Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2009 at Great American Ball Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 12, Cincinnati Reds 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 6 2 4 1
Utley 2b 4 2 3 4
Ibanez lf 5 1 2 3
Howard 1b 5 1 1 1
Stairs rf 1 0 0 0
  Werth ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Victorino cf 5 1 1 0
Dobbs 3b 2 2 1 1
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
  Park p 1 0 0 0
  Escalona p 0 0 0 0
Ruiz c 4 1 1 0
Blanton p 1 1 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0
  Condrey p 0 0 0 0
  Feliz ph,3b 2 1 1 2
Totals 39 12 14 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 1 1 1
Rosales 3b 3 0 0 1
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  McDonald ph 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Dickerson ph 1 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 1 2 0
Phillips 2b 5 1 1 3
Nix lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hanigan c 2 1 1 0
Janish ss 4 1 1 0
Owings p 1 0 1 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Philadelphia 131 101 41012140
Cincinnati 000 050 000591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(2-3) 5.0 7 5 5 1 4
  Condrey   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Eyre   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Park   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Escalona   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Owings  L(3-5) 3.0 6 5 5 3 3
  Ramirez   2.1 1 2 2 1 3
  Herrera   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Burton   1.0 3 3 3 1 2
  Lincoln   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
12
12
5
11

  E–Hanigan (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Utley-Howard.  2B–Philadelphia Utley (6,off Owings); Ibanez (10,off Owings); Victorino (9,off Burton); Feliz (10,off Burton); Ruiz (5,off Weathers).  HR–Philadelphia Dobbs (1,3rd inning off Owings 0 on 2 out); Utley (11,4th inning off Ramirez 0 on 2 out); Howard (10,7th inning off Herrera 0 on 0 out); Ibanez (15,8th inning off Lincoln 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Phillips (7,5th inning off Blanton 2 on 2 out).  SF–Utley (1,off Herrera).  HBP–Stairs (2,by Ramirez).  IBB–Dobbs (1,by Burton).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Ramirez (1,off Blanton).  Team–8.  SB–Rollins (5,2nd base off Owings/Hanigan); Victorino (4,2nd base off Ramirez/Hanigan).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–3:27.  A–25,901.
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