Cincinnati 6, Houston 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Campos, 1B -
Sam Holbrook, 2B -
Paul Schrieber, 3B -
Chad Fairchild
Attendance:
23847
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Devin Mesoraco homered and Homer Bailey worked seven solid innings as the Cincinnati Reds kept their fleeting hopes of a winning season alive with a 6-4 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday.
Jay Bruce chipped in a two-run single and Dave Sappelt drove in a run for the Reds (75-80), who need to win all their remaining games to secure a winning season. Cincinnati, which won the National League Central last season, has not posted back-to-back winning campaigns since 1999-2000.
The Reds jumped on Bud Norris in the second. Mesoraco’s second career homer - a two-run blast - was the second of five hits in the inning, including Sapppelt’s RBI single.
Norris (6-11) would not make it through the third after surrendering seven hits and issuing a pair of walks while recording only eight outs.
Bailey (9-7), who also went 3-for-3 at the plate, struck out five while setting a career high in wins. The 25-year-old righthander made one mistake, yielding a two-run homer to J.D. Martinez in the third, but settled down to retire 14 of the final 16 batters he faced.
Houston pulled within 5-4 on Chris Johnson’s homer in the eighth but Brandon Phillips hit a solo shot in the bottom half and Francisco Cordero worked the ninth for his 34th save.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Bud Norris
|
Player |
Homer Bailey
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.2 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
7 |
Hits |
6 |
|
10.12 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
10 |
2 |
17 |
.270 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
14 |
2 |
20 |
.389 |
19 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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