New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2012 at Great American Ball Park. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, Cincinnati Reds 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 5 1 1 1
Baxter rf 5 0 1 1
Wright 3b 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 4 2 2 2
Hairston cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Turner 2b 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 2 2 1
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 2 0 0
Harvey p 3 0 1 2
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Cozart ss 5 0 1 1
Stubbs cf 3 0 0 0
  Arredondo p 0 0 0 0
  Valdez ph 1 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Ludwick lf 3 1 1 1
Bruce rf 4 1 2 1
Frazier 1b,3b 3 1 0 0
Rolen 3b 2 0 1 0
  Simon p 0 0 0 0
  Paul ph 1 0 0 0
  Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0
  Heisey cf 1 0 0 0
Mesoraco c 4 0 1 0
Bailey p 1 0 0 0
  Cairo 1b 3 0 1 1
Totals 35 4 8 4
New York 000 303 002890
Cincinnati 000 000 103483
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harvey  W(2-3) 7.2 4 1 1 1 8
  Parnell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Francisco   0.2 4 3 3 1 1
  Rauch  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey  L(10-8) 5.2 8 6 4 3 6
  Simon   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Ondrusek   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Arredondo   1.0 1 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
2
1
1
0

  E–Cozart (12), Phillips (3), Rolen (8).  2B–New York Harvey (2,off Bailey); Tejada (19,off Bailey); Davis (19,off Arredondo), Cincinnati Phillips (23,off Harvey); Bruce 2 (30,off Harvey,off Francisco); Cozart (28,off Francisco).  HR–New York Davis (21,4th inning off Bailey 0 on 0 out); Bay (6,6th inning off Bailey 0 on 1 out), Cincinnati Ludwick (22,9th inning off Francisco 0 on 0 out).  SH–Harvey (1,off Bailey).  IBB–Shoppach (1,by Bailey).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Ludwick (5,by Harvey).  Team–7.  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:56.  A–23,137.
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