NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/20/1998
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2417 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (53-40) 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 12 1
Houston Astros (44-49) 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 11 13 1
Astros Handle Cincinnati, Snag 11-8 Win
The Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds, 11-8, at Astrodome. Eli Marrero, in particular, was impressive. He went 3 for 4 with 3 singles. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Houston is now 44-49, while Cincinnati is 53-40.

With the game tied, 8-8, in the bottom of the seventh, Marrero had a key at-bat for Houston. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Marrero hit a run-scoring single off Mike Stanton, making the score 9-8, Astros.

"We were able to put some good swings on some pitches," Marrero told the Houston Gazette.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. White CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .290 14 53
M. Grace 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .279 9 46
M. Simms RF 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .238 18 48
M. Benard DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .192 0 5
E. Perez C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .285 10 37
C. Davis LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .251 10 30
D. Bell 2B, SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .306 8 52
E. Perez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .233 12 39
D. Cruz SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264 3 26
   a-V. Guerrero PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 13 42
   b-A. Sheets SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 3 9
Totals 38 8 12 8 6 9 18      
a - V. Guerrero pinch hit for D. Cruz in the 8th
b - A. Sheets substituted for V. Guerrero in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Benard (5, 3rd Inning off G. Rusch, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Davis (16, 5th Inning off G. Rusch, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Simms (18, 1st Inning off G. Rusch, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Davis (10, 7th Inning off K. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Simms 4 , M. Benard 2 , E. Perez , C. Davis 7 , D. Bell 4 , D. Cruz , V. Guerrero
2-out RBI: M. Simms , M. Benard , D. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grace , E. Perez , E. Perez
GIDP: E. Perez , E. Perez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. White (19)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Bell-Grace)
PB: E. Perez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Winn LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .246 0 16
G. DiSarcina SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .254 0 33
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .265 12 61
R. Jefferson 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .271 19 58
   a-R. Milliard 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 8
J. Jaha DH 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .208 15 38
W. Greene 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .259 18 50
E. Marrero C 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 .247 4 32
R. Coomer 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .284 9 48
J. Dye RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .264 7 30
Totals 36 11 13 10 7 6 23      
a - R. Milliard substituted for R. Jefferson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jefferson (17, 8th Inning off M. Munoz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Winn , G. DiSarcina , C. Everett , R. Jefferson 3 , J. Jaha 2 , W. Greene , E. Marrero 3 , R. Coomer 2
2-out RBI: E. Marrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett , R. Coomer , J. Dye
GIDP: R. Winn
Sac Fly: E. Marrero
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Winn (11)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Coomer (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Greene-DiSarcina-Jefferson, DiSarcina-Greene-Milliard)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Kile 0.0 5 6 6 3 0 0 34 3.85   
V. Darensbourg 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 2.88   
M. Wohlers 1.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 33 3.38   
D. Holmes 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 30 2.40   
M. Stanton L (5-3) 0.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 26 3.97   
M. Munoz 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 22 2.38   
T. Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 5
Batters Faced: D. Kile 8, V. Darensbourg 9, M. Wohlers 7, D. Holmes 7, M. Stanton 6, M. Munoz 5, T. Hoffman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 0-0, V. Darensbourg 8-0, M. Wohlers 1-2, D. Holmes 0-3, M. Stanton 0-0, M. Munoz 1-0, T. Hoffman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 34-15, V. Darensbourg 31-22, M. Wohlers 33-17, D. Holmes 30-17, M. Stanton 26-15, M. Munoz 22-11, T. Hoffman 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Darensbourg 2-0 , D. Holmes 1-1 , M. Munoz 2-0 , T. Hoffman 2-1
WP: M. Wohlers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rusch 4.1 7 7 6 4 6 1 99 5.76   
K. Miller 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 42 4.45   
R. Lewis W (2-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 6.79   
T. Gordon SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rusch 25
Batters Faced: G. Rusch 25, K. Miller 9, R. Lewis 5, T. Gordon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rusch 6-1, K. Miller 0-4, R. Lewis 3-1, T. Gordon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rusch 99-57, K. Miller 42-25, R. Lewis 26-21, T. Gordon 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Miller 1-0 , R. Lewis 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eli Marrero
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 17705
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