Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 16, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2002 at PNC Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taylor cf,lf 5 1 3 2
Guillen lf 4 0 2 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0
Boone 3b 4 0 1 2
Branyan 1b 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 0 0
Mateo rf 4 1 2 0
LaRue c 3 1 2 0
Dessens p 2 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey, Jr. ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Reese 2b 4 2 2 2
Wilson J. ss 3 0 0 0
Giles lf 3 0 0 1
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 2 0
Wilson C. rf 3 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Mackowiak cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Wells p 1 0 0 0
  Brown cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Cincinnati 001 100 1104122
Pittsburgh 102 000 000371
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens   5.0 4 3 3 2 2
  Silva  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Riedling   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Williamson  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells   6.0 10 3 2 1 1
  Beimel   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lincoln  L (1-4) 1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Villone   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
4

  E–Boone (19), LaRue (4), Giles (5).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Cincinnati Boone (36,off Wells), Pittsburgh Reese (22,off Dessens); Mackowiak (20,off Dessens).  HR–Pittsburgh Reese (4,3rd inning off Dessens 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Boone (4,off Lincoln).  HBP–Guillen (3,by Wells); Mackowiak (7,by Williamson).  SH–J Wilson (17,off Dessens); Wells (12,off Dessens).  SB–Brown (8,2nd base off Silva/LaRue).  CS–Mackowiak (3,2nd base by Williamson/LaRue).  HBP–Williamson (2,Mackowiak); Wells (7,Guillen).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:07.  A–10,752.
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