Cincinnati Reds vs Florida Marlins
May 31, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2003 at Pro Player Stadium. The Florida Marlins defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Florida Marlins 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 4 0 0 0
Guillen lf 3 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 1
Kearns rf 3 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 1 0
Casey 1b 3 0 1 1
LaRue c 3 0 2 0
  Dunn ph 0 0 0 0
Castro 2b 3 0 0 0
  Branyan ph 1 0 0 0
Graves p 3 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 2 1 0 1
Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 2 1
Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion rf 4 0 3 0
Hollandsworth lf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 2 1 1 0
Willis p 2 1 1 1
  Mordecai ph 0 0 0 0
  Spooneybarger p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 9 3
Cincinnati 010 000 010261
Florida 001 010 10x391
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Graves  L (3-4) 7.2 9 3 3 3 0
  Mercker   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
3
0
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  W (3-1) 7.0 5 1 1 3 8
  Spooneybarger   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Looper  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
10

  E–LaRue (2), Willis (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Florida 2.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (7,off Willis); LaRue (10,off Willis); Guillen (8,off Spooneybarger), Florida Castillo (5,off Graves); Hollandsworth (21,off Graves); Encarnacion (11,off Graves); Gonzalez (16,off Graves).  3B–Cincinnati Boone (2,off Willis), Florida Encarnacion (4,off Graves).  HR–Florida Willis (1,5th inning off Graves 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Mordecai (3,off Graves); Pierre (3,off Graves).  IBB–Gonzalez (4,by Graves).  SB–Pierre (22,2nd base off Graves/LaRue).  WP–Spooneybarger (4).  IBB–Graves (4,Gonzalez).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–2:22.  A–16,190.
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