Rodriguez leads Houston in blanking of Reds
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07/25/2010 -
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wandy Rodriguez spun seven innings of one-hit
ball and received home run support from Hunter Pence and Chris Johnson, as the
Astros shut down Cincinnati, 4-0, to salvage the last of a three-game set.
Rodriguez (8-11) walked two, struck out seven and did not allow a runner past
first base in leading Houston to its' first win in six tries against the Reds
at Minute Maid Park this season.
Mike Leake (7-2) suffered the loss after yielding all four runs on seven hits
while walking three and fanning three over 6 1/3 innings for the Reds, who
lead the season series, 7-2.
Pence led off the home second with a home run to left field to get the scoring
started.
The Astros put runners at first and second with nobody out in the fourth but
could not score after Johnson bounced into a 5-3 double play and Jonny Gomes
made a diving catch on a Jason Castro fly ball to shallow left.
Johnson hit his longball with one out in the seventh to make it a 2-0 game.
Castro then singled and moved to third base on a pinch-hit double by Jason
Michaels before Michael Bourn doubled to left to plate both runners and chase
Leake from the game.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez allowed only a walk to the high-powered Reds offense
during the second through fourth innings and retired the last nine batters he
faced after a leadoff walk to Miguel Cairo in the fifth.
Brandon Lyon and Matt Lindstrom each allowed one hit in a scoreless frame each
to finish off the blanking.
Game Notes
Cincinnati third baseman Scott Rolen, who missed his ninth straight game on
Sunday, is expected to return during the team's next series in Milwaukee that
begins on Monday...The Reds were shutout for a 12th time this season...Joey
Votto had two of the Reds hits and Ryan Hanigan had the other...Rodriguez
evened his career record against the Reds at 7-7 in 18 starts...Johnson
extended his hitting streak to a career-high nine games...Bourn finished with
three of Houston's nine hits...Patrick Patterson, taken by the Houston Rockets
with the 14th pick in the NBA Draft last month, threw out the ceremonial first
pitch before the game.
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