Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 5, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2004 at Great American Ballpark. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 3 0
Patterson cf 3 2 1 1
Sosa rf 4 1 0 0
Alou lf 5 0 2 3
Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 3 1 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 0 0
Barrett c 4 1 2 1
Wood p 2 0 1 1
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin ph 1 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 4 1 3 1
Larkin ss 4 1 0 1
Casey 1b 4 0 2 2
Kearns rf 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 3 0 0 0
LaRue c 4 0 0 0
Freel cf 4 1 0 0
Castro 3b 3 1 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ph 1 0 0 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Reith p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Olmedo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Chicago 103 100 0207101
Cincinnati 002 020 000461
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (1-0) 5.0 5 4 4 3 6
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 1 4
  Riedling   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Norton   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Reith   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 2 0 1 2
  Jones   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
7

  E–Gonzalez (1), Dunn (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Cincinnati 1.  PB–LaRue (1).  2B–Chicago Alou (1,off Lidle), Cincinnati Casey (1,off Wood).  3B–Chicago Barrett (1,off Lidle).  HR–Chicago Patterson (1,1st inning off Lidle 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Patterson (1,by Lidle).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Lidle (1,off Wood).  Team–7.  SB–Freel (1,2nd base off Wood/Barrett).  WP–Wood (1).  HBP–Lidle (1,Patterson).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:50.  A–42,122.
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