Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2005 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Lopez ss 5 0 0 0
LaRue c 5 2 3 2
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 2 1
Dunn lf 5 0 1 1
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Casey 1b 5 1 2 0
Kearns rf 3 1 1 0
Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 1
Olmedo 2b 4 1 2 0
Harang p 3 0 0 0
  Standridge p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 2
  Freel pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lawton lf 4 0 2 2
Walker 2b 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 0 0
  Dempster p 0 0 0 0
Garciaparra ss 4 1 1 1
Patterson cf 4 1 1 0
Blanco c 3 1 1 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
Prior p 1 0 1 0
  Macias ph 1 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Hollandsworth rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Cincinnati 010 001 1148131
Chicago 020 001 000382
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang  W (8-10) 7.0 8 3 3 0 3
  Standridge   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Mercker   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prior   7.0 8 3 3 0 11
  Ohman  L (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Williamson   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Dempster   0.2 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
1
14

  E–Kearns (2), Burnitz (5), Garciaparra (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Ramirez-Walker-Lee.  2B–Cincinnati Casey (27,off Prior); LaRue (18,off Prior); Cruz (8,off Dempster), Chicago Lawton (30,off Harang); Lee (34,off Harang).  HR–Cincinnati Griffey (25,6th inning off Prior 0 on 0 out); Encarnacion (2,7th inning off Prior 0 on 0 out); LaRue (10,8th inning off Ohman 0 on 0 out), Chicago Garciaparra (1,6th inning off Harang 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Prior (5,off Harang).  Team–5.  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:47.  A–38,368.
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