A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Dave Collins in the ninth inning lifted the Reds to a 4-3 decision over the Astros. Dave Concepcion led off the Reds' ninth with a bunt single and moved to third when losing pitcher Mark Lemongello threw Cesar Geronimo's bunt wildly past first. Collins, batting for Tom Seaver, then plated Concepcion with a fly to left. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Monday, June 26, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 4 0 Astros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .289 Puhl cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .329 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Walling lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .292 Griffey rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .317 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Morgan 2b 1 0 0 1 2 0 .251 Watson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Howe 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .215 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .303 Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Gonzalez ph,ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Werner c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Lemongello p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Henderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Bergman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Seaver p 1 1 0 0 1 1 .156 Collins ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Totals 28 4 4 3 4 5 Totals 32 3 7 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 20,388 Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 7 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Errors: Fischlin, Lemongello Doubles: Griffey (18), Howe (23), Cruz (13) Triples: Walling (2) Stolen Bases: Concepcion (9), Sexton (5) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (5), Geronimo (5), Lemongello (6) Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (8), Collins (2), Watson (6) GIDP: Driessen (5) Hit by Pitch: Werner (1,by Lemongello) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(9-5) 8 6 3 3 3 4 0 33 3.27 Bair 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.35 Tomlin SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.75 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 4 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello L(6-7) 9 4 4 2 4 5 0 37 3.68 Totals 9 4 4 2 4 5 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (3) Wild Pitches: Seaver (1) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Morgan walked; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Walling tripled to left [Puhl scored]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Walling scored]; Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); Watson singled to center; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to shortstop; Concepcion popped to second; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Fischlin flied out to center; Lemongello grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: Werner flied out to left; Seaver walked; Rose singled to right [Seaver to third]; Griffey doubled [Seaver scored, Rose to third]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Foster reached on an error by Fischlin [Griffey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foster to first]; Driessen walked [Foster to second]; Concepcion struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to left; Walling grounded out (second to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 4TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Werner struck out; Seaver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe doubled to right; Ferguson was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 5TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello popped to first in foul territory; Puhl struck out; Walling walked; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 6TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); Concepcion singled to center; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 7TH: Werner was hit by a pitch; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Werner to second]; Rose grounded out (first unassisted) [Werner to third]; Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson walked; Gonzalez forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher unassisted) [Gonzalez to second]; Puhl singled to shortstop [Gonzalez to third]; Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Foster flied out to center; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz doubled to left; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: On a bunt Concepcion singled; Geronimo reached on an error by Lemongello on a sacrifice bunt [Concepcion to third, Geronimo to first]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR WERNER; Henderson popped to third in foul territory; COLLINS BATTED FOR SEAVER; Collins hit a sacrifice fly to left [Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Rose flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: KNIGHT REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 3B); CORRELL REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING C ); BAIR REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Ferguson flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); BERGMAN BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Bergman singled to center; SEXTON RAN FOR BERGMAN; TOMLIN REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Sexton stole second; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3.

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