Jimmy Sexton led off the 13th inning with a walk, reached second on a stolen base and scored on Enos Cabell's two-out single as the Astros edged the Reds, 4-3. The Reds had tied the game in the ninth with a pair of runs, the tying counter coming when reliever Joe Sambito walked Pete Rose with the bases loaded. Red ace Tom Seaver failed to win for the third straight time. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome

Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 2 Astros 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 0 1 3 0 .256 Puhl lf 6 0 1 0 1 1 .268 Griffey rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .381 Cabell 3b 7 0 2 1 0 0 .304 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 Cedeno cf 5 2 2 0 1 1 .350 Kennedy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz rf 3 0 2 0 2 0 .359 Foster lf,cf 5 0 1 0 1 2 .310 Watson 1b 3 0 1 2 2 0 .243 Driessen 1b 5 0 2 0 1 0 .308 Ferguson c 5 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Bench c 4 1 1 0 2 2 .333 Howe 2b 5 1 2 1 1 0 .289 Concepcion ss 4 1 0 0 2 2 .270 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Knight ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sexton ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Capilla pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Lum lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Werner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Dixon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 44 3 7 2 10 13 Totals 44 4 11 4 9 5 Time of Game: 4:06 Attendance: 27,700 Left on Base: Reds 13, Astros 14 DP: Reds 1, Astros 0 Errors: Bench, Murray Doubles: Cedeno (3) Home Runs: Howe (3) Stolen Bases: Griffey 2 (6), Driessen (5), Cedeno 2 (7), Puhl (2), Cruz (1), Sexton (1) Caught Stealing: Driessen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Griffey (3), Richard (1), Cruz (1) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (3) GIDP: Richard (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 6 6 3 2 5 1 1 28 5.06 Murray 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.00 Tomlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.93 Sarmiento L(1-1) 3.2 4 1 1 4 2 0 18 1.04 Totals 12.2 11 4 3 9 5 1 56 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard 8 3 3 3 7 11 0 34 4.15 Sambito 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.70 Pentz 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 5.73 Dixon W(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 9.00 Totals 13 7 3 3 10 13 0 55 Wild Pitches: Richard (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to center; Griffey stole second; Morgan grounded out (second to pitcher) [Griffey to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Griffey scored]; Foster walked; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell singled; Cedeno forced Cabell (third to second); Cedeno stole second; Cruz walked; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Cruz to third]; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Concepcion walked; Geronimo flied out to center; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe homered; Metzger flied out to left; Richard struck out; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (shortstop unassisted); Griffey stole second; Morgan popped to second; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell lined to third; Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Bench)]; Cruz walked; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Ferguson popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Bench flied out to left; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Howe walked; Metzger forced Howe (catcher to shortstop); Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Seaver struck out; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffey singled to left; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz flied out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Ferguson walked; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to center; On a bunt Richard grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Metzger out at second]; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Geronimo flied out to center; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled to left; Cruz was picked off first but was safe on an error by Murray [Cruz to second]; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: Rose walked; Griffey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Morgan struck out; Foster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Ferguson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Driessen singled; Bench walked [Driessen to second]; Concepcion walked [Driessen to third, Bench to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); KNIGHT BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Knight forced Driessen (third to catcher) [Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; CAPILLA RAN FOR KNIGHT; WERNER BATTED FOR MURRAY; Werner singled to shortstop [Bench scored, Concepcion to third, Capilla to second]; Rose walked [Concepcion scored, Capilla to third, Werner to second]; Griffey popped to shortstop; Kennedy popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: LUM REPLACED CAPILLA (PLAYING LF); TOMLIN REPLACED WERNER (PITCHING); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); HOWARD BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Howard grounded out (third to first); Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 10TH: PENTZ REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Foster singled; Driessen flied out to right; Bench singled [Foster to second]; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Lum was walked intentionally; AUERBACH BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Auerbach popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; Cruz out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Ferguson flied out to left; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 11TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey struck out; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: WALLING BATTED FOR METZGER; Walling popped to catcher; BERGMAN BATTED FOR PENTZ; Bergman struck out; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 12TH: DIXON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); SEXTON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING SS); Foster grounded out (second to first); Driessen singled; Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 12TH: Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Ferguson flied out to left; Howe singled to left [Cruz out at home (left to catcher), Watson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 13TH: Lum flied out to center; Sarmiento struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 13TH: Sexton walked; Sexton stole second; Dixon struck out; Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell singled [Sexton scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

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