Cincinnati Reds vs. Montreal Expos - Box Score - May 28, 2004

Scores for May 28, 2004

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Cincinnati leads 1-0 (as of 5/28)

(28-20, 12-11 away)

(15-32, 8-16 home)

7:05 PM ET, May 28, 2004

Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

W: C. Lidle (4-4)

Cincinnati Reds
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
R Freel 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.255
J Castro 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
B Larkin SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	4	.292
S Casey 1B	5	2	4	3	0	1	0	.390
K Griffey Jr CF	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.247
A Kearns RF	5	1	2	0	0	3	3	.198
A Dunn LF	3	0	0	0	2	3	2	.253
D Jimenez 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.222
J Valentin C	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	.164
C Lidle P	4	0	1	1	0	3	3	.158
M Matthews P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Riedling P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Cruz PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
D Graves P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	38	7	14	7	5	12	16
a-grounded to first for J Riedling in the 9th
BATTING 2B: S Casey 2 (19, C Vargas 2); B Larkin (8, C Vargas) 3B: D Jimenez (1, J Fikac) HR: S Casey (7, 3rd inning off C Vargas 1 on, 0 Out); K Griffey Jr (12, 5th inning off C Vargas 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Larkin (18), S Casey 3 (35), K Griffey Jr 2 (39), C Lidle (2) 2-out RBI: C Lidle GIDP: J Valentin, D Jimenez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Lidle 2, B Larkin 2, A Kearns 1 Team LOB: 11

Cincinnati Reds
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Lidle (W, 12-12)	6.2	5	5	5	1	2	2	94-56	4.73
M Matthews (H, 6)	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	8-3	3.86
J Riedling (H, 15)	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-14	1.38
D Graves (S, 41)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.89
Totals	9.0	7	6	6	2	2	3	136-81
PITCHING HBP: T Batista (By J Riedling) Batters faced: C Lidle 26; M Matthews 2; J Riedling 6; D Graves 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lidle 12-6; M Matthews 0-0; J Riedling 3-1; D Graves 1-2 Game Scores: C Lidle 45

Montreal Expos
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
B Wilkerson RF-LF	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	.228
E Chavez CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278
J Vidro 2B	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225
T Batista 3B	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.255
O Cabrera SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.244
C Everett LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.259
J Carroll PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
J Rivera RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
N Johnson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
B Schneider C	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.244
C Vargas P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059
J Fikac P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-A Fox PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.160
T Tucker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Bentz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
L Ayala P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
b-M Cepicky PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.224
C Cordero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-T Sledge PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
Totals	32	6	7	6	2	2	5
a-bunt grounded out to pitcher for J Fikac in the 5th b-homered to right for L Ayala in the 7th c-flied out to center for C Cordero in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Wilkerson (8, C Lidle); O Cabrera (7, C Lidle); C Everett (4, C Lidle) HR: T Batista (4, 1st inning off C Lidle 0 on, 2 Out); B Wilkerson (5, 6th inning off C Lidle 0 on, 0 Out); M Cepicky (1, 7th inning off M Matthews 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Vidro (15), T Batista (16), B Wilkerson (15), C Everett (3), B Schneider (14), M Cepicky (3) S: E Chavez SF: B Schneider 2-out RBI: T Batista, M Cepicky Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Chavez 1, N Johnson 1 Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: B Wilkerson (5, 2nd base off J Riedling/J Valentin)
FIELDING DP: 3 (T Batista-J Vidro-N Johnson 2, B Wilkerson-N Johnson). Outfield Assist: B Wilkerson (R Freel at 1st base).

Montreal Expos
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Vargas (L, 5-5)	4.0	9	6	6	1	6	2	100-60	5.16
J Fikac	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	21-12	5.40
T Tucker	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18-9	3.72
C Bentz	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	21-9	4.61
L Ayala	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-3	3.96
C Cordero	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	33-22	1.37
Totals	9.0	14	7	7	5	12	2	200-115
PITCHING IBB: J Valentin 2 (By J Fikac; C Bentz) HBP: K Griffey Jr (By C Vargas); R Freel (By L Ayala) Batters faced: C Vargas 22; J Fikac 5; T Tucker 4; C Bentz 4; L Ayala 3; C Cordero 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Vargas 4-2; J Fikac 0-0; T Tucker 0-2; C Bentz 2-0; L Ayala 1-0; C Cordero 2-1 Game Scores: C Vargas 25

			CIN	MON
MON	1st	J Vidro grounded out to shortstop, B Wilkerson scored.	0	1
MON	1st	T Batista homered to left.	0	2
	3rd	B Larkin doubled to right, R Freel scored.	1	2
	3rd	S Casey homered to right, B Larkin scored.	3	2
	5th	S Casey doubled to center, B Larkin scored.	4	2
	5th	K Griffey Jr homered to right, S Casey scored.	6	2
MON	6th	B Wilkerson homered to right.	6	3
	7th	C Lidle singled to left, A Kearns scored, J Valentin to second.	7	3
MON	7th	C Everett doubled to left, O Cabrera scored.	7	4
MON	7th	M Cepicky homered to right.	7	6
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THE HOME RUN BY CINCINNATI'S KEN GRIFFEY JR. WAS THE 493RD OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER, TYING HIM WITH LOU GEHRIG FOR 20TH PLACE ON THE ALL-TIME LIST.
MONTREAL'S TONY BATISTA HOMERED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.

Stadium	Olympic Stadium, Montreal, PQ
Attendance	7,058 (15.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:00
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor

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