Cincinnati 4, Houston 2

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(6-5)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 7 3 Houston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 WP: E. Volquez (2-1) S: F. Cordero (4) LP: G. Geary (0-1)	(4-8)

Scoring Summary

Bot 3rd: Houston

- M. Tejada singled to center, M. Bourn scored

Top 7th: Cincinnati

- A. Gonzalez safe at first on pitcher G. Geary's throwing error, J. Hairston Jr. to third, R. Hernandez to second, J. Hairston Jr. scored, R. Hernandez to third, A. Gonzalez to second

- M. Owings doubled to center, R. Hernandez and A. Gonzalez scored

Top 9th: Cincinnati

- W. Taveras hit sacrifice fly to right, D. McDonald scored

Bot 9th: Houston

- C. Lee hit sacrifice fly to shallow center, M. Bourn scored

Cincinnati
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
W. Taveras cf	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.267
C. Dickerson lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.217
J. Votto 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.349
B. Phillips 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.176
E. Encarnacion 3b	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.156
L. Nix rf	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333
J. Hairston Jr. rf	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.211
R. Hernandez c	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.188
A. Gonzalez ss	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.069
E. Volquez p	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
M. Owings ph	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.400
J. Bruce pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
A. Rhodes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Weathers p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. McDonald ph	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
F. Cordero p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	4	7	3	3	8	14

Batting 2B - L Nix (3, F Paulino); M Owings (2, G Geary). 3B - D McDonald (1, C Sampson). S - A Gonzalez. SF - W Taveras. RBI - M Owings 2 (2), W Taveras (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 1, A Gonzalez 1. GIDP - B Phillips, J Votto. Team LOB - 7.

Fielding E - E Volquez (1, catch); C Dickerson (1, throw); J Votto (1, ground ball). DP - 2 (B Phillips-J Votto, E Encarnacion-J Votto).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
M. Bourn cf	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.250
M. Tejada ss	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	.383
L. Berkman 1b	3	0	1	0	2	1	3	.200
C. Lee lf	2	0	0	1	2	1	3	.238
H. Pence rf	3	0	1	0	2	1	5	.302
G. Blum 3b	3	0	0	0	1	1	6	.297
K. Matsui pr-2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.207
J. Smith 2b-3b	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
H. Quintero c	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Michaels ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.091
C. Sampson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
F. Paulino p	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
D. Erstad ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
T. Byrdak p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
G. Geary p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Fulchino p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
I. Rodriguez ph-c	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.225
Totals	32	2	7	2	8	10	24

Batting S - J Smith. SF - C Lee. RBI - M Tejada (1), C Lee (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - I Rodriguez 2, C Lee 1, G Blum 2, K Matsui 1, H Pence 1. GIDP - G Blum, L Berkman. Team LOB - 13.

Fielding E - G Geary (1, throw). DP - 2 (J Smith-M Tejada-L Berkman 2).

Cincinnati
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
E. Volquez (W, 2-1)	6.0	4	1	1	5	7	0	6.46
A. Rhodes (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
D. Weathers (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
F. Cordero (S, 4)	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1.80
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Paulino	6.0	3	0	0	2	6	0	0.00
T. Byrdak	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.86
G. Geary (L, 0-1; BS, 1)	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	0	4.50
J. Fulchino	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
C. Sampson	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.12

HBP - C Dickerson (by F Paulino); W Taveras (by G Geary).

Pitches-strikes - E Volquez 104-62; A Rhodes 19-11; D Weathers 26-17; F Cordero 32-19; F Paulino 97-61; T Byrdak 6-2; G Geary 20-10; J Fulchino 19-14; C Sampson 13-9.

Ground balls-fly balls - E Volquez 8-3; A Rhodes 2-0; D Weathers 1-1; F Cordero 0-2; F Paulino 7-5; T Byrdak 0-0; G Geary 3-0; J Fulchino 0-2; C Sampson 2-1.

Batters faced - E Volquez 27; A Rhodes 4; D Weathers 5; F Cordero 6; F Paulino 23; T Byrdak 1; G Geary 6; J Fulchino 4; C Sampson 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano. Time: 3:19. Attendance: 29,372. Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.

Updated on Monday, Apr 20, 2009 3:02 am ET