New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
July 18, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2008 at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes J. ss 4 0 0 0
Anderson lf 4 1 1 0
Wright 3b 2 1 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 2 1
Easley 2b 3 0 0 1
Delgado 1b 2 0 0 0
Tatis rf 3 0 1 0
Schneider c 3 0 0 0
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Bruce cf 4 2 2 1
Keppinger ss 5 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. rf 2 1 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 2
Dunn lf 1 0 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 2 0 0 1
Votto 1b 4 0 0 0
Bako c 3 1 1 0
Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
  Cabrera ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 6 5
New York 000 200 000240
Cincinnati 001 040 00x560
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  L(8-7) 4.2 5 5 5 5 5
  Schoeneweis   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Heilman   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W(8-7) 8.0 4 2 2 1 4
  Cordero  SV(20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. J. Reyes-Easley-Delgado, Cincinnati 2. Encarnacion-B. Phillips-Votto, B. Phillips-Votto-Keppinger.  2B–New York Anderson (6,off Arroyo); Beltran (24,off Arroyo).  3B–New York Beltran (4,off Arroyo).  HR–Cincinnati Bruce (7,3rd inning off Maine 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Delgado (5,by Arroyo); Encarnacion (6,by Maine).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Arroyo (5,off Maine).  IBB–Dunn 2 (6,by Maine,by Smith).  Team–9.  CS–Bruce (4,2nd base by Schoeneweis/Schneider).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–2:28.  A–31,922.
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