St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 5, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 2003 at Great American Ballpark. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 0 1 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Hermanson p 0 0 0 0
Pujols lf 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 1 1 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 3 0 0 1
Matheny c 4 0 0 0
Williams p 1 2 1 0
  Perez ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 4 1 1 0
Guillen rf 3 1 1 1
Casey 1b 4 0 0 0
Kearns cf 3 1 1 0
Boone 3b 4 1 2 3
Dunn lf 3 0 1 0
LaRue c 3 0 0 0
Castro 2b 3 1 1 1
Riedling p 2 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 1 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
St. Louis 000 110 200460
Cincinnati 310 000 001574
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   8.0 6 4 4 1 4
  Hermanson  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
1
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Riedling   4.1 5 2 1 2 1
  Mercker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Sullivan   1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Heredia   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Williamson  W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
5

  E–Lopez 2 (10), Riedling (1), Heredia (1).  2B–St. Louis Pujols (8,off Riedling), Cincinnati Guillen (4,off Williams); Boone (7,off Williams).  HR–Cincinnati Castro (3,2nd inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out); Boone (6,9th inning off Hermanson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Renteria (3,off Riedling).  HBP–Williams (1,by Sullivan); Kearns (4,by Williams).  CS–Perez (1,3rd base by Heredia/LaRue).  WP–Riedling (4), Heredia (2).  HBP–Williams (2,Kearns); Sullivan (2,Williams).  U-HP–Alfonso Marquez, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:44.  A–20,145.
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