Johnny Bench doubled in the second inning for the 1,500th hit of his major league career and added a two-run homer in the ninth to pace the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Friday, April 14, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 8 10 0 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 3 1 1 2 2 0 .314 Puhl lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .313 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Griffey rf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .382 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Morgan 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .400 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .344 Foster lf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .364 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Driessen 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Ferguson c 1 1 0 1 2 0 .222 Bench c 4 2 2 2 1 1 .345 Howe 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 Metzger ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 .150 Geronimo cf 1 2 0 0 3 1 .320 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hume p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herrmann ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 32 8 10 7 8 5 Totals 33 4 9 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 25,583 Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 6 DP: Reds 2, Astros 1 Errors: Sambito Doubles: Bench (2), Morgan (6), Griffey (3), Foster (2), Puhl (1), Cruz (3) Home Runs: Bench (2) Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (2), Hume (1), Murray (1) Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (1) GIDP: Driessen (2), Cabell (1), Puhl (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume W(2-0) 5.2 6 3 3 3 3 0 25 4.26 Murray SV(1) 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 12 6.43 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 5 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(0-2) 1.2 4 4 4 2 0 0 10 5.59 Forsch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.13 Bannister 3 3 1 1 4 4 0 16 3.60 Pentz 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7.00 Sambito 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 10 3.00 Totals 9 10 8 8 8 5 1 43 Wild Pitches: Hume (1), Andujar (1), Bannister 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to second]; Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Foster singled to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to right; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bench to third]; Geronimo walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bench stayed at third, Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to center [Bench scored, Geronimo scored, Rose to second (on throw to home)]; FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: BANNISTER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Morgan doubled to right; Ken Forsch left with pulled groin; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster struck out; Driessen singled to left [Morgan scored]; Bannister threw a wild pitch [Driessen to second]; Bench walked; Concepcion walked [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; Hume struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Bannister walked [Metzger to second]; Puhl doubled to right [Metzger scored, Bannister to third]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno popped to center; Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled to left; Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson popped to second; Ferguson walked; Howe flied out to left; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Geronimo walked [Concepcion to second]; Hume grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling struck out; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third]; Ferguson walked; Hume threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored, Ferguson to second]; Howe singled to center [Ferguson scored]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR METZGER; MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Bergman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PENTZ; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Murray out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose was walked intentionally; Griffey singled to left [Geronimo scored, Rose to third, Griffey out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno singled to right; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson struck out; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Howe forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Foster doubled to first; Bob Watson and Art Howe collided; Foster was picked off second but was safe on an error by Sambito [Foster to third]; Driessen flied out to right; Bench homered [Foster scored]; Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Sexton flied out to left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Herrmann singled to center; Puhl grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 4.

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