Cincinnati Reds vs Colorado Rockies
May 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1996 at Coors Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 7, Colorado Rockies 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Morris 1b 5 1 1 2
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
Taubensee c 3 1 1 1
  Coleman pr 0 1 0 0
  Brantley p 0 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 0 1 0
Anthony lf 3 0 0 0
  Sabo ph,3b 1 1 1 2
Boone 2b 4 1 1 0
Branson 3b 3 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,c 1 0 0 0
Portugal p 2 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 7 8 6
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Young 2b 3 1 0 0
Burks lf 2 3 1 1
Bichette rf 4 1 3 3
Walker cf 3 0 0 1
Galarraga 1b 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Reed J. c 4 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 0 0 0
Freeman p 3 0 0 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Ruffin p 0 0 0 0
  Reed S. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 4 5
Cincinnati 010 000 006781
Colorado 201 002 000541
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal   6.0 3 5 5 3 4
  Carrasco  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Brantley  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
5
5
3
10
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   8.1 6 5 5 2 3
  Leskanic   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruffin  L (1-1) 0.0 2 2 0 1 0
  Reed   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
4
4

  E–Portugal (2), Galarraga (7).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Colorado 2.  3B–Colorado Burks (3,off Portugal); Bichette (2,off Portugal).  HR–Cincinnati Taubensee (4,2nd inning off Freeman 0 on, 0 out); Morris (5,9th inning off Freeman 1 on, 1 out), Colorado Bichette (5,6th inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Walker (2,off Portugal).  SB–Davis (7,3rd base off Leskanic/J Reed); Coleman (12,2nd base off Leskanic/J Reed); Young (12,2nd base off Portugal/Taubensee).  WP–S Reed (1).  U-HP–Ron Barnes, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:45.  A–48,040.
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