Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 25, 2009

Scores for Sep 25, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Cincinnati leads 1-0 (as of 9/25)

(73-81, 37-42 away)

(71-82, 43-36 home)

8:10 PM ET, September 25, 2009

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Stubbs CF	6	2	2	1	0	3	25	.268	.317	.464
J Burton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P Janish SS	3	2	2	1	1	0	19	.222	.306	.317
a-D Sutton PH-SS-2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.222	.300	.365
J Votto 1B	4	1	2	4	0	0	14	.315	.407	.551
b-K Barker PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.296	.333	.333
B Phillips 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	18	.279	.334	.454
A Rosales PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.295	.311
J Bruce RF	4	2	2	1	1	2	24	.217	.292	.446
W Balentien LF	5	1	2	2	0	1	17	.275	.368	.422
J Francisco 3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	17	.462	.500	.692
R Hanigan C	3	0	1	0	0	0	19	.266	.362	.336
c-C Tatum PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.257	.227
M Maloney P	3	1	1	0	1	1	16	.250	.308	.250
P Viola P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Ramirez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-W Taveras PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.240	.275	.285
Totals	43	10	17	10	3	8	181
a-singled to center for P Janish in the 7th b-grounded to shortstop for J Votto in the 7th c-flied out to right for R Hanigan in the 8th d-grounded to second for R Ramirez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Votto (33, B Moehler); J Bruce (13, B Moehler) HR: J Votto (23, 1st inning off B Moehler 0 on, 2 Out); J Bruce (19, 5th inning off W Wright 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Votto 4 (80), D Stubbs (16), P Janish (15), J Francisco (4), J Bruce (49), W Balentien 2 (10) 2-out RBI: J Votto 4, D Stubbs, P Janish, W Balentien 2 GIDP: R Hanigan, K Barker Reds RISP: 7-19 (D Stubbs 1-2, M Maloney 0-1, J Bruce 0-1, W Balentien 1-3, P Janish 1-1, B Phillips 1-2, K Barker 0-1, J Francisco 1-3, C Tatum 0-1, J Votto 1-2, D Sutton 1-1, R Hanigan 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: J Francisco (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto).

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Maloney (W, 2-4)	7.0	6	2	2	0	4	1	93-61	4.87
P Viola	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	14-9	6.75
R Ramirez	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.86
J Burton	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	4.77
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	0	4	2	127-84
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Maloney 15/27; P Viola 2/3; R Ramirez 1/3; J Burton 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Maloney 15-5-18-23; P Viola 1-0-5-3; R Ramirez 1-0-4-3; J Burton 0-1-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Maloney 9-7; P Viola 0-1; R Ramirez 0-2; J Burton 2-1 Game Scores: M Maloney 61

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.289	.359	.389
M Tejada SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	7	.304	.332	.441
L Berkman 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	14	.270	.396	.510
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	18	.304	.349	.498
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.283	.347	.475
K Matsui 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	20	.254	.303	.362
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.258	.324	.397
C Coste C	3	0	1	1	0	0	12	.227	.304	.320
B Moehler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.024	.048	.024
W Wright P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.250	.250	.250
a-T Manzella PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.200	.200
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-C Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.100	.143	.100
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Paronto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.195	.273	.336
Totals	35	4	9	4	0	4	127
a-struck out swinging for W Wright in the 5th b-struck out swinging for W Lopez in the 7th c-grounded to second for C Paronto in the 9th
BATTING 2B: C Coste (13, M Maloney); C Lee (32, R Ramirez) HR: K Matsui (8, 2nd inning off M Maloney 0 on, 2 Out); L Berkman (24, 8th inning off P Viola 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: K Matsui (42), C Coste (18), L Berkman 2 (76) SF: C Coste 2-out RBI: K Matsui GIDP: C Lee Astros RISP: 0-6 (M Tejada 0-1, H Pence 0-1, W Wright 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, C Lee 0-1, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: J Keppinger (8, throw) DP: 2 (J Keppinger-K Matsui-L Berkman, K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Moehler (L, 8-11)	2.1	8	7	7	1	2	1	77-49	5.21
W Wright	2.2	3	1	1	1	3	1	42-24	5.72
W Lopez	2.0	6	2	0	0	1	0	31-17	8.44
T Byrdak	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20-10	3.23
C Paronto	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	15.19
Totals	9.0	17	10	8	3	8	2	181-107
PITCHING HBP: R Hanigan (By W Lopez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Moehler 16/16; W Wright 6/11; W Lopez 3/12; T Byrdak 1/5; C Paronto 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Moehler 7-11-18-13; W Wright 7-3-7-7; W Lopez 3-3-1-10; T Byrdak 1-3-3-3; C Paronto 1-3-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 4-1; W Wright 5-0; W Lopez 3-2; T Byrdak 0-2; C Paronto 2-0 Game Scores: B Moehler 14

			CIN	HOU
	1st	J Votto homered to right.	1	0
	2nd	D Stubbs reached on infield single to shortstop, W Balentien scored, J Francisco to third, M Maloney to second.	2	0
	2nd	P Janish singled to left, J Francisco scored, M Maloney to third, D Stubbs to second.	3	0
	2nd	J Votto doubled to deep right center, M Maloney, D Stubbs and P Janish scored.	6	0
	2nd	K Matsui homered to left.	6	1
	3rd	J Francisco singled to center, J Bruce scored.	7	1
	5th	J Bruce homered to right.	8	1
	6th	W Balentien singled to center, D Stubbs and P Janish scored, B Phillips to third.	10	1
	7th	C Coste hit sacrifice fly to center, K Matsui scored.	10	2
	8th	L Berkman homered to left, M Tejada scored.	10	4
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Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	37,710 (89.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:58
Weather	79 degrees, cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Dimuro, First Base - Delfin Colon, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Jerry Meals

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