Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
April 21, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2005 at Great American Ball Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Cincinnati Reds 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wilson J. ss 4 0 0 0
Lawton rf 4 1 0 0
Bay lf 4 2 3 1
Wilson C. 1b 3 0 1 1
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Redman cf 5 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 1
Sanchez 2b 3 1 0 0
Ross c 3 0 0 1
Wells p 2 0 1 0
  Mackowiak ph 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Ward 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel 3b 4 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Casey 1b 3 1 1 0
Pena rf 3 0 1 1
Dunn lf 2 0 1 0
Jimenez 2b 4 0 1 0
LaRue c 4 0 0 0
Lopez ss 4 0 0 0
Milton p 2 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns ph 1 0 0 0
  Weber p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Pittsburgh 002 011 000460
Cincinnati 100 010 000262
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W (1-3) 5.0 3 2 2 5 5
  Grabow   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Meadows   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Mesa  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Milton  L (2-2) 5.0 5 3 3 2 1
  Weathers   1.0 0 1 0 1 0
  Weber   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Mercker   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
5
4

  E–Dunn (2), Mercker (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Sanchez-J. Wilson-C. Wilson, Gonzalez-J. Wilson-Ward.  PB–Ross (3).  2B–Pittsburgh Bay (4,off Milton); Wigginton (2,off Weber), Cincinnati Pena (6,off Wells); Casey (2,off Wells); Freel (3,off Wells); Cruz (1,off Mesa).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (1,5th inning off Milton 0 on 1 out).  SH–Ross (1,off Weathers); J. Wilson (1,off Mercker).  HBP–Lawton (1,by Milton).  IBB–Bay (1,by Mercker); Dunn (1,by Wells).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Marty Foster, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:15.  A–16,218.
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