Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
April 5, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2006 at Great American Ball Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Pierre cf 4 1 1 0
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 2
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 2
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Barrett c 4 0 0 0
Murton lf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 1 2 0
Rusch p 1 0 0 0
  Bynum ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry ph 1 1 1 2
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Freel 2b 3 3 1 0
Lopez ss 5 0 0 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 1 1
Aurilia 1b 4 1 2 3
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Coffey p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
Dunn lf 3 1 2 0
Encarnacion 3b 4 1 1 0
Kearns rf 3 0 1 0
Ross c 3 0 0 1
Arroyo p 1 1 1 1
  Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 7
Chicago 200 002 200671
Cincinnati 103 030 01x891
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (0-1) 4.0 6 4 4 2 2
  Williams   1.0 2 3 2 3 0
  Ohman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Williamson   1.1 1 1 0 1 2
  Eyre   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
6
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W (1-0) 6.2 6 5 3 0 7
  Mercker   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Coffey   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Weathers  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
0
7

  E–Barrett (1), D. Ross (1).  PB–Barrett (2).  2B–Chicago Pierre (1,off Arroyo); Cedeno (1,off Arroyo)., Cincinnati Freel (1,off Rusch); Encarnacion (1,off Williams); Dunn (1,off Williamson)..  HR–Chicago Ramirez (1,1st inning off Arroyo 1 on 2 out); Lee (1,6th inning off Arroyo 1 on 1 out); Mabry (1,7th inning off Mercker 1 on 2 out)., Cincinnati Arroyo (1,3rd inning off Rusch 0 on 0 out); Aurilia (1,3rd inning off Rusch 1 on 2 out); Griffey (1,5th inning off Williams 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–1.  SH–Arroyo (1,off Rusch).  SF–D. Ross (1,off Williams).  IBB–Kearns (1,by Williams).  Team–7.  SB–Freel 3 (3,2nd base off Rusch/Barrett,3rd base off Rusch/Barrett,2nd base off Eyre/Barrett); Freel 3 (3,2nd base off Rusch/Barrett,3rd base off Rusch/Barrett,2nd base off Eyre/Barrett).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Eric Cooper, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:38.  A–27,287.
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