New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
April 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2009 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."

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New York Mets 6, Cincinnati Reds 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 0 2 0
Murphy lf 5 2 2 0
Wright 3b 3 1 2 0
Delgado 1b 3 1 1 2
Beltran cf 3 1 1 1
Church rf 3 1 2 2
  Tatis ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Castro c 3 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Schneider c 0 0 0 0
Cora 2b 3 0 0 1
Perez p 2 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 2 1 0
McDonald lf 3 2 1 1
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Nix ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Votto 1b 5 2 3 4
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 1
Bruce rf 3 1 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 2 0 1 0
Hanigan c 3 1 1 0
Janish ss 4 0 1 2
Arroyo p 2 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Dickerson lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 8 9 8
New York 003 011 1006100
Cincinnati 004 040 00x891
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L(0-1) 4.1 5 8 8 5 7
  O'Day   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Stokes   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Parnell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
5
12
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  W(1-0) 6.0 8 5 5 2 4
  Burton   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Weathers   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cordero  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
9

  E–Phillips (1), Phillips (1).  DP–New York 1. Phillips-Janish-Votto, Cincinnati 1. Phillips-Janish-Votto.  2B–New York Church 2 (3,off Arroyo 2).  HR–Cincinnati Votto (2,3rd inning off Perez 2 on 2 out).  SF–Cora (1,off Arroyo); Delgado (1,off Rhodes); Phillips (2,off Perez).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Arroyo (1,off Perez).  HBP–Encarnacion (1,by O'Day).  Team–7.  CS–J. Reyes (1,2nd base by Arroyo/Hanigan).  SB–Encarnacion (1,2nd base off Stokes/Castro).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:58.  A–17,837.
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