New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
April 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2009 at Great American Ball Park. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Cincinnati Reds 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 1 1 0
Murphy lf 4 1 1 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 3 1 0
Delgado 1b 5 2 2 4
Beltran cf 4 1 2 2
Church rf 4 1 1 0
Schneider c 4 0 2 3
Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Pelfrey p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Tatis ph 1 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Hairston cf 3 1 1 0
  McDonald cf 1 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Taveras ph 1 1 1 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Dickerson lf,cf 3 1 0 1
Votto 1b 5 2 3 3
Phillips 2b 3 1 2 0
Bruce rf 5 1 1 1
Encarnacion 3b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 2
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Volquez p 2 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Nix ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
New York 200 030 4009102
Cincinnati 400 000 210791
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey  W(1-0) 5.0 5 4 4 4 2
  Parnell   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Feliciano   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Green   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Putz   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Rodriguez  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
9
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Volquez  L(0-1) 4.1 6 5 4 4 4
  Masset   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Lincoln   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Burton   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
7
7

  E–J. Reyes (1), Delgado (1), Gonzalez (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Gonzalez-Phillips-Votto.  2B–New York Church (1,off Volquez); Wright (1,off Lincoln); Schneider (1,off Lincoln), Cincinnati Phillips (1,off Pelfrey).  3B–Cincinnati Taveras (1,off Putz).  HR–New York Delgado (1,1st inning off Volquez 1 on 2 out), Cincinnati Votto (1,1st inning off Pelfrey 2 on 0 out).  IBB–Beltran (1,by Lincoln); Gonzalez (1,by Pelfrey).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Dickerson (1,off Putz).  Team–11.  CS–Votto (1,Home by Pelfrey/Schneider); Votto (1,Home by Pelfrey/Schneider).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:54.  A–13,568.
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