COLORADO               ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Pierre cf             4  0  0  0   1  0   4  .265
T Shumpert 2b           4  0  1  0   0  1   0  .211
L Walker rf             3  0  1  0   1  0   0  .286
T Helton 1b             4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .257
T Zeile 3b              3  0  0  0   1  1   1  .291
T Hollandsworth lf      4  1  1  0   0  1   2  .188
J Uribe ss              3  1  3  0   1  0   0  .370
G Bennett c             3  1  2  3   0  1   0  .231
M Hampton p             0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .375
 C Nichting p           1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .500
 a-G Norton ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .133
 T Jones p              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 K Mercker p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-B Agbayani ph        1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .267
 J Jimenez p            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000


Totals                 31  3  8  3   4  6  10


a-flied out to shallow left for C Nichting in the 7th;
b-struck out swinging for K Mercker in the 9th.


BATTING: 2B - L Walker (3, J Brower); T Hollandsworth
(4, J Brower). HR - G Bennett (2, 5th inning of
J Brower 2 on, 0 Out). S - G Bennett, M Hampton. 
RBI - G Bennett 3 (7). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Zeile 1, J Pierre 3. GIDP - T Shumpert. Team LOB - 7. 


FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Shumpert-T Helton). 


CINCINNATI             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
B Larkin ss             3  1  0  0   2  0   0  .217
J Encarnacion cf        4  1  2  1   1  1   0  .300
S Casey 1b              4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .292
A Dunn lf               3  0  2  1   1  0   0  .250
A Boone 3b              4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .254
T Walker 2b             3  0  1  1   0  0   0  .230
A Kearns rf             4  1  1  0   0  1   0  .286
C Miller c              3  0  1  0   0  1   1  .333
 b-W Guerrero ph        0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .304
C Reitsma p             1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 J Brower p             1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .000
 a-R Taylor ph          1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .226
 S Williamson p         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 c-B Clark ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .118


Totals                 32  4 10  4   4  4   4


a-singled to left center for J Brower in the 7th; 
b-sacrificed to third for  C Miller in the 9th;
c-grounded to shortstop for S Williamson in the 9th.


BATTING: 2B - C Miller (2, M Hampton). S - W Guerrero.
SF - T Walker. RBI - S Casey (11), A Dunn (8), T Walker (7),
J Encarnacion (17). 2-out RBI - J Encarnacion. Runners 
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Boone 1, C Reitsma 1, 
A Kearns 1. GIDP - A Kearns. Team LOB - 8. 


BASERUNNING: CS - R Taylor (2, 2nd base by T Jones/G Bennett). 


FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Dunn (T Shumpert at Home). 
DP: 2 (B Larkin-T Walker-S Casey, A Dunn-C Miller). 


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    COLORADO        - 000 030 000   --   3
    CINCINNATI      - 003 000 001   --   4


Two outs when winning run scored.
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COLORADO                     ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
M Hampton                     2 2/3   6   3   3   2   1   0   8.88
C Nichting                    3 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0   1.17
T Jones                         2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   2.19
K Mercker                     1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.59
J Jimenez (L, 0-2)              2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   5.06


CINCINNATI                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
C Reitsma                     3       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.86
J Brower                      4       6   3   3   1   3   1   5.40
S Williamson (W, 1-0)         2       1   0   0   3   2   0   6.43


IBB - B Larkin (by J Jimenez). Pitches-strikes: M Hampton 61-37; 
C Nichting 33-24; T Jones 16-8; K Mercker 17-11; J Jimenez 12-7;
C Reitsma 38-22; J Brower 64-41; S Williamson 32-16. Ground balls-fly balls: 
M Hampton 5-2; C Nichting 3-4; T Jones 0-1; K Mercker 1-3; 
J Jimenez 2-0; C Reitsma 4-4; J Brower 5-4; 
S Williamson 1-2. Batters faced: M Hampton 16; C Nichting 11; T Jones 3; 
K Mercker 4; J Jimenez 5; C Reitsma 10; J Brower 18; S Williamson 9. 


UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Matt Hollowell. 2B--Mark Hirschbeck.
3B--Paul Schrieber. 


T--2:56. (Plus rain delay totaling 2 hours, 39 minutes in the 3rd).
Att--13,004.

        How the runs scored in Wednesday's game between the Rockies and the Reds:

        Reds third. Larkin walked on four pitches. Encarnacion singled to left, Larkin to second. Casey singled to center, Larkin scored, Encarnacion to third. Dunn singled to left, Encarnacion scored, Casey to second. Boone grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Uribe to second baseman Shumpert, Casey to third, Dunn out. Walker hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pierre, Casey scored, Boone to second. Nichting pitching. Kearns struck out. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 3, Rockies 0.

        Rockies fifth. Hollandsworth doubled to left. Uribe singled to right, Hollandsworth to third. Bennett homered to right on a 0-1 count, Hollandsworth scored, Uribe scored. Nichting grounded out, second baseman Walker to first baseman Casey. Pierre walked. Shumpert grounded into a double play, shortstop Larkin to second baseman Walker to first baseman Casey, Pierre out. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 3, Rockies 3.

        Reds ninth. Jimenez pitching. Kearns singled to center. Guerrero pinch-hitting for C.Miller. Guerrero sacrificed, third baseman Zeile to second baseman Shumpert, Kearns to second. Clark pinch-hitting for Williamson. Clark grounded out, shortstop Uribe to first baseman Helton, Kearns to third. Larkin was intentionally walked. Encarnacion singled to center, Kearns scored, Larkin to second. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 4, Rockies 3.

       

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