Houston 3, Cincinnati 2
Monday, September 19, 2011 7:10 PM
Location -
Great American Ball Park
Temperature -
64°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Chad Fairchild,
First Base -
Angel Campos,
Second Base -
Sam Holbrook,
Third Base -
Paul Schrieber,
Attendance -
21168
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Houston
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
3
|
9 |
2 |
|
Cincinnati
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2
|
4 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
53-100 |
28-46 |
25-54 |
W2 |
| Cincinnati
|
74-80 |
40-39 |
34-41 |
L4 |
Recap
Matt Downs hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the eighth inning as the Houston Astros came from behind to defeat the host Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Monday.
Clint Barmes drove in a run and starter J.A. Happ struck out nine over six solid innings for the Astros, who have won back-to-back games.
Downs got a 2-2 pitch down in the zone from Nick Masset (3-6) and crushed it to left-center for his ninth homer to give Houston its first lead of the game.
David Carpenter (1-3) picked up his first major league victory and Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his 19th save.
For the second game in a row, the Reds had to scramble to find a starter because of Dontrelle Willis’ back spasms. Lefthander Travis Wood got the call and dominated, surrendering four hits in five scoreless innings and leaving in line for the win with a 2-0 lead.
Logan Ondrusek was the first man out of the bullpen and let Wood’s effort slip away. J.D. Martinez led off the sixth with a single and scored two batters later on Todd Frazier’s error at third base. After a bunt single, Barmes brought in the tying run with a fielder’s choice.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Cincinnati |
|
J.A. Happ
|
Player |
Travis Wood
|
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
3 |
Hits |
4 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
9 |
1 |
12 |
.265 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Cincinnati
|
4 |
1 |
8 |
.138 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Cincinnati
will play their next game at home against Houston.
The
Reds
have a W/L % of
.400
after a win and
.557
after a loss.
-
Houston will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati.
The
Astros
have a W/L % of
.346
after a win and
.347
after a loss.