierrez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238

Totals 41 7 15 7 5 9 19

a-walked for M Mclemore in the 7th; b-lined out to left for D Sarfate in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (18, T Shearn); T Wigginton (10, K Saarloos); L Scott
(28, E Guardado); C Lee (42, J Burton). HR - L Berkman 2 (33, 1st inning off T
Shearn 2 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off K Saarloos 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (32, 1st
inning off T Shearn 0 on, 0 Out), H Pence (17, 3rd inning off K Saarloos 0 on,
0 Out). RBI - L Berkman 4 (100), C Lee (116), H Pence 2 (67). 2-out RBI - L
Berkman, H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 1, J
Gutierrez 3, H Pence 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Burke-L Berkman, C Burke-A Everett-L Berkman).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .338
J Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
J Votto 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .353
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
B Coats lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .286
J Ellison rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Saarloos p 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Hanigan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 6 10 5 2 6 6

a-flied out to center for T Coffey in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Votto 2 (6, D Sarfate, J Gutierrez); B Coats 2 (3, J Gutierrez,
M McLemore); K Saarloos (1, J Gutierrez); E Encarnacion (25, M McLemore). HR -
B Phillips (30, 1st inning off J Gutierrez 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2
(94), K Saarloos 2 (2), B Coats (2). 2-out RBI - B Phillips 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Hanigan 1. GIDP - J Keppinger. Team
LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 401 100 010 -- 7
CINCINNATI - 230 001 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Gutierrez 5 7 5 5 2 3 1 5.91
M McLemore 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.09
D Sarfate 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2/3 4 4 4 2 0 2 4.96
K Saarloos 3 1/3 4 2 2 1 3 2 7.17
M Gosling 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.91
T Coffey 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.06
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.82
J Burton 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.51
D Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64

Pitches-strikes: J Gutierrez 80-52; M McLemore 21-15; D Sarfate 31-22; T
Shearn 37-18; K Saarloos 52-33; M Gosling 25-15; T Coffey 22-13; E Guardado
19-9; J Burton 8-8; D Weathers 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Gutierrez 6-5; M
McLemore 1-2; D Sarfate 3-0; T Shearn 1-1; K Saarloos 5-2; M Gosling 0-0; T
Coffey 0-1; E Guardado 0-3; J Burton 0-2; D Weathers 0-3. Batters faced: J
Gutierrez 22; M McLemore 5; D Sarfate 7; T Shearn 8; K Saarloos 14; M Gosling
5; T Coffey 5; E Guardado 5; J Burton 5; D Weathers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: CHAD QUALLS (6-5, 3.12) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J ELLISON (.167, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Qualls relieved D Sarfate.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Ellison (.167, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Cantu hit for D Weathers.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J ELLISON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Cantu (.326, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 0
CINCINNATI 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - JUAN GUTIERREZ, MARK MCLEMORE (6TH), DENNIS SARFATE (7TH),
CHAD QUALLS (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, J.R. TOWLES (4TH)

CIN - TOM SHEARN, KIRK SAARLOOS (1ST), MIKE GOSLING
(5TH), TODD COFFEY (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (7TH), JARED BURTON
(8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (32) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
CARLOS LEE (32) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
HUNTER PENCE (17) OFF KIRK SAARLOOS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (33) OFF KIRK SAARLOOS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

CIN - BRANDON PHILLIPS (30) OFF JUAN GUTIERREZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 15 0
CINCINNATI 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: HOU - JUAN GUTIERREZ, MARK MCLEMORE (6TH), DENNIS SARFATE (7TH),
CHAD QUALLS (9TH) AND ERIC MUNSON, J.R. TOWLES (4TH)

CIN - TOM SHEARN, KIRK SAARLOOS (1ST), MIKE GOSLING
(5TH), TODD COFFEY (6TH), EDDIE GUARDADO (7TH), JARED BURTON
(8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN


WP - DENNIS SARFATE (1-0)
LP - JARED BURTON (4-2)
SAVE - CHAD QUALLS (5)

HOME RUNS: HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (32) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
CARLOS LEE (32) OFF TOM SHEARN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
HUNTER PENCE (17) OFF KIRK SAARLOOS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
LANCE BERKMAN (33) OFF KIRK SAARLOOS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

CIN - BRANDON PHILLIPS (30) OFF JUAN GUTIERREZ IN THE 1ST, 1 ON


TIME: 3:11 ATT: 13,138

PROBABLES: HOU - WANDY RODRIGUEZ (9-13, 4.66)
CIN - MATT BELISLE (8-9, 5.43)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (7) VS CINCINNATI (6) - FINAL

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Burke 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .232
A Everett ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .233
C Ransom ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
L Berkman 1b 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .280
C Lee lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .303
H Pence cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .325
L Scott rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .256
T Wigginton 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283
E Munson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
J Towles c 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .406
J Gutierrez p 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Biggio ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
D Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 7 15 7 5 9 19

a-walked for M Mclemore in the 7th; b-lined out to left for D Sarfate in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Burke (18, T Shearn); T Wigginton (10, K Saarloos); L Scott
(28, E Guardado); C Lee (42, J Burton). HR - L Berkman 2 (33, 1st inning off T
Shearn 2 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off K Saarloos 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (32, 1st
inning off T Shearn 0 on, 0 Out), H Pence (17, 3rd inning off K Saarloos 0 on,
0 Out). RBI - L Berkman 4 (100), C Lee (116), H Pence 2 (67). 2-out RBI - L
Berkman, H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Burke 1, J
Gutierrez 3, H Pence 1. GIDP - C Lee. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (C Burke-L Berkman, C Burke-A Everett-L Berkman).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .337
J Keppinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335
J Votto 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .353
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .290
E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291
J Valentin c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
B Coats lf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .286
J Ellison rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .167
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Saarloos p 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Hanigan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
E Guardado p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319

Totals 35 6 10 5 3 6 9

a-flied out to center for T Coffey in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to third for D Weathers in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Votto 2 (6, D Sarfate, J Gutierrez); B Coats 2 (3, J Gutierrez,
M McLemore); K Saarloos (1, J Gutierrez); E Encarnacion (25, M McLemore). HR -
B Phillips (30, 1st inning off J Gutierrez 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - B Phillips 2
(94), K Saarloos 2 (2), B Coats (2). 2-out RBI - B Phillips 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Phillips 1, R Hanigan 1. GIDP - J Keppinger. Team
LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 401 100 010 -- 7
CINCINNATI - 230 001 000 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Gutierrez 5 7 5 5 2 3 1 5.91
M McLemore (B, 2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.09
D Sarfate (W, 1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
C Qualls (S, 5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.09

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2/3 4 4 4 2 0 2 4.96
K Saarloos 3 1/3 4 2 2 1 3 2 7.17
M Gosling 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.91
T Coffey 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.06
E Guardado 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.82
J Burton (L, 4-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.51
D Weathers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64

Pitches-strikes: J Gutierrez 80-52; M McLemore 21-15; D Sarfate 31-22; C
Qualls 17-12; T Shearn 37-18; K Saarloos 52-33; M Gosling 25-15; T Coffey
22-13; E Guardado 19-9; J Burton 8-8; D Weathers 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Gutierrez 6-5; M McLemore 1-2; D Sarfate 3-0; C Qualls 2-1; T Shearn 1-1; K
Saarloos 5-2; M Gosling 0-0; T Coffey 0-1; E Guardado 0-3; J Burton 0-2; D
Weathers 0-3. Batters faced: J Gutierrez 22; M McLemore 5; D Sarfate 7; C
Qualls 4; T Shearn 8; K Saarloos 14; M Gosling 5; T Coffey 5; E Guardado 5; J
Burton 5; D Weathers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Chris
Guccione.

T--3:11. Att--13,138.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
HOUSTON 7
CINCINNATI 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (7) AT CINCINNATI (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke doubled to left. A Everett reached on infield single
to third, C Burke to third. L Berkman homered to left center, C Burke and
A Everett scored. C Lee homered to left. H Pence grounded out to third.
L Scott walked. T Wigginton flied out to left. E Munson walked, L Scott to
second. K Saarloos relieved T Shearn. J Gutierrez struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper walked. J Keppinger lined into double play,
second to first, N Hopper out at first. J Votto doubled to deep center.
B Phillips homered to right, J Votto scored. E Encarnacion walked. J Valentin
fouled out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Coats hit a ground rule double to left. J Ellison
singled to center, B Coats to third. K Saarloos doubled to left, B Coats and
J Ellison scored. N Hopper reached on bunt single to pitcher, K Saarloos to
third. J Keppinger grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
K Saarloos scored, N Hopper out at second. J Votto singled to left center.
B Phillips struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 3RD: H Pence homered to right. L Scott struck out swinging.
T Wigginton doubled to left. E Munson flied out to center, T Wigginton to
third. J Gutierrez grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5,
CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Burke struck out swinging. A Everett grounded out to third.
L Berkman homered to right. C Lee grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 6TH: M McLemore relieved J Gutierrez. E Encarnacion doubled to
deep center. J Valentin flied out to center, E Encarnacion to third. B Coats
hit a ground rule double to deep right, E Encarnacion scored. J Ellison
grounded out to second, B Coats to third. R Hanigan hit for T Coffey.
R Hanigan flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 6.

HOUSTON 8TH: J Burton relieved E Guardado. C Ransom popped out to shortstop.
L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee doubled to deep right. H Pence singled to
center, C Lee scored. L Scott struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HOUSTON (7) AT CINCINNATI (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Burke 2B, A Everett SS, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
H Pence CF, L Scott RF, T Wigginton 3B, E Munson C, J Gutierrez RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, J Keppinger SS, J Votto 1B,
B Phillips 2B, E Encarnacion 3B, J Valentin C, B Coats LF, J Ellison RF,
T Shearn RHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Doug Eddings (1B), Mike Everitt (2B),
Chris Guccione (3B).

Gametime Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 9 mph.


HOUSTON 1ST: C Burke doubled to left. A Everett reached on infield single
to third, C Burke to third. L Berkman homered to left center, C Burke and
A Everett scored. C Lee homered to left. H Pence grounded out to third.
L Scott walked. T Wigginton flied out to left. E Munson walked, L Scott to
second. K Saarloos relieved T Shearn. J Gutierrez struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper walked. J Keppinger lined into double play,
second to first, N Hopper out at first. J Votto doubled to deep center.
B Phillips homered to right, J Votto scored. E Encarnacion walked. J Valentin
fouled out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 2.

HOUSTON 2ND: C Burke lined out to third. A Everett walked. L Berkman
singled to center, A Everett to second. C Lee grounded into double play, third
to second to first, L Berkman out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4,
CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 2ND: B Coats hit a ground rule double to left. J Ellison
singled to center, B Coats to third. K Saarloos doubled to left, B Coats and
J Ellison scored. N Hopper reached on bunt single to pitcher, K Saarloos to
third. J Keppinger grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
K Saarloos scored, N Hopper out at second. J Votto singled to left center.
B Phillips struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 3RD: H Pence homered to right. L Scott struck out swinging.
T Wigginton doubled to left. E Munson flied out to center, T Wigginton to
third. J Gutierrez grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5,
CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 3RD: E Encarnacion flied out to center. J Valentin grounded out
to first. B Coats struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5,
CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 4TH: C Burke struck out swinging. A Everett grounded out to third.
L Berkman homered to right. C Lee grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Towles catching. C Ransom at shortstop. J Ellison flied
out to center. K Saarloos lined out to center. N Hopper grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 5TH: M Gosling relieved K Saarloos. H Pence walked. L Scott struck
out swinging. T Wigginton struck out swinging. J Towles singled to left,
H Pence to second. J Gutierrez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 5TH: J Keppinger grounded out to third. J Votto grounded out to
second. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6,
CINCINNATI 5.

HOUSTON 6TH: T Coffey relieved M Gosling. C Burke popped out to second.
C Ransom struck out swinging. L Berkman singled to center. C Lee singled to
right center, L Berkman to second. H Pence struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 5.

CINCINNATI 6TH: M McLemore relieved J Gutierrez. E Encarnacion doubled to
deep center. J Valentin flied out to center, E Encarnacion to third. B Coats
hit a ground rule double to deep right, E Encarnacion scored. J Ellison
grounded out to second, B Coats to third. R Hanigan hit for T Coffey.
R Hanigan flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 6.

HOUSTON 7TH: E Guardado relieved T Coffey. L Scott doubled to deep center.
T Wigginton flied out to left. J Towles lined out to left. C Biggio hit for
M McLemore. C Biggio walked. C Burke popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 6, CINCINNATI 6.

CINCINNATI 7TH: D Sarfate relieved M McLemore. N Hopper struck out
swinging. J Keppinger grounded out to second. J Votto doubled to right
center. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 6,
CINCINNATI 6.

HOUSTON 8TH: J Burton relieved E Guardado. C Ransom popped out to shortstop.
L Berkman flied out to left. C Lee doubled to deep right. H Pence singled to
center, C Lee scored. L Scott struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6.

CINCINNATI 8TH: E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. J Valentin
grounded out to shortstop. B Coats struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6.

HOUSTON 9TH: D Weathers relieved J Burton. T Wigginton flied out to center.
J Towles singled to left. O Palmeiro hit for D Sarfate. O Palmeiro lined out
to left. C Burke flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
CINCINNATI 6.

CINCINNATI 9TH: C Qualls relieved D Sarfate. J Ellison walked. J Cantu hit
for D Weathers. J Cantu grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Ellison out
at second. N Hopper flied out to right. J Keppinger grounded into fielder's
choice to second, J Cantu out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 7,
CINCINNATI 6.</div>

 

Berkman, Pence help Astros edge Reds

<h3>HOUSTON 7, CINCINNATI 6</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Lance Berkman used his big bat to helpknock off the Cincinnati Reds.


Berkman hit two homers and rookie Hunter Pence drove in thedecisive run as the Houston Astros posted a 7-6 victory over theReds on Wednesday night.


Carlos Lee homered and scored the game-winning run and Pencealso hit a solo shot for Houston, which is 10-4 vs. Cincinnatithis season, including 7-1 here.


The loss is the fourth straight for the Reds, who are just agame ahead of the Astros for fourth place in the National LeagueCentral with only four games remaining.


With the score tied at 6-6 in the top of the eighth, Lee hit atwo-out double off rookie Jared Burton (4-2), the sixth of sevenpitchers used by Cincinnati. Pence then slapped a base hit upthe middle, allowing the burly Lee to just beat the throw ofcenter fielder Norris Hopper at home plate to give Houston aone-run lead.


Astros rookie Dennis Sarfate (1-0) earned his first major leaguevictory by pitching two innings of one-hit relief. Chad Quallsworked around a leadoff walk in the ninth to collect his fifthsave of the season.


Berkman, who was 4-for-4 with four RBI, continued to make GreatAmerican Ballpark look like a Little League field.

The four-time All-Star has blasted 17 homers here - the most ofany opponent - since the stadium opened in 2003.


Berkman put the Astros out front early when, with runners onsecond and third and no outs in the first, the nine-year veteranbelted a 3-0 pitch from rookie Tom Shearn over the center fieldwall to give Houston a 3-0 lead.


Lee immediately followed with a solo shot to left to increasethe lead to four.


Shearn, who didn't finish the inning, was replaced by KirkSaarloos with two outs in the frame.


The Reds halved their deficit in the bottom half of the inningwhen rookie Joey Votto hit a two-out double and scored onBrandon Phillips' 30th homer of the season. The two-run shotoff Houston rookie Juan Gutierrez helped Phillips become justthe third player in club history to hit 30 homers and steal 30bases in one season.


Eric Davis (1987) and Barry Larkin (1990) are the other two Redsplayers to reach that feat.


Saarloos put Cincinnati out front in the bottom of the secondwhen he hit a two-run double and scored on a double-playgroundout to give the Reds a 5-4 advantage.


Pence led off the third with his 17th homer to knot the game at5-5, and Berkman untied it one inning later by drilling atwo-out homer off Saarloos to make it 6-5.


It was the 33 homer of the season for Berkman, who is one aheadof Lee for the team lead. It was also his 100th RBI, the fifthtime he's reach the century mark for runs driven in.

Cincinnati tied it in the sixth when Edwin Encarnacion led offwith a double off reliever Mark McLemore and scored on a doubleby rookie Buck Coats.