Reds 6,
Nationals 5
| W: | E. Volquez (11-3) |
| L: | C. Balester (1-1) |
| SV: | F. Cordero (18) |
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| F Lopez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| R Belliard 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .215 |
| C Guzman SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .313 |
| A Kearns RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| D Young 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| A Boone PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-W Nieves PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| P Lo Duca C-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .221 |
| W Pena LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .214 |
| R Bernadina CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Manning P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Flores C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| C Balester P | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| W Harris CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .209 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| a-struck out looking for J Rauch in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Lopez (16, B Bray) RBI: R Belliard (25), C Guzman 2 (29), D Young (10), A Kearns (18) S: C Balester 2-out RBI: C Guzman, A Kearns GIDP: P Lo Duca Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Belliard 2, W Nieves 1, C Guzman 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Young (7, bunt); P Lo Duca (3, catch) | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Balester (L, 1-1) | 5.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102-59 | 5.06 |
| J Colome | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 5.71 |
| C Manning | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.58 |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 2.44 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 143-81 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Votto (By C Balester) HBP: D Ross (By C Balester) Batters faced: C Balester 26; J Colome 3; C Manning 3; J Rauch 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 7-7; J Colome 1-1; C Manning 1-0; J Rauch 2-1 Game Scores: C Balester 41 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Hairston CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 |
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .289 |
| K Griffey Jr RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| B Phillips 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| A Dunn LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .228 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| J Votto 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| D Ross C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| E Volquez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .059 |
| a-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .221 |
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Bruce PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| a-flied out to right for E Volquez in the 6th b-grounded into fielder's choice to second for J Burton in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ross (7, C Balester); B Phillips (18, C Balester) HR: A Dunn (22, 4th inning off C Balester 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Dunn 3 (52), D Ross (8), J Hairston 2 (19) S: D Ross, E Volquez 2-out RBI: A Dunn 3, J Hairston Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Keppinger 1, A Dunn 2, J Valentin 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Hairston (15, 2nd base off J Colome/P Lo Duca); B Phillips (18, 2nd base off C Manning/P Lo Duca) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Votto (9, ground ball) DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-J Votto). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Volquez (W, 11-3) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 89-53 | 2.36 |
| B Bray (H, 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.67 |
| J Burton (H, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.28 |
| F Cordero (S, 18) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-20 | 2.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 153-95 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Balester (By E Volquez) Batters faced: E Volquez 26; B Bray 4; J Burton 4; F Cordero 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 10-5; B Bray 1-0; J Burton 1-0; F Cordero 0-1 Game Scores: E Volquez 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| WAS | CIN | |||
| 3rd | R Belliard singled to left, R Bernadina scored, C Balester to third, F Lopez to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Guzman grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Balester scored, R Belliard out at second, F Lopez to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | D Young walked, F Lopez scored, C Guzman to third, A Kearns to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | A Dunn homered to right, K Griffey Jr and B Phillips scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | D Ross doubled to left, J Votto scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Hairston grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Ross scored, E Volquez out at second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 8th | J Hairston singled to right center, J Votto scored, J Bruce to third. | 3 | 6 | |
| 9th | C Guzman reached on infield single to shortstop, F Lopez scored, R Belliard to second. | 4 | 6 | |
| 9th | A Kearns singled to right, R Belliard scored, C Guzman to second. | 5 | 6 | |
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| Game Notes |
| CINCINNATI'S AARON BOONE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH RIGHT CALF TIGHTNESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 28,814 (68.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 6th 2008
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 | in 17 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 | in 15 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | in 10 |
