Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 12, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2005 at Citizens Bank Park. 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 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 4 1 0 0
Jimenez 2b 4 1 1 0
Casey 1b 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 3 3 2
Dunn lf 3 2 2 5
Randa 3b 3 0 1 0
Kearns rf 3 0 1 0
Valentin c 2 0 0 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Freel ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 2 2 0
Abreu rf 3 2 3 2
Burrell lf 5 0 4 2
Utley 1b 5 0 1 0
Michaels cf 5 0 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
Lieberthal c 1 0 0 0
  Wolf pr 0 0 0 0
  Pratt c 0 0 0 0
Lieber p 2 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Offerman ph 1 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 4
Cincinnati 000 024 010780
Philadelphia 101 010 2005120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (1-1) 5.0 8 3 3 5 0
  Weathers   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Mercker   0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Graves  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
7
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lieber  L (5-2) 5.1 7 6 6 3 5
  Fultz   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Cormier   1.0 1 1 1 3 2
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
7
7

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Casey-F. Lopez-Casey, Philadelphia 2. Polanco-Rollins-Utley, Fultz-Lieberthal-Utley.  PB–Valentin (1).  2B–Cincinnati Kearns (5,off Lieber), Philadelphia Polanco (3,off Ortiz); Michaels (5,off Ortiz).  3B–Philadelphia Rollins (2,off Ortiz).  HR–Cincinnati Dunn 2 (10,5th inning off Lieber 1 on 0 out,6th inning off Lieber 2 on 1 out); Griffey (4,8th inning off Cormier 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Abreu (8,3rd inning off Ortiz 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Valentin (1,by Fultz); Lieberthal (5,by Ortiz).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Lieberthal (2,by Wagner).  Team–10.  SB–F. Lopez (1,2nd base off Lieber/Lieberthal); Dunn (3,2nd base off Cormier/Lieberthal).  CS–Utley (2,2nd base by Ortiz/Valentin).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Brian Gorman.  T–3:15.  A–33,663.
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