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Saturday, July 20, 1996, 7:05
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 26,378, Time of Game: 3:11
Reds
9
44-48
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
3
42-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Roger Salkeld (5-3)
L: Dan Miceli (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  1  0   0  0  5   1  1  0    9 12  1
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  3

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Harris LF-RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .287 .789 17 8 -0.034 0.80 0.037 -0.071 -1.1 2 0
Barry Larkin SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 .298 .913 24 13 0.228 1.13 0.249 -0.021 2.2 1 1 SB
Hal Morris 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 .297 .810 19 11 0.160 1.04 0.225 -0.065 3.9 7 1 HR
Reggie Sanders RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .270 .846 18 13 -0.156 0.92 0.000 -0.156 -1.7 2 0
   Eric Anthony RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .845 4 3 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
   Eric Owens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .568 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Willie Greene 3B 5 1 1 0 0 4 .237 .772 24 16 -0.116 0.83 0.002 -0.118 -0.9 1 3
Ed Taubensee C 5 2 3 0 0 1 .278 .760 22 16 0.161 0.62 0.164 -0.003 1.1 8 0 2·2B
Thomas Howard CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .250 .672 18 14 0.060 0.77 0.106 -0.046 1.6 2 0 3B,SF
Jeff Branson 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .243 .692 11 5 0.076 0.65 0.079 -0.003 0.3 1 0 IW
Roger Salkeld P 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .040 13 8 -0.105 0.97 0.000 -0.106 -1.2 1 1
   Scott Service P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Brantley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 39 9 12 6 4 13 .308 .851 170 107 0.273 0.84 0.862 -0.590 4.1 27 6
2B: E Taubensee 2 (13, 2 off D Miceli).
3B: T Howard (3, off R Morel).
HR: H Morris (8, off M Wilkins; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SF: T Howard (3, off D Miceli).
IBB: J Branson (3, by D Miceli).
TB: H Morris 5; E Taubensee 5; T Howard 4; J Branson 2; W Greene; L Harris; B Larkin.
RBI: H Morris 3 (39); T Howard 2 (21); J Branson (25).
2-out RBI: H Morris 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
E: W Greene (11).
Baserunning
SB: B Larkin (25, 3rd base off D Miceli/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Garcia 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .293 .725 22 12 -0.078 0.70 0.017 -0.095 -0.8 0 3
Al Martin CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .300 .801 20 10 0.083 0.74 0.143 -0.060 0.3 1 0 2B
Jeff King 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 .276 .848 20 9 -0.103 0.89 0.016 -0.119 1.0 8 0 HR
Orlando Merced RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .289 .849 21 14 -0.054 0.52 0.010 -0.064 -0.3 1 0
Mark Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .921 17 9 -0.068 0.52 0.000 -0.068 -1.6 1 0
Charlie Hayes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .715 13 6 -0.002 0.38 0.021 -0.022 -0.2 1 1
Jay Bell SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .219 .641 12 7 0.028 0.46 0.042 -0.014 0.2 2 2
Jason Kendall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .703 16 9 -0.108 1.30 0.000 -0.108 -1.2 9 1
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .900 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .819 1 1 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Elmer Dessens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dan Miceli P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 0
   Mike Kingery PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .614 2 1 0.089 1.35 0.089 0.000 0.6 2B
   Ramon Morel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Angelo Encarnacion C 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .500 10 6 0.007 0.11 0.009 -0.002 0.4 4 0 2B
Team Totals 37 3 10 3 4 7 .270 .774 156 86 -0.226 0.65 0.347 -0.572 -1.9 27 7
2B: A Encarnacion (1, off R Salkeld); M Kingery (7, off R Salkeld); A Martin (22, off R Salkeld).
HR: J King (23, off R Salkeld; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: J King 4; A Martin 3; J Bell 2; A Encarnacion 2; M Kingery 2; C Garcia; O Merced; C Hayes.
RBI: J King 2 (72); A Martin (46).
2-out RBI: J King 2; A Martin.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: J Kendall (10); M Johnson (3); A Martin (7).

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
Roger Salkeld, W (5-3) 6.2 8 3 3 2 5 1 4.04 30 115 63 39 7 17 9 14 2 0 49 0.210 0.84 0.7
Scott Service 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.59 5 15 9 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.012 0.16 0.7
Jeff Brantley 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.86 6 26 14 9 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 4 7 1 3.00 41 156 86 52 10 24 12 18 4 0 49 0 0 0.226 0.84 1.9

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
Dan Miceli, L (1-6) 5 5 2 2 2 9 0 4.86 23 96 61 29 16 15 3 9 5 0 56 0.050 1.10 0.7
Ramon Morel 1.2 6 6 4 2 0 0 4.13 13 42 26 21 3 2 6 5 3 0 0 0 -0.319 0.82 -5.4
Marc Wilkins 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 3.46 5 23 13 6 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 -0.006 0.06 0.1
Elmer Dessens 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11.49 3 9 7 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 9 7 4 13 1 7.00 44 170 107 59 22 25 12 15 8 0 56 2 0 -0.274 0.65 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Miceli 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Miceli (5; J Branson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 26,378.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lenny Harris LF 1 Carlos Garcia 2B
2 Barry Larkin SS 2 Al Martin CF
3 Hal Morris 1B 3 Jeff King 1B
4 Reggie Sanders RF 4 Orlando Merced RF
5 Willie Greene 3B 5 Mark Johnson LF
6 Ed Taubensee C 6 Charlie Hayes 3B
7 Thomas Howard CF 7 Jay Bell SS
8 Jeff Branson 2B 8 Jason Kendall C
9 Roger Salkeld P 9 Dan Miceli P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR CIN H. Morris R. Morel 18% 97% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Branson Scores; Harris Scores; Larkin Scores/Adv on E7/Adv on E2/unER/No RBI; Morris Scores/unER/No RBI
b3 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R PIT A. Martin R. Salkeld -12% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Garcia Scores
t5 2-1 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  CIN B. Larkin D. Miceli 10% 78% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Harris to 3B; Larkin to 2B
t6 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN T. Howard R. Morel 9% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Taubensee to 3B
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT M. Kingery R. Salkeld -9% 49% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN L. Harris D. Miceli -2% 48% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN B. Larkin D. Miceli 2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN H. Morris D. Miceli 3% 54% Walk; Larkin to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Sanders D. Miceli 3% 56% Larkin Steals 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CIN R. Sanders D. Miceli -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R CIN W. Greene D. Miceli 8% 58% Wild Pitch; Larkin Scores; Morris to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CIN W. Greene D. Miceli -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT C. Garcia R. Salkeld 2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin R. Salkeld -3% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. King R. Salkeld 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT O. Merced R. Salkeld 2% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CIN E. Taubensee D. Miceli 6% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  CIN T. Howard D. Miceli 3% 68% Wild Pitch; Taubensee to 3B
t2 1-0 0 --3 6,(2-2)  RO CIN T. Howard D. Miceli -1% 67% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Taubensee Scores
t2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN J. Branson D. Miceli 2% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Salkeld D. Miceli -2% 67% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CIN L. Harris D. Miceli -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Johnson R. Salkeld 3% 68% Foul Popfly: C
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT C. Hayes R. Salkeld 2% 70% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bell R. Salkeld 1% 71% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN B. Larkin D. Miceli -2% 69% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
t3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN H. Morris D. Miceli -1% 67% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Sanders D. Miceli -1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Salkeld 3% 69% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Miceli R. Salkeld 2% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. Garcia R. Salkeld -1% 70% Walk
b3 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R PIT A. Martin R. Salkeld -12% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Garcia Scores
b3 1-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. King R. Salkeld 4% 62% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 5-6-7
t4 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN W. Greene D. Miceli -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CIN E. Taubensee D. Miceli 4% 64% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t4 2-1 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O CIN T. Howard D. Miceli -4% 60% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CIN J. Branson D. Miceli 1% 61% Intentional Walk
t4 2-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CIN R. Salkeld D. Miceli -4% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT O. Merced R. Salkeld 3% 60% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT M. Johnson R. Salkeld 2% 62% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
b4 1-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT C. Hayes R. Salkeld -2% 60% Walk
b4 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Bell R. Salkeld -3% 57% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Hayes to 3B/Adv on E5
b4 1-2 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Salkeld 7% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dan Miceli facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN L. Harris D. Miceli 4% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t5 2-1 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  CIN B. Larkin D. Miceli 10% 78% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Harris to 3B; Larkin to 2B
t5 2-1 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O CIN H. Morris D. Miceli -5% 72% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-1 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Sanders D. Miceli -8% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O CIN W. Greene D. Miceli -6% 58% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 9-1-2
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Dan Miceli (P) batting 9th
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT M. Kingery R. Salkeld -9% 49% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
b5 1-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Garcia R. Salkeld 6% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Martin R. Salkeld 5% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 1-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. King R. Salkeld 5% 65% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 6-7-8
Ramon Morel replaces Mike Kingery (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CIN E. Taubensee R. Morel 4% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN T. Howard R. Morel 9% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Taubensee to 3B
t6 2-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CIN J. Branson R. Morel 5% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Taubensee Scores; Howard to 2B
t6 3-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O CIN R. Salkeld R. Morel -4% 80% Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Branson to 2B
t6 3-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O CIN L. Harris R. Morel -3% 77% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Branson to 3B
t6 3-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  CIN B. Larkin R. Morel 1% 79% Walk; Harris to 2B
t6 3-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR CIN H. Morris R. Morel 18% 97% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Branson Scores; Harris Scores; Larkin Scores/Adv on E7/Adv on E2/unER/No RBI; Morris Scores/unER/No RBI
t6 7-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN R. Sanders R. Morel -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 4-5-6
b6 1-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT O. Merced R. Salkeld 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 1-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT M. Johnson R. Salkeld 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Hayes R. Salkeld -0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 1-7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Bell R. Salkeld -1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hayes to 2B
b6 1-7 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Salkeld 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Ramon Morel facing 5-6-7
t7 7-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN W. Greene R. Morel 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t7 7-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee R. Morel -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 7-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CIN T. Howard R. Morel 1% 99% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Greene Scores
t7 8-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O CIN J. Branson R. Morel -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 8-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  CIN R. Salkeld R. Morel 0% 99% Walk
Marc Wilkins replaces Jason Kendall (C) pitching and batting 8th
Angelo Encarnacion replaces Ramon Morel (P) playing C batting 9th
t7 8-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O CIN L. Harris M. Wilkins -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Reds' Roger Salkeld facing 9-1-2
Eric Anthony replaces Reggie Sanders playing RF batting 4th
b7 1-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Encarnacion R. Salkeld -1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 1-8 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Garcia R. Salkeld 1% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
b7 1-8 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. Martin R. Salkeld 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P; Encarnacion to 3B
b7 1-8 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR PIT J. King R. Salkeld -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball); Encarnacion Scores
Scott Service replaces Roger Salkeld pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT O. Merced S. Service -1% 97% Walk
b7 3-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Johnson S. Service 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Pirates 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-3, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 2-3-4
t8 8-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN B. Larkin M. Wilkins -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R CIN H. Morris M. Wilkins 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 9-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Anthony M. Wilkins -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 9-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN W. Greene M. Wilkins -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Reds' Scott Service facing 6-7-8
Eric Owens replaces Eric Anthony (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Lenny Harris moves from LF to RF
b8 3-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Hayes S. Service 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bell S. Service 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Dave Clark pinch hits for Marc Wilkins (P) batting 8th
b8 3-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT D. Clark S. Service 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
Elmer Dessens replaces Dave Clark (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 9-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee E. Dessens -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN T. Howard E. Dessens -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 9-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN J. Branson E. Dessens -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Reds' Jeff Brantley facing 9-1-2
Jeff Brantley replaces Scott Service pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Encarnacion J. Brantley 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT C. Garcia J. Brantley -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 3-9 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Martin J. Brantley 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b9 3-9 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. King J. Brantley -0% 100% Walk; Garcia to 2B
b9 3-9 2 12- 5,(1-2)  PIT O. Merced J. Brantley -0% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Garcia to 3B; King to 2B
b9 3-9 2 123 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Johnson J. Brantley 1% 100% Popfly: P (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 9, Pirates 3.

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