Reds 8,
Pirates 6
| W: | N. Masset (2-0) |
| L: | C. Hansen (1-6) |
| SV: | F. Cordero (27) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| C Gomez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| J Michaels LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .232 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .168 |
| a-N Morgan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-Ad LaRoche PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| c-F Sanchez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| R Chavez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| d-R Doumit PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| B Bixler PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 |
| T Gorzelanny P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
| J Davis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Moss RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| a-struck out swinging for A Laroche in the 9th b-grounded to first for T Beam in the 9th c-walked for L Cruz in the 9th d-reached on infield single to second for R Chavez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: C Gomez (1, 2nd inning off J Fogg 1 on, 2 Out); N Mclouth (24, 8th inning off N Masset 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: An LaRoche (14), S Pearce 2 (9), C Gomez 2 (20), N McLouth (79) S: T Gorzelanny 2-out RBI: S Pearce 2, C Gomez 2 GIDP: J Michaels Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Moss 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Mientkiewicz-L Cruz-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Gorzelanny | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 82-48 | 6.64 |
| J Davis | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-10 | 5.46 |
| J Chavez (B, 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 8.10 |
| S Burnett | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 5.06 |
| C Hansen (L, 0-3; B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-3 | 10.45 |
| T Beam | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.89 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 162-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Gorzelanny; J Davis; C Hansen HBP: E Encarnacion (By J Davis); B Phillips (By T Beam) Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 20; J Davis 6; J Chavez 4; S Burnett 4; C Hansen 4; T Beam 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Gorzelanny 1-5; J Davis 2-2; J Chavez 2-0; S Burnett 2-1; C Hansen 1-0; T Beam 0-2 Game Scores: T Gorzelanny 38 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Dickerson CF-LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| J Keppinger SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .263 |
| J Votto 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .294 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .251 |
| J Bruce RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .257 |
| R Hanigan C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| W Castillo LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Fogg P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| R Ramirez P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| N Masset P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Patterson PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| a-singled to center for R Ramirez in the 6th b-reached on bunt single to pitcher for N Masset in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Dickerson (8, T Gorzelanny); J Fogg (1, T Gorzelanny); W Castillo (1, T Gorzelanny); J Keppinger (19, T Gorzelanny) HR: J Bruce (15, 2nd inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 1 Out); J Votto (17, 5th inning off J Davis 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Bruce (42), J Keppinger 2 (35), J Votto 2 (67), B Phillips (77), E Encarnacion (59) S: J Keppinger, C Dickerson SF: E Encarnacion, J Keppinger 2-out RBI: J Keppinger GIDP: J Bruce Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bruce 3, B Phillips 2, J Votto 2, W Castillo 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Phillips (7, throw) DP: 1 (J Keppinger-J Votto). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Fogg | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59-37 | 7.58 |
| R Ramirez | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46-33 | 2.70 |
| N Masset (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25-17 | 2.20 |
| F Cordero (S, 27) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.52 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 154-100 | |
| PITCHING HBP: N McLouth (By J Fogg) Batters faced: J Fogg 15; R Ramirez 9; N Masset 7; F Cordero 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Fogg 4-4; R Ramirez 4-3; N Masset 3-1; F Cordero 2-0 Game Scores: J Fogg 31 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | CIN | |||
| 1st | An LaRoche grounded out to third, N McLouth scored, C Gomez to third, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | S Pearce singled to center, C Gomez and D Mientkiewicz scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | C Gomez homered to left, R Chavez scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Bruce homered to right. | 5 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Keppinger hit sacrifice fly to center, J Fogg scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Keppinger doubled to deep left, W Castillo scored, R Ramirez to third. | 5 | 3 | |
| 5th | J Votto homered to left. | 5 | 4 | |
| 6th | B Phillips grounded out to second, A Phillips scored, C Dickerson to third. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | N McLouth homered to right. | 6 | 5 | |
| 8th | W Castillo scored, C Patterson to third on wild pitch by C Hansen. | 6 | 6 | |
| 8th | J Votto singled to right, C Patterson scored, J Keppinger to third, B Phillips to second. | 6 | 7 | |
| 8th | E Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, J Keppinger scored, B Phillips to third. | 6 | 8 | |
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| Game Notes |
| JOSH FOGG LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE THIRD INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT GROIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 20,626 (48.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 4th 2008
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |