Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2008 at PNC Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Dickerson lf 4 1 1 0
Keppinger ss 5 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 2 1 2
Valentin 1b 3 1 1 1
Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0
Patterson cf 4 0 2 2
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Volquez p 2 0 1 0
  Bray p 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Rosales ph 1 0 1 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 3 0 2 0
Rivas ss 3 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 1 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 1 0
LaRoche 3b 4 0 1 1
Moss lf 4 0 0 0
Pearce rf 4 0 0 0
Gomez 2b 3 0 2 0
Karstens p 2 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 200 101 010590
Pittsburgh 000 100 000162
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Volquez  W(14-5) 6.2 5 1 1 3 5
  Bray   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens  L(2-1) 7.0 7 4 3 2 2
  Yates   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Burnett   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Doumit (6), Andy LaRoche (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Gomez-Mientkiewicz.  2B–Cincinnati Dickerson (1,off Karstens); Patterson (11,off Yates), Pittsburgh Gomez (7,off Volquez); Andy LaRoche (2,off Volquez); McLouth (37,off Bray).  HR–Cincinnati B. Phillips (18,1st inning off Karstens 1 on 2 out); Valentin (2,4th inning off Karstens 0 on 1 out).  SH–Volquez (6,off Karstens).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–McLouth (14,2nd base off Volquez/Bako).  CS–Doumit (2,2nd base by Volquez/Bako).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Kevin Causey, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:49.  A–23,686.
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