BOXSCORE: 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2008 Cincinnati Reds 10/2/2008 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Posada C 4 1 1 1 .273 I.Suzuki CF 5 1 0 1 .211 M.Ordonez RF 4 2 2 1 .565 W.Taveras LF 4 3 2 0 .364 C.Floyd LF 2 1 1 1 .400 B.Abreu RF 3 0 0 1 .000 A-E.Dukes PR,LF 1 1 0 0 .000 B-J.Phelps PH,1B 2 0 0 0 .278 M.Lowell 3B 5 0 2 0 .375 D.Ward DH 4 1 2 2 .300 D.Young DH 5 1 1 4 .273 R.Cano 2B 4 1 2 3 .364 W.Betemit 1B 4 1 1 1 .273 G.Atkins 3B 4 0 1 0 .217 B.Giles CF 5 0 1 0 .150 M.Stairs 1B,RF 4 1 1 1 .250 M.Ellis 2B 4 1 1 0 .211 J.Varitek C 3 0 0 0 .133 O.Cabrera SS 4 0 2 0 .294 C-J.Giambi PH 1 0 1 0 .667 D-F.Lopez PR 0 1 0 0 .000 M.Scutaro SS 3 1 1 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 8 12 8 Totals 37 9 10 8 A-Pinch Ran For Floyd In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Abreu In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 9th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Giambi In 9th Inning INJURY: Cliff Floyd INJURED (for 15 more games) in 6th inning Pirates......... 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 - 8 12 1 Reds............ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 - 9 10 0 Pirates (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.McGowan 7 1/3 6 5 5 1 4 1 115 6.14 A1 D2 J.Benoit 0 2/3 2 2 1 1 2 1 19 9.00 D3 D7 H.Bell LOSS(0-1) BS(1st) 0 2/3 2 2 1 0 1 0 20 4.50 D8 Totals 8 2/3 10 9 7 2 7 2 Reds (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET G.Meche 5 1/3 11 4 4 1 1 3 106 6.75 A1 C9 R.Springer 0 1/3 0 3 3 2 0 0 14 10.12 D1 D4 T.Pena 2 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 32 2.08 D5 E4 T.Johnson WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.71 E5 Totals 9 12 8 8 4 3 4 ATTENDANCE- 40,461 DATE- Thursday, October 2nd 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison T- 3:28 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8 Reds: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Reds: 1 ERRORS- W.Betemit DOUBLES- B.Giles(2nd), D.Ward(1st), R.Cano(1st) HOME RUNS- M.Ordonez(3rd), C.Floyd(1st), D.Young(1st), W.Betemit(1st), R.Cano(2nd), M.Stairs(1st) STOLEN BASES- W.Taveras-3(4th), F.Lopez(1st), M.Scutaro(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Scutaro WALKS- J.Posada, M.Ordonez, C.Floyd, W.Betemit, W.Taveras, D.Ward HIT BY PITCH- C.Floyd STRIKE OUTS- C.Floyd, E.Dukes, W.Betemit, I.Suzuki, W.Taveras, J.Phelps, R.Cano, G.Atkins, J.Varitek-2 GIDP- D.Young WILD PITCHES- D.McGowan PASSED BALLS- J.Posada Second baseman Robinson Cano lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds won in dramatic fashion over the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 9 to 8 at Great American Bpk. Cincinnati came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning scoring 3 runs using 3 hits. Matt Stairs started the scoring when he lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 1st of the season). Jason Giambi stepped up to the plate and he stroked a single. Lopez then stole second base. Marco Scutaro followed and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Ichiro Suzuki stepped into the box and would hit into a fielders choice bringing in another run. Willy Taveras got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim. Josh Phelps stepped into the batter's box and he reached on an error. Daryle Ward then doubled making Cincinnati the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Cincinnati banged out 10 on the afternoon. The victory went to Tyler Johnson(1-0) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Heath Bell(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief. 'Now that is what I call fun! I just love baseball, especially games like this, of course,' Seth Keffas offered. 'Everyone at the stadium had a great time - did you see the fans go wild there at the end?!' SCORESHEET: 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at 2008 Cincinnati Reds J.Posada-A1 A1:L/4 B1:Si>3# C1:G/53 D1:W>b1 E1:G/43 12 M.Ordone-A1 A2:Si B2:G/63 *5*:HR>b# D2:W>12 b *8*:P/6 1 C.Floyd-A1 A3:K *3*:W>b1 C3:HR>b# D3:HBP>23 E3:K E.Dukes-D4 12 M.Lowell-A1 A4:Si>12 B4:Si>12 C4:G/53 D4:P/6 E4:G/63 D.Young-A1 A5:G/53 B5:G-DP/6 C5:G/43 D5:HR>3# *9*:G/13 43>23 1o 2# 1# b# W.Betemi-A1 *2*:G/43 B6:F/8 C6:HR>b# D6:W>b1 E6:K B.Giles-A1 A7:F/9 *4*:F/9 C7:Do D7:L/6 E7:L/3 M.Ellis-A1 A8:Si B8:F/9 C8:P/6 *7*:F/7 O.Cabrer-A1 A9:Si>13 B9:Si *6*:P/6 D9:FO/5 I.Suzuki-A1 A1:G/13 *3*:G/13 C1:G/43 D1:SB>12 E1:FC/52> WP>23 K 3# W.Tavera-A1 A2:Si B2:G/13 *6*:Si D2:W>b1 E2:K B.Abreu-A1 A3:SB>12 B3:G/43 C3:SB>12 D3:K E3:E/3>12 J.Phelps-D3 F/9>23 SB>23 G/6 3>3# D.Ward-A1 A4:Si>3# *4*:G/63 C4:G/63 D4:W>12 b E4:Do>2# 1 13 R.Cano-A1 A5:G/63 B5:HR>b# C5:K D5:PB>3# 23 12 Do> 3# 2# G.Atkins-A1 *2*:Si B6:G/43 *7*:F/7 D6:K M.Stairs-A1 A7:F/7 B7:G/3 C7:G/3 *9*:HR>b# J.Varite-A1 A8:K *5*:K C8:G/53 D8:Si J.Giambi-D8 F.Lopez-D9 M.Scutar-A1 A9:F/9 B9:G/31 *8*:Si D9:SB>12 Sac/54>23