Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2009 at Great American Ball Park. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Fukudome cf,rf 5 1 2 2
Theriot ss 4 0 0 0
Lee 1b 5 1 1 1
Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 0
Fox rf 3 1 0 0
  Fuld cf 0 0 0 0
Soriano lf 3 1 1 0
Fontenot 2b 4 0 1 0
Hill c 4 1 2 2
Gorzelanny p 3 0 1 1
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Guzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 2 0
Rosales 3b 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 4 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0
Gomes rf 3 1 0 0
Balentien lf 3 1 1 2
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Hanigan c 3 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Nix ph 1 0 0 0
Cueto p 2 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph,c 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Chicago 100 004 100691
Cincinnati 000 000 012360
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny  W(4-1) 7.1 3 1 1 1 6
  Marshall   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Guzman   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cueto  L(8-9) 5.2 7 5 5 2 4
  Herrera   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Masset   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
7

  E–Theriot (13).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Gonzalez-Phillips-Votto.  2B–Chicago Fontenot (17,off Cueto); Hill 2 (7,off Cueto 2); Ramirez (10,off Cueto), Cincinnati Tatum (1,off Guzman).  3B–Cincinnati Rosales (1,off Gorzelanny).  HR–Chicago Fukudome (8,1st inning off Cueto 0 on 0 out); Lee (22,7th inning off Masset 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Balentien (1,9th inning off Guzman 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Theriot (5,by Cueto); J. Fox (3,by Cueto); Tatum (1,by Gorzelanny); Gomes (5,by Guzman).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Todd Tichenor, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:49.  A–17,992.
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