Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 5, Houston 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 11923
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 83°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 11923
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Houston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L3 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Cincinnati Reds have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Reds have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Danny Herrera pitched 0.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Francisco Cordero closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Sammy Gervacio took the loss for Houston.
- Drew Stubbs had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Kazuo Matsui had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | Cincinnati | |
| Roy Oswalt | Player | Kip Wells |
| No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
| 5.0 | IP | 6.2 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 1 |
| 6 | Hits | 5 |
| 7.20 | ERA | 5.40 |
Hitting
| Houston | Cincinnati | |
| Kazuo Matsui | Player | Paul Janish |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 6 |
| .500 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Houston | 7 | 1 | 10 | .206 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | 1 | 18 | .300 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |