Reds 5, 
Pirates 1
| W: | E. Volquez (14-5) |
| L: | J. Karstens (2-1) |
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Dickerson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .259 |
| J Bruce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| J Valentin 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| C Patterson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| P Bako C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .216 |
| E Volquez P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .093 |
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lincoln P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-A Rosales PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| a-singled to center for D Weathers in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Dickerson (1, J Karstens); C Patterson (11, T Yates) HR: B Phillips (18, 1st inning off J Karstens 1 on, 2 Out); J Valentin (2, 4th inning off J Karstens 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Phillips 2 (68), J Valentin (12), C Patterson 2 (19) S: E Volquez 2-out RBI: B Phillips 2, C Patterson 2 GIDP: J Keppinger Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Bako 2, J Bruce 1, J Keppinger 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Dickerson (1, 2nd base off J Karstens/R Doumit) CS: C Patterson (6, 3rd base by J Karstens) | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Volquez (W, 14-5) | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 113-64 | 2.86 |
| B Bray | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.77 |
| M Lincoln (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 3.49 |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.29 |
| F Cordero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.78 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 146-80 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Volquez 27; B Bray 1; M Lincoln 2; D Weathers 3; F Cordero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 6-8; B Bray 0-0; M Lincoln 1-0; D Weathers 0-2; F Cordero 1-2 Game Scores: E Volquez 62 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| L Rivas SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .231 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .289 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 |
| A LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .183 |
| B Moss LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .175 |
| S Pearce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| C Gomez 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J Karstens P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| a-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| b-F Sanchez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Karstens in the 7th b-grounded to third for S Burnett in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Gomez (7, E Volquez); A LaRoche (2, E Volquez); N McLouth (37, B Bray) RBI: A LaRoche (9) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Pearce 1, D Mientkiewicz 4, L Rivas 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth (14, 2nd base off E Volquez/P Bako) CS: R Doumit (2, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Doumit (6, throw); A LaRoche (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (A LaRoche-C Gomez-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Karstens (L, 2-1) | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 101-61 | 1.23 |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 5.34 |
| S Burnett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.38 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 128-77 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Karstens 30; T Yates 5; S Burnett 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 10-8; T Yates 3-0; S Burnett 2-0 Game Scores: J Karstens 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | PIT | |||
 | 1st | B Phillips homered to left, C Dickerson scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | J Valentin homered to center. | 3 | 0 |
 | 4th | A LaRoche doubled to deep center, D Mientkiewicz scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | C Patterson singled to right, B Phillips scored, J Valentin to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 8th | C Patterson doubled to deep right center, E Encarnacion scored. | 5 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 23,686 (61.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Kevin Causey, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 12th 2008
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Atlanta |
| Texas | 17 | Final |
| Boston | 19 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 12 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |