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| Final - 9.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt, 2B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .361 |
| Alex Presley, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Jared Hughes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Travis Snider, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Resop, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Harrison, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Leroux, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Fryer, ph,9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .341 |
| Garrett Jones, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| Chase d`Arnaud, pr,6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .244 |
| Jose Tabata, RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Rick VandenHurk, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Jeff Clement, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Jordy Mercer, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Gaby Sanchez, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .197 |
| Michael McKenry, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Wandy Rodriguez, P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .038 |
| Starling Marte, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Totals | 50 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - Holt, Tabata, Marte
Grounded into DP - Holt
Hit by pitch - Presley
Team LOB - 15
Home runs - McCutchen
Doubles - Holt, Tabata, Marte
Grounded into DP - Holt
Hit by pitch - Presley
Team LOB - 15
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.72 | 0 | 89-65 |
| Jared Hughes | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 27-15 |
| Tony Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 17-9 |
| Chris Resop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | 31-15 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 1 | 18-9 |
| Chris Leroux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 29-18 |
| Rick VandenHurk (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 20-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Votto by Hughes
IBB - Votto by Hughes
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Chris Heisey, CF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .342 |
| Ryan Ludwick, LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| Todd Frazier, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| Dioner Navarro, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Didi Gregorius, pr,6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Wilson Valdez, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 |
| Scott Rolen, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Alfredo Simon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Paul, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Broxton, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Denis Phipps, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aroldis Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam LeCure, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Henry Rodriguez, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| J.J. Hoover, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mat Latos, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Miguel Cairo, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Jose Arredondo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Drew Stubbs, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Devin Mesoraco, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Totals | 48 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Heisey
Doubles - Navarro
Hit by pitch - Phillips
Sacrifices - Phillips, Gregorius
Stolen Bases - Phillips
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Passed Balls - Hanigan
Home runs - Heisey
Doubles - Navarro
Hit by pitch - Phillips
Sacrifices - Phillips, Gregorius
Stolen Bases - Phillips
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Passed Balls - Hanigan
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.72 | 0 | 106-61 |
| Jose Arredondo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Sean Marshall | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 | 0 | 22-7 |
| Sam LeCure | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.02 | 0 | 19-13 |
| J.J. Hoover | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.16 | 0 | 28-19 |
| Alfredo Simon (W, 3-2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | 0 | 18-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis, Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Duration: 5:22
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis, Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Duration: 5:22
