Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 3, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 6, Cincinnati Reds 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Morgan lf 5 1 2 0
Sanchez 2b 3 2 1 1
McLouth cf 4 2 2 0
Doumit c 3 1 2 2
LaRoche A. 1b 5 0 2 2
Moss rf 3 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 3b 4 0 1 1
Bixler ss 4 0 0 0
Ohlendorf p 2 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz ph 1 0 0 0
  Beam p 0 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Dickerson lf,cf 5 1 1 1
Keppinger ss 5 0 0 0
Phillips B. 2b 5 0 0 0
Votto 1b 4 2 2 1
Encarnacion 3b 2 2 1 1
Bruce rf 3 0 1 0
Patterson cf 3 0 1 0
  Cabrera ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Bako c 3 0 0 0
  Hanigan ph,c 0 0 0 1
Volquez p 2 0 1 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 1 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 202 0206100
Cincinnati 000 211 010591
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ohlendorf   6.0 7 4 3 1 2
  Beam   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Yates  W(5-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bautista   0.2 0 1 1 1 0
  Grabow   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Capps  SV(19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Volquez   7.0 6 4 4 1 13
  Affeldt  L(1-1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Lincoln   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
0

  E–Affeldt (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. F. Sanchez-Bixler-Adam LaRoche, Cincinnati 1. Keppinger-B. Phillips-Votto.  PB–Doumit (9).  2B–Pittsburgh Morgan (6,off Volquez); F. Sanchez (25,off Volquez); Doumit (29,off Volquez), Cincinnati Bruce (13,off Ohlendorf).  3B–Cincinnati Votto (2,off Ohlendorf).  HR–Cincinnati Votto (16,4th inning off Ohlendorf 0 on 2 out); Dickerson (6,5th inning off Ohlendorf 0 on 2 out).  SH–McLouth (5,off Cordero).  HBP–F. Sanchez (4,by Volquez).  IBB–Moss (1,by Volquez); Doumit (3,by Cordero).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–McLouth 2 (17,2nd base off Volquez/Bako,2nd base off Affeldt/Bako); Morgan (5,2nd base off Cordero/Hanigan).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–3:16.  A–18,561.
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