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| Final - 4.23.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .392 |
| Jonny Gomes, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Miguel Cairo, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Ramon Hernandez, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Aroldis Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeremy Hermida, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Logan Ondrusek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Francisco Cordero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Janish, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Travis Wood, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Votto
Doubles - Hanigan
Hit by pitch - Gomes
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Votto
Doubles - Hanigan
Hit by pitch - Gomes
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 87-53 |
| Aroldis Chapman (W, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Logan Ondrusek (, 2-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Francisco Cordero (S, 0-0; S,3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 12-8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Theriot, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 |
| Colby Rasmus, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .349 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .412 |
| Lance Berkman, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| David Freese, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .348 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Nick Punto, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Chris Carpenter, P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Fernando Salas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tyler Greene, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Miguel Batista, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Trever Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Franklin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pujols
Doubles - Berkman, Molina, Carpenter
Grounded into DP - Punto
Sacrifices - Theriot, Punto
Sacrifice flies - Rasmus
Stolen Bases - Rasmus
Caught Stealing - Berkman
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Theriot, Freese
Home runs - Pujols
Doubles - Berkman, Molina, Carpenter
Grounded into DP - Punto
Sacrifices - Theriot, Punto
Sacrifice flies - Rasmus
Stolen Bases - Rasmus
Caught Stealing - Berkman
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Theriot, Freese
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.90 | 0 | 103-59 |
| Fernando Salas (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 18-14 |
| Miguel Batista (L, 1-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 19-10 |
| Trever Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Ryan Franklin | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 0 | 25-21 |
Pitching
IBB - Votto by Batista
IBB - Votto by Batista
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry, First Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck, Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Duration: 2:52
Pitching notes: T.Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry, First Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck, Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Duration: 2:52
