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BOS  6
CLE  1

DET  7
TBR  5

MIN  7
CHW  6

(10)
LAA  6
@SEA  4

TOR  8
NYY  2

HOU  8
CIN  6

SDP  7
@LAD  5

MIL  5
PIT  1

(10)
NYM  7
CHC  6

COL  3
@SFG  1

STL 12
ARI  3

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 31,204

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:24
Reds
6
74-85
Lost 2
5th, 22½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5    6  8  0
Astros          0  3  2   0  1  0   2  0  X    8 16  0
W: R Oswalt (17-10), L: J Cueto (9-14), S: J Valverde (43)
Astros
8
84-74
Won 2
3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston LF                 5   1   1   3    0   0  .327  .865   20    2   0   HR
C Patterson CF                5   1   1   1    0   2  .206  .587   22    1   0   HR
J Votto 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .857   24    1   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              4   0   0   0    1   1  .251  .806   21    1   0   
J Bruce RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .785   20    3   1   2B,SB
J Keppinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .654   13    5   1   
D Richar 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .226  .516   15    4   3   
P Bako C                      1   1   1   0    2   0  .213  .614   22    7   0   HBP
J Cueto P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .044  .148    4    0   0   
  J Adkins P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Owings PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .772    1    0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Affeldt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Rosales PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .471    1    0   0   
  J Roenicke P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Herrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Burton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .710    4    0   0   
Totals                       36   6   8   6    3   8              167   24   5
BATTING
2B: J Bruce (17, off A Arias).
HR: C Patterson (10, off R Oswalt; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); J Hairston (5, off F Nieve; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: P Bako (1, by W Wright).
TB: C Patterson 4; J Hairston 4; J Bruce 3; D Richar; J Valentin; P Bako; J Votto.
RBI: J Hairston 3 (33); D Richar (3); C Patterson (34); J Valentin (16).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
PB: P Bako (9).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Bruce (4, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   3   2   3   3    2   0  .297  .788   34    2   2   2B
M Bourn CF                    5   0   2   4    0   1  .225  .580   18    1   0   2B
M Tejada SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .734   11    1   2   
  E Maysonet SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   1   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .314  .995   20    9   0   SB
G Blum 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .240  .707   13    1   3   2B,HBP
H Pence RF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .782   15    2   0   
T Wigginton LF                5   2   2   0    0   1  .287  .880   16    4   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .215  .582   20    5   0   
  A Arias P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Nieve P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   1   2   1    0   1  .214  .428   11    0   0   
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Abercrombie PH            1   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .837    2    0   0   2B
  T Byrdak P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  J Towles PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .506    7    2   0   
Totals                       39   8  16   8    5   7              167   27   8
BATTING
2B: R Abercrombie (5, off J Roenicke); G Blum (13, off D Herrera); M Bourn (9, off J Cueto); K Matsui (25, off J Roenicke).
HBP: G Blum (3, by J Cueto).
TB: K Matsui 4; G Blum 3; M Bourn 3; R Oswalt 2; R Abercrombie 2; T Wigginton 2; B Ausmus; M Tejada; L Berkman; H Pence.
RBI: M Bourn 4 (29); K Matsui 3 (33); R Oswalt (5).
2-out RBI: M Bourn 3; R Oswalt; K Matsui.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
BASERUNNING
SB: L Berkman (17, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Cueto, L (9-14)              2.2   7   5   5    3   1   0   4.81   19   75-48   30· 4·14    6· 5· 3· 0     22    -     1.26  -0.36
J Adkins                       1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   16-11    8· 1· 2    0· 4· 0· 0          3-0    0.40   0.04
G Majewski                     0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   6.00    4   17-9     6· 0· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.03
J Affeldt                      1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.40    7   22-9     5· 2· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.02
J Roenicke                     0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0  13.50    4   13-8     7· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
D Herrera                      0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   8.53    3   10-7     7· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.02   0.00
J Burton                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.34    3   12-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16   8   8    5   7   0          45  165-101  67· 9·25   11·15· 6· 0          6-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, W (17-10)            6     2   1   1    3   3   1   3.54   23   91-54   34· 9·11    7· 9· 1· 0     64    -     0.69   0.13
W Wright                       0.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.10    3   14-9     3· 3· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.02
G Geary                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.29    2    5-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.79   0.03
T Byrdak                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.93    3   16-10    6· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
A Arias                        0.1   4   4   4    0   0   0   4.15    5   18-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
F Nieve                        0     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.31    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.46  -0.02
J Valverde, S (43)             0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.34    3   15-11    5· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.93   0.04
Totals                         9     8   6   6    3   8   2          40  164-102  60·22·20   11·13· 4· 0          4-2 
F Nieve faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Wright (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: W Wright (4; P Bako); J Cueto (14; G Blum).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 31,204.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 11mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. J Hairston           LF    1. K Matsui             2B 
2. C Patterson          CF    2. M Bourn              CF 
3. J Votto              1B    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. E Encarnacion        3B    4. L Berkman            1B 
5. J Bruce              RF    5. G Blum               3B 
6. J Keppinger          SS    6. H Pence              RF 
7. D Richar             2B    7. T Wigginton          LF 
8. P Bako               C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Cueto              P     9. R Oswalt             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  123  1   27%  74% M Bourn         J Cueto         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ausmus Scores; Oswalt Scores; Matsui Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  4  -10%  42% C Patterson     R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   2  1-3  123  3    7%  85% R Oswalt        J Cueto         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Blum Scores; Wigginton to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   b 3   2  1-4  123  7    5%  90% K Matsui        J Cueto         Walk; Wigginton Scores; Ausmus to 3B; Oswalt to 2B
   b 1   2  1-0  12-  1   -4%  39% G Blum          J Cueto         Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Hairston      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  4   42%  C Patterson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   44%  J Votto         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8   44%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Cueto facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   48%  K Matsui        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   45%  M Bourn         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   42%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--  6   44%  L Berkman       Walk; Matsui to 2B
   O      12-  1   39%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   36%  J Bruce         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   38%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging, Bruce Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   41%  D Richar        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   40%  P Bako          Walk
   O      12-  4   44%  J Cueto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Johnny Cueto facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   48%  H Pence         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   44%  T Wigginton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   41%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--      42%  R Oswalt        Passed Ball; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  2   44%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ausmus to 3B
          1-3  9   47%  K Matsui        Walk; Oswalt to 2B
   RRR    123  1   74%  M Bourn         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ausmus Scores; Oswalt Scores; Matsui Scores
   O      -2-  3   72%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   74%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   76%  C Patterson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   77%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Johnny Cueto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   75%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  5   77%  G Blum          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   75%  H Pence         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   76%  T Wigginton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blum to 2B
          12-  4   78%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Blum to 3B; Wigginton to 2B
   R      123  3   85%  R Oswalt        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Blum Scores; Wigginton to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   R      123  7   90%  K Matsui        Walk; Wigginton Scores; Ausmus to 3B; Oswalt to 2B
                  Jon Adkins replaces Johnny Cueto pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  5   88%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   90%  E Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   91%  J Bruce         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   92%  J Keppinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jon Adkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Tejada out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  6   90%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   91%  G Blum          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   90%  H Pence         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   92%  D Richar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   90%  P Bako          Walk
                  Micah Owings pinch hits for Jon Adkins batting 9th
   O      1--  1   92%  M Owings        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   93%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gary Majewski facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Majewski replaces Micah Owings pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   94%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   95%  B Ausmus        Walk; Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  4   97%  K Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Wigginton Scores; Ausmus to 2B
                  Jeremy Affeldt replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   96%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   97%  C Patterson     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Votto         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   97%  E Encarnacion   Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  J Bruce         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jeremy Affeldt facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   98%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   98%  G Blum          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--      98%  H Pence         Berkman Steals 2B
          -2-  4   98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   97%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   97%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Wesley Wright facing 6-7-8
                  Wesley Wright replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  J Keppinger     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Richar to 1B
          1--  5   95%  P Bako          Hit By Pitch; Richar to 2B
                  Geoff Geary replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 9th; Adam Rosales pinch hits for Jeremy Affeldt batting 9th
   O      12-  1   97%  A Rosales       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   99%  J Hairston      Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Josh Roenicke facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Roenicke replaces Adam Rosales pitching and batting 9th; Reggie Abercrombie pinch hits for Geoff Geary batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  R Abercrombie   Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  7  100%  K Matsui        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Abercrombie Scores
   R      -2-  1  100%  M Bourn         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Matsui Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
                  Danny Herrera replaces Josh Roenicke pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  2  100%  G Blum          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bourn to 3B
   O      -23  4  100%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-8, Tim Byrdak facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Byrdak replaces Reggie Abercrombie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  9  100%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jared Burton facing 7-8-9
                  Jared Burton replaces Danny Herrera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Wigginton     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  J.R. Towles pinch hits for Tim Byrdak batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-8, Alberto Arias facing 5-6-7
                  Alberto Arias replaces Brad Ausmus pitching and batting 8th; J.R. Towles moves to C; Edwin Maysonet replaces Miguel Tejada playing SS batting 3rd
          ---  5  100%  J Bruce         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Bruce to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  D Richar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bruce Scores
          1--     100%  P Bako          Defensive Indifference; Richar to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Richar to 3B
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Jared Burton batting 9th
   R      1-3  4   99%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Richar Scores; Bako to 2B
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Alberto Arias pitching and batting 8th
   RRR    12-  5   97%  J Hairston      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bako Scores; Valentin Scores
                  Jose Valverde replaces Fernando Nieve pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   97%  J Votto         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3  100%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
        5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 8.

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