Reds 3, 
Braves 1
| W: | B. Arroyo (12-12) |
| L: | D. Lowe (13-9) |
| SV: | F. Cordero (31) |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Stubbs CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .267 | .295 |
| P Janish SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .224 | .304 |
| J Votto 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .304 | .394 |
| B Phillips 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .277 | .333 |
| S Rolen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .283 | .368 |
| J Gomes LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .285 | .357 |
A Rhodes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| W Balentien RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .284 | .376 |
| C Miller C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .136 | .321 |
| B Arroyo P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .118 | .118 |
D McDonald LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .241 | .302 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 131 | ||
| BATTING 2B: W Balentien (5, D Lowe); B Phillips (25, D Lowe) 3B: W Balentien (1, D Lowe) HR: J Gomes (17, 2nd inning off D Lowe 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Gomes (43), B Phillips (85), S Rolen (7) S: C Miller 2-out RBI: J Gomes GIDP: P Janish, W Balentien Reds RISP: 1-10 (D Stubbs 0-1, S Rolen 1-3, B Arroyo 0-1, W Balentien 0-2, J Gomes 0-2, C Miller 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Phillips (23, 2nd base off D Lowe/B McCann) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Votto (9, ground ball) DP: 2 (S Rolen-C Miller-J Votto, P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto). PB: C Miller. | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Arroyo (W, 12-12) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 99-64 | 4.23 |
| A Rhodes (H, 22) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 2.49 |
| F Cordero (S, 31) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 119-77 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Arroyo 20/29; A Rhodes 2/3; F Cordero 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Arroyo 24-7-12-21; A Rhodes 1-1-0-3; F Cordero 2-1-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Arroyo 8-8; A Rhodes 2-1; F Cordero 3-0 Game Scores: B Arroyo 62 | |||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Diaz RF-LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .329 | .399 |
| M Prado 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .302 | .351 |
| C Jones 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .275 | .397 |
| B McCann C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .280 | .345 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .273 | .354 |
| Y Escobar SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .304 | .374 |
N McLouth CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .260 | .349 |
| R Church CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .279 | .345 |
| O Infante LF-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .304 | .369 |
| D Lowe P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .265 |
a-K Johnson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .212 | .295 |
P Moylan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .167 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 119 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for D Lowe in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: N Mclouth (16, 6th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N McLouth (57) 2-out RBI: N McLouth GIDP: B McCann, R Church Braves RISP: 0-4 (A LaRoche 0-1, O Infante 0-1, B McCann 0-1, M Prado 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: D Lowe (2nd base by C Miller) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Jones (18, ground ball) DP: 2 (Y Escobar-M Prado-A LaRoche, C Jones-A LaRoche). | |||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Lowe (L, 13-9) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 97-64 | 4.36 |
| P Moylan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.00 |
| K Kawakami | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-14 | 3.95 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 131-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Lowe 20/28; P Moylan 4/6; K Kawakami 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Lowe 18-7-18-21; P Moylan 2-2-1-4; K Kawakami 1-1-10-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 13-3; P Moylan 0-2; K Kawakami 0-2 Game Scores: D Lowe 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | ATL | |||
 | 2nd | J Gomes homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | B Phillips doubled to deep right center, J Votto scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | S Rolen singled to center, B Phillips scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 6th | N McLouth homered to right. | 3 | 1 |
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| Game Notes |
| BRAVES SHORTSTOP YUNEL ESCOBAR LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| BRAVES MANAGER BOBBY COX WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE BRIAN GORMAN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING A BATTER INTERFERENCE CALL |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 24,219 (48.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 4th
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| St. Louis | 14 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 12 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |