Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros

MLB

Reds

35-35

2-1

Final

Astros

39-31

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Reds 2-1

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Friday, June 16, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Reds win the series 3-0. The Reds outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 7th inning. Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Jun 16

Abbott has another scoreless outing, Stephenson homers to lead Reds over Astros 2-1

After Cincinnati's Andrew Abbott wrapped up a third scoreless outing to begin his major league career Friday night, a reporter posed a playful question to the left-hander.

What it means

Season series: CIN wins series 3-0.
Reds 18-17 on the road; Astros 20-16 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Reds5th in NL Cent

Andrew Abbott SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 3.87 ERA, 120 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Matt McLainSS
3Jonathan India2B
4Spencer Steer1B
5Tyler StephensonDH
6Will BensonRF
7Nick Senzel3B
8Kevin Newman1B
9Luke MaileC

Astros1st in AL West

J.P. France SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.83 ERA, 101 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

1Mauricio DubonLF
2Jose Altuve2B
3Alex Bregman3B
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Jose Abreu1B
6Yainer DiazDH
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Chas McCormickCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

CIN wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 38,621
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Jerry Layne (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)