St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
August 27, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 2002 at Cinergy Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 5 1 2 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 0
Pujols lf 4 1 2 2
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 3
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 2 0
Finley p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Mateo rf 3 0 0 0
Casey 1b 3 0 0 0
LaRue c 2 0 0 0
Castro 2b 3 0 2 0
Dessens p 1 0 0 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Guillen ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Stinnett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
St. Louis 500 000 000590
Cincinnati 000 000 000020
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  W (5-3) 9.0 2 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens  L (7-6) 5.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Chen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hamilton   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Renteria (29,off Dessens); Matheny (11,off Chen).  HR–St. Louis Rolen (21,1st inning off Dessens 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Finley (4,off Dessens).  WP–Dessens (3).  U-HP–Andrew Fletcher, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Martin Foster, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–2:30.  A–19,570.
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