Houston 7, Cincinnati 6

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(70-88)	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 WP: D. Sarfate (1-0) S: C. Qualls (5) LP: J. Burton (4-2)	(71-87)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep left center, A. Everett and C. Burke scored

- C. Lee homered to deep left

Bot 1st: Cincinnati

- B. Phillips homered to deep right, J. Votto scored

Bot 2nd: Cincinnati

- K. Saarloos doubled to left, J. Ellison and B. Coats scored

- J. Keppinger grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, K. Saarloos scored, N. Hopper out at second

Top 3rd: Houston

- H. Pence homered to deep right

Top 4th: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep right

Bot 6th: Cincinnati

- B. Coats ground rule double to deep right, E. Encarnacion scored

Top 8th: Houston

- H. Pence singled to center, C. Lee scored

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season 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.R. 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
C. Biggio ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
D. Sarfate p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
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

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	K	LOB	Season 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
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
J. Cantu ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.319
Totals	35	6	10	5	3	6	9

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
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Gutierrez	5.0	7	5	5	2	3	1	5.91
M. McLemore (BS, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.09
D. Sarfate (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
C. Qualls (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.09
Cincinnati
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
T. Shearn	0.2	4	4	4	2	0	2	4.96
K. Saarloos	3.1	4	2	2	1	3	2	7.17
M. Gosling	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	4.91
T. Coffey	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	6.06
E. Guardado	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.82
J. Burton (L, 4-2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.51
D. Weathers	1.0	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.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Chris Guccione. Time: 3:11. Attendance: 13,138. Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.

Game Notes

THE HOME RUNS BY HOUSTON'S LANCE BERKMAN AND CARLOS LEE IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 5:36 am ET