Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
April 5, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 2008 at Great American Ball 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 0
Victorino cf 4 1 1 0
Utley 2b 3 1 2 1
Howard 1b 3 1 1 1
Burrell lf 3 0 1 1
  Taguchi pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Jenkins rf 3 0 1 0
Dobbs 3b 3 0 0 0
  Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0
Coste c 4 0 0 0
Eaton p 3 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Werth ph 1 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Patterson cf 3 2 1 1
Keppinger ss 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. rf 2 0 0 1
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
Dunn lf 3 1 1 0
  Freel pr 0 1 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 2 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Hopper ph 0 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 3 1
Harang p 2 0 0 0
  Votto 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 7 4
Philadelphia 001 001 010370
Cincinnati 110 000 011470
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton   7.2 6 3 3 4 2
  Gordon   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Durbin  L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.1
1
1
1
2
0
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang   7.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Mercker   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Cordero  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. Eaton-Dobbs-Howard, Rollins-Utley-Howard, Cincinnati 2. Bako-Keppinger, Votto-Keppinger-Votto.  2B–Philadelphia Utley (1,off Harang); Burrell (3,off Harang), Cincinnati Keppinger (2,off Eaton).  3B–Philadelphia Victorino (1,off Harang).  HR–Philadelphia Howard (1,8th inning off Mercker 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Patterson (2,8th inning off Eaton 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Hopper (1,off Durbin).  SF–Griffey (1,off Eaton).  IBB–Griffey (2,by Eaton).  Team–6.  SB–Rollins (1,2nd base off Harang/Bako); Patterson (1,2nd base off Eaton/Coste).  CS–Jenkins (1,2nd base by Harang/Bako); B. Phillips (1,2nd base by Eaton/Coste).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:27.  A–23,069.
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