NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS COLORADO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf-lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303 K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .293 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 D Wise cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270 E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 B Livingston p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Castro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Totals 30 4 7 4 1 3 7 BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (5, T Buchholz); J Valentin (5, T Buchholz). HR - K Griffey Jr (12, 1st inning off T Buchholz 0 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (11, 4th inning off T Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Griffey Jr (32), A Gonzalez 2 (26), B Livingston (1). 2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, B Livingston. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, K Griffey Jr 1. GIDP - B Phillips. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - N Hopper (4, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba), B Phillips (9, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba). FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, ground ball). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .322 T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .347 R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 T Helton 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .341 J Baker 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .225 B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 Y Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-G Atkins ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .223 T Buchholz p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-K Matsui ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 34 2 9 1 4 2 20 a-grounded to second for J Affeldt in the 7th; b-walked for L Hawkins in the 8th. BATTING: RBI - W Taveras (10). 2-out RBI - W Taveras. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1, Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Baker 3, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB - 12. BASERUNNING: SB - W Taveras (13, 2nd base off B Salmon/J Valentin). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 100 300 00 -- 4 COLORADO - 000 000 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Livingston 6 2/3 7 1 0 1 0 0 3.00 B Salmon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.50 J Coutlangus 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.12 D Weathers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era T Buchholz 6 2/3 6 4 4 1 3 2 5.55 J Affeldt 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 L Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 B Salmon pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP - B Livingston. HBP - N Hopper (by T Buchholz). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 108-70; B Salmon 10-2; J Coutlangus 25-17; D Weathers 8-4; T Buchholz 82-52; J Affeldt 3-3; L Hawkins 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 12-8; B Salmon 0-0; J Coutlangus 1-0; D Weathers 0-1; T Buchholz 10-7; J Affeldt 0-1; L Hawkins 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 28; B Salmon 2; J Coutlangus 6; D Weathers 2; T Buchholz 28; J Affeldt 1; L Hawkins 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE COL: BRIAN FUENTES (0-0, 2.22) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2 DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.270, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 COLORADO 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A Gonzalez (.270, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Ross hit for J Valentin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 COLORADO 2 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D Ross (.208, 6 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - DAVID WEATHERS COL - BRIAN FUENTES DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.304, 0-FOR-1, BB) T HELTON (.341, 2-FOR-4) J BAKER (.225, 1-FOR-4)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf-lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303 K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .293 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 D Wise cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .269 E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 a-D Ross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 B Livingston p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 Totals 33 4 7 4 1 3 9 a-popped out to shortstop for J Valentin in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (5, T Buchholz); J Valentin (5, T Buchholz). HR - K Griffey Jr (12, 1st inning off T Buchholz 0 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (11, 4th inning off T Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Griffey Jr (32), A Gonzalez 2 (26), B Livingston (1). 2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, B Livingston. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, K Griffey Jr 1. GIDP - B Phillips. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - N Hopper (4, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba), B Phillips (9, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba). FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, ground ball). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .322 T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .347 R Spilborghs lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 T Helton 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .341 J Baker 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .225 B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 Y Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-G Atkins ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .223 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Buchholz p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-K Matsui ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 34 2 9 1 4 2 20 a-grounded to second for J Affeldt in the 7th; b-walked for L Hawkins in the 8th. BATTING: RBI - W Taveras (10). 2-out RBI - W Taveras. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1, Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Baker 3, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB - 12. BASERUNNING: SB - W Taveras (13, 2nd base off B Salmon/J Valentin). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 100 300 000 -- 4 COLORADO - 000 000 11 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Livingston 6 2/3 7 1 0 1 0 0 3.00 B Salmon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.50 J Coutlangus 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.12 D Weathers 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era T Buchholz 6 2/3 6 4 4 1 3 2 5.55 J Affeldt 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 L Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 B Salmon pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP - B Livingston. HBP - N Hopper (by T Buchholz); E Encarnacion (by B Fuentes). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 108-70; B Salmon 10-2; J Coutlangus 25-17; D Weathers 8-4; T Buchholz 82-52; J Affeldt 3-3; L Hawkins 8-6; B Fuentes 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 12-8; B Salmon 0-0; J Coutlangus 1-0; D Weathers 0-1; T Buchholz 10-7; J Affeldt 0-1; L Hawkins 2-1; B Fuentes 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 28; B Salmon 2; J Coutlangus 6; D Weathers 2; T Buchholz 28; J Affeldt 1; L Hawkins 3; B Fuentes 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Ross catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4 COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R Spilborghs (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, BRAD SALMON (7TH), JON COUTLANGUS (7TH), DAVID WEATHERS (8TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN, DAVID ROSS (9TH) COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA HOME RUNS: CIN - KEN GRIFFEY JR (12) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON ALEX GONZALEZ (11) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 4TH, 1 ON COL - NONE</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CINCINNATI 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON, BRAD SALMON (7TH), JON COUTLANGUS (7TH), DAVID WEATHERS (8TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN, DAVID ROSS (9TH) COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ, JEREMY AFFELDT (7TH), LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA WP - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (1-0) LP - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (2-3) SAVE - DAVID WEATHERS (11) HOME RUNS: CIN - KEN GRIFFEY JR (12) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 1ST, 0 ON ALEX GONZALEZ (11) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 4TH, 1 ON COL - NONE TIME: 2:50 ATT: 22,265 PROBABLES: CIN - KYLE LOHSE (2-6, 4.59) COL - JEFF FRANCIS (4-4, 3.93)</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS COLORADO (2) - FINAL CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg N Hopper cf-lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303 K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .293 B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 D Wise cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .269 E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 J Valentin c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 a-D Ross ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 B Livingston p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Castro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .145 Totals 33 4 7 4 1 3 9 a-popped out to shortstop for J Valentin in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - E Encarnacion (5, T Buchholz); J Valentin (5, T Buchholz). HR - K Griffey Jr (12, 1st inning off T Buchholz 0 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (11, 4th inning off T Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Griffey Jr (32), A Gonzalez 2 (26), B Livingston (1). 2-out RBI - K Griffey Jr, B Livingston. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, K Griffey Jr 1. GIDP - B Phillips. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - N Hopper (4, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba), B Phillips (9, 2nd base off T Buchholz/Y Torrealba). FIELDING: E - A Gonzalez (9, ground ball). COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Taveras cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .322 T Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .272 M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .347 R Spilborghs lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 T Helton 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .339 J Baker 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .222 B Hawpe rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 Y Torrealba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 J Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-G Atkins ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .223 B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Buchholz p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-K Matsui ph-2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 37 2 9 1 4 2 20 a-grounded to second for J Affeldt in the 7th; b-walked for L Hawkins in the 8th. BATTING: RBI - W Taveras (10). 2-out RBI - W Taveras. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1, Y Torrealba 1, T Helton 1, J Baker 3, T Tulowitzki 1. Team LOB - 12. BASERUNNING: SB - W Taveras (13, 2nd base off B Salmon/J Valentin). FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-T Helton). ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI - 100 300 000 -- 4 COLORADO - 000 000 110 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era B Livingston (W, 1-0) 6 2/3 7 1 0 1 0 0 3.00 B Salmon 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.50 J Coutlangus (H, 4) 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.12 D Weathers (S, 11) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era T Buchholz (L, 2-3) 6 2/3 6 4 4 1 3 2 5.55 J Affeldt 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 L Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 B Salmon pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP - B Livingston. HBP - N Hopper (by T Buchholz); E Encarnacion (by B Fuentes). Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 108-70; B Salmon 10-2; J Coutlangus 25-17; D Weathers 19-11; T Buchholz 82-52; J Affeldt 3-3; L Hawkins 8-6; B Fuentes 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Livingston 12-8; B Salmon 0-0; J Coutlangus 1-0; D Weathers 1-3; T Buchholz 10-7; J Affeldt 0-1; L Hawkins 2-1; B Fuentes 2-1. Batters faced: B Livingston 28; B Salmon 2; J Coutlangus 6; D Weathers 5; T Buchholz 28; J Affeldt 1; L Hawkins 3; B Fuentes 4. UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Gary Darling. T--2:50. Att--22,265. Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from left.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (4) AT COLORADO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper flied out to center. S Hatteberg grounded out to first. K Griffey Jr homered to right center. B Phillips flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips singled to center. B Phillips stole second. A Dunn struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to left, B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion doubled to left. J Valentin grounded out to first, E Encarnacion to third. B Livingston singled to right, E Encarnacion scored. N Hopper fouled out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 7TH: J Carroll grounded out to second. K Matsui hit for J Affeldt. K Matsui grounded out to second. W Taveras singled to right. B Salmon relieved B Livingston. W Taveras stole second. T Tulowitzki walked. R Spilborghs walked, W Taveras to third, T Tulowitzki to second. J Coutlangus relieved B Salmon. T Helton safe at first on error by shortstop A Gonzalez, W Taveras scored, T Tulowitzki to third, R Spilborghs to second. J Baker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Helton out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 8TH: N Hopper in left field. D Wise in center field. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. G Atkins hit for L Hawkins. G Atkins walked. K Matsui singled to center, G Atkins to second. D Weathers relieved J Coutlangus. J Castro at second base. W Taveras singled to right center, G Atkins scored, K Matsui to third. T Tulowitzki lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2.</div>
NL: CINCINNATI at COLORADO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CINCINNATI (4) AT COLORADO (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, S Hatteberg 1B, K Griffey Jr RF, B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, A Gonzalez SS, E Encarnacion 3B, J Valentin C, B Livingston LHP. Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, T Tulowitzki SS, M Holliday LF, T Helton 1B, J Baker 3B, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, J Carroll 2B, T Buchholz RHP. Umpires -- Jerry Meals (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B), Gary Darling (3B). Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 3 mph. CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper flied out to center. S Hatteberg grounded out to first. K Griffey Jr homered to right center. B Phillips flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras grounded out to shortstop. T Tulowitzki flied out to right. M Holliday singled to right. T Helton singled to left center, M Holliday to second. J Baker grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Helton out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded out to third. E Encarnacion fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 2ND: B Hawpe flied out to left. Y Torrealba grounded out to third. J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin grounded out to first. B Livingston struck out looking. N Hopper hit by pitch. N Hopper stole second. S Hatteberg walked. K Griffey Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 3RD: T Buchholz singled to left. W Taveras reached on bunt single to catcher, T Buchholz to second. T Tulowitzki grounded into fielder's choice to third, W Taveras out at second, T Buchholz to third. M Holliday flied out to right. T Helton grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 1, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 4TH: B Phillips singled to center. B Phillips stole second. A Dunn struck out swinging. A Gonzalez homered to left, B Phillips scored. E Encarnacion doubled to left. J Valentin grounded out to first, E Encarnacion to third. B Livingston singled to right, E Encarnacion scored. N Hopper fouled out to right. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 4TH: J Baker singled to center. B Hawpe grounded out to pitcher, J Baker to second. J Baker to third on wild pitch by B Livingston. Y Torrealba lined out to center. J Carroll grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 5TH: R Spilborghs in left field. S Hatteberg grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out to center. B Phillips lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 5TH: T Buchholz flied out to left. W Taveras grounded out to second. T Tulowitzki grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 6TH: A Dunn grounded out to catcher. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 6TH: R Spilborghs popped out to second. T Helton singled to right. J Baker flied out to center. B Hawpe walked, T Helton to second. Y Torrealba flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. CINCINNATI 7TH: J Valentin hit a ground rule double to deep center. B Livingston bunt grounded out to catcher. N Hopper grounded out to second, J Valentin to third. J Affeldt relieved T Buchholz. S Hatteberg popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 0. COLORADO 7TH: J Carroll grounded out to second. K Matsui hit for J Affeldt. K Matsui grounded out to second. W Taveras singled to right. B Salmon relieved B Livingston. W Taveras stole second. T Tulowitzki walked. R Spilborghs walked, W Taveras to third, T Tulowitzki to second. J Coutlangus relieved B Salmon. T Helton safe at first on error by shortstop A Gonzalez, W Taveras scored, T Tulowitzki to third, R Spilborghs to second. J Baker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Helton out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 1. CINCINNATI 8TH: L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. K Matsui at second base. K Griffey Jr singled to center. B Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Griffey Jr out at second. A Dunn flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 1. COLORADO 8TH: N Hopper in left field. D Wise in center field. B Hawpe struck out swinging. Y Torrealba struck out swinging. G Atkins hit for L Hawkins. G Atkins walked. K Matsui singled to center, G Atkins to second. D Weathers relieved J Coutlangus. J Castro at second base. W Taveras singled to right center, G Atkins scored, K Matsui to third. T Tulowitzki lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2. CINCINNATI 9TH: B Fuentes relieved L Hawkins. A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion hit by pitch. D Ross hit for J Valentin. D Ross popped out to shortstop. J Castro grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2. COLORADO 9TH: D Ross catching. R Spilborghs flied out to center. T Helton flied out to left. J Baker grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2.</div>
Livingston gets first career win vs. Rockies <h3>CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2</h3>Denver (Ticker) -- Bobby Livingston pitched 6 2/3 commandinginnings and Ken Griffey Jr. homered as the Cincinnati Redsposted a 4-2 triumph over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Livingston (1-0) gave up one unearned and seven hits with onewalk for his first career win. The 24-year-old was more thaneffective with his pitches, forcing 11 ground-ball outs andeight flyouts. Livingston was called up from Class AAA Louisville on Monday. In his first career start on May 13, Livingston lasted 5 1/3frames with a one-run lead, leaving in position for the winbefore the bullpen blew it one inning later in a 10-5 loss tothe Los Angeles Dodgers. Livingston was on the verge of encountering deja vu as WillyTaveras singled, then stole second and scored on shortstop AlexGonzalez's fielder error with the bases loaded that brought theRockies within 4-1 in the seventh. Colorado continued to draw closer against Cincinnati's bullpen,when Taveras delievered an RBI single in the eighth off closerDavid Weathers, slicing the deficit in half, 4-2. However, Weathers shut the door in the decisive frame, retiringthe heart of the Rockies' batting order for his 11th save of theseason. Griffey opened the scoring with his 12 homer of the season offstarter Taylor Buchholz (2-3), who has been touched up for 12runs in three lifetime starts against Cincinnati. Griffey's homer was his 575th, leaving him eight shy from tyingMark McGwire for eighth on the all-time list. In the fourth, Gonzalez hit a two-run blast - his 11th - andLivingston helped his own case later in the inning with an RBIsingle to right field, making it 4-0. Buchholz surrendered four runs and six hits with threestrikeouts in 6 2/3 frames. Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday left the contest following thebottom of the fourth with a head contusion suffered in thedugout. He is listed as day-to-day.
Livingston gets first career win vs. Rockies <h3>CINCINNATI 4, COLORADO 2</h3>Denver (Ticker) -- Bobby Livingston took advantage of hissecond opportunity. Livingston pitched 6 2/3 commanding innings and Ken Griffey Jr.homered as the Cincinnati Reds posted a 4-2 triumph over theColorado Rockies on Friday night. In earning his first career win, Livingston (1-0) gave up oneunearned and seven hits with one. The 24-year-old was more thaneffective with his pitches, forcing 12 ground-ball outs andeight flyouts. Livingston also drove in a run with a single in the fourth. "It was a great team win, everything I thought it would be, butI was kind of more excited about the hit," said Livingston, whowas making his second career start. "The kid (Livingston) was able to stay out of trouble," Rockiesmanager Clint Hurdle said. "When we did get some guys on base,we weren't able to get the big hit. We were a big hit away frombreaking something open and never got it." Livingston was called up from Class AAA Louisville on Monday. In his first career start on May 13, Livingston lasted 5 1/3frames with a one-run lead, leaving in position for the winbefore the bullpen blew it one inning later in a 10-5 loss tothe Los Angeles Dodgers. Livingston was on the verge of encountering deja vu, as WillyTaveras singled, then stole second and scored on shortstop AlexGonzalez's fielding error with the bases loaded that brought theRockies within 4-1 in the seventh. But reliever Jon Coutlangus entered and got Jeff Baker to groundout as the Reds avoided further damage. "We got in a little trouble and (Coutlangus) came in and pickedus up," Livingston said. "It was a good team win, everybody wasjust picking everybody up. To win ballgames, that's what youhave to do." Colorado continued to draw closer against Cincinnati's bullpen,when Taveras delivered an RBI single in the eighth off closerDavid Weathers, slicing the deficit in half, 4-2. However, Weathers shut the door in the decisive frame, retiringthe heart of the Rockies' batting order for his 11th save of theseason. "I was just happy to get a win," Cincinnati manager Jerry Narronsaid. "They came back there after we didn't pitch as wellafter Livingston left but Coutlangus and Weathers did a greatjob." Griffey opened the scoring with his 12th homer of the season offstarter Taylor Buchholz (2-3), who has been touched up for 12runs in three lifetime starts against Cincinnati. Griffey's homer was the 575th of his career, leaving him eightshy from tying Mark McGwire for eighth on the all-time list. "Anytime you're able to spot the pitcher like that it takes alittle pressure off him and I was fortunate to get a ball Icould hit and I hit it," Griffey said. In the fourth, Gonzalez hit a two-run blast - his 11th - andLivingston helped his own cause later in the inning with an RBIsingle to right field, making it 4-0. Buchholz surrendered four runs and six hits with threestrikeouts in 6 2/3 frames as he watched his ERA rise to 5.55. "I'm definitely happy I was able to keep us in the game,"Buchholz said. "I didn't have my good stuff, so I'm happy I wasable to go out there and battle and get seven innings out ofit." Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday left the contest following thebottom of the fourth with a head contusion suffered in thedugout. He is listed as day-to-day.
