Houston 9, Cincinnati 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(10-12)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 1
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 2
WP: C. Sampson (1-2)
LP: B. Arroyo (0-3)
(9-13)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Cincinnati
- K. Griffey Jr. homered to deep right
Top 2nd: Houston
- H. Pence doubled to deep left, C. Lee scored
- M. Loretta singled to left, H. Pence scored
Top 4th: Houston
- K. Matsui singled to right, M. Loretta and H. Pence scored
- M. Tejada singled to center, K. Matsui scored, D. Erstad to third
- L. Berkman singled to right, D. Erstad scored, M. Tejada to second
- C. Lee doubled to left, M. Tejada scored, L. Berkman to third
- H. Pence singled to pitcher, L. Berkman scored, C. Lee scored on pitcher M. Lincoln's throwing error
Bot 7th: Cincinnati
- C. Patterson doubled to left, A. Dunn scored, D. Ross to third
Bot 9th: Cincinnati
- E. Encarnacion homered to deep left
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
K. Matsui 2b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .308
D. Erstad cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .290
M. Tejada ss 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .360
    G. Blum 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
L. Berkman 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .299
    B. Ausmus 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
C. Lee lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .279
    J. Cruz Jr. lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
H. Pence rf 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .256
M. Loretta 3b-ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .250
J.R. Towles c 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222
C. Sampson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
    W. Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    G. Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 40 9 14 8 1 9 17  
 Batting
2B - C Lee 2 (7, B Arroyo, M Lincoln); H Pence (6, B Arroyo); M Loretta (4, B Arroyo).
S - C Sampson.
RBI - H Pence 2 (8), M Loretta (6), K Matsui 2 (6), M Tejada (19), L Berkman (17), C Lee (11).
2-out RBI - K Matsui 2, M Tejada, L Berkman, C Lee, H Pence.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Erstad 2, C Sampson 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
E - K Matsui (2, ground ball).
DP - 2 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman, M Loretta-K Matsui-L Berkman).
 Cincinnati
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Hairston Jr. cf-rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .545
J. Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315
K. Griffey Jr. rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256
    R. Freel lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
B. Phillips 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .262
A. Dunn lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222
    K. Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
    J. Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
E. Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .270
J. Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310
D. Ross c 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500
B. Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
    M. Lincoln p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Hatteberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
    J. Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    C. Patterson ph-cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .206
 Totals 36 3 10 3 1 8 14  
 Batting
2B - D Ross (1, C Sampson); B Phillips 2 (6, C Sampson, W Wright); C Patterson (6, C Sampson).
HR - K Griffey Jr (4, 1st inning off C Sampson 0 on, 2 Out), E Encarnacion (6, 9th inning off G Geary 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - K Griffey Jr (14), C Patterson (10), E Encarnacion (11).
2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, C Patterson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, J Hairston Jr 3, E Encarnacion 1.
GIDP - J Keppinger 2.
Team LOB - 7.
 Fielding
E - M Lincoln (1, throw); J Keppinger (1, throw).
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. Sampson (W, 1-2) 7.0 8 2 2 1 6 1 6.38
W. Wright 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26
G. Geary 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.89
 Cincinnati
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Arroyo (L, 0-3) 3.2 10 8 8 1 5 0 7.56
M. Lincoln 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.70
J. Fogg 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.80
K. Mercker 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
J. Affeldt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.86
Pitches-strikes - C Sampson 86-57; W Wright 12-7; G Geary 13-11; B Arroyo 91-53; M Lincoln 24-15; J Fogg 33-21; K Mercker 9-5; J Affeldt 10-6.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Sampson 9-6; W Wright 2-1; G Geary 1-0; B Arroyo 2-4; M Lincoln 1-2; J Fogg 0-4; K Mercker 1-2; J Affeldt 0-2.
Batters faced - C Sampson 28; W Wright 4; G Geary 5; B Arroyo 22; M Lincoln 6; J Fogg 8; K Mercker 3; J Affeldt 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Brian O'Nora. 2B--Paul Nauert. 3B--Jerry Crawford.
Time: 2:41.
Attendance: 16,017.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, left to right.

Updated on Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 9:56 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Houston
H. Pence Hunter Pence
3-4
2 RBI
 Cincinnati
K. Griffey Jr. Ken Griffey Jr.
1-2, 1 HR
1 RBI