MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/01/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1615 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (62-48) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Houston Astros (59-48) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 11 0
Astros Edge Reds, 4-3
The Houston Astros dealt the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 loss at Minute Maid Park. John Lindsey, who finished 5th in the NL in on-base percentage with .400 in 2004, was the star on offense. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Jeff Karstens got the win, improving to 12-6. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The win puts Houston at 59-48 this season.

With the game tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the fifth, Lindsey had a key at-bat for Houston. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Lindsey hit a run-scoring single off Tomohiro Adachi, making the score 4-3, Astros.

Lindsey attributed the win to "everyone pulling their weight."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gomes LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 11 42
J. Cleveland RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 22 65
D. Stubbs CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 11 50
K. Blanks 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 14 37
S. Matsuo DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 23 87
M. Reynolds 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .252 14 50
M. Aviles SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .296 10 48
J. Baker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .173 4 26
   c-J. Jurries PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 1 7
B. Wood 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322 6 19
   a-V. Blue PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 0 10
   b-J. Shin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 20 77
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 13      
a - V. Blue pinch hit for B. Wood in the 7th
b - J. Shin substituted for V. Blue in the 7th
c - J. Jurries pinch hit for J. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Reynolds 2 (17, 5th Inning off J. Karstens, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Matsuo (23, 5th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gomes 2 , K. Blanks , S. Matsuo 2 , M. Reynolds 4 , M. Aviles , B. Wood
2-out RBI: B. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Blue
GIDP: K. Blanks
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Cleveland (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baker (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Wood-Aviles-Blanks, Shin-Aviles-Blanks)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .237 2 4
C. Gonzalez RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .280 20 66
J. Rollins 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .306 18 44
   a-J. Andrada 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 16
W. Ford DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .304 24 91
J. Lindsey 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .302 11 73
   b-J. Ciriaco 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 14
R. Winn LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 6 24
   c-M. Daniel LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 0
A. Rosales 3B, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .246 5 34
S. Fuld CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .206 3 35
J. Vergil C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .197 1 8
Totals 32 4 11 4 2 6 15      
a - J. Andrada substituted for J. Rollins in the 9th
b - J. Ciriaco substituted for J. Lindsey in the 9th
c - M. Daniel substituted for R. Winn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rollins (14, 3rd Inning off T. Adachi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lindsey (11, 1st Inning off T. Adachi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes , J. Rollins 3 , W. Ford 2 , J. Lindsey 5 , R. Winn , A. Rosales , S. Fuld 2
2-out RBI: W. Ford , J. Lindsey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Reyes 2 , R. Winn
GIDP: J. Lindsey , S. Fuld
Sac Bunt: S. Fuld
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Fuld (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rosales-Rollins-Lindsey)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Adachi L (12-6) 6.0 10 4 4 1 5 1 101 3.49   
T. Kubota 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.29   
E. Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Adachi 40
Batters Faced: T. Adachi 28, T. Kubota 3, E. Abreu 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Adachi 5-7, T. Kubota 1-1, E. Abreu 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Adachi 101-66, T. Kubota 13-11, E. Abreu 5-4
WP: E. Abreu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens W (12-6) 7.1 8 3 3 1 5 0 96 4.56   
L. Rodney H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.04   
R. Cazal SV (35) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 54
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 30, L. Rodney 1, R. Cazal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 9-7, L. Rodney 1-0, R. Cazal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 96-65, L. Rodney 4-3, R. Cazal 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rodney 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Lindsey
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 40905
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