Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 6, Houston 5
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 10662
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 10662
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
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 3 straight up wins. The Reds have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Jared Burton pitched 1.2 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. Wesley Wright took the loss for Houston.
- Drew Stubbs, Jonny Gomes hit homeruns for Cincinnati. Kazuo Matsui, Carlos Lee, Geoff Blum, Jeff Keppinger (2) hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | Cincinnati | |
| Yorman Bazardo | Player | Justin Lehr |
| No Decision | W/L | No Decision |
| 5.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 7 | Hits | 11 |
| 7.20 | ERA | 9.00 |
Hitting
| Houston | Cincinnati | |
| Jeff Keppinger | Player | Brandon Phillips |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 2 | HR | 0 |
| 9 | TB | 3 |
| .750 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Houston | 12 | 5 | 28 | .324 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 11 | 2 | 18 | .344 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |