A two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Astros a 3-2 win over the sagging Reds. With the Astros trailing, 2-1, Terry Puhl led off the ninth with a single and scored when Jose Cruz followed with a double. After going to third on an infield out, Cruz scored when pinch-hitter Bob Watson lofted a sacrifice fly to center field. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 3 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 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 .299 Landestoy ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .295 Drumright 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Puhl cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .249 Cruz rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .308 Driessen 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .262 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 Lum lf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .292 Walling lf 2 0 1 1 2 1 .250 Geronimo cf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .225 Bergman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Correll c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .234 Bochy c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .263 Seaver p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .115 Howard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Pujols c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Watson ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .172 Totals 26 2 3 2 6 7 Totals 30 3 7 3 3 10 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 8,811 Left on Base: Reds 3, Astros 6 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Doubles: Walling (8), Cruz (27) Triples: Lum (1) Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (18), Walling (9), Cabell (30) Caught Stealing: Correll (2), Rose (5), Puhl (14) Sacrifice Hits: Richard (4) Sacrifice Flies: Watson (11) GIDP: Morgan (5) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(12-14) 8.2 7 3 3 3 10 0 35 3.02 Totals 8.2 7 3 3 3 10 0 35 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(15-11) 9 3 2 2 6 7 0 32 3.21 Totals 9 3 2 2 6 7 0 32 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion struck out; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Drumright grounded out (second to first) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Landestoy to third]; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to third]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Walling walked; Walling stole second; Bergman struck out; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Correll walked; Correll was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Seaver struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (third to first); Landestoy grounded out (first to pitcher); Drumright grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion singled to center; Griffey forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); Morgan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Griffey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled to center; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz struck out; Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Walling doubled to right [Cabell scored]; Bergman flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Lum struck out; Geronimo walked; Geronimo was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Bochy struck out; Richard struck out; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Correll struck out; Seaver struck out; Rose singled to left; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Drumright flied out to right; Puhl flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion struck out; Griffey flied out to center; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen walked; Lum tripled [Morgan scored, Driessen scored]; Geronimo was walked intentionally; Correll lined to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling struck out; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: Seaver struck out; Rose lined to third; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR BOCHY; Howard singled to left; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Howard to second]; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Howard to third]; Drumright struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: PUJOLS REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING C ); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (third to first); Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to left; Cruz doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Walling was walked intentionally; Bergman was walked intentionally [Walling to second]; WATSON BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

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