GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (21-33) at HOUSTON (21-31)

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: GARY MAJEWSKI (0-0, 10.80) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: D BORKOWSKI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Majewski relieved M Stanton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: D Borkowski (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Ensberg hit for D Borkowski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Ensberg (.233, 5 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 10 0
HOUSTON 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 10 16 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - GARY MAJEWSKI
HOU - DAVE BORKOWSKI (OUT)

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.284, 1-FOR-4)
B PHILLIPS (.281, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
A DUNN (.258, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS HOUSTON (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .328
S Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .310
K Griffey Jr rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .284
B Phillips 2b 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .281
A Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .258
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .271
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .250
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .208
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077
a-C Moeller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Wise ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 2 10 2 3 15 21

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to second for M Stanton in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (4, W Williams); S Hatteberg (8, W Williams); A
Dunn (9, W Williams). RBI - B Phillips (29), A Dunn (35). 2-out RBI - B
Phillips, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, K
Griffey Jr 2, A Gonzalez 1, B Arroyo 3. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Hopper (2, 2nd base by W Williams/B Ausmus).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Dunn (H Pence at 3rd base). DP: 1 (E
Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .240
M Loretta 3b 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .349
L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .244
C Lee lf 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .317
H Pence cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .348
L Scott rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .234
A Everett ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .214
B Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .235
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Jennings ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 38 10 16 10 1 5 13

a-grounded to second for W Williams in the 5th; b-struck out looking for R
White in the 6th; c-lined out to left for D Borkowski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Pence 2 (9, B Arroyo 2); C Lee (16, B Arroyo); C Biggio (16, G
Majewski). 3B - B Ausmus (1, B Arroyo); L Scott (1, B Arroyo). HR - L Berkman
(6, 5th inning off B Arroyo 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Biggio (17), C Lee 2 (48), H
Pence (19), L Berkman 3 (28), L Scott 2 (26), A Everett (11). 2-out RBI - C Lee
2, H Pence, L Scott 2, A Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Everett 2, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - L Berkman. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Biggio (5, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 020 00 -- 2
HOUSTON - 004 040 20 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 5 11 8 8 0 2 1 4.73
B Salmon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
J Burton 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.15
M Stanton 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30
G Majewski 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams 5 7 2 2 2 9 0 5.50
R White 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 6.00
B Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.81
D Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.52

WP - J Burton. IBB - D Ross (by W Williams). HBP - B Phillips (by W
Williams). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 83-59; B Salmon 12-8; J Burton 18-9; M
Stanton 5-4; G Majewski 12-9; W Williams 117-75; R White 33-21; B Lidge 10-7; D
Borkowski 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 4-8; B Salmon 1-0; J Burton
1-0; M Stanton 1-0; G Majewski 2-1; W Williams 0-5; R White 0-1; B Lidge 1-0; D
Borkowski 1-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo 25; B Salmon 3; J Burton 4; M Stanton 3;
G Majewski 4; W Williams 24; R White 6; B Lidge 3; D Borkowski 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Quintero catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Loretta at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: BRIAN MOEHLER (0-1, 7.88) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Moehler relieved D Borkowski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Lamb at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lane in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Ensberg at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.284, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
HOUSTON 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 x 10 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, BRAD SALMON (6TH), JARED BURTON (7TH), MIKE
STANTON (7TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, RICK WHITE (6TH), BRAD LIDGE
(7TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND BRAD
AUSMUS, HUMBERTO QUINTERO (9TH)

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (6) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
HOUSTON 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 x 10 16 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, BRAD SALMON (6TH), JARED BURTON (7TH), MIKE
STANTON (7TH), GARY MAJEWSKI (8TH) AND DAVID ROSS

HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, RICK WHITE (6TH), BRAD LIDGE
(7TH), DAVE BORKOWSKI (8TH), BRIAN MOEHLER (9TH) AND BRAD
AUSMUS, HUMBERTO QUINTERO (9TH)


WP - WOODY WILLIAMS (2-7)
LP - BRONSON ARROYO (2-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - NONE

HOU - LANCE BERKMAN (6) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 5TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:56 ATT: 30,336

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (4-4, 5.59)
HOU - ROY OSWALT (6-4, 3.36)

PROBABLES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (0-0, 6.75)
COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (2-2, 5.58)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (2) VS HOUSTON (10) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .328
S Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .310
K Griffey Jr rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .288
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .280
A Dunn lf 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .257
A Gonzalez ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .250
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .208
B Arroyo p 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077
a-C Moeller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Wise ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 2 11 2 3 16 24

a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to second for M Stanton in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (4, W Williams); S Hatteberg (8, W Williams); A
Dunn (9, W Williams). RBI - B Phillips (29), A Dunn (35). 2-out RBI - B
Phillips, A Dunn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, K
Griffey Jr 2, A Gonzalez 2, B Arroyo 3. Team LOB - 13.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Hopper (2, 2nd base by W Williams/B Ausmus).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Dunn (H Pence at 3rd base). DP: 1 (E
Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Biggio 2b 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .240
H Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Loretta 3b-2b 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .349
L Berkman 1b 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .244
B Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Lee lf 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .317
M Lamb 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
H Pence cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .348
L Scott rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .234
A Everett ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .214
B Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .235
J Lane lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
W Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120
a-O Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
R White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Jennings ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
B Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Ensberg ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 38 10 16 10 1 5 13

a-grounded to second for W Williams in the 5th; b-struck out looking for R
White in the 6th; c-lined out to left for D Borkowski in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - H Pence 2 (9, B Arroyo 2); C Lee (16, B Arroyo); C Biggio (16, G
Majewski). 3B - B Ausmus (1, B Arroyo); L Scott (1, B Arroyo). HR - L Berkman
(6, 5th inning off B Arroyo 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Biggio (17), C Lee 2 (48), H
Pence (19), L Berkman 3 (28), L Scott 2 (26), A Everett (11). 2-out RBI - C Lee
2, H Pence, L Scott 2, A Everett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Everett 2, B Ausmus 1. GIDP - L Berkman. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Biggio (5, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 020 000 -- 2
HOUSTON - 004 040 20x -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (L, 2-6) 5 11 8 8 0 2 1 4.73
B Salmon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
J Burton 2/3 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.15
M Stanton 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30
G Majewski 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams (W, 2-7) 5 7 2 2 2 9 0 5.50
R White 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 6.00
B Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.81
D Borkowski 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.52
B Moehler 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.41

WP - J Burton. IBB - D Ross (by W Williams). HBP - B Phillips (by W
Williams). Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 83-59; B Salmon 12-8; J Burton 18-9; M
Stanton 5-4; G Majewski 12-9; W Williams 117-75; R White 33-21; B Lidge 10-7; D
Borkowski 15-12; B Moehler 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 4-8; B Salmon
1-0; J Burton 1-0; M Stanton 1-0; G Majewski 2-1; W Williams 0-5; R White 0-1;
B Lidge 1-0; D Borkowski 1-1; B Moehler 1-1. Batters faced: B Arroyo 25; B
Salmon 3; J Burton 4; M Stanton 3; G Majewski 4; W Williams 24; R White 6; B
Lidge 3; D Borkowski 5; B Moehler 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

T--2:56. Att--30,336.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 2
HOUSTON 10 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (2) AT HOUSTON (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus tripled to right center. W Williams grounded out to
pitcher. C Biggio singled to left, B Ausmus scored. M Loretta singled to
left, C Biggio to second. L Berkman popped out to second. C Lee doubled to
left, C Biggio and M Loretta scored. H Pence doubled to left, C Lee scored,
H Pence out stretching at third. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
HOUSTON 4.

CINCINNATI 5TH: N Hopper popped out to third. S Hatteberg doubled to left.
K Griffey Jr flied out to left, S Hatteberg to third. B Phillips singled to
right, S Hatteberg scored. A Dunn doubled to center, B Phillips scored.
A Gonzalez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 4.

HOUSTON 5TH: O Palmeiro hit for W Williams. O Palmeiro grounded out to
second. C Biggio reached on infield single to shortstop. M Loretta singled to
right, C Biggio to third. L Berkman homered to right, C Biggio and M Loretta
scored. C Lee singled to left. H Pence popped out to second. L Scott tripled
to deep center, C Lee scored. A Everett flied out to center. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 7TH: J Burton relieved B Salmon. M Loretta singled to right.
L Berkman walked, M Loretta to second. C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to
second, L Berkman out at second, M Loretta to third. C Lee to second on wild
pitch by J Burton. H Pence struck out swinging. M Stanton relieved J Burton.
L Scott singled to right, M Loretta scored, C Lee to third. A Everett singled to
right center, C Lee scored, L Scott to second. B Ausmus grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10.</div>

 

Williams, Berkman help Astros end slide, defeat Reds

<h3>HOUSTON 10, CINCINNATI 2</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros looked to strugglingWoody Williams to end their long losing skid.

Williams pitched five effective innings and Carlos Lee's two-runsingle was part of a four-run third as the Astros posted a 10-2victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Lance Berkman added a three-run homer in the fifth for Houston,which snapped a 10-game slide, one short of the franchiserecord. The 1995 Astros dropped 11 in a row from August 17-28to earn that dubious club mark.

Williams (2-7) yielded two runs, seven hits and two walks toearn just his second win of the season. Both of therighthander's victories have come against Cincinnati - the otherbeing a 3-2 win on May 9. He struck out a nine batters and isnow 10-5 lifetime vs. the Reds.

It was also just the second time in his last 12 outings thatWilliams has received four or more runs of support. The40-year-old hadn't helped himself either, surrendering four ormore runs in his previous three starts.

Brad Ausmus tripled to right-center field to lead off theinning. One out later, Craig Biggio hit an infield single,plating Ausmus to give Houston a 1-0 lead.

After Mark Loretta singled to put runners on first and second,Carlos Lee plated both runners with a double to the left fieldwall. Rookie Hunter Pence followed with a double down the leftfield line to make it 4-0.

All the runs came off Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo (2-6),who was tagged for eight runs and 11 hits in five innings tolose his fourth consecutive decision. The righthander, who alsosurrendered four runs in the fifth, has allowed four, four-runinnings in his last three starts.

After an RBI single by Brandon Phillips and a run-scoring doubleby Scott Hatteberg cut the Reds' deficit to 4-2 in the fifth,the Astros responded again.

Biggio and Loretta had one-out singles in the bottom of theframe before Berkman hit his sixth homer just over theoutstretched glove of right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. to make it7-2.

Luke Scott added an RBI triple later in the inning to increasethe lead to six. Scott added an RBI single in the seventhinning, as did Adam Everett, to put the game out of reach.

Edwin Encarnacion had three hits and Norris Hopper added two forCincinnati, which failed to earn its first sweep of the season.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (2) AT HOUSTON (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, S Hatteberg 1B, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, A Gonzalez SS, E Encarnacion 3B, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Houston Starting Lineups -- C Biggio 2B, M Loretta 3B, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF,
H Pence CF, L Scott RF, A Everett SS, B Ausmus C, W Williams RHP.

Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), Wally Bell (1B), Rob Drake (2B), Bill Welke (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper struck out looking. S Hatteberg struck out
looking. K Griffey Jr singled to center. B Phillips struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 1ST: C Biggio popped out to third. M Loretta flied out to right.
L Berkman fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
HOUSTON 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn flied out to center. A Gonzalez struck out looking.
E Encarnacion doubled to left. D Ross walked. B Arroyo struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee popped out to first. H Pence doubled to right center.
L Scott grounded out to first, H Pence to third. A Everett struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: N Hopper reached on infield single to third. S Hatteberg
popped out to shortstop. N Hopper caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop. K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD: B Ausmus tripled to right center. W Williams grounded out to
pitcher. C Biggio singled to left, B Ausmus scored. M Loretta singled to
left, C Biggio to second. L Berkman popped out to second. C Lee doubled to
left, C Biggio and M Loretta scored. H Pence doubled to left, C Lee scored,
H Pence out stretching at third. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
HOUSTON 4.

CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips hit by pitch. A Dunn struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez popped out to second. E Encarnacion singled to left center,
B Phillips to third, E Encarnacion to second advancing on throw. D Ross
intentionally walked. B Arroyo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 4.

HOUSTON 4TH: L Scott grounded out to first. A Everett lined out to third.
B Ausmus struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, HOUSTON 4.

CINCINNATI 5TH: N Hopper popped out to third. S Hatteberg doubled to left.
K Griffey Jr flied out to left, S Hatteberg to third. B Phillips singled to
right, S Hatteberg scored. A Dunn doubled to center, B Phillips scored.
A Gonzalez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 4.

HOUSTON 5TH: O Palmeiro hit for W Williams. O Palmeiro grounded out to
second. C Biggio reached on infield single to shortstop. M Loretta singled to
right, C Biggio to third. L Berkman homered to right, C Biggio and M Loretta
scored. C Lee singled to left. H Pence popped out to second. L Scott tripled
to deep center, C Lee scored. A Everett flied out to center. (4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 8.

CINCINNATI 6TH: R White relieved W Williams. E Encarnacion singled to
right. D Ross struck out swinging. C Moeller hit for B Arroyo. C Moeller
struck out swinging. N Hopper reached on infield single to shortstop,
E Encarnacion to second. S Hatteberg walked, E Encarnacion to third, N Hopper to
second. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 6TH: B Salmon relieved B Arroyo. B Ausmus grounded out to
shortstop. J Jennings hit for R White. J Jennings struck out looking.
C Biggio struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 8.

CINCINNATI 7TH: B Lidge relieved R White. B Phillips struck out swinging.
A Dunn struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 8.

HOUSTON 7TH: J Burton relieved B Salmon. M Loretta singled to right.
L Berkman walked, M Loretta to second. C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to
second, L Berkman out at second, M Loretta to third. C Lee to second on wild
pitch by J Burton. H Pence struck out swinging. M Stanton relieved J Burton.
L Scott singled to right, M Loretta scored, C Lee to third. A Everett singled to
right center, C Lee scored, L Scott to second. B Ausmus grounded out to
second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10.

CINCINNATI 8TH: D Borkowski relieved B Lidge. E Encarnacion singled to
center. D Ross struck out swinging. D Wise hit for M Stanton. D Wise safe at
first on error by second baseman C Biggio, E Encarnacion to second. N Hopper
struck out swinging. S Hatteberg lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10.

HOUSTON 8TH: G Majewski relieved M Stanton. M Ensberg hit for D Borkowski.
M Ensberg lined out to left. C Biggio hit a ground rule double to deep right.
M Loretta singled to right, C Biggio to third. L Berkman grounded into double
play, third to second to first, M Loretta out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0
Errors) CINCINNATI 2, HOUSTON 10.

CINCINNATI 9TH: H Quintero catching. M Loretta at second base. B Moehler
relieved D Borkowski. M Lamb at first base. J Lane in left field. M Ensberg at
third base. K Griffey Jr singled to center. B Phillips fouled out to first.
K Griffey Jr to second on fielder's indifference. A Dunn struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2,
HOUSTON 10.</div>

 

Williams, Berkman help Astros end slide, defeat Reds

<h3>HOUSTON 10, CINCINNATI 2</h3>HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros looked to strugglingWoody Williams to end their long losing skid.

Williams pitched five effective innings and Carlos Lee's two-runsingle was part of a four-run third as the Astros posted a 10-2victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Lance Berkman added a three-run homer in the fifth for Houston,which snapped a 10-game slide, one short of the franchiserecord. The 1995 Astros dropped 11 in a row from August 17-28to earn that dubious club mark.

Williams (2-7) yielded two runs, seven hits and two walks toearn just his second win of the season. Both of therighthander's victories have come against Cincinnati - the otherbeing a 3-2 win on May 9. He struck out a nine batters and isnow 10-5 lifetime vs. the Reds.

It was also just the second time in his last 12 outings thatWilliams has received four or more runs of support. The40-year-old hadn't helped himself either, surrendering four ormore runs in his previous three starts.

Brad Ausmus tripled to right-center field to lead off theinning. One out later, Craig Biggio hit an infield single,plating Ausmus to give Houston a 1-0 lead.

After Mark Loretta singled to put runners on first and second,Carlos Lee plated both runners with a double to the left fieldwall. Rookie Hunter Pence followed with a double down the leftfield line to make it 4-0.

All the runs came off Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo (2-6),who was tagged for eight runs and 11 hits in five innings tolose his fourth consecutive decision. The righthander, who alsosurrendered four runs in the fifth, has allowed four, four-runinnings in his last three starts.

After an RBI single by Brandon Phillips and a run-scoring doubleby Scott Hatteberg cut the Reds' deficit to 4-2 in the fifth,the Astros responded again.

Biggio and Loretta had one-out singles in the bottom of theframe before Berkman hit his sixth homer just over theoutstretched glove of right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. to make it7-2.

Luke Scott added an RBI triple later in the inning to increasethe lead to six. Scott added an RBI single in the seventhinning, as did Adam Everett, to put the game out of reach.

Edwin Encarnacion had four hits and Norris Hopper added two forCincinnati, which failed to earn its first sweep of the season.