Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros - September 23,2008

Visiting Team

Cincinnati Reds (74-83)

Home Team

Houston Astros (82-74)

Game Date

September 23,2008

Year

2008

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Minute Maid Park

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

27,561

Time of Game

3:02

Umpires

[HP]: Paul Emmel [1B]: Bill Miller [2B]: Jerry Meals [3B]: Gary Darling

1st inning: T7/F.1-H **Originally ruled E7**
1st inning: T7/F.1-H **does this give Votto a triple and 2 RBI**
1st inning: T7/F.1-H **two runs from unearned to earned**
7th inning: S9/L/UREV.1-3 **replay**
7th inning: S9/L/UREV.1-3 **Votto's fly ball struck the top of the wall on the yellow line and bounced back onto the field;**
7th inning: S9/L/UREV.1-3 **the Reds argued that it was over the fence into the seats instead of off the wall; after an on-field**
7th inning: S9/L/UREV.1-3 **discussion**
7th inning: S9/L/UREV.1-3 **the process took six minutes; this was the fourth usage of the replay system**
7th inning: NP **Astros pitcher Chris Sampson left the game due to an injured elbow**

Cincinnati Reds - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Jerry Hairston	cf	32.117	R	5	0	1	0	0	1	.329	76	894
2	Jeff Keppinger	2b	28.155	R	5	1	3	0	0	0	.267	117	239
3	Joey Votto	1b	25.013	L	4	1	3	1	0	1	.291	146	170
4	Edwin Encarnacion	3b	25.260	R	2	0	0	0	2	0	.255	141	466
5	Jay Bruce	rf	21.173	L	4	0	0	0	0	3	.257	103	103
6	Jolbert Cabrera	lf	35.290	R	3	0	2	1	1	0	.255	44	605
7	Ryan Hanigan	c	28.038	R	4	0	0	0	0	0	.267	28	33
8	Paul Janish	ss	25.347	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.178	36	36
9	Edinson Volquez	p	25.082	R	3	0	0	0	0	2	.098	31	34
	Javier Valentin	ph	33.004	B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	91	628
Totals

3B: Joey Votto (3)

RBI: Joey Votto (80), Jolbert Cabrera (12)

GDP: Edwin Encarnacion (12)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Kazuo Matsui	2b	32.336	B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.290	90	466
2	Michael Bourn	cf	25.271	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	.226	132	255
3	Miguel Tejada	ss	34.121	R	3	0	2	0	1	0	.287	152	1708
4	Lance Berkman	1b	32.226	B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.313	153	1366
5	Geoff Blum	3b	35.150	B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.235	110	1130
6	Hunter Pence	rf	25.163	R	4	0	0	0	0	3	.270	151	260
7	Ty Wigginton	lf	30.348	R	4	0	1	0	0	1	.286	105	779
8	Brad Ausmus	c	39.162	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.214	79	1911
9	Wandy Rodriguez	p	29.249	B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.103	21	100
	Darin Erstad	ph	34.111	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	.274	136	1543
	David Newhan	ph	35.016	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	60	409
Totals

2B: Miguel Tejada (37), Ty Wigginton (21)

HR: Kazuo Matsui (6)

RBI: Kazuo Matsui (30)

SH: Kazuo Matsui (7)

HBP: Brad Ausmus (2)

SB: Michael Bourn (39)

Cincinnati Reds - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Edinson Volquez	R	W 17-6	7.1	6	1	1	1	9	1	3.21	1.33	33	53
2	Bill Bray	L		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	1.59	60	127
3	David Weathers	R		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.16	1.51	71	895
4	Francisco Cordero	R	SV 34	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.33	1.41	72	542
Totals				0.0

HB: Edinson Volquez (14)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Edinson Volquez (97-61-36), Bill Bray (3-1-2), David Weathers (9-4-5), Francisco Cordero (11-7-4)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Wandy Rodriguez	L	L 8-7	5.0	7	2	2	2	7	0	3.73	1.35	24	110
2	Chris Sampson	R		1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.09	1.19	53	90
3	Fernando Nieve	R		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.66	1.45	8	49
4	LaTroy Hawkins	R		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.97	1.19	54	685
5	Jose Valverde	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	1.13	71	324
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Wandy Rodriguez (98-66-32), Chris Sampson (17-14-3), Fernando Nieve (5-3-2), LaTroy Hawkins (8-4-4), Jose Valverde (13-11-2)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Cincinnati Reds	CIN	74-83		2	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		2	9	0		5	10	20	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	82-74		1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		1	7	0		3	5	12	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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