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@LAA		2
3
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@BAL		2
5
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@CLE		5
4		 
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@NYY		3
4
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@TBD		1
2
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@TEX		1
8
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@TOR		1
8
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@ARI		10
0
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2
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@CIN		8
4
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@FLA		12
4
LAD
@SFG		6
4
Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:09PM
, Great American Ball Park
Attendance: 20,513, Time of Game: 2:58
Pirates
8
20-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
 at Reds
4
18-29
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 12½ GB
W: Oliver Perez (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         2  0  4   0  0  1   1  0  0    8 13  0
Reds            1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    4  6  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matt Lawton RF 4 3 3 2 1 0 .263 .789 20 11 0.110 0.80 0.131 -0.022 2.9 2 0 HR,2B
Tike Redman CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .227 .624 20 12 -0.009 0.70 0.059 -0.068 -1.1 3 0 2B
Jason Bay LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .281 .902 22 9 0.122 0.59 0.129 -0.007 1.1 0 0 2B,IW
Daryle Ward 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 .263 .852 18 11 0.067 0.72 0.115 -0.049 1.2 8 0 HR
Rob Mackowiak 3B 4 0 3 3 1 0 .347 .917 15 8 0.202 0.63 0.205 -0.003 3.2 2 2 2B
Jose Castillo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .301 .771 19 14 -0.076 0.43 0.000 -0.076 -2.5 4 2 GDP
Jack Wilson SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .192 .526 17 11 -0.027 0.32 0.010 -0.037 -1.2 0 2 2B
Humberto Cota C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .243 .772 24 12 -0.012 0.26 0.006 -0.018 -0.3 8 2 IW
Oliver Perez P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .176 .353 8 6 0.018 0.44 0.023 -0.005 0.2 0 0
   Brian Meadows P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Michael Restovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .713 6 4 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .644 3 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 13 8 6 7 .333 1.038 172 99 0.393 0.53 0.678 -0.287 3.4 27 8
2B: J Wilson (5, off E Ramirez); R Mackowiak (8, off K Mercker); M Lawton (13, off R Keisler); T Redman (4, off E Ramirez); J Bay (12, off E Ramirez).
HR: D Ward (9, off E Ramirez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); M Lawton (5, off R Keisler; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: H Cota (2, by E Ramirez); J Bay (2, by R Keisler).
TB: M Lawton 7; D Ward 4; R Mackowiak 4; J Bay 2; T Redman 2; O Perez 2; J Wilson 2; H Cota.
GIDP: J Castillo (3).
RBI: R Mackowiak 3 (18); M Lawton 2 (21); D Ward 2 (23); J Bay (23).
2-out RBI: R Mackowiak 2; M Lawton 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 12.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Freel CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .322 .887 23 16 -0.058 0.66 0.015 -0.074 -0.6 6 0
William Bergolla 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .147 .294 13 9 -0.011 0.52 0.037 -0.048 -0.5 1 4
Felipe Lopez SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 .305 .945 18 12 0.066 0.45 0.096 -0.030 0.3 1 3 HR,SF
Austin Kearns RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .255 .776 21 13 -0.023 0.43 0.013 -0.036 -0.6 1 0
Adam Dunn 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .243 1.006 19 8 0.022 0.45 0.037 -0.015 0.1 9 1
Luis Lopez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .670 16 9 -0.049 0.70 0.014 -0.063 -0.6 2 2
Jason Romano LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .800 18 10 -0.024 0.54 0.017 -0.041 0.1 0 0
Javier Valentin C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .503 16 8 -0.044 0.58 0.009 -0.053 -0.2 6 1
Elizardo Ramirez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Randy Keisler P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 1.000 3 3 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
   Jacob Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .616 2 1 0.011 0.25 0.011 0.000 0.4
   Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Randa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .816 2 2 0.029 0.45 0.029 0.000 1.5 2B
   Matt Belisle PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 6 10 .188 .620 156 94 -0.107 0.53 0.278 -0.386 -0.6 27 11
2B: J Randa (12, off M Gonzalez).
HR: F Lopez (7, off O Perez; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: F Lopez (2, off O Perez).
TB: F Lopez 4; J Randa 2; J Romano 2; J Cruz; W Bergolla.
RBI: F Lopez 2 (23); J Randa (24); R Freel (4).
2-out RBI: F Lopez.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Lopez-W Bergolla-A Dunn.

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Oliver Perez, W (3-4) 5.1 3 2 2 5 8 1 7.04 24 109 65 33 12 20 2 9 2 0 57 0.059 0.65 0.5
Brian Meadows 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.62 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.016 0.63 0.3
John Grabow 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.010 0.35 0.2
Rick White 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.22 7 22 14 7 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.21 1.0
Mike Gonzalez 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.84 6 19 11 5 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.43 -1.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 6 10 1 4.00 39 156 94 47 18 29 9 14 4 0 57 2 0 0.107 0.53 0.6

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
Elizardo Ramirez, L (0-3) 2.2 8 6 6 3 1 1 7.13 18 57 30 18 3 9 6 8 3 0 16 -0.360 0.93 -4.3
Randy Keisler 4.1 4 2 2 3 5 1 2.84 20 88 53 27 13 13 3 9 1 0 3 1 -0.035 0.33 -0.2
Kent Mercker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.49 4 18 11 9 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.5
Ricky Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 3 9 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 6 7 2 8.00 45 172 99 58 16 25 13 19 4 0 16 3 1 -0.392 0.53 -3.4
Balks: None.
WP: E Ramirez (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: E Ramirez (2; H Cota); R Keisler (1; J Bay).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 20,513.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Cincinnati Reds
1 Matt Lawton RF 1 Ryan Freel CF
2 Tike Redman CF 2 William Bergolla 2B
3 Jason Bay LF 3 Felipe Lopez SS
4 Daryle Ward 1B 4 Austin Kearns RF
5 Rob Mackowiak 3B 5 Adam Dunn 1B
6 Jose Castillo 2B 6 Luis Lopez 3B
7 Jack Wilson SS 7 Jason Romano LF
8 Humberto Cota C 8 Javier Valentin C
9 Oliver Perez P 9 Elizardo Ramirez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR PIT R. Mackowiak E. Ramirez 17% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores; Bay Scores; Mackowiak to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 3-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT D. Ward E. Ramirez 10% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bay Scores
b1 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R CIN F. Lopez O. Perez -10% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t3 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Bay E. Ramirez 9% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Redman Scores
t3 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT T. Redman E. Ramirez 6% 67% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Elizardo Ramirez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT M. Lawton E. Ramirez 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O PIT T. Redman E. Ramirez -3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bay E. Ramirez 4% 54% Walk; Lawton to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT D. Ward E. Ramirez -4% 49% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Mackowiak E. Ramirez 2% 51% Wild Pitch; Lawton to 3B; Bay to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR PIT R. Mackowiak E. Ramirez 17% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores; Bay Scores; Mackowiak to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo E. Ramirez -3% 65% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN R. Freel O. Perez 2% 67% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN W. Bergolla O. Perez 2% 69% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R CIN F. Lopez O. Perez -10% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN A. Kearns O. Perez -1% 58% Walk
b1 1-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN A. Dunn O. Perez -2% 56% Walk; Kearns to 2B
b1 1-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CIN L. Lopez O. Perez 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Elizardo Ramirez facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson E. Ramirez -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT H. Cota E. Ramirez -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT O. Perez E. Ramirez 1% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
t2 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Lawton E. Ramirez -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Romano O. Perez 3% 58% Flyball: CF
b2 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Valentin O. Perez 2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Ramirez O. Perez 1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Reds 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Elizardo Ramirez facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT T. Redman E. Ramirez 6% 67% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 2-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Bay E. Ramirez 9% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Redman Scores
t3 3-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT D. Ward E. Ramirez 10% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball); Bay Scores
t3 5-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT R. Mackowiak E. Ramirez 1% 88% Walk
t3 5-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT J. Castillo E. Ramirez -3% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 5-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Wilson E. Ramirez 1% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
t3 5-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT H. Cota E. Ramirez 0% 86% Intentional Walk
t3 5-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT O. Perez E. Ramirez 1% 87% Single to P/Bunt; Wilson to 3B; Cota to 2B
Randy Keisler replaces Elizardo Ramirez pitching and batting 9th
t3 5-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  R PIT M. Lawton R. Keisler 4% 91% Walk; Wilson Scores; Cota to 3B; Perez to 2B
t3 6-1 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT T. Redman R. Keisler -2% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Freel O. Perez 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN W. Bergolla O. Perez 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b3 1-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN F. Lopez O. Perez 1% 92% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reds' Randy Keisler facing 3-4-5
t4 6-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay R. Keisler -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t4 6-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Ward R. Keisler -0% 91% Popfly: 3B
t4 6-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Mackowiak R. Keisler -0% 91% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 4-5-6
b4 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN A. Kearns O. Perez 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN A. Dunn O. Perez -2% 91% Walk
b4 1-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN L. Lopez O. Perez 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-6 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  CIN J. Romano O. Perez -1% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Dunn to 2B
b4 1-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Valentin O. Perez 3% 94% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reds' Randy Keisler facing 6-7-8
t5 6-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Castillo R. Keisler -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Keisler -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT H. Cota R. Keisler 0% 93% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t5 6-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT O. Perez R. Keisler -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
b5 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Keisler O. Perez 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-6 1 --- 9,(3-2)  CIN R. Freel O. Perez -2% 92% Walk
b5 1-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN W. Bergolla O. Perez -4% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive); Freel to 3B
b5 1-6 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO CIN F. Lopez O. Perez 1% 90% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Freel Scores
b5 2-6 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CIN A. Kearns O. Perez 2% 92% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-2, Reds' Randy Keisler facing 1-2-3
t6 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. Lawton R. Keisler 2% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t6 6-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Redman R. Keisler -1% 93% Popfly: SS
t6 6-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bay R. Keisler 0% 93% Intentional Walk
t6 6-2 1 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT D. Ward R. Keisler 2% 95% Walk; Lawton to 3B; Bay to 2B
t6 6-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  R PIT R. Mackowiak R. Keisler 2% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lawton Scores; Bay to 3B; Ward to 2B
t6 7-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Castillo R. Keisler -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Keisler -1% 94% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-7, Pirates' Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
b6 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN A. Dunn O. Perez 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN L. Lopez O. Perez -1% 94% Walk
Brian Meadows replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-7 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Romano B. Meadows 2% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
John Grabow replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Valentin J. Grabow 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-2, Reds' Randy Keisler facing 8-9-1
t7 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT H. Cota R. Keisler -0% 97% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
Michael Restovich pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t7 7-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT M. Restovich R. Keisler -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 7-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  R PIT M. Lawton R. Keisler 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 8-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Redman R. Keisler -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Pirates' Rick White facing 9-1-2
Rick White replaces Michael Restovich (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Randy Keisler (P) batting 9th
b7 2-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CIN J. Cruz R. White -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 2-8 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN R. Freel R. White 1% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 2-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN W. Bergolla R. White 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 2-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CIN F. Lopez R. White 0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
Kent Mercker replaces Jacob Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay K. Mercker -0% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t8 8-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT D. Ward K. Mercker -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Mackowiak K. Mercker 0% 99% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t8 8-2 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Castillo K. Mercker -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Pirates' Rick White facing 4-5-6
b8 2-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN A. Kearns R. White 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN A. Dunn R. White 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN L. Lopez R. White 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Reds' Ricky Stone facing 7-8-9
Ricky Stone replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson R. Stone -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 8-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT H. Cota R. Stone -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Bobby Hill pinch hits for Rick White (P) batting 9th
t9 8-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Hill R. Stone -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Pirates' Mike Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
Mike Gonzalez replaces Bobby Hill (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CIN J. Romano M. Gonzalez -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b9 2-8 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CIN J. Valentin M. Gonzalez -1% 98% Walk; Romano to 2B
Joe Randa pinch hits for Ricky Stone (P) batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R CIN J. Randa M. Gonzalez -3% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive); Romano Scores; Valentin to 3B
Matt Belisle pinch runs for Joe Randa (PH) batting 9th
b9 3-8 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RO CIN R. Freel M. Gonzalez 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B; Valentin Scores; Belisle to 3B
b9 4-8 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O CIN W. Bergolla M. Gonzalez 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
b9 4-8 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CIN F. Lopez M. Gonzalez 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Reds 4.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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