September 19, 2006
The Houston Astros clinched the NL Central title tonight with their 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Astros have now won 7 in a row and are the 2nd team in the NL to clinch their division.
CINCINNATI AT HOUSTON
Reds............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Astros.......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 10 1
Win:Qualls(7-4) Loss:Coffey(6-6)
Homeruns- L.Scott(7th)
The seemingly unstoppable Houston Astros plated 4 runs in the 7th inning and
bested the Cincinnati Reds by a 6 to 2 score at Minute Maid Field.
Chad Qualls(7-4) won the game with a masterful relief performance. He gave up
just 1 hit and no walks in 2 innings. Cincinnati was out-hit by Houston, 10
hits to 4.
Todd Coffey(6-6) suffered the loss in relief. The winning ways continue for
Houston. They now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. With the loss, Cincinnati has a record of 5-5 lately, 72-79 overall.
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
2006 Houston HON 87 63 .580 ---- *WON* 72 78 .480 82 80 .506
2006 St. Louis SLN 73 76 .490 13.5 80 69 .537 83 78 .516
2006 Cincinnati CIN 72 79 .477 15.5 74 77 .490 80 82 .494
2006 Chicago (NL) CHN 67 85 .441 21.0 62 90 .408 66 96 .407
2006 Milwaukee MLN 65 86 .430 22.5 68 83 .450 75 87 .463
2006 Pittsburgh PIN 62 89 .411 25.5 64 87 .424 67 95 .414
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