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NYY
@BOS		5
6
MIL
@DET		7
5		 
(10)
CLE
@KCR		1
4
CHW
@MIN		4
5		 
(10)
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@OAK		1
3
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@TEX		3
4
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@TOR		1
4
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@CHC		8
3
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@COL		3
12
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@HOU		4
5		 
(10)
SDP
@LAD		2
0		 
(11)
ATL
@MON		3
6
PHI
@NYM		9
5
CIN
@STL		6
3
Sunday, September 29, 1996 1:17
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 51,379, Time of Game: 2:47
Reds
6
81-81
⇐ Won 1
3rd, 7 GB
 at Cardinals
3
88-74
⇐ Lost 1
1st
W: Curt Lyons (2-0)
L: Eric Ludwick (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   3  2  1   0  0  0    6 11  1
Cardinals       0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  2

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curtis Goodwin CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .228 .573 23 16 0.067 1.03 0.135 -0.068 0.5 1 0 SB
Hal Morris 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .853 12 10 -0.069 0.90 0.030 -0.099 -0.6 12 0
Barry Larkin SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 .298 .977 22 13 0.296 1.03 0.334 -0.038 2.2 0 1 2·HR
   Jeff Branson SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .720 5 4 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.4 0 0
Willie Greene 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .244 .822 14 11 0.074 0.59 0.122 -0.048 0.1 0 5 HR
Eric Davis LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .287 .917 23 17 0.030 0.74 0.073 -0.043 -0.1 2 0 SB
   Chad Mottola RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .638 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ed Taubensee C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 .800 20 17 0.095 0.77 0.112 -0.017 1.3 8 0
Bret Boone 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .233 .629 12 9 -0.058 0.93 0.000 -0.058 -1.0 3 5 SF,SH
Lenny Harris RF-LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .285 .734 17 9 0.057 0.87 0.087 -0.029 1.0 0 0
Curt Lyons P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 6 -0.062 1.24 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 0 0
   Thomas Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .738 1 1 -0.051 1.41 0.000 -0.051 -0.7
   Scott Service P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .846 3 3 -0.013 0.56 0.000 -0.013 -0.5
   Jeff Brantley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 6 11 6 1 7 .289 .826 158 116 0.361 0.86 0.893 -0.531 1.3 27 11
HR: B Larkin 2 (33, 2 off E Ludwick; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); W Greene (19, off E Ludwick; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: B Boone (9, off E Ludwick).
SH: B Boone (5, off D Eckersley).
TB: B Larkin 8; W Greene 4; C Goodwin 2; H Morris 2; L Harris 2; E Taubensee; E Davis.
RBI: B Larkin 3 (89); C Goodwin (5); B Boone (69); W Greene (63).
2-out RBI: C Goodwin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. W Greene-B Boone-H Morris 2.
E: C Goodwin (2).
Baserunning
SB: C Goodwin (15, 2nd base off D Eckersley/T Pagnozzi); E Davis (23, 2nd base off E Ludwick/M Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Smith SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .728 6 4 -0.038 0.74 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 2 0
   Royce Clayton SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .692 7 6 0.047 1.14 0.084 -0.037 0.3 0 0
Willie McGee CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .766 4 3 0.041 0.54 0.041 0.000 0.5 1 0
   Terry Bradshaw LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .798 8 5 -0.099 1.94 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 2 0
Ron Gant LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .862 8 5 -0.056 0.99 0.000 -0.056 -0.8 3 0 GDP
   David Bell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .543 8 6 -0.076 1.62 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 2 1
Brian Jordan RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .833 3 1 -0.032 1.12 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0
   Dmitri Young 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .594 16 9 -0.035 1.41 0.047 -0.082 -0.3 5 1
Gary Gaetti 3B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .274 .799 5 3 0.095 0.89 0.095 0.000 0.9 0 1 2B
   Miguel Mejia PR-CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .087 .174 9 4 -0.051 1.52 0.021 -0.072 -0.5 0 0 SB
John Mabry 1B-RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .297 .773 15 6 0.284 1.25 0.301 -0.017 2.5 3 0 2·2B
Mike Difelice C 2 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .714 7 5 -0.049 1.18 0.000 -0.049 -0.5 4 0
   Tom Pagnozzi C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .734 10 8 -0.067 1.44 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 3 0
Luis Alicea 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .731 11 5 -0.001 0.95 0.011 -0.012 -0.1 1 0
   Mike Gallego 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .499 8 3 -0.003 1.45 0.048 -0.051 -0.1 0 2
Eric Ludwick P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 6 -0.060 1.16 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 1 1
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cory Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Sweeney PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .758 6 2 0.050 1.10 0.050 0.000 0.4
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Batchelor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .852 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Danny Sheaffer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .605 3 3 -0.087 1.91 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 GDP
Team Totals 33 3 8 2 4 8 .242 .658 140 84 -0.137 1.24 0.698 -0.835 -1.7 27 6
2B: J Mabry 2 (30, 2 off C Lyons); G Gaetti (27, off C Lyons).
TB: J Mabry 4; G Gaetti 3; W McGee 2; D Young; R Clayton.
GIDP: D Sheaffer (13); R Gant (9).
RBI: M Difelice (2); J Mabry (74).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: M Gallego (3); R Clayton (15).
Baserunning
SB: M Mejia (6, 2nd base off C Lyons/E Taubensee).

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
Curt Lyons, W (2-0) 5 6 3 3 1 4 0 4.50 21 75 46 23 7 16 8 8 6 0 46 -0.075 1.01 -0.4
Scott Service, H (3) 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 3.94 10 43 24 13 6 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.115 1.96 1.0
Jeff Brantley, S (44) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.41 6 22 14 13 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.098 0.86 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 8 0 3.00 37 140 84 49 13 22 12 13 8 0 46 0 0 0.138 0.86 1.7

St. Louis Cardinals

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
Eric Ludwick, L (0-1) 5 7 5 5 0 4 3 9.00 23 87 66 44 6 16 6 13 4 0 37 -0.352 1.08 -2.4
Dennis Eckersley 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.30 6 14 11 8 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.058 1.06 -0.5
Cory Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 3 15 9 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.29 0.5
T.J. Mathews 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.01 5 24 17 9 2 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 0.016 0.43 0.5
Rich Batchelor 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.20 4 18 13 5 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 1 7 3 5.00 41 158 116 69 13 34 13 20 9 0 37 0 0 -0.363 1.24 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 51,379.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Curtis Goodwin CF 1 Ozzie Smith SS
2 Hal Morris 1B 2 Willie McGee CF
3 Barry Larkin SS 3 Ron Gant LF
4 Willie Greene 3B 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Eric Davis LF 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Ed Taubensee C 6 John Mabry 1B
7 Bret Boone 2B 7 Mike Difelice C
8 Lenny Harris RF 8 Luis Alicea 2B
9 Curt Lyons P 9 Eric Ludwick P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 3-3 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR CIN B. Larkin E. Ludwick 23% 73% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Goodwin Scores
b4 2-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL J. Mabry C. Lyons -13% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Mejia Scores
b2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Mabry C. Lyons -12% 26% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gaetti Scores/Adv on E8 (throw); Mabry to 3B
t4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN W. Greene E. Ludwick 12% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CIN B. Larkin E. Ludwick 11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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, Cardinals' Eric Ludwick facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CIN C. Goodwin E. Ludwick -2% 48% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CIN H. Morris E. Ludwick 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Larkin E. Ludwick -3% 47% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN W. Greene E. Ludwick -2% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Curt Lyons facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith C. Lyons 2% 47% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL W. McGee C. Lyons -2% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Gant C. Lyons 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); McGee to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL B. Jordan C. Lyons 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Eric Ludwick facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Davis E. Ludwick -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Taubensee E. Ludwick -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN B. Boone E. Ludwick -1% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Curt Lyons facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL G. Gaetti C. Lyons -6% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Mabry C. Lyons -12% 26% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gaetti Scores/Adv on E8 (throw); Mabry to 3B
b2 1-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO STL M. Difelice C. Lyons 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Mabry Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL L. Alicea C. Lyons 1% 28% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b2 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Ludwick C. Lyons 1% 29% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Ludwick facing 8-9-1
Dmitri Young replaces Brian Jordan (RF) playing 1B batting 4th
John Mabry moves from 1B to RF
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN L. Harris E. Ludwick 4% 33% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CIN C. Lyons E. Ludwick -4% 29% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN C. Goodwin E. Ludwick -3% 26% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN H. Morris E. Ludwick -2% 24% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Curt Lyons facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL O. Smith C. Lyons 2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee C. Lyons -2% 24% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO STL R. Gant C. Lyons 4% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Eric Ludwick facing 3-4-5
Royce Clayton replaces Ozzie Smith playing SS batting 1st
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R CIN B. Larkin E. Ludwick 11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN W. Greene E. Ludwick 12% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 2-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CIN E. Davis E. Ludwick 4% 54% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t4 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Taubensee E. Ludwick 3% 57% Davis Steals 2B
t4 2-2 0 -2- 5,(0-2)  CIN E. Taubensee E. Ludwick 8% 65% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Davis to 3B
t4 2-2 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  RO CIN B. Boone E. Ludwick -3% 62% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
t4 3-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN L. Harris E. Ludwick -3% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 3-2 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CIN C. Lyons E. Ludwick -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Curt Lyons facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Young C. Lyons 3% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL G. Gaetti C. Lyons -3% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Miguel Mejia pinch runs for Gary Gaetti (3B) batting 5th
b4 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Mabry C. Lyons -2% 55% Mejia Steals 2B
b4 2-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL J. Mabry C. Lyons -13% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Mejia Scores
b4 3-3 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Difelice C. Lyons 4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL L. Alicea C. Lyons -1% 45% Walk
b4 3-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Ludwick C. Lyons 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Eric Ludwick facing 1-2-3
Mike Gallego replaces Luis Alicea playing 2B batting 8th
David Bell replaces Ron Gant (LF) playing 3B batting 3rd
Terry Bradshaw replaces Willie McGee (CF) playing LF batting 2nd
Miguel Mejia moves from PR to CF
t5 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN C. Goodwin E. Ludwick 5% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN H. Morris E. Ludwick -4% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 3-3 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR CIN B. Larkin E. Ludwick 23% 73% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Goodwin Scores
t5 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN W. Greene E. Ludwick -1% 72% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t5 5-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN E. Davis E. Ludwick -1% 71% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Reds' Curt Lyons facing 1-2-3
b5 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Clayton C. Lyons 3% 74% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Bradshaw C. Lyons 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Bell C. Lyons 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
Dennis Eckersley replaces Eric Ludwick pitching and batting 9th
Tom Pagnozzi replaces Mike Difelice playing C batting 7th
t6 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CIN E. Taubensee D. Eckersley 3% 80% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 5-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Boone D. Eckersley -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Taubensee to 2B
t6 5-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  CIN L. Harris D. Eckersley 4% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Taubensee to 3B
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Curt Lyons (P) batting 9th
t6 5-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O CIN T. Howard D. Eckersley -5% 78% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
t6 5-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R CIN C. Goodwin D. Eckersley 8% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Taubensee Scores/unER; Harris to 3B
t6 6-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  CIN H. Morris D. Eckersley 0% 86% Goodwin Steals 2B
t6 6-3 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O CIN H. Morris D. Eckersley -3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Scott Service facing 4-5-6
Scott Service replaces Thomas Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL D. Young S. Service -5% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Mejia S. Service 4% 83% Popfly: 1B
b6 3-6 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Mabry S. Service -5% 78% Walk; Young to 2B
b6 3-6 1 12- 7,(2-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi S. Service 6% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-6 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Gallego S. Service 5% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Cory Bailey facing 3-4-5
Cory Bailey replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN B. Larkin C. Bailey -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN W. Greene C. Bailey -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN E. Davis C. Bailey -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Scott Service facing 9-1-2
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Cory Bailey (P) batting 9th
b7 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Sweeney S. Service -5% 82% Walk
b7 3-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton S. Service -8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Sweeney to 2B
b7 3-6 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Bradshaw S. Service 8% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Bell S. Service 6% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-6 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL D. Young S. Service 5% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' T.J. Mathews facing 6-7-8
T.J. Mathews replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-3 0 --- 8,(1-2)  CIN E. Taubensee T. Mathews 1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 6-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN B. Boone T. Mathews -1% 93% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t8 6-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  CIN L. Harris T. Mathews 1% 94% Walk; Taubensee to 2B
Keith Mitchell pinch hits for Scott Service (P) batting 9th
t8 6-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CIN K. Mitchell T. Mathews -1% 92% Lineout: RF
t8 6-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CIN C. Goodwin T. Mathews -1% 91% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Jeff Brantley facing 5-6-7
Jeff Brantley replaces Keith Mitchell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jeff Branson replaces Barry Larkin playing SS batting 3rd
b8 3-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Mejia J. Brantley 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry J. Brantley 2% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 3-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Brantley 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Rich Batchelor facing 2-3-4
Rich Batchelor replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CIN H. Morris R. Batchelor 1% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 6-3 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O CIN J. Branson R. Batchelor -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CIN W. Greene R. Batchelor -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CIN E. Davis R. Batchelor -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Jeff Brantley facing 8-9-1
Lenny Harris moves from RF to LF
Chad Mottola replaces Eric Davis (LF) playing RF batting 5th
b9 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Gallego J. Brantley -5% 91% Walk
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 9th
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Rich Batchelor (P) batting 9th
b9 3-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL D. Sheaffer J. Brantley 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b9 3-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Clayton J. Brantley 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Cardinals 3.

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