Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds
May 24, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 2005 at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Wilkerson cf 7 0 1 0
Carroll 2b,ss 7 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 5 2 2 0
Guillen rf 7 0 3 0
Castilla 3b 5 0 1 1
Church lf 2 0 0 0
  Byrd ph,lf 1 0 1 1
Guzman ss 4 0 0 0
  Baerga ph 1 0 1 1
  Harris pr,2b 2 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 2 0
  Bennett pr,c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 2 0 1 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Majewski ph,p 1 0 0 0
  Blanco ph 1 0 1 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 3 15 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel 3b,lf 5 0 2 0
Lopez F. ss 5 1 2 0
Casey 1b 1 1 1 0
  Bergolla ph,2b 3 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 6 0 0 0
Dunn lf,1b 5 1 0 0
Kearns rf 6 0 2 3
LaRue c 5 1 1 0
Lopez L. 2b,3b 6 0 2 0
Claussen p 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Randa ph 1 0 0 0
  Keisler p 1 0 1 1
Totals 48 4 11 4
Washington 100 010 001 000 003151
Cincinnati 300 000 000 000 014111
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   7.0 6 3 3 3 8
  Cordero   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Majewski   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Ayala  L (2-3) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
13.1
11
4
4
3
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Claussen   6.0 7 2 2 4 4
  Wagner   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Mercker   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Coffey   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Stone   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Keisler  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
14.0
15
3
3
7
9

  E–Carroll (2), Griffey (3).  DP–Washington 1. Carroll-Harris-Johnson, Cincinnati 2. Bergolla-F. Lopez-Dunn, Bergolla-F. Lopez-Dunn.  2B–Washington Castilla (14,off Claussen); Carroll (2,off Claussen); Guillen (11,off Claussen); Wilkerson (16,off Coffey), Cincinnati Kearns (9,off Hernandez); L. Lopez (1,off Ayala).  SH–Hernandez 2 (5,off Claussen,off Mercker).  SF–Byrd (2,off Claussen).  IBB–Castilla 2 (5,by Claussen 2).  Team LOB–17.  HBP–Dunn (5,by Hernandez); Casey (1,by Hernandez); LaRue (7,by Majewski).  Team–10.  SB–F. Lopez (3,3rd base off Hernandez/Schneider); Casey (1,2nd base off Hernandez/Schneider).  CS–Freel 2 (6,2nd base by Hernandez/Schneider 2); F. Lopez (2,2nd base by Hernandez/Schneider).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–4:20.  A–36,539.
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