MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Loretta 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .319
Burnitz rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Cirillo 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .304
Nilsson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .271
Mieske lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
b-Huson ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
c-Stinnett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Unroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Jose Valentin ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271
Ger Williams cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .269
Matheny c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
d-Levis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
Eldred p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Adamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Voigt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Fetters p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-A Williamson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 3 12
a-flied to right for Adamson in the 7th; b-pinch-hit for Mieske
in the 8th; c-struck out for Huson in the 8th; d-struck out for
Matheny in the 9th; e-doubled for Fetters in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Cirillo 2 (25, Mercker, Sullivan); A Williamson
(3, Shaw). HR - Ger Williams (7, 2nd inning off Mercker 0 on,
1 out); Loretta (4, 3rd inning off Mercker 0 on, 0 out). RBI -
Nilsson (40), Ger Williams (28), Loretta (29). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Mieske 1, Loretta 3, Jose Valentin 1.
GIDP - Mieske. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - Adamson (1, throw). DP: 2 (Nilsson-Jose Valentin-Nilsson,
Loretta-Jose Valentin-Nilsson).
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Sanders lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .295
C Goodwin cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308
L Harris 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267
a-B Boone ph-2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .198
Ed Perez 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .267
Sullivan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Remlinger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
W Greene rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .260
M Kelly pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
H Morris 1b 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .256
Oliver c 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .281
Reese ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239
Mercker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .192
b-Jeff Branson ph-3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .148
Totals 29 4 9 4 5 6 11
a-grounded to second for L Harris in the 6th; b-walked for
Mercker in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - L Harris (9, Eldred). HR - Oliver (5, 2nd inning
off Eldred 1 on, 2 out). RBI - Oliver 3 (18), B Boone (20).
2-out RBI - Oliver 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
Oliver 1, C Goodwin 1, Reese 1. GIDP - W Greene, Oliver.
Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - C Goodwin (17, 2nd base off Fetters/Matheny).
CS - C Goodwin (12, home by Fetters). Picked off - L Harris (2nd
base, Matheny).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Ed Perez-L Harris-H Morris).
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Milwaukee - 111 000 000 -- 3
Cincinnati - 020 001 10X -- 4
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MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
Eldred 4 2/3 4 2 2 3 4 1 5.81
Adamson 1 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.71
Fetters (L, 1-4) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 4.37
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
Mercker (W, 6-5) 7 7 3 3 1 0 2 3.24
Sullivan (H, 3) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.11
Remlinger (H, 10) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.81
Shaw (S, 16) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.49
HBP - Burnitz (by Mercker). Pitches-strikes: Mercker 90-56;
Sullivan 7-5; Remlinger 6-4; Shaw 11-10; Eldred 81-41; Adamson
32-18; Fetters 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: Mercker 9-12;
Sullivan 0-1; Remlinger 1-0; Shaw 1-0; Eldred 5-4; Adamson 3-0;
Fetters 4-0. Batters faced: Mercker 29; Sullivan 2; Remlinger 2;
Shaw 4; Eldred 19; Adamson 7; Fetters 8.
UMPIRES: HP--Mark Hirschbeck. 1B--Charlie Williams. 2B--Larry
Vanover. 3B--Steve Rippley.
T--2:32(Plus rain delay for 52 minutes in the 5th). Att--19,866.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.
How they scored
Brewers' 1st - With one out, Burnitz hit by pitch. Cirillo doubles, Burnitz to third. Nilsson grounds to first, Burnitz scores, Cirillo to third. Mieske fouls out. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Brewers 1-0.
Brewers' 2nd - With one out, Williams homers. Matheny flies out. Eldred lines to second. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB) Brewers 2-0.
Reds' 2nd - Perez walks. Greene grounds into double play. Morris singles. Oliver homers, Morris scores. Reese flies out. (2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB) Tied 2-2.
Brewers' 3rd - Loretta homers. Burnitz pops out. Cirillo walks. Nilsson singles, Cirillo to second. Mieske grounds into double play. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Brewers 3-2.
Reds' 6th - With two out, Greene singles. Morris singles, Greene to second. Oliver singles, Greene scores, Morris to third. Reese strikes out. (1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB) Tied 3-3.
Reds' 7th - Branson, batting for Mercker, walks. DSanders singles, Branson to second. Goodwin forces DSanders at second, Branson to third. Goodwin steals second. Boone grounds to third, Branson scores, Goodwin to third. Perez walks. Goodwin caught stealing. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Reds 4-3.
REDS 4, BREWERS 3
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