CINCINNATI (7) VS MONTREAL (5)
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .204
J Guillen lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250
S Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Casey 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .370
R Freel pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Taylor cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
A Kearns cf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 4 2 .292
A Boone 2b 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .218
R Mateo rf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
J Castro 3b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .538
J LaRue c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180
D Graves p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143
K Mercker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Sullivan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-A Dunn ph-1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233
Totals 37 7 11 7 1 10 11
a-homered to right for S Sullivan in the 9th.
BATTING: HR - A Kearns (9, 2nd inning off T Armas Jr 0 on, 0 Out),
A Boone 2 (4, 2nd inning off T Armas Jr 0 on, 0 Out, 3rd inning
off T Armas Jr 1 on, 2 Out), J Guillen (2, 3rd inning off T Armas Jr
0 on, 1 Out), A Dunn (7, 9th inning off L Ayala 0 on, 1 Out),
F Lopez (1, 9th inning off L Ayala 0 on, 1 Out).
S - D Graves. RBI - A Kearns (19), A Boone 3 (11), J Guillen (3),
A Dunn (12), F Lopez (3).
2-out RBI - A Boone 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - F Lopez 1, J Guillen 2.
Team LOB - 6.
FIELDING: E - A Kearns (1, bobble). DP: 1 (A Boone-F Lopez-S Casey).
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .290
J Vidro 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328
V Guerrero rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .279
O Cabrera ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .261
B Wilkerson lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .281
F Tatis 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273
J Liefer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .209
B Schneider c 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .222
M Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095
T Armas Jr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
T Tucker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-H Mateo ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Calloway ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 6 8
a-sacrificed to first for T Tucker in the 7th;
b-flied out to right for L Ayala in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - O Cabrera (4, D Graves); B Wilkerson (4, D Graves);
F Tatis (5, D Graves).
HR - E Chavez (2, 1st inning off D Graves 0 on, 0 Out).
S - H Mateo. RBI - E Chavez 2 (6), B Wilkerson 2 (10), F Tatis (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Cabrera 2, J Liefer 1.
GIDP - B Schneider. Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - V Guerrero (3, 2nd base off S Sullivan/J LaRue).
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CINCINNATI - 023 000 002 -- 7
MONTREAL - 100 300 100 -- 5
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
D Graves 5 2/3 7 4 4 1 3 1 8.02
K Mercker (B, 1) 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.38
S Sullivan (W, 1-0) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.66
S Williamson (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas Jr 6 8 5 5 1 6 4 2.61
T Tucker 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.68
L Ayala (L, 1-1) 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 4.63
IBB - V Guerrero (by S Sullivan).
BALK - K Mercker.
HBP - J LaRue (by T Armas Jr).
Pitches-strikes: D Graves 79-50; K Mercker 23-15; S Sullivan 26-19;
S Williamson 7-5; T Armas Jr 97-57; T Tucker 14-10; L Ayala 29-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Graves 10-4; K Mercker 1-0; S Sullivan 1-3;
S Williamson 1-1; T Armas Jr 6-6; T Tucker 0-1; L Ayala 4-0.
Batters faced: D Graves 24; K Mercker 4; S Sullivan 6; S Williamson 3;
T Armas Jr 28; T Tucker 3; L Ayala 9.
UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--John Hirschbeck. 2B--Dan Iassogna.
3B--Wally Bell.
T--2:52. (Plus rain delay totaling 1 hour and 20 minutes in the 7th).
Att--11,619.
How the runs scored:
Expos first. Chavez homered to right on a 2-1 count. Vidro flied out to left fielder Guillen. Guerrero grounded out, second baseman Boone to first baseman Casey. Cabrera grounded out, third baseman Castro to first baseman Casey. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Expos 1, Reds 0.
Reds second. Kearns homered to center on the first pitch. Boone homered to left on a 1-0 count. Mateo grounded out, shortstop Cabrera to first baseman Liefer. Castro singled to right. LaRue grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Tatis to second baseman Vidro, Castro out. Graves struck out. 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Expos 1.
Reds third. Lopez flied out to center fielder Chavez. Guillen homered to center on a 2-0 count. Casey singled to center. Kearns struck out. Boone homered to left on a 2-0 count, Casey scored. Mateo flied out to center fielder Chavez. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Reds 5, Expos 1.
Expos fourth. Vidro grounded out, first baseman Casey to pitcher Graves. Guerrero singled to center. Cabrera doubled to left, Guerrero to third. Wilkerson doubled to right, Guerrero scored, Cabrera scored. Tatis doubled to right, Wilkerson scored. Liefer singled to center, Tatis to third. Schneider grounded into a double play, second baseman Boone to shortstop Lopez to first baseman Casey, Liefer out. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Expos 4.
Expos seventh. Schneider walked on a full count. Mateo pinch-hitting for Tucker. Mateo sacrificed, first baseman Casey unassisted, Schneider to second. Chavez singled to center, Schneider scored. On Kearns' error, Chavez to second. Sullivan pitching. Vidro grounded out, second baseman Boone to first baseman Casey, Chavez to third. Guerrero was intentionally walked. Guerrero stole second. Cabrera popped out to shortstop Lopez. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on. Reds 5, Expos 5.
Reds ninth. LaRue grounded out, pitcher Ayala to first baseman Liefer. Dunn pinch-hitting for Sullivan. Dunn homered to right on a 0-2 count. Lopez homered to left on a 2-1 count. Guillen grounded out, second baseman Vidro to first baseman Liefer. Casey infield single to second. Freel pinch-running for Casey. Kearns struck out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 7, Expos 5.
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