For the second straight game, the Reds powered their way to a come-from-behind victory, beating the Astros, 5-4, when George Foster smashed a three-run homer in the fifth inning. Johnny Bench also had a homer for Reds and Joe Ferguson hit one for the Astros, who held a 4-2 lead before Pete Rose singled, Joe Morgan walked and Foster hit his first homer of the season to bring victory to Bill Bonham in his debut with the Reds. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 Reds 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 5 8 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Rose 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .300 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .444 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Cruz rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .444 Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .500 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Foster lf 3 2 3 3 1 0 .625 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Driessen 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .400 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Bench c 2 1 1 1 2 1 .429 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Geronimo cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Bonham p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bergman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 10 4 2 5 Totals 29 5 8 5 8 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 22,883 Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 9 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Doubles: Cabell (1), Howe (2) Home Runs: Ferguson (2), Bench (1), Foster (1) Stolen Bases: Griffey (2), Driessen (2) Sacrifice Hits: Driessen (1) GIDP: Driessen (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(0-1) 5 6 5 5 7 1 2 26 9.00 Sambito 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 0.00 Totals 8 8 5 5 8 4 2 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bonham W(1-0) 8 9 4 4 2 5 1 35 4.50 Tomlin 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Borbon SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 5 1 39 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Vargo ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson flied out to right; Ferguson homered; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to second [Foster to third, Driessen out at third (catcher to third)]; on short popup, Dan Driessen and George Foster end up on 3B; Geronimo singled to center [Foster scored, Concepcion to third]; Bonham grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out; Puhl walked; Cabell doubled to right [Puhl scored, Cabell to third (on throw to home)]; Cedeno popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey walked; Griffey stole second; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Griffey to third, Morgan to second]; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Watson singled to center; Ferguson struck out; Howe doubled to left [Watson to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench homered; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonham popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled to right; Cedeno singled to center [Cabell to second]; Cruz singled to right [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno scored, Cruz to second]; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Foster homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right [Driessen to third]; Geronimo flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. ASTROS 6TH: Howe flied out to left; Metzger struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Bonham struck out; Rose singled to right; Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Foster to second]; Bench was walked intentionally; Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Bonham grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard singled to left; BERGMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Alou singled to left [Howard to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; On a bunt Puhl popped to third in foul territory; BORBON REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5.

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