Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 21, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 2003 at Veteran's Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel cf 5 1 2 0
Hummel 3b 5 0 2 1
  Reitsma p 0 0 0 0
Jimenez 2b 5 1 2 0
Casey 1b 4 0 2 2
Branyan lf 4 0 0 0
Pena rf 3 0 0 0
Miller c 1 0 0 0
  Valent pr 0 1 0 0
  LaRue c 0 0 0 0
Olmedo ss 3 0 0 0
Harang p 2 0 0 0
  Serafini p 0 0 0 0
  Stenson ph 1 1 1 1
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Mateo ph 1 0 0 0
  Castro 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 4 0 2 0
Polanco 3b 4 1 1 0
Abreu rf 4 1 1 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 3
Lieberthal c 4 0 0 0
Ledee lf 3 0 0 0
  Punto pr 0 0 0 0
  Michaels lf 1 0 1 0
Rollins ss 3 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Padilla p 2 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Utley ph 1 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Cincinnati 100 001 200490
Philadelphia 000 300 000361
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang   5.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Serafini  W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Riedling   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Norton   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reitsma  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  L (14-11) 6.1 7 4 3 4 9
  Wendell   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Plesac   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cormier   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
11

  E–Padilla (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Cincinnati Jimenez (13,off Padilla); Casey (19,off Padilla); Stenson (5,off Padilla), Philadelphia Michaels (10,off Reitsma).  HR–Philadelphia Thome (44,4th inning off Harang 2 on, 0 out).  CS–Pena (2,2nd base by Padilla/Lieberthal).  SB–Byrd (9,2nd base off Harang/Miller).  WP–Riedling (7).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:57.  A–57,883.
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