Houston 8, Cincinnati 6
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(74-85)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 8 0
Houston 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 8 16 0
WP: R. Oswalt (17-10) S: J. Valverde (43)
LP: J. Cueto (9-14)
(84-74)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Cincinnati
- C. Patterson homered to deep center
Bot 2nd: Houston
- M. Bourn doubled to left, R. Oswalt, B. Ausmus and K. Matsui scored
Bot 3rd: Houston
- R. Oswalt singled to right center, G. Blum scored, T. Wigginton to third, B. Ausmus to second
- K. Matsui walked, T. Wigginton scored, B. Ausmus to third, R. Oswalt to second
Bot 5th: Houston
- K. Matsui singled to right center, T. Wigginton scored, B. Ausmus to second
Bot 7th: Houston
- K. Matsui doubled to left, R. Abercrombie scored
- M. Bourn singled to center, K. Matsui scored
Top 9th: Cincinnati
- D. Richar singled to right center, J. Bruce scored
- J. Valentin singled to center, D. Richar scored, P. Bako to second
- J. Hairston Jr. homered to deep left, P. Bako and J. Valentin scored
 Cincinnati
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Hairston Jr. lf 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .327
C. Patterson cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .206
J. Votto 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
E. Encarnacion 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .251
J. Bruce rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261
J. Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264
D. Richar 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .226
P. Bako c 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .213
J. Cueto p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .044
    J. Adkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    M. Owings ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
    G. Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    A. Rosales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
    J. Roenicke p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    D. Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Valentin ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252
 Totals 36 6 8 6 3 8 12  
 Batting
2B - J Bruce (17, A Arias).
HR - C Patterson (10, 1st inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 1 Out), J Hairston Jr (5, 9th inning off F Nieve 2 on, 1 Out).
RBI - C Patterson (34), D Richar (3), J Valentin (16), J Hairston Jr 3 (33).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hairston Jr 1, J Cueto 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - J Bruce (4, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - J Bruce (M Tejada at 2nd base).
PB - P Bako.
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
K. Matsui 2b 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 .299
M. Bourn cf 5 0 2 4 0 1 5 .225
M. Tejada ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .285
    E. Maysonet ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
L. Berkman 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .314
G. Blum 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .240
H. Pence rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .270
T. Wigginton lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .287
B. Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .215
    A. Arias p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    F. Nieve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R. Oswalt p 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .214
    W. Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    G. Geary p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Abercrombie ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
    T. Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
    J.R. Towles ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138
 Totals 39 8 16 8 5 7 26  
 Batting
2B - M Bourn (9, J Cueto); R Abercrombie (5, J Roenicke); K Matsui (25, J Roenicke); G Blum (13, D Herrera).
RBI - M Bourn 4 (29), R Oswalt (5), K Matsui 3 (33).
2-out RBI - M Bourn 3, R Oswalt, K Matsui.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Ausmus 1, M Tejada 2, G Blum 1, M Bourn 2, H Pence 2.
Team LOB - 13.
 Base Running
SB - L Berkman (17, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako).
 Cincinnati
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Cueto (L, 9-14) 2.2 7 5 5 3 1 0 4.81
J. Adkins 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
G. Majewski 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6.00
J. Affeldt 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.40
J. Roenicke 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 13.50
D. Herrera 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8.53
J. Burton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
R. Oswalt (W, 17-10) 6.0 2 1 1 3 3 1 3.54
W. Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10
G. Geary 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.29
T. Byrdak 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93
A. Arias 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 0 4.15
F. Nieve 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.31
J. Valverde (S, 43) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
WP - W Wright.
HBP - G Blum (by J Cueto); P Bako (by W Wright).
Pitches-strikes - J Cueto 75-48; J Adkins 16-11; G Majewski 17-9; J Affeldt 22-9; J Roenicke 13-8; D Herrera 10-7; J Burton 12-9; R Oswalt 91-54; W Wright 14-9; G Geary 5-5; T Byrdak 16-10; A Arias 18-10; F Nieve 5-3; J Valverde 15-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Cueto 2-5; J Adkins 0-2; G Majewski 0-0; J Affeldt 2-2; J Roenicke 0-1; D Herrera 0-1; J Burton 0-1; R Oswalt 7-8; W Wright 0-0; G Geary 0-2; T Byrdak 1-1; A Arias 1-0; F Nieve 0-0; J Valverde 0-0.
Batters faced - J Cueto 19; J Adkins 5; G Majewski 4; J Affeldt 7; J Roenicke 4; D Herrera 3; J Burton 3; R Oswalt 23; W Wright 3; G Geary 2; T Byrdak 3; A Arias 5; F Nieve 1; J Valverde 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Bill Miller.
Time: 3:24.
Attendance: 31,204.
Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, in from right.

Updated on Thursday, Sep 25, 2008 11:35 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cincinnati
J. Hairston Jr. Jerry Hairston Jr.
1-5, 1 HR
3 RBI
 Houston
K. Matsui Kazuo Matsui
3-3
3 RBI