Cleveland Indians vs Cincinnati Reds
May 23, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2009 at Great American Ball Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Cincinnati Reds 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 3 1 1 3
Sizemore cf 4 1 0 0
Martinez c 5 0 0 0
Choo rf 3 1 2 0
DeRosa 1b 4 1 2 4
LaPorta lf 4 1 1 0
Valbuena 2b 5 1 1 0
Carroll 3b 2 1 1 0
Huff p 0 0 0 0
  Dellucci ph 1 0 0 0
  Aquino p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco ph 1 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Garko ph 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 8 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 1 1 0
Hairston 3b,ss 5 1 1 0
Votto 1b 4 2 2 4
Phillips 2b 4 0 2 0
  Hanigan ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gomes lf 4 0 1 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Rosales 3b,2b 1 0 1 0
Bruce rf 4 1 0 0
Hernandez c,3b 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Dickerson ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Bailey p 2 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Janish ss 2 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Cleveland 040 020 010781
Cincinnati 150 000 0006112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Huff   3.0 7 6 6 1 3
  Aquino   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Vizcaino  W(1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 3 1
  Betancourt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wood  SV(7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey   4.1 3 6 6 6 3
  Burton   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Herrera   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Weathers  L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Rhodes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
9
5

  E–DeRosa (6), Hairston (3), Hernandez (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Cabrera-Valbuena-DeRosa, Cincinnati 1. Hairston-Phillips-Votto.  2B–Cleveland Choo (9,off Herrera); Valbuena (4,off Weathers).  HR–Cleveland DeRosa (7,2nd inning off Bailey 1 on 0 out), Cincinnati Votto 2 (7,1st inning off Huff 0 on 2 out,2nd inning off Huff 2 on 2 out); Hernandez (2,2nd inning off Huff 1 on 0 out).  SH–Huff (1,off Bailey); Carroll (1,off Weathers).  IBB–DeRosa (1,by Herrera); Hernandez (1,by Aquino); Votto (4,by Vizcaino); Dickerson (1,by Vizcaino).  Team LOB–9.  Team–10.  SB–LaPorta (2,2nd base off Bailey/Hernandez); Taveras (12,2nd base off Vizcaino/Martinez); Gomes (1,2nd base off Vizcaino/Martinez).  CS–Cabrera (1,2nd base by Bailey/Hernandez).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Mark Wegner, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:49.  A–35,821.
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