Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 9

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Hollandsworth lf 5 1 2 2
Curtis cf 3 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
Mondesi rf 4 0 0 0
DeShields 2b 4 1 0 0
Busch 3b 3 1 1 2
  Park p 0 0 0 0
  Kirby ph 1 0 0 0
  Bruske p 0 0 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 0
Valdez p 2 1 0 0
  Radinsky p 0 0 0 0
  Castro 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 5 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Harris 3b 5 2 3 2
Morris 1b 5 1 2 3
Larkin ss 3 1 1 2
Mitchell lf 3 0 1 1
  Owens pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 2 0
Sanders rf 3 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 1 2 1
Oliver c 3 2 1 0
Portugal p 1 1 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Sabo ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Los Angeles 022 000 000453
Cincinnati 140 031 00x9122
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez  L (11-6) 4.1 8 8 6 3 3
  Radinsky   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Park   2.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Bruske   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
7
4
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  W (8-8) 5.0 3 4 1 2 2
  Carrasco   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
4
1
3
4

  E–Piazza (7), Busch (3), Valdes (1), Larkin 2 (12).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Hollandsworth (16,off Portugal), Cincinnati Kevin Mitchell (4,off Valdes); Davis (16,off Valdes); Boone (13,off Valdes); Harris (14,off Radinsky).  3B–Cincinnati Morris (2,off Valdes).  HR–Los Angeles Busch (4,2nd inning off Portugal 1 on, 2 out); Hollandsworth (7,3rd inning off Portugal 1 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Larkin (20,6th inning off Park 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Piazza (15,by Portugal); Oliver (5,by Valdes).  SH–Portugal (7,off Valdes).  SF–Larkin (5,off Valdes).  SB–Harris (11,2nd base off Valdes/Piazza); Davis (14,2nd base off Valdes/Piazza).  CS–Owens (2,2nd base by Park/Piazza).  WP–Portugal (6).  IBB–Valdes (8,Oliver); Portugal (2,Piazza).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Mark Barron, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:42.  A–34,004.
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