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TBD  3
@ANA  1

BOS  9
CLE  2

DET  3
@CHW  2

TOR  6
@NYY  2

OAK  4
KCR  1

SEA  5
MIN  2

TEX  5
BAL  3

ARI  5
SDP  3

NYM  6
@ATL  5

FLA  8
@CIN  4

COL 10
SFG  7

HOU  7
CHC  5

LAD  6
@MIL  4

PHI  4
@MON  2

STL 10
@PIT  8

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Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 30,596

Friday, May 23, 2003, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:38
Marlins
8
20-29
Won 1
5th, 12½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         5  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    8 12  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  1    4  9  2
W: T Phelps (1-0), L: J Austin (2-2)
Reds
4
24-24
Lost 2
4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .683   13    4   0   GDP
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   2   0    1   1  .326  .796   11    0   2   
I Rodriguez C                 5   2   2   1    0   2  .255  .789   19    6   0   2·2B
M Lowell 3B                   3   2   2   2    2   0  .279  .932   22    1   2   HR,2B
D Lee 1B                      5   1   2   1    0   1  .244  .806   21    8   1   
J Encarnacion RF              5   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .752   12    3   0   GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .323  .969   27    2   4   
B Banks LF                    4   1   3   2    1   0  .216  .812   16    2   0   HR
T Phelps P                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .400   10    1   0   
  T Spooneybarger P           1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    4    0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   8  12   7    7   7              159   27   9
BATTING
2B: M Lowell (12, off F Heredia); I Rodriguez 2 (5, off J Austin, off F Heredia).
HR: M Lowell (15, off K Mercker; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Banks (3, off K Mercker; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: M Lowell 6; B Banks 6; I Rodriguez 4; D Lee 2; L Castillo 2; J Encarnacion.
GIDP: J Encarnacion (6); J Pierre (5).
RBI: M Lowell 2 (39); B Banks 2 (10); I Rodriguez (24); J Encarnacion (25); D Lee (24).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 2. L Castillo-A Gonzalez-D Lee 2.
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .655   16    2   2   
S Casey 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .784   16    8   1   
K Griffey CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .830   16    1   0   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .307 1.003   16    2   0   
A Boone 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .900   14    3   4   
A Dunn LF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .232  .920   16    0   0   SB,GDP
J LaRue C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .827   11    7   0   
J Castro 2B                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .655    3    2   3   
  R Freel 2B                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .174  .495    7    1   1   
J Austin P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  F Heredia P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    1   0   
  W Pena PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .250    3    0   0   2B
  B Reith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Sullivan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Taylor PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .726    4    0   0   3B
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Guillen PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .995    3    0   0   GDP
Totals                       34   4   9   3    2   6              127   27  11
BATTING
2B: W Pena (1, off T Phelps).
3B: R Taylor (2, off T Spooneybarger).
TB: R Taylor 3; W Pena 2; A Boone; F Heredia; J Castro; R Freel; A Kearns; J LaRue; S Casey.
GIDP: J Guillen (3); A Dunn (2).
RBI: R Freel (2); R Taylor (9); W Pena (2).
2-out RBI: W Pena.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
FIELDING
DP: 2. F Lopez-J Castro-S Casey; A Boone-S Casey.
PB: J LaRue (2).
E: A Boone (6); F Lopez (15).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Dunn (3, 2nd base off B Looper/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Phelps, W (1-0)              5.1   5   1   1    1   4   0   1.21   22   71-41   25· 6·10    8· 6· 3· 0     57    -     0.41   0.06
T Spooneybarger                2.2   3   2   2    0   2   0   4.15   10   33-22   13· 5· 4    3· 2· 3· 0          2-0    0.81   0.04
B Looper                       1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.00    4   18-10    6· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   0          36  122-73   44·12·17   13· 8· 7· 0          2-0 
Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Austin, L (2-2)              0     3   5   5    4   0   0   7.16    7   30-11    6· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0     20    -     1.14  -0.41
F Heredia                      5     5   1   1    1   3   0   2.25   19   51-36   19· 7·10   10· 2· 3· 0          3-1    0.31   0.04
B Reith                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.11    5   17-9     5· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
S Sullivan                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.91    3   16-10    4· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
K Mercker                      2     3   2   2    1   3   2   2.55   11   41-24   12· 7· 5    3· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.03
Totals                         9    12   8   8    7   7   2          45  155-90   46·19·25   15· 7· 9· 0          3-1 
J Austin faced 7 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Spooneybarger (3); F Heredia (3); K Mercker (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 30,596.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 68° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Pierre             CF    1. F Lopez              SS 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. S Casey              1B 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. K Griffey            CF 
4. M Lowell             3B    4. A Kearns             RF 
5. D Lee                1B    5. A Boone              3B 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. A Dunn               LF 
7. A Gonzalez           SS    7. J LaRue              C  
8. B Banks              LF    8. J Castro             2B 
9. T Phelps             P     9. J Austin             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   13%  72% I Rodriguez     J Austin        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Pierre Scores; Castillo to 3B
   b 6   1  6-1  123  1    9%  97% A Dunn          T Spooneybarger Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-1  -23  6    6%  78% M Lowell        J Austin        Walk, Passed Ball; Castillo Scores/No RBI; Rodriguez to 3B
   t 1   0  0-2  1-3  4    6%  85% D Lee           J Austin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Rodriguez Scores; Lowell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  59% L Castillo      J Austin        Walk; Pierre to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Austin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  J Pierre        Walk
          1--  4   59%  L Castillo      Walk; Pierre to 2B
   R      12-  3   72%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Pierre Scores; Castillo to 3B
   R      -23  6   78%  M Lowell        Walk, Passed Ball; Castillo Scores/No RBI; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   85%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Rodriguez Scores; Lowell to 3B
   R      1-3  2   87%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive); Lowell Scores; Lee to 2B
          12-  6   90%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Lee to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
                  Felix Heredia replaces Jeff Austin pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  2   94%  B Banks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Lee Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  3   92%  T Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     123  3   87%  J Pierre        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Tommy Phelps facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  S Casey         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   90%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   89%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   90%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   94%  M Lowell        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
          -2-  2   95%  D Lee           Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lowell to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   92%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy Phelps facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Felix Heredia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   94%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   94%  B Banks         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   94%  T Phelps        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B; Banks to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch)
   O      -2-  2   93%  J Pierre        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy Phelps facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  J LaRue         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   95%  J Castro        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   95%  F Heredia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      1--  5   95%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Felix Heredia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   95%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   95%  M Lowell        Walk
          1--      95%  D Lee           Wild Pitch; Lowell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy Phelps facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  S Casey         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   94%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  6   96%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   96%  A Boone         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Felix Heredia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   96%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  A Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  B Banks         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Tommy Phelps facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   97%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   97%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1   97%  J Castro        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Wily Mo Pena pinch hits for Felix Heredia batting 9th
   R      1--  3   94%  W Pena          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Castro Scores
   O      -2-  1   96%  F Lopez         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brian Reith facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Reith replaces Wily Mo Pena pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Freel replaces Juan Castro playing 2B batting 8th
          ---  6   96%  T Phelps        Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  J Pierre        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--  2   96%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Phelps to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  2   95%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Tommy Phelps facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   93%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   95%  K Griffey       Lineout: LF
          1--  4   92%  A Kearns        Single to LF (Line Drive); Casey to 2B
                  Tim Spooneybarger replaces Tommy Phelps pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   88%  A Boone         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Casey to 3B; Kearns to 2B
   OO     123  1   97%  A Dunn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Scott Sullivan facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Brian Reith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   96%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Tim Spooneybarger facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   95%  J LaRue         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   96%  R Freel         Lineout: CF
                  Reggie Taylor pinch hits for Scott Sullivan batting 9th
   R      1--  4   91%  R Taylor        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); LaRue Scores
   R      --3      91%  F Lopez         Wild Pitch; Taylor Scores
   O      ---  5   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   93%  S Casey         Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
                  Kent Mercker replaces Reggie Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   97%  B Banks         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  4   96%  T Spooneybarger Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   96%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   96%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Tim Spooneybarger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  K Griffey       Popfly: 3B (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   98%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 7, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   99%  M Lowell        Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  4  100%  D Lee           Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B; Lee to 2B
          -2-     100%  A Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Lee to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  " "             Popfly: SS
          --3  4   99%  B Banks         Walk
                  Chad Allen pinch hits for Tim Spooneybarger batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   99%  C Allen         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 8, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-8, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
                  Braden Looper replaces Chad Allen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  A Dunn          Walk
          1--      98%  J LaRue         Dunn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  5   98%  R Freel         Single to RF (Line Drive); Dunn Scores
                  Jose Guillen pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 9th
   OO     1--  3  100%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 8, Reds 4.

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