George Foster hit his second homer of the season to help the Reds rack up a 2-1 victory over the Astros behind the combined four-hit pitching of Fred Norman and Doug Bair. The Astros scored their run in the first inning on singles by Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell and a sacrifice fly by Bob Watson.

The Reds, who were limited to six hits by Joaquin Andujar, tied the score in the second with Foster's homer and then put over the deciding run on an infield hit by Dave Concepcion and triple by Cesar Geronimo. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Reds 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .308 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Watson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Morgan 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .500 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .500 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Howe 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Bench c 1 0 0 0 2 1 .375 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 Metzger ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .364 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 3 8 Totals 27 2 6 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 17,958 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 6 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Errors: Andujar, Rose Triples: Geronimo (1) Home Runs: Foster (2) Stolen Bases: Cabell (2) Caught Stealing: Morgan (1) Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (1), Concepcion (1) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (1) GIDP: Griffey (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(0-1) 8 6 2 2 4 2 1 32 2.25 Totals 8 6 2 2 4 2 1 32 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman W(1-0) 8.1 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 1.08 Bair SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 3 8 0 35 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Cabell singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson struck out; Howe struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Driessen flied out to right; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to pitcher; Geronimo tripled to right [Concepcion scored]; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar flied out to left; Puhl flied out to left; Cabell reached on an error by Rose [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey flied to left in foul territory; Morgan singled to right; Foster forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Cruz popped to shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench walked; Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled to center; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Norman popped to third in foul territory; Rose singled to left; Griffey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson walked; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ferguson to second]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Bench walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bench to second]; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to right; Griffey was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Griffey to second]; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz singled to right; BAIR REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Ferguson popped to third in foul territory; Howe walked [Cruz to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR HOWE; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.

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