Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 5, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 2012 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates 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, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cozart ss 4 0 1 1
Stubbs cf 4 0 1 0
Votto 1b 3 0 2 0
Phillips 2b 3 0 0 0
Bruce rf 4 1 1 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 1
Ludwick lf 4 0 0 0
Mesoraco c 3 1 1 0
Leake p 2 0 1 0
  Heisey ph 1 0 0 0
  Arredondo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Tabata lf,rf 3 1 1 0
Walker 2b 4 1 2 2
McCutchen cf 3 0 1 0
Alvarez 3b 2 0 0 0
McGehee 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones rf 3 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  McLouth ph 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Barmes ss 4 0 0 0
Barajas c 3 0 0 0
McDonald p 2 0 0 0
  Presley lf 1 1 1 1
Totals 28 3 6 3
Cincinnati 000 000 110280
Pittsburgh 002 000 10x360
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Leake  L(0-4) 7.0 4 3 3 4 4
  Arredondo   1.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
2
0
0
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  W(2-1) 6.1 6 1 1 2 7
  Cruz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Grilli   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Hanrahan  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1. Cozart-Phillips-Votto, Pittsburgh 4. McGehee-Barajas, Barmes-Walker-McGehee, Barmes-McGehee, A. McCutchen-Walker.  2B–Cincinnati Votto (12,off McDonald); Cozart (8,off Grilli), Pittsburgh Tabata (5,off Leake).  3B–Cincinnati Bruce (1,off McDonald).  HR–Pittsburgh Walker (1,3rd inning off Leake 1 on 2 out); Presley (2,7th inning off Leake 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Votto (6,by Grilli).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Alan Porter.  T–2:36.  A–33,019.
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