Posting his first major league shutout, Tom Dixon stopped the Reds on four hits as the Astros prevailed, 3-0. The only scoring came in the seventh inning. Dixon led off with a single and Terry Puhl hit into a forceout.

Jesus Alou singled and Bob Watson hit a 3-2 pitch for a three-run homer. The Reds threatened in the sixth, but Pete Rose was caught stealing after a single and Joe Morgan was stranded at second after a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Game Played on Wednesday, June 28, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 3 8 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Puhl cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .332 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Morgan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .301 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 Watson 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .286 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Werner c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .155 Walling rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Fischlin ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .148 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Gonzalez ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Dixon p 3 0 2 0 0 1 .176 Totals 30 0 4 0 3 3 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 16,622 Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 8 DP: Reds 1, Astros 0 Errors: Griffey Doubles: Morgan 2 (17) Home Runs: Watson (9) Stolen Bases: Puhl (12), Howard (2) Caught Stealing: Rose (2) Sacrifice Hits: Puhl (2) GIDP: Howe (8) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman L(8-5) 7 8 3 3 3 3 1 32 2.93 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.70 Totals 8 8 3 3 3 3 1 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon W(4-3) 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 33 1.97 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan doubled to center; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled; Alou grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cabell singled to third [Puhl to third]; Watson walked [Cabell to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to second; Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to center; Walling struck out; Fischlin singled to center; Dixon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Werner grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman struck out; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Alou grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey flied out to left; Morgan popped to first; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Howe grounded out (third to first); Ferguson reached on an error by Griffey [Ferguson to second]; Walling walked; Fischlin forced Walling (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Driessen walked; Concepcion grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to second]; Geronimo lined to center; Werner walked; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Dixon singled to second; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Dixon to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [Dixon to third]; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to left; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey lined to second; Morgan doubled to right; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to left; Howe flied out to right; Ferguson walked [Watson to second]; Walling flied out to left; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Werner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Dixon singled to center; Puhl forced Dixon (pitcher to shortstop); Alou singled to left [Puhl to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR ALOU; Puhl stole third and Howard stole second; Cabell struck out; Watson homered [Puhl scored, Howard scored]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); COLLINS BATTED FOR NORMAN; Collins lined to third; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Ferguson flied out to center; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to shortstop; Foster struck out; Driessen singled to right; Concepcion forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

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