St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 2, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2005 at Great American Ball Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 9

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 0 2 1
Taguchi rf 4 1 1 1
  Cali p 0 0 0 0
  Journell p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 5 2 2 1
Sanders lf 5 1 2 1
Edmonds cf 5 1 2 3
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 0 0
Mabry 3b,rf 4 1 2 2
Molina c 4 2 2 0
Carpenter p 2 0 0 0
  Nunez ph,3b 2 1 2 0
Totals 42 10 15 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Jimenez 2b 4 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 1 1
Casey 1b 4 1 4 1
Pena rf 4 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 1 1
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Dunn lf 4 2 2 1
Randa 3b 5 2 2 0
Aurilia ss 4 2 2 3
LaRue c 4 0 1 2
Milton p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 9
St. Louis 001 001 10710151
Cincinnati 000 014 0409142
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter   6.0 7 5 2 1 8
  Cali   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Journell   0.2 3 2 2 2 2
  Flores  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
6
4
11
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Milton   6.0 5 2 1 1 5
  Wagner   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Mercker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Weathers   0.2 2 4 4 2 1
  Graves  L (1-1) 0.1 4 3 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
7
3
6

  E–Pujols (3), Casey (1), Randa (2).  DP–St. Louis 2. Nunez-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Eckstein-Pujols, Cincinnati 1. Aurilia-Jimenez-Casey.  2B–St. Louis Mabry (1,off Milton); Pujols (9,off Milton); Molina (3,off Wagner), Cincinnati LaRue (4,off Carpenter); Randa (6,off Cali); Aurilia (5,off Journell).  HR–St. Louis Taguchi (2,3rd inning off Milton 0 on 2 out); Edmonds (6,9th inning off Graves 2 on 2 out); Mabry (1,9th inning off Graves 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Aurilia (3,5th inning off Carpenter 0 on 0 out); Griffey (2,6th inning off Carpenter 0 on 0 out); Dunn (7,8th inning off Cali 0 on 0 out).  SF–Eckstein (1,off Wagner); Aurilia (1,off Carpenter).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–LaRue (5,by Tavarez).  Team–9.  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:18.  A–15,961.
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