Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
September 12, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 2011 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 12, Cincinnati Reds 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Castro ss 4 4 3 3
Johnson rf 5 2 2 1
Ramirez 3b 5 1 3 2
Baker 1b 4 2 2 1
  Ortiz p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Soriano lf 5 0 2 3
  Campana lf 0 0 0 0
Byrd cf 5 1 1 0
Soto c 5 0 1 2
Barney 2b 5 2 2 0
Lopez p 2 0 0 0
  Cashner p 0 0 0 0
  Montanez ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaub p 0 0 0 0
  LaHair 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 12 16 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 3 2 3
Sappelt cf 5 0 0 0
Votto 1b 5 0 2 1
Bruce rf 4 0 2 0
Alonso lf 4 1 0 0
Mesoraco c 4 2 2 1
Francisco 3b 4 1 2 2
Janish ss 3 0 0 1
Willis p 1 1 1 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Horst p 0 0 0 0
  Heisey ph 1 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Chicago 302 321 01012161
Cincinnati 030 011 0218110
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  W(5-6) 5.1 9 5 5 1 4
  Cashner   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Gaub   1.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Ortiz   1.0 0 1 1 1 2
  Russell   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
3
8
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Willis  L(0-6) 3.1 9 8 8 3 0
  Burton   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Fisher   2.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Horst   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Masset   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
3
6

  E–Castro (27).  DP–Chicago 1. Soto-Castro, Cincinnati 1. Janish-Phillips-Votto.  2B–Chicago Ramirez (35,off Willis); Soto (25,off Willis); Castro 2 (32,off Willis,off Horst); Soriano (25,off Burton), Cincinnati Mesoraco (2,off Gaub); Votto (36,off Russell).  HR–Chicago Baker (3,3rd inning off Willis 0 on 1 out); Castro (9,5th inning off Fisher 1 on 2 out); Ramirez (25,6th inning off Fisher 0 on 0 out), Cincinnati Francisco (3,2nd inning off Lopez 0 on 1 out); Phillips 2 (14,2nd inning off Lopez 1 on 2 out,5th inning off Lopez 0 on 0 out); Mesoraco (1,6th inning off Lopez 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Janish (4,off Ortiz).  Team–6.  SB–Barney (9,2nd base off Fisher/Mesoraco).  CS–Bruce (7,2nd base by Lopez/Soto).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Alan Porter, 2B–David Rackley, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–3:10.  A–19,874.
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