GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (41-56) at FLORIDA (46-51)

NL: CINCINNATI (41-56) at FLORIDA (46-51)

<h3>Livingston, Reds hope to even series vs. Marlins</h3>



Cincinnati (41-56) at Florida (46-51) 7:05 pm EDT


MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Reds hope the next start byrookie Bobby Livingston is as good as his last.


Livingston and the Reds aim to rebound from their first loss infive games when they face the Florida Marlins on Saturday.

Cincinnati was beaten, 10-2, by Florida on Friday to have aseason high-tying four-game winning streak snapped.

The Reds turn to Livingston (2-0, 3.18 ERA) to win the thirdgame of a four-game series vs. the Marlins.


Livingston, in just his third career start, held the AtlantaBraves to two runs and eight hits in five innings of a 10-3victory on Monday. Livingston helped his own cause in thatgame, going 4-for-4 with an RBI. He had just been called upthat day from Class AAA Louisville.


The Marlins counter with Byung-Hyun Kim (4-5, 5.18), who saw hisrecord drop under .500 when he surrendered five runs, eighthits and a season-high seven walks in a 5-3 loss to the St.Louis Cardinals on Monday.


Kim is also seeking his first home win for Florida. The SouthKorean righthander is 0-3 with a 6.47 ERA in six starts atDolphin Stadium. The Marlins have dropped four of his last fivestarts.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA -- LINEUPS

CINCINNATI FLORIDA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Freel CF .245 3 15 Hanley Ramirez SS .332 15 42
Scott Hatteberg 1B .307 8 31 Dan Uggla 2B .249 18 58
Ken Griffey Jr RF .283 24 65 Miguel Cabrera 3B .330 23 69
Brandon Phillips 2B .284 20 60 Josh Willingham LF .256 15 61
Adam Dunn LF .257 26 64 Cody Ross CF .296 4 14
Javier Valentin C .260 1 15 Todd Linden RF .235 1 5
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .261 6 37 Jason Wood 1B .246 2 17
Pedro Lopez SS .240 0 0 Matt Treanor C .279 1 6
Bobby Livingston LHP .625 0 2 Byung-Hyun Kim RHP .067 0 0
(2-0, 3.18) (4-5, 5.18)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
WARMUPS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (2-0, 3.18)
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM (4-5, 5.18)

UMPIRES: HP - JAMES HOYE
1B - ADAM DOWDY
2B - PHIL CUZZI
3B - TOM HALLION

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 9 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
STARTING BATS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON AND JAVIER VALENTIN
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM AND MATT TREANOR

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.245, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.307, 8 HR, 31 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.283, 24 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.332, 15 HR, 42 RBI)
D UGGLA (.249, 18 HR, 58 RBI)
M CABRERA (.330, 23 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cabrera 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
T Linden rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: B Kim 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Kim 1-1. Batters
faced: B Kim 3.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.284, 20 HR, 60 RBI)
A DUNN (.257, 26 HR, 64 RBI)
J VALENTIN (.260, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 18-12; B Kim 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 1-1; B Kim 1-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 5; B Kim 3.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA
NOTE: FLORIDA THIRD BASEMAN MIGUEL CABRERA EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: T LINDEN (.235, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
J WOOD (.246, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
M TREANOR (.279, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
J Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.02

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 18-12; B Kim 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 1-1; B Kim 1-2. Batters faced: B Livingston 5; B Kim 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.261, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
P LOPEZ (.240, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B LIVINGSTON (.625, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
P Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .625

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.84

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.02

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 33-21; B Kim 31-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 1-4; B Kim 1-2. Batters faced: B Livingston 8; B Kim 6.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: B KIM (.067, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.334, 1-FOR-1)
D UGGLA (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Livingston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
M Cabrera 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Kim p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ross 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.84

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.95

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 33-21; B Kim 40-29. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 1-4; B Kim 2-4. Batters faced: B Livingston 8; B Kim 9.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.244, 0-FOR-1)
S HATTEBERG (.306, 0-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Livingston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Kim p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 3 6

BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (36, B Livingston). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cabrera 1, C Ross 1. Team LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.70

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.95

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 45-29; B Kim 40-29. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 2-4; B Kim 2-4. Batters faced: B Livingston 12; B Kim 9.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
FLA - BYUNG-HYUN KIM

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.255, 0-FOR-1)
C ROSS (.291, 0-FOR-1)
T LINDEN (.232, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS FLORIDA (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
B Phillips 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Livingston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556

Totals 12 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
M Cabrera 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255
C Ross cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
T Linden rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Wood 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
M Treanor c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
B Kim p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .063

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 3 6

BATTING: 2B - D Uggla (36, B Livingston). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Cabrera 1, C Ross 1. Team LOB - 3.


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CINCINNATI - 000 0 -- 0
FLORIDA - 000 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.70

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Kim 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.87

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 45-29; B Kim 54-36. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 2-4; B Kim 4-5. Batters faced: B Livingston 12; B Kim 13.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from left.</div>