Reds 6, 
Cardinals 1
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .303 | .365 |
J Kinney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | |
c-T Glaus PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .158 | .238 |
T Greene PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .257 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .226 | .291 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .330 | .445 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .350 | .407 |
| C Rasmus CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .255 | .308 |
| R Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .266 | .328 |
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .247 | .298 |
b-R Ankiel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .282 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | |
| B Ryan SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .290 | .338 |
| J Smoltz P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .077 | .143 |
D Reyes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
a-J Thurston PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .226 | .316 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 129 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for D Reyes in the 6th b-flied out to center for J Larue in the 8th c-walked for B Thompson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker (34, B Arroyo); C Rasmus (22, B Arroyo) RBI: A Pujols (134) GIDP: J Thurston Cardinals RISP: 1-5 (M Holliday 0-1, M DeRosa 0-1, R Ludwick 0-2, A Pujols 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Smoltz (L, 1-3) | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 87-52 | 4.26 |
| D Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.12 |
| J Kinney | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 9.42 |
| B Thompson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.92 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 134-82 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Smoltz 17/23; D Reyes 3/4; J Kinney 4/7; B Thompson 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Smoltz 12-11-15-14; D Reyes 2-2-1-2; J Kinney 2-0-2-7; B Thompson 4-0-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Smoltz 2-7; D Reyes 1-1; J Kinney 2-4; B Thompson 0-3 Game Scores: J Smoltz 24 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Stubbs CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .261 | .315 |
| P Janish SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .215 | .297 |
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .318 | .409 |
| B Phillips 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .279 | .333 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .270 | .358 |
| J Bruce RF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .222 | .303 |
| L Nix LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .239 | .289 |
| R Hanigan C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .267 | .364 |
| B Arroyo P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .113 | .113 |
N Masset P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 134 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Votto (37, J Smoltz); S Rolen (7, J Smoltz); P Janish (20, J Kinney) HR: L Nix (15, 3rd inning off J Smoltz 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Hanigan (11), D Stubbs (17), L Nix 4 (46) Reds RISP: 3-10 (L Nix 1-2, B Arroyo 1-1, B Phillips 0-2, P Janish 0-2, J Votto 0-2, R Hanigan 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Stubbs (10, 2nd base off J Smoltz/J LaRue) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (P Janish-B Phillips-J Votto). | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Arroyo (W, 15-13) | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 111-76 | 3.84 |
| N Masset | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.44 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 129-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Arroyo 16/29; N Masset 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Arroyo 21-11-24-20; N Masset 3-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Arroyo 9-10; N Masset 1-0 Game Scores: B Arroyo 76 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | CIN | |||
 | 2nd | R Hanigan singled to left, S Rolen scored, J Bruce to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | D Stubbs walked, J Bruce scored, R Hanigan to third, B Arroyo to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | L Nix homered to right, B Phillips, S Rolen and J Bruce scored. | 0 | 6 |
 | 4th | A Pujols singled to center, S Schumaker scored. | 1 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 11,930 (28.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 30th
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