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@MIN		5
7
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@SEA		2
4
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@TEX		2
6
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@TOR		6
5		 
(10)
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@CIN		4
11
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@FLA		2
4
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2
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0
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@SFG		5
2
Tuesday, April 1, 1997 2:05
, Cinergy Field
Attendance: 54,820, Time of Game: 3:05
Rockies
4
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Reds
11
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: John Smiley (1-0)
L: Kevin Ritz (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  1  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  2
Reds            4  0  0   1  0  4   0  2  X   11 15  0

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .500 1.100 16 9 0.046 1.02 0.102 -0.056 0.6 0 5 SB
Ellis Burks CF-LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .200 1.000 20 12 0.056 0.89 0.153 -0.097 0.2 2 1 HR
Dante Bichette LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 14 9 -0.088 0.96 0.029 -0.118 -1.1 1 0 CS
   Quinton McCracken CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Larry Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 14 10 -0.088 0.82 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 1 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 18 10 0.012 1.01 0.065 -0.053 -0.0 13 0 SB
Vinny Castilla 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 1.250 17 14 -0.013 0.81 0.058 -0.071 0.4 2 3 HR
Kirt Manwaring C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 14 11 -0.046 0.85 0.011 -0.057 -0.3 2 1
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Burke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Vander Wal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Walt Weiss SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 .667 1.417 10 5 0.104 0.68 0.124 -0.020 1.3 1 1
Kevin Ritz P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 6 2 0.007 0.93 0.036 -0.029 0.2 0 0
   Jerry DiPoto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Reed C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 6 -0.017 0.36 0.000 -0.017 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 11 .235 .728 140 91 -0.028 0.82 0.578 -0.607 -0.7 24 11
HR: E Burks (1, off J Smiley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); V Castilla (1, off J Smiley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: E Burks 4; V Castilla 4; E Young 2; W Weiss 2; D Bichette; K Manwaring.
RBI: E Burks 2 (2); V Castilla (1); W Weiss (1).
2-out RBI: V Castilla; W Weiss.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Castilla-A Galarraga; E Burks-A Galarraga.
E: J DiPoto (1); V Castilla (1).
Outfield Assists: E Burks (H Morris at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: A Galarraga (1, 2nd base off J Smiley/E Taubensee); E Young (1, 2nd base off J Smiley/E Taubensee).
CS: D Bichette (1, 2nd base by J Smiley POCS).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Deion Sanders CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .500 1.250 16 10 0.197 0.78 0.222 -0.025 1.8 2 0 2B,2·SB,SH
Willie Greene 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .500 1.850 17 9 0.102 0.72 0.162 -0.060 1.3 0 2 HR,SB
Barry Larkin SS 1 3 0 0 4 0 .000 .800 24 6 0.049 0.60 0.059 -0.009 1.4 1 5 2·SB
   Pokey Reese SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Reggie Sanders RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.200 23 15 0.012 0.64 0.095 -0.083 -0.2 0 0 3B,CS
Hal Morris 1B 4 1 3 3 1 0 .750 1.800 20 12 0.057 0.42 0.078 -0.021 2.7 12 1 2B
Ruben Sierra LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.250 13 9 -0.022 0.64 0.025 -0.047 0.5 1 0 2B
   Kevin Jarvis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 7 6 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.6 0 0
Bret Boone 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .400 12 8 -0.108 0.49 0.001 -0.109 -1.6 0 2 GDP
Ed Taubensee C 3 2 2 0 2 0 .667 1.467 17 6 0.080 0.50 0.080 0.000 1.0 10 1 IW
John Smiley P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .500 1.500 7 6 0.122 1.19 0.139 -0.018 0.8 0 1 2B
   Lenny Harris PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.014 0.67 0.000 -0.014 -0.4 1 0 SH
Team Totals 34 11 15 9 8 2 .441 1.254 160 90 0.474 0.62 0.861 -0.387 6.8 27 12
2B: D Sanders (1, off K Ritz); R Sierra (1, off J DiPoto); J Smiley (1, off K Ritz); H Morris (1, off J Burke).
3B: R Sanders (1, off K Ritz).
HR: W Greene (1, off K Ritz; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: D Sanders (1, off K Ritz); L Harris (1, off J DiPoto).
IBB: E Taubensee (1, by K Ritz).
TB: W Greene 5; R Sanders 4; H Morris 4; R Sierra 3; D Sanders 3; J Smiley 2; E Taubensee 2; B Boone.
GIDP: B Boone (1).
RBI: H Morris 3 (3); W Greene 2 (2); J Smiley (1); B Boone (1); R Sanders (1); D Sanders (1).
2-out RBI: H Morris; B Boone.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 17.
Baserunning
SB: D Sanders 2 (2, 3rd base off J DiPoto/K Manwaring, 2nd base off J DiPoto/K Manwaring); B Larkin 2 (2, 2nd base off J Burke/J Reed, 2nd base off K Ritz/K Manwaring); W Greene (1, 2nd base off J DiPoto/K Manwaring).
CS: R Sanders (1, 2nd base by J DiPoto/K Manwaring).

Colorado Rockies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Ritz, L (0-1) 5 8 5 5 4 2 1 9.00 25 89 48 31 6 9 7 11 4 1 29 -0.244 0.88 -2.4
Jerry DiPoto 0.2 5 4 4 2 0 0 54.00 8 31 17 13 1 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 -0.235 0.67 -4.1
Steve Reed 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 18 11 6 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0.010 0.10 1.1
John Burke 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 18.00 6 22 14 9 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.004 0.03 -1.5
Team Totals 8 15 11 11 8 2 1 12.38 44 160 90 59 10 18 14 19 10 1 29 2 0 -0.473 0.82 -6.8

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Smiley, W (1-0) 6 6 4 4 2 6 2 6.00 25 93 61 41 6 10 10 6 2 1 48 -0.005 1.08 -0.9
Kevin Jarvis, S (1) 3 2 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 13 47 30 13 5 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.032 0.28 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 11 2 4.00 38 140 91 54 11 19 13 9 2 1 48 0 0 0.027 0.62 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: J Burke (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Ritz (1; E Taubensee).
Pickoffs: J Smiley (1; D Bichette, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 54,820.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Colorado Rockies         Cincinnati Reds
1 Eric Young 2B 1 Deion Sanders CF
2 Ellis Burks CF 2 Willie Greene 3B
3 Dante Bichette LF 3 Barry Larkin SS
4 Larry Walker RF 4 Reggie Sanders RF
5 Andres Galarraga 1B 5 Hal Morris 1B
6 Vinny Castilla 3B 6 Ruben Sierra LF
7 Kirt Manwaring C 7 Bret Boone 2B
8 Walt Weiss SS 8 Ed Taubensee C
9 Kevin Ritz P 9 John Smiley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR COL E. Burks J. Smiley -15% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ritz Scores; Burks Scores
b4 4-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  R CIN J. Smiley K. Ritz 14% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Taubensee Scores
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CIN W. Greene K. Ritz 12% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sanders Scores
t4 3-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R COL W. Weiss J. Smiley -11% 53% Single to RF; Galarraga Scores
b6 5-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CIN D. Sanders J. DiPoto 9% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Taubensee Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' John Smiley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O COL E. Young J. Smiley 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Burks J. Smiley 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL D. Bichette J. Smiley 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CIN D. Sanders K. Ritz 6% 61% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR CIN W. Greene K. Ritz 12% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sanders Scores
b1 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN B. Larkin K. Ritz 2% 76% Walk
b1 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  CIN R. Sanders K. Ritz 2% 77% Larkin Steals 2B
b1 2-0 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  R CIN R. Sanders K. Ritz 8% 86% Triple to LF (Line Drive); Larkin Scores
b1 3-0 0 --3 3,(1-1)  R CIN H. Morris K. Ritz 2% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores
b1 4-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  CIN R. Sierra K. Ritz 2% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morris to 2B
b1 4-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO CIN B. Boone K. Ritz -4% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Sierra to 2B
b1 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CIN E. Taubensee K. Ritz 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b1 4-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN J. Smiley K. Ritz -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Reds 4.
Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' John Smiley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL L. Walker J. Smiley 2% 86% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t2 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL A. Galarraga J. Smiley 1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla J. Smiley -6% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  COL K. Manwaring J. Smiley -1% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL W. Weiss J. Smiley 2% 82% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rockies' Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
b2 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CIN D. Sanders K. Ritz -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN W. Greene K. Ritz 1% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 4-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Larkin K. Ritz -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B; Greene to 2B
b2 4-1 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CIN R. Sanders K. Ritz -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Reds 4.
Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' John Smiley facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  COL K. Ritz J. Smiley -4% 76% Walk
t3 1-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O COL E. Young J. Smiley 3% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t3 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR COL E. Burks J. Smiley -15% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ritz Scores; Burks Scores
t3 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  COL D. Bichette J. Smiley -3% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 3-4 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  O COL L. Walker J. Smiley 5% 66% Bichette Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
t3 3-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL L. Walker J. Smiley 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rockies' Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
b3 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN H. Morris K. Ritz -2% 65% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b3 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN R. Sierra K. Ritz -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN B. Boone K. Ritz -1% 62% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' John Smiley facing 5-6-7
t4 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  COL A. Galarraga J. Smiley -5% 58% Walk
t4 3-4 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O COL V. Castilla J. Smiley 2% 60% Strikeout, Galarraga Steals 2B
t4 3-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O COL K. Manwaring J. Smiley 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B; Galarraga to 3B
t4 3-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R COL W. Weiss J. Smiley -11% 53% Single to RF; Galarraga Scores
t4 4-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL K. Ritz J. Smiley 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Rockies' Kevin Ritz facing 8-9-1
b4 4-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CIN E. Taubensee K. Ritz 4% 60% Single to CF
b4 4-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  R CIN J. Smiley K. Ritz 14% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Taubensee Scores
b4 5-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CIN D. Sanders K. Ritz -1% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Smiley to 3B
b4 5-4 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O CIN W. Greene K. Ritz -6% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CIN B. Larkin K. Ritz 1% 68% Walk
b4 5-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CIN R. Sanders K. Ritz -5% 64% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 5.
Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-5, Reds' John Smiley facing 1-2-3
t5 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  COL E. Young J. Smiley -5% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 4-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  COL E. Burks J. Smiley -3% 55% Young Steals 2B
t5 4-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O COL E. Burks J. Smiley 6% 61% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O COL D. Bichette J. Smiley 4% 66% Groundout: SS-1B; Young to 3B
t5 4-5 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O COL L. Walker J. Smiley 5% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rockies' Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
b5 5-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN H. Morris K. Ritz 3% 74% Walk
b5 5-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN R. Sierra K. Ritz -3% 71% Flyball: RF
b5 5-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CIN B. Boone K. Ritz -5% 66% Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 5.
Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-5, Reds' John Smiley facing 5-6-7
t6 4-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O COL A. Galarraga J. Smiley 4% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-5 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O COL V. Castilla J. Smiley 3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O COL K. Manwaring J. Smiley 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rockies' Jerry DiPoto facing 8-9-1
Jerry DiPoto replaces Kevin Ritz pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Taubensee J. DiPoto 3% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Lenny Harris pinch hits for John Smiley (P) batting 9th
b6 5-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN L. Harris J. DiPoto -1% 76% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Taubensee to 2B
b6 5-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CIN D. Sanders J. DiPoto 9% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Taubensee Scores
b6 6-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  CIN W. Greene J. DiPoto 1% 86% Sanders Steals 2B
b6 6-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CIN W. Greene J. DiPoto 1% 86% Walk
b6 6-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R CIN B. Larkin J. DiPoto 7% 93% Sanders Steals 3B; Greene Steals 2B; Sanders Scores/Adv on E5; Greene to 3B
b6 7-4 1 --3 5,(3-1)  CIN B. Larkin J. DiPoto 0% 93% Walk
b6 7-4 1 1-3 R CIN R. Sanders J. DiPoto 2% 95% Larkin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Greene Scores/No RBI
b6 8-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  CIN R. Sanders J. DiPoto 1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Larkin to 3B
b6 8-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CIN H. Morris J. DiPoto -2% 95% Sanders Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 8-4 2 --3 8,(3-2)  R CIN H. Morris J. DiPoto 2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Larkin Scores
b6 9-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  CIN R. Sierra J. DiPoto 0% 97% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF); Morris to 3B
Steve Reed replaces Kirt Manwaring (C) pitching and batting 7th
Jeff Reed replaces Jerry DiPoto (P) playing C batting 9th
b6 9-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone S. Reed -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 9.
Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-9, Reds' Kevin Jarvis facing 8-9-1
Kevin Jarvis replaces Ruben Sierra (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Lenny Harris moves from PH to LF
t7 4-9 0 --- 4,(3-0)  COL W. Weiss K. Jarvis -2% 95% Walk
t7 4-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL J. Reed K. Jarvis 2% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t7 4-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  COL E. Young K. Jarvis -2% 95% Walk; Weiss to 2B
t7 4-9 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL E. Burks K. Jarvis 2% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 4-9 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O COL D. Bichette K. Jarvis 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rockies' Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
Ellis Burks moves from CF to LF
Quinton McCracken replaces Dante Bichette (LF) playing CF batting 3rd
b7 9-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN E. Taubensee S. Reed 0% 99% Walk
b7 9-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN L. Harris S. Reed -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Taubensee to 2B
b7 9-4 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN D. Sanders S. Reed -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 9-4 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CIN W. Greene S. Reed -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 9.
Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-9, Reds' Kevin Jarvis facing 4-5-6
t8 4-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL L. Walker K. Jarvis 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-9 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O COL A. Galarraga K. Jarvis 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL V. Castilla K. Jarvis 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rockies' John Burke facing 3-4-5
John Burke replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 7th
b8 9-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CIN B. Larkin J. Burke 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-4 0 1-- 1,(1-0)  CIN R. Sanders J. Burke 0% 100% Larkin Steals 2B
b8 9-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O CIN R. Sanders J. Burke -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 9-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R CIN H. Morris J. Burke 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Larkin Scores
b8 10-4 1 -2- 5,(0-2)  CIN K. Jarvis J. Burke 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Morris to 3B
b8 10-4 1 --3 7,(1-2)  O CIN K. Jarvis J. Burke -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 10-4 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R CIN B. Boone J. Burke 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Morris Scores
b8 11-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee J. Burke -0% 100% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 11.
Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-11, Reds' Kevin Jarvis facing 7-8-9
Pokey Reese replaces Barry Larkin playing SS batting 3rd
John Vander Wal pinch hits for John Burke (P) batting 7th
t9 4-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL J. Vander Wal K. Jarvis 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  COL W. Weiss K. Jarvis -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t9 4-11 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O COL J. Reed K. Jarvis 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t9 4-11 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL E. Young K. Jarvis -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Weiss to 2B
t9 4-11 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O COL E. Burks K. Jarvis 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Reds 11.

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