Astros at Cincinnati Reds - April 27th, 2012
Astros' 50th and final year in the National League
See my first game of 2012 at Great American Ballpark
Just north of the Ohio River
Home of the Cincinnati Reds
Don't show early enought to see the Reds Hall of Fame
But early enough for a spectacular view of the stadium
Paddlewheel Riverboats dock nearby to take in a game
Nice view of Newport beyond the stadium
Nice view of Covington over this side of the stadium
Nice view of the box seats on this side of the stadium
Reds have 8 retired numbers plus never issue #11 & #14
Astros put in some batting and fielding practice
Rosie Red, NKU's Norse, and Gapper hit the field
Northern Kentucky's President throws out the 1st pitch
Astros tip their hats for the National Anthem
Astros' lineup and Red's defensive positions for today
Shafer takes a ball first pitch, then grounds out to pitcher
Second batter Altuve pops out to first
Martinez grounds out to SS for a 1-2-3 first inning
Lee sprains his ankle going for thrown ball first batter
Cozart gets a hit and Carlos leaves the game
Lee won't be the first batter up in the second inning now
Bogusevic reaches on an infield single & steal second
But Johnson grounds to third to end the second inning
Castro takes a ball, then singles to start the 3rd
Altuve triples to Right Center with 2 outs, Castro scores
Martinez gets an RBI single to center, Altuve scores
Downs flies out to right to end the 3rd, Astros up 2-0
I can't find the hidden ball, I'm hypnotized by spagetti
Lowrie doubles, then Bogusevic safe at first on error
Red's 2nd baseman Phillips gets hurt or cut on the misplay
Johnson doubles to left, Lowrie scores, Bogusevic to 3rd
Leake needs some outs with 2 men on and no outs
Castro will ground out to 2nd but Bogusevic scores, 4-0
Wandy pops out to shortstop, now two outs in the 4th
Schafer singles to right center, Johnson scores, 5-0
Altuve doubles to right, Schafer scores, now 6-0
David gets a $9 beer and and a $4.50 Skyline Coney
Wandy gives up 2 runs w/no outs, but ends the 6th up 6-2
Seventh Inning Stretch in Cincinnati
A few sing "Buy me a blanket and hot chocolate"
Sam LeCure pitching for Cincinnati in the nineth
LeCure strikes out Shafer for the first out
LeCure strikes out Martinez for the final out of the 9th
Fernando Abad pitches to Scott Rolen who hits it to the top of the fence in deep center, one away
Bruce hits it about 20 feet further for 418 foot homerun
Reds down 6-3 at the bottom of the ninth with one out
Abad's 3rd face batter Mesoraco hits it over the LF fence
Back-to-back Jack! Reds down 4-6 Abad out, Myers in
Myers coaxes a K and a F9 to end the game, Astros win 6-4
Wandy gets his second win and Myers gets his 4th save
Astros now a game behind the Reds in the NL Central
The Astros leaving the NL next year helped enable the trip
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU (8-12) 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
CIN (9-11) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 8 1
W: W. Rodriguez (2-2); L: M. Leake (0-3); S: B. Myers (4)
Attendance: 29,486 (69.7% full) - Game Time 3:12
Houston - Top of 1st
Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Schafer grounded out to pitcher. 0-0
J Altuve popped out to first. 0-0
J Martinez grounded out to shortstop. 0-0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
Z Cozart reached on infield single to third. 0-0
M Downs at first base. 0-0
D Stubbs grounded into fielder's choice to third, Z Cozart out at second. 0-0
D Stubbs caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. 0-0
J Votto struck out looking. 0-0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 2nd
Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
M Downs lined out to right. 0-0
J Lowrie flied out to center. 0-0
B Bogusevic reached on infield single to shortstop. 0-0
B Bogusevic stole second. 0-0
C Johnson grounded out to third. 0-0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
B Phillips singled to right. 0-0
R Ludwick struck out swinging. 0-0
S Rolen lined out to second. 0-0
J Bruce struck out swinging. 0-0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 3rd
Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Castro singled to left. 0-0
W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, J Castro to second. 0-0
J Schafer struck out looking. 0-0
J Altuve tripled to deep right center, J Castro scored. 1-0
J Martinez singled to center, J Altuve scored. 2-0
M Downs flied out to right. 2-0
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
D Mesoraco struck out looking. 2-0
M Leake struck out looking. 2-0
Z Cozart flied out to right. 2-0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 4th
Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Lowrie doubled to deep center. 2-0
B Bogusevic safe at first on error by 2nd baseman B Phillips, J Lowrie to 3rd. 2-0
C Johnson doubled to deep left, J Lowrie scored, B Bogusevic to third. 3-0
J Castro grounded out to second, B Bogusevic scored, C Johnson to third. 4-0
W Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. 4-0
J Schafer singled to right center, C Johnson scored. 5-0
A Simon relieved M Leake. 5-0
J Schafer stole second. 5-0
J Altuve doubled to right, J Schafer scored. 6-0
J Altuve to third on passed ball by D Mesoraco. 6-0
J Martinez grounded out to third. 6-0
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
D Stubbs flied out to right. 6-0
J Votto walked. 6-0
B Phillips grounded out to pitcher, J Votto to second. 6-0
R Ludwick grounded out to shortstop. 6-0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 5th
Alfredo Simon pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
M Downs grounded out to third. 6-0
J Lowrie singled to center. 6-0
B Bogusevic walked, J Lowrie to second. 6-0
C Johnson grounded into FC to SS, J Lowrie out at third, B Bogusevic to second. 6-0
J Castro flied out to center. 6-0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
S Rolen grounded out to shortstop. 6-0
J Bruce singled to left center. 6-0
D Mesoraco flied out to right. 6-0
T Frazier hit for A Simon. 6-0
T Frazier tripled to deep center, J Bruce scored. 6-1
Z Cozart lined out to third. 6-1
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 6th
J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Hoover relieved A Simon. 6-1
W Rodriguez struck out swinging. 6-1
J Schafer flied out to left. 6-1
J Altuve struck out looking. 6-1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th
Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
D Stubbs singled to center. 6-1
J Votto doubled to deep left center, D Stubbs scored. 6-2
B Phillips walked. 6-2
R Ludwick flied out to right. 6-2
S Rolen flied out to center. 6-2
J Bruce struck out swinging. 6-2
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 7th
J.J. Hoover pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Martinez walked. 6-2
M Downs grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Martinez out at second. 6-2
J Lowrie flied out to center. 6-2
B Bogusevic grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Downs out at second. 6-2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th
Wilton Lopez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
W Lopez relieved W Rodriguez. 6-2
D Mesoraco grounded out to second. 6-2
W Harris hit for J Hoover. 6-2
W Harris grounded out to first. 6-2
Z Cozart grounded out to third. 6-2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Houston - Top of 8th
Jose Arredondo pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
J Arredondo relieved J Hoover. 6-2
C Johnson struck out looking. 6-2
J Castro grounded out to first. 6-2
J Maxwell hit for W Lopez. 6-2
J Maxwell struck out swinging. 6-2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th
Fernando Rodriguez pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
F Rodriguez relieved W Lopez. 6-2
D Stubbs struck out swinging, safe at 1st on wild pitch by F Rodriguez. 6-2
D Stubbs stole 2nd, then safe at 3rd on throwing error by catcher J Castro. 6-2
J Votto grounded out to third. 6-2
B Phillips struck out swinging. 6-2
R Ludwick struck out swinging. 6-2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors
Houston - Top of 9th
Sam LeCure pitching for Cincinnati HOU-CIN
S LeCure relieved J Arredondo. 6-2
C Heisey in left field. 6-2
J Schafer struck out looking. 6-2
J Altuve popped out to second. 6-2
J Martinez struck out looking. 6-2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th
Fernando Abad pitching for Houston HOU-CIN
F Abad relieved F Rodriguez. 6-2
S Rolen flied out to center. 6-2
J Bruce homered to center (418 feet). 6-3
D Mesoraco homered to left (372 feet). 6-4
B Myers relieved F Abad. 6-4
C Heisey struck out swinging. 6-4
Z Cozart flied out to center. 6-4
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors