Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 18, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2000 at Cinergy Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown cf 5 1 1 1
Kendall c 5 2 3 2
Giles lf 4 2 2 0
Vander Wal 1b 3 0 1 1
  Young ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Ramirez A. 3b 4 0 1 1
Morris 2b 4 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez A. rf 4 1 2 0
Wilson ss 2 0 1 0
Ritchie p 3 0 0 0
  Benjamin 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Tucker lf 3 2 2 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 3
Bichette rf 3 0 1 0
Casey 1b 4 0 0 0
Stynes 3b 4 0 1 0
Castro 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ochoa ph 1 0 0 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
  Santiago ph 0 0 0 0
Williamson p 2 0 0 0
  Sexton ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 000 002 0226111
Cincinnati 100 001 010361
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ritchie  W (6-6) 7.1 5 3 3 2 4
  Sauerbeck   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Williams  SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Williamson   7.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Sullivan  L (2-5) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0
  Reyes   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Graves   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Villone   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
7

  E–Ritchie (1), Bichette (7).  2B–Pittsburgh Alex Ramirez (3,off Williamson); Vander Wal (20,off Williamson); Aramis Ramirez (13,off Graves), Cincinnati Tucker 2 (9,off Ritchie 2).  HR–Pittsburgh Kendall (11,6th inning off Williamson 0 on, 1 out), Cincinnati Griffey (35,6th inning off Ritchie 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wilson (1,off Graves).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Williamson).  SF–Griffey (7,off Ritchie).  SB–A Brown (7,2nd base off Graves/LaRue).  WP–Williamson (20).  IBB–Williamson (6,Wilson).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Andrew Fletcher, 2B–(none), 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–2:47.  A–31,891.
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