Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 2, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 2008 at Great American Ball Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 4 0 1 0
Cruz ss 4 0 1 0
McLouth cf 4 0 1 1
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 1b 2 0 0 0
Moss rf 4 1 3 1
LaRoche A. 3b 3 1 1 1
Rivas 2b 3 0 0 0
Snell p 1 1 0 0
  Mientkiewicz ph 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Dickerson lf 2 1 1 1
Keppinger ss 4 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 1 2 0
Hanigan c 4 0 2 0
Patterson cf 4 0 1 1
Harang p 2 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Bray p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 021 000 000371
Cincinnati 110 000 000270
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  W(6-10) 6.0 7 2 1 2 5
  Burnett   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Bautista   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Grabow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Capps  SV(18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harang  L(4-15) 6.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Burton   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Bray   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Doumit (7).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Keppinger-B. Phillips-Votto.  2B–Pittsburgh Morgan (5,off Harang).  HR–Pittsburgh Moss (6,2nd inning off Harang 0 on 2 out); Andy LaRoche (5,2nd inning off Harang 0 on 2 out), Cincinnati Dickerson (5,1st inning off Snell 0 on 0 out).  SH–Andy LaRoche (1,off Burton).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–McLouth (15,2nd base off Bray/Hanigan); Bruce (3,2nd base off Snell/Doumit).  CS–Cruz (1,2nd base by Harang/Hanigan); Dickerson (2,2nd base by Burnett/Doumit).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–2:50.  A–18,024.
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