CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Ochoa rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .294
J Larue c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238
d-M Tucker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Young lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
S Casey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .332
Ru Rivera cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .258
Reese ss 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .247
Sadler 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .197
a-Selby ph-3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Castro 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .194
R Bell p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143
Nichting p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Sanders ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
c-Stinnett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Totals 32 3 7 3 6 6 12
a-singled for Sadler in the 8th; b-pinch-hit for Nichting in the 9th;
c-singled for D Sanders in the 9th; d-grounded to third for J Larue
in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Ochoa (9, Mi Matthews). HR - Reese (3, 4th inning
off Mi Matthews 2 on, 0 out). S - R Bell. RBI - Reese 3 (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 2, J Larue 1,
Ochoa 1. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - Sadler (2, bobble); J Larue (3, throw); Ochoa (1, throw).
DP: 1 (J Larue-Reese).
ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Vina 2b 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .295
Drew rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .316
M Mcgwire 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .114
Edmonds cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292
Pujols 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .347
Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Veres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Lankford lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .266
Renteria ss 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .241
M Matheny c 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .216
Marrero pr-c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Mi Matthews p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Paquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Alan Benes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Timlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Robinson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353
Ge Stechschulte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
P Polanco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 9 16
a-flied to right for James in the 5th; b-singled for Timlin
in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - Renteria (4, R Bell); M Matheny (4, R Bell). 3B -
Drew (2, R Bell). HR - M Matheny (3, 5th inning off R Bell 1 on,
0 out). RBI - M Matheny 2 (13), Renteria (16), Vina (18). 2-out RBI -
Renteria. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Edmonds 1,
M Mcgwire 2. Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - Vina (8, 2nd base off R Bell/J Larue).
CS - Edmonds (3, 2nd base by Nichting/J Larue).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Lankford (Ru Rivera at 2nd base).
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Cincinnati - 000 300 000 -- 3
St Louis - 000 021 10X -- 4
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
R Bell (L, 0-4) 6 1/3 6 4 3 3 7 1 5.00
Nichting 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
Mi Matthews 3 4 3 3 3 2 1 3.06
James 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.38
Alan Benes 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.38
Timlin (W, 2-2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14
Ge Stechschulte (H, 8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.67
Kline (H, 10) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.85
Veres (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.91
Mi Matthews pitched to 4 batters in the 4th.
Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
WP - Mi Matthews, R Bell, Veres. BALK - Mi Matthews.
Pitches-strikes: Mi Matthews 75-44; James 18-11; Alan Benes
22-8; Timlin 10-8; Ge Stechschulte 19-12; Kline 3-1; Veres 8-6;
R Bell 94-57; Nichting 22-14. Ground balls-fly balls:
Mi Matthews 2-5; James 5-0; Alan Benes 1-2; Timlin 1-0;
Ge Stechschulte 2-0; Kline 0-0; Veres 2-0; R Bell 5-6; Nichting
0-2. Batters faced: Mi Matthews 16; James 7; Alan Benes 5;
Timlin 3; Ge Stechschulte 4; Kline 1; Veres 3; R Bell 28;
Nichting 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Mark Hirschbeck.
3B--Marty Foster.
T--3:24 (Plus rain delay for 44 minutes in the 4th). Att--42,903.
Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.
Reds fourth. Casey singled to left. On Matthews' wild pitch, Casey to second. Rivera walked. On Matthews' balk, Casey to third, Rivera to second. Reese homered to left on a 2-1 count, Casey scored, Rivera scored. Sadler walked on a full count. James pitching. Castro grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Renteria to second baseman Vina, Sadler out. Bell sacrificed, first baseman McGwire to second baseman Vina, Castro to second. Ochoa walked on four pitches. LaRue grounded out, third baseman Pujols to first baseman McGwire. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Cardinals fifth. Renteria singled to left. Matheny homered to left on the first pitch, Renteria scored. Paquette pinch-hitting for James. Paquette flied out to right fielder Ochoa. Vina flied out to center fielder Rivera. Drew tripled to center. McGwire struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Cardinals sixth. Edmonds safe on Sadler's error. On LaRue's error on a pickoff attempt, Edmonds to second. Pujols grounded out, shortstop Reese to first baseman Casey. Lankford struck out. Renteria doubled to right, Edmonds scored. On Ochoa's error, Renteria to third. Renteria was out advancing, third baseman Castro to catcher LaRue, Renteria out. 1 run, 1 hit, 3 errors, 0 left on. Cardinals 3, Reds 3.
Cardinals seventh. Matheny doubled to center. Robinson pinch-hitting for Timlin. Marrero pinch-running for Matheny. Robinson singled to right, Marrero to third. Vina grounded out, first baseman Casey unassisted, Marrero scored, Robinson to second. On Bell's wild pitch, Robinson to third. Nichting pitching. Drew struck out. McGwire fouled out to first baseman Casey. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cardinals 4, Reds 3.
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