Reds 5, 
Nationals 3
| W: | J. Cueto (7-8) |
| L: | J. Colome (2-2) |
| SV: | F. Cordero (16) |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Bernadina CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .087 |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| E Dukes LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| D Young 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .267 |
| A Kearns RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| R Belliard 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .216 |
| J Flores C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| W Harris 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| J Lannan P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .043 |
| a-F Lopez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Manning P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| L Ayala P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Shell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Lannan in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Dukes (7, J Cueto); D Young (5, J Cueto); C Guzman (25, J Burton) HR: E Dukes (6, 6th inning off J Cueto 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Dukes 2 (20), A Kearns (17) GIDP: D Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Flores 3, A Kearns 1, C Guzman 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: W Harris (1, 2nd base by J Cueto/D Ross) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young (6, catch) DP: 1 (W Harris-C Guzman-D Young). PB: J Flores. | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lannan | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 93-58 | 3.60 |
| J Colome (L, 2-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 5.80 |
| C Manning | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.86 |
| L Ayala | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.40 |
| S Shell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 125-76 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Keppinger (By J Colome) Batters faced: J Lannan 25; J Colome 4; C Manning 1; L Ayala 2; S Shell 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lannan 12-3; J Colome 1-0; C Manning 0-1; L Ayala 1-0; S Shell 0-1 Game Scores: J Lannan 50 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Hairston CF-LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J Keppinger SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| K Griffey Jr RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .237 |
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 |
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| J Bruce LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .286 |
| D Ross C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| J Cueto P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .042 |
| a-C Patterson PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| a-reached on error for J Cueto in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: J Hairston (17), B Phillips 3 (54), J Votto (39) S: J Cueto 2-out RBI: J Hairston, B Phillips 3, J Votto GIDP: E Encarnacion Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cueto 1, J Bruce 1, E Encarnacion 2, J Keppinger 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (D Ross-J Keppinger, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto). PB: D Ross. | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Cueto (W, 7-8) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 95-66 | 4.63 |
| J Burton (H, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.38 |
| F Cordero (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 2.39 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 119-83 | |
| PITCHING Balk: J Cueto Batters faced: J Cueto 28; J Burton 4; F Cordero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Cueto 3-9; J Burton 2-1; F Cordero 1-1 Game Scores: J Cueto 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | CIN | |||
 | 3rd | J Hairston singled to center, D Ross scored, J Hairston to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | E Dukes doubled to deep left center, C Guzman scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | A Kearns singled to left, E Dukes scored, D Young to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | E Dukes homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | B Phillips singled to center, J Hairston scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | J Votto singled to center, B Phillips scored, E Encarnacion to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 7th | B Phillips singled to right, C Patterson and J Hairston scored, J Keppinger to third, B Phillips to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 3 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 23,259 (55% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:24 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 3rd 2008
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 | in 11 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| NY Mets | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |