MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/06/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2303 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (46-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Cincinnati Reds (60-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 8 0
Astros Lose to Reds, 2-0
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Walt Sharpe was in fine form, leading his team past the Houston Astros, 2-0. Dave Parsons earned his 38th save in 41 chances. The third-place Reds have won 5 straight games.

Cincinnati shortstop Jorge Cortéz helped the Reds go up, 1-0, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Cortéz hit a run-scoring single off Houston pitcher Greg Connolly.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Houston manager Mike Napoli.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jones C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 3 9
T. Holman DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .228 15 44
S. Castro 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .247 6 28
E. Caine RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .111 0 0
   a-D. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 12 37
C. Spears CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .256 8 43
S. Piscotty LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 2 9
   b-S. McGuire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 7 32
N. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 2
B. Simmons SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 4
B. Antonelli 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .268 4 24
Totals 29 0 4 0 4 7 16      
a - D. Jones pinch hit for E. Caine in the 9th
b - S. McGuire pinch hit for S. Piscotty in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Antonelli (13, 6th Inning off W. Sharpe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Holman , S. Castro 2 , B. Antonelli 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Jones , C. Spears
GIDP: S. Castro , C. Spears
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Antonelli (13)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Connolly (1)
OF assists: 1 (Spears(Cortéz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Morris LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 4 27
J. Adams C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 10 51
   a-T. Polo PR, C 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 10 33
J. Parra RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .296 15 39
B. Anderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .285 21 51
J. Cortéz SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .248 0 24
   b-L. Garcia SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 4 18
O. Arcia 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .306 1 29
J. Juárez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 7 50
D. Jones 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 3 23
M. Lambright CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275 10 41
Totals 32 2 8 2 0 6 13      
a - T. Polo pinch ran for J. Adams in the 6th
b - L. Garcia substituted for J. Cortéz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (13, 3rd Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Adams (31, 6th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Adams 2 , B. Anderson , J. Cortéz 2 , O. Arcia , D. Jones 2 , M. Lambright 2
2-out RBI: J. Cortéz , O. Arcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Parra
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cortéz-Arcia-Jones, Arcia-Cortéz-Jones)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Connolly L (9-9) 7.2 8 2 0 0 6 0 31 101 2.78   
S. Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 65
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 31, S. Jackson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 6-10, S. Jackson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 101-72, S. Jackson 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Jackson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Sharpe 5.2 3 0 0 4 5 0 22 99 4.00   
J. Taylor W (4-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 23 2.98   
D. Parsons SV (38) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Sharpe 64
Batters Faced: W. Sharpe 22, J. Taylor 7, D. Parsons 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Sharpe 6-4, J. Taylor 1-4, D. Parsons 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Sharpe 99-60, J. Taylor 23-13, D. Parsons 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Taylor 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Sharpe
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 33742
Special Notes: C Jeff Adams was injured while running the bases. SS Jorge Cortéz was injured while running the bases.
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