CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Sanders cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .313
C Goodwin lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .315
H Morris 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249
Larkin ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .321
Reese ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Taubensee rf 4 1 0 1 0 3 4 .254
M Kelly rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
W Greene 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
Jeff Branson 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164
Boone 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .187
Oliver c 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .294
Mercker p 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .267
Remlinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Belinda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 3 6 3 4 9 12
a-flied to left for S Belinda in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - W Greene (10, C Schilling); C Goodwin (5,
Plantenberg). SF - Oliver. RBI - Taubensee (12), W Greene (26),
Oliver (7). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Sanders
1, Mercker 2. GIDP - C Goodwin. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - Boone (3, 2nd base off C
Schilling/Lieberthal).
PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Otero cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
b-Amaro ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
Morandini 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302
Daulton rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .285
Rolen 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .292
Brogna 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265
Hudler lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .160
Lieberthal c 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .171
c-De May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274
Stocker ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242
C Schilling p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .179
Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spradlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Jordan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185
Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bottalico p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Jefferies ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239
Totals 32 2 5 2 6 7 16
a-walked for Spradlin in the 7th; b-struck out for Otero in the
7th; c-popped to third for Lieberthal in the 9th; d-singled for
Bottalico in the 9th.
BATTING: HR - Hudler (1, 2nd inning off Mercker 0 on, 0 out).
RBI - Hudler (1), Jefferies (18). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Brogna 1, Amaro 1, Morandini 1. Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Stocker-Morandini-Brogna).
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Cincinnati - 000 003 000 -- 3
Philadelphia - 010 000 001 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
Mercker (W, 3-5) 6 1/3 2 1 1 4 5 1 4.00
Remlinger (H, 5) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.77
S Belinda (H, 5) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.19
Shaw (S, 8) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.19
PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling (L, 7-5) 6 5 3 3 4 7 0 3.05
Plantenberg 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.21
Spradlin 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12.00
Bottalico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66
IBB - Boone (by C Schilling). HBP - H Morris (by C Schilling).
Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 125-77; Plantenberg 8-6; Spradlin
2-1; Ryan 16-8; Bottalico 8-6; Mercker 107-58; Remlinger 25-11;
S Belinda 9-5; Shaw 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: C Schilling
8-3; Plantenberg 1-0; Spradlin 0-0; Ryan 1-1; Bottalico 1-2;
Mercker 3-11; Remlinger 0-2; S Belinda 0-1; Shaw 1-2. Batters
faced: C Schilling 27; Plantenberg 3; Spradlin 0; Ryan 3;
Bottalico 3; Mercker 25; Remlinger 5; S Belinda 2; Shaw 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Jim Quick. 1B--Eric Gregg. 2B--Gary Darling.
3B--Charlie Reliford.
T--3:00. Att--14,430. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16
mph, in from center.
How runs scored
Phillies' 2nd - Hudler homers to left, his first. Lieberthal strikes out. Stocker flies to center. Schilling strikes out. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB)
Reds' 6th - Goodwin walks. Morris hit by pitch, Goodwin to second. Larkin singles to pitcher, Goodwin to third, Morris to second. Taubensee forces Larkin at second, Goodwin scores, Morris to third. Greene doubles to left, Morris scores, Taubensee to third. Boone walks intentionally. Oliver flies to center, Taubensee scores, Greene to third. Mercker strikes out. (3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB)
Phillies' 9th - Shaw for Belinda. Hudler singles. May, batting for Lieberthal, pops to third. Stocker singles to center, Hudler to third. Jefferies singles to first, Hudler scores, Stocker to second. Amaro, batting for Otero, flies to center, Stocker to third. Morandini grounds to short. (1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB)
REDS 3, PHILS 2
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