Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
April 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 1 0
Dickerson lf 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 2 1 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 1 2 2
Encarnacion 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
Owings p 2 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Nix ph 1 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 4 2 1 0
Fukudome cf,rf 2 2 0 0
Lee 1b 4 1 0 0
Hoffpauir rf 1 1 1 2
  Johnson ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 5 1 3 3
Fontenot 2b 3 0 0 0
Soto c 3 0 1 1
Theriot ss 4 0 2 1
Harden p 2 0 1 0
  Gathright ph 1 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
  Cotts p 0 0 0 0
  Marmol p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Cincinnati 010 100 000261
Chicago 020 032 00x790
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Owings  L(0-2) 4.2 5 5 2 4 3
  Lincoln   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Herrera   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Burton   2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
9
7
4
7
8
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Harden  W(1-1) 6.0 3 2 2 2 8
  Heilman   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cotts   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Marmol   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Vizcaino   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
12

  E–Dickerson (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Encarnacion-Phillips-Votto.  2B–Cincinnati Hernandez (1,off Heilman); Gonzalez (2,off Vizcaino), Chicago Soriano (3,off Lincoln).  HR–Cincinnati Bruce (2,2nd inning off Harden 0 on 1 out), Chicago Hoffpauir (1,2nd inning off Owings 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Hoffpauir (1,off Owings).  HBP–Fontenot (1,by Lincoln); Fukudome (1,by Lincoln).  Team–11.  SB–Votto (1,2nd base off Harden/Soto).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–James Hoye, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–3:08.  A–38,403.
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