Dan Driessen slammed a three-run homer and Cesar Geronimo and Joe Morgan added two-run shots as the Reds posted their fourth straight victory with a 9-3 thumping of the Astros. Driessen's homer came in the opening frame and followed a single by Pete Rose and walk to George Foster.

Geronimo's clout came in the fourth and scored Dave Concepcion, who had driven in Foster with a single. Morgan's blow came in the seventh after Ken Griffey singled. Two of the Astros' runs resulted from bases-loaded walks. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 9, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 Reds 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 x - 9 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .188 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .294 Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .316 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .412 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Watson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .417 Herrmann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .267 Foster lf 2 2 1 0 1 1 .500 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Driessen 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .308 Howe 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .214 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Metzger ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .100 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .357 Lemongello p 1 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .429 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hume p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 34 3 11 3 3 6 Totals 32 9 10 9 2 5 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 42,667 Left on Base: Astros 9, Reds 3 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Doubles: Cruz (2), Lemongello (1), Driessen (1), Concepcion (1) Home Runs: Driessen (1), Geronimo (1), Morgan (2) Stolen Bases: Foster (1), Concepcion (1) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (1) Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (1) Sacrifice Flies: Puhl (1) GIDP: Cedeno (1), Knight (1) Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by Hume), Foster (1,by Pentz) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(0-1) 5 5 6 6 1 2 2 21 10.80 Pentz 2 4 3 3 1 3 1 12 10.80 Forsch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 10 9 9 2 5 3 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume W(1-0) 7 9 3 3 3 4 0 31 3.86 Sarmiento 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Tomlin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 3 6 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Pentz (1), Hume (1) Wild Pitches: Pentz (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster walked; Driessen homered [Rose scored, Foster scored]; Bench struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to pitcher; Watson flied out to right; Ferguson singled to left [Cruz to second]; Howe singled to catcher [Cruz to third, Ferguson to second]; Metzger walked [Cruz scored, Ferguson to third, Howe to second]; Lemongello walked [Ferguson scored, Howe to third, Metzger to second]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howe scored, Metzger to third]; Cabell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Hume grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno singled to left [Cedeno out at second (left to second)]; Cruz doubled to center; Watson was hit by a pitch; Ferguson flied out to right [Cruz to third]; Howe walked [Watson to second]; Metzger forced Howe (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 4TH: Lemongello doubled to right; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Lemongello to third]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Foster singled to shortstop; Foster stole second; Driessen popped to second; Bench struck out; Concepcion singled to right [Foster scored]; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo homered [Concepcion scored]; Hume grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson struck out; Ferguson singled to third; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6. REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); WALLING BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6. REDS 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Foster struck out; Driessen doubled; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to third]; Concepcion doubled [Driessen scored]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Hume struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: Rose struck out; Griffey singled to center; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Griffey to second]; Morgan homered [Griffey scored]; Foster was hit by a pitch; Driessen flied out to left; Bench flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9. ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED HUME (PLAYING 3B); SARMIENTO REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Watson singled; Ferguson struck out; Howe flied out to right; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9. REDS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); HERRMANN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING C ); BERGMAN REPLACED PENTZ (PLAYING 1B); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo singled to center; Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9. ASTROS 9TH: TOMLIN REPLACED MORGAN (PITCHING); KENNEDY REPLACED SARMIENTO (PLAYING 2B); Bergman struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell singled; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".