GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (45-64) at PITTSBURGH (44-62)

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Conine hit for M Stanton.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 12
PITTSBURGH 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Conine (.263, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED JEFF CONINE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, S HATTEBERG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 13
PITTSBURGH 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.328, 2-FOR-5, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (13) VS PITTSBURGH (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 5 1 2 3 1 1 1 .308
N Hopper cf 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .282
K Griffey Jr rf 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .272
A Dunn lf 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .263
J Keppinger 2b 6 1 2 3 0 0 4 .324
J Valentin c 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .258
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091
a-M Bellhorn ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 44 13 19 13 5 4 20

a-walked for M Belisle in the 7th; b-singled to center for M Stanton in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). HR - A Dunn (29, 4th inning off I Snell
0 on, 2 Out), S Hatteberg (9, 7th inning off J Bayliss 2 on, 1 Out), K Griffey
Jr (26, 7th inning off J Bayliss 0 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (15, 9th inning off J
Bayliss 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Belisle. RBI - J Keppinger 3 (14), J Valentin (18),
E Encarnacion (42), A Gonzalez 2 (47), A Dunn 2 (71), S Hatteberg 3 (37), K
Griffey Jr (69). 2-out RBI - A Dunn 2, J Keppinger, K Griffey Jr. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, J Valentin 1, J Keppinger 2, M
Belisle 1. GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 10.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .224
J Bautista 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
F Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .296
A LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .246
J Bay lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
R Doumit rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .279
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242
J Wilson ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
a-C Izturis ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Phelps ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 9 3 1 5 12

a-reached on infield single to second for I Snell in the 5th; b-singled to
center for J Grabow in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (25, M Belisle). HR - R Doumit (9, 4th inning off M
Belisle 1 on, 2 Out). S - I Snell. SF - A LaRoche. RBI - R Doumit 2 (30), A
LaRoche (60). 2-out RBI - R Doumit 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
N McLouth 1, J Bay 1, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - J Bay (6, fly ball). Outfield assists - J Bay (J Valentin at
2nd base). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 401 101 402 -- 13
PITTSBURGH - 000 210 00 -- 3
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 6 9 3 3 1 2 1 5.26
J Burton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
M Stanton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.97

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 5 10 6 6 3 2 1 3.91
J Grabow 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.68
J Bayliss 3 6 6 6 2 1 3 8.36

WP - I Snell. Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 86-58; J Burton 13-10; M Stanton
12-7; I Snell 104-60; J Grabow 20-14; J Bayliss 63-36. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Belisle 7-9; J Burton 1-0; M Stanton 1-1; I Snell 7-5; J Grabow 1-1; J
Bayliss 3-5. Batters faced: M Belisle 28; J Burton 3; M Stanton 3; I Snell 27;
J Grabow 6; J Bayliss 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 13 19 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MIKE STANTON (OUT)
PIT - JONAH BAYLISS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.262, 2-FOR-3)
J BAYLISS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.224, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: JON COUTLANGUS (4-1, 3.79) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.262, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Coutlangus relieved M Stanton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 13
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Wilson (.262, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Castillo hit for J Bayliss.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 13
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Castillo (.250, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED JOSE CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 13
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.296, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 13 19 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - MATT BELISLE, JARED BURTON (7TH), MIKE STANTON (8TH), JON
COUTLANGUS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

PIT - IAN SNELL, JOHN GRABOW (6TH), JONAH BAYLISS (7TH)
AND RONNY PAULINO

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (29) OFF IAN SNELL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
SCOTT HATTEBERG (9) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
KEN GRIFFEY JR (26) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (15) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

PIT - RYAN DOUMIT (9) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON</div>

 

Reds jump on Snell early, finish Pirates with long ball

<h3>CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Reds were the latest teamto add to Ian Snell's woes. For Matt Belisle, the PittsburghPirates were the perfect fit.


The Reds scored four times in the first inning and Belisleremained unbeaten against the Pirates this season with Fridaynight's 13-4 victory in the opener of a three-game seriesbetween the struggling clubs.


Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 589th career homer and Adam Dunn andScott Hatteberg also homered for Cincinnati (46-64), whichsnapped a five-game losing streak and moved one-half game aheadof Pittsburgh (44-63) in the battle for the National League'sworst record.


Snell (7-10), who was 7-5 with a 2.93 ERA in the first half,dropped to 0-5 with an 8.31 ERA in the second half. Therighthander was tagged for six runs and a season high-tying 10hits in five innings.


Cincinnati did not wait long to jump on Snell, who has not wonsince July 4. Rookie Norris Hopper reached on a one-out singlein the first, advanced to second on a base hit by Griffey and tothird on a walk to Adam Dunn.


Jeff Keppinger then ripped a 2-1 pitch to left-center field fora double that plated the first two runs of the game. JavierValentin followed with an RBI single to right and EdwinEncarnacion became the sixth straight Red to reach when heplated Keppinger with a base hit to left for a 4-0 lead.

Encarnacion singled in the third and later scored on a base hit<div class="pre">by Alex Gonzalez, and Dunn made it 6-0 with a solo homer to</div>right field - his 29th of the season - in the fifth.

Keppinger drove in his third run in the sixth with an RBI singleto center that provided a 7-3 edge. The 27-year-old rookie is20-for-57 with 14 RBI in his last 15 games.


Hatteberg drilled a three-run shot in the seventh off JonahBayliss and, two batters later, Griffey belted a solo shot - his26th of the season. Alex Gonzalez belted his 15th homeragainst Bayliss in the ninth.


The support was enough for Belisle (6-8), who had lost hisprevious four decisions and was winless in his last 10 startsdating to May 29. The righthander surrendered three runs andnine hits in six frames to improve to 6-1 lifetime against thePirates.


Belisle is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA in three starts againstPittsburgh this season and 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA in his other 18starts.


Ryan Doumit hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, who had won twostraight after losing 13 of 15.

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 2 13 19 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - MATT BELISLE, JARED BURTON (7TH), MIKE STANTON (8TH), JON
COUTLANGUS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN

PIT - IAN SNELL, JOHN GRABOW (6TH), JONAH BAYLISS (7TH)
AND RONNY PAULINO


WP - MATT BELISLE (6-8)
LP - IAN SNELL (7-10)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CIN - ADAM DUNN (29) OFF IAN SNELL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
SCOTT HATTEBERG (9) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
KEN GRIFFEY JR (26) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (15) OFF JONAH BAYLISS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

PIT - RYAN DOUMIT (9) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:56 ATT: 22,874

PROBABLES: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (2-2, 4.64)
PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.35)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (13) VS PITTSBURGH (4) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 5 1 2 3 1 1 1 .308
N Hopper cf 6 2 2 0 0 1 3 .282
K Griffey Jr rf 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .272
A Dunn lf 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .263
J Keppinger 2b 6 1 2 3 0 0 4 .324
J Valentin c 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 .258
M Belisle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091
a-M Bellhorn ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 44 13 19 13 5 4 20

a-walked for M Belisle in the 7th; b-singled to center for M Stanton in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). HR - A Dunn (29, 4th inning off I Snell
0 on, 2 Out), S Hatteberg (9, 7th inning off J Bayliss 2 on, 1 Out), K Griffey
Jr (26, 7th inning off J Bayliss 0 on, 2 Out), A Gonzalez (15, 9th inning off J
Bayliss 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Belisle. RBI - J Keppinger 3 (14), J Valentin (18),
E Encarnacion (42), A Gonzalez 2 (47), A Dunn 2 (71), S Hatteberg 3 (37), K
Griffey Jr (69). 2-out RBI - A Dunn 2, J Keppinger, K Griffey Jr. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, J Valentin 1, J Keppinger 2, M
Belisle 1. GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 10.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .223
J Bautista 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .259
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .295
A LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .246
J Bay lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
R Doumit rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .279
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242
J Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .261
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
a-C Izturis ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Phelps ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Bayliss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Castillo ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255

Totals 36 4 11 4 1 6 14

a-reached on infield single to second for I Snell in the 5th; b-singled to
center for J Grabow in the 6th; c-singled to center for J Bayliss in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (25, M Belisle); J Bautista (24, J Coutlangus). HR - R
Doumit (9, 4th inning off M Belisle 1 on, 2 Out). S - I Snell. SF - A LaRoche.
RBI - R Doumit 2 (30), A LaRoche (60), J Bautista (37). 2-out RBI - R Doumit 2,
J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Sanchez 1, N McLouth 1,
J Bay 1, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Bay (6, fly ball). Outfield assists - J Bay (J Valentin at
2nd base). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 401 101 402 -- 13
PITTSBURGH - 000 210 001 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle (W, 6-8) 6 9 3 3 1 2 1 5.26
J Burton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86
M Stanton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.97
J Coutlangus 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.93

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell (L, 7-10) 5 10 6 6 3 2 1 3.91
J Grabow 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.68
J Bayliss 3 6 6 6 2 1 3 8.36

WP - I Snell. Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 86-58; J Burton 13-10; M Stanton
12-7; J Coutlangus 16-13; I Snell 104-60; J Grabow 20-14; J Bayliss 63-36.
Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 7-9; J Burton 1-0; M Stanton 1-1; J
Coutlangus 2-0; I Snell 7-5; J Grabow 1-1; J Bayliss 3-5. Batters faced: M
Belisle 28; J Burton 3; M Stanton 3; J Coutlangus 5; I Snell 27; J Grabow 6; J
Bayliss 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

T--2:56. Att--22,874.
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 13
PITTSBURGH 4 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (13) AT PITTSBURGH (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg grounded out to second. N Hopper reached on
infield single to shortstop. K Griffey Jr singled to left, N Hopper to second.
A Dunn walked, N Hopper to third, K Griffey Jr to second. J Keppinger doubled
to deep center, N Hopper and K Griffey Jr scored, A Dunn to third. J Valentin
singled to right, A Dunn scored, J Keppinger to third. E Encarnacion singled
to left, J Keppinger scored, J Valentin to second. A Gonzalez walked,
J Valentin to third, E Encarnacion to second. M Belisle grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PITTSBURGH 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin flied out to left. E Encarnacion singled to
left. E Encarnacion to second on wild pitch by I Snell. A Gonzalez singled to
center, E Encarnacion scored. M Belisle sacrificed to first, A Gonzalez to
second. S Hatteberg grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: N Hopper grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out
to left. A Dunn homered to right. J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: F Sanchez flied out to center. A LaRoche doubled to deep
center. J Bay flied out to right. R Doumit homered to right, A LaRoche
scored. R Paulino singled to center. J Wilson grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Paulino out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: C Izturis hit for I Snell. C Izturis reached on infield
single to second. N McLouth flied out to right. J Bautista singled to center,
C Izturis to second. F Sanchez walked, C Izturis to third, J Bautista to
second. A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to left, C Izturis scored. J Bay fouled
out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Grabow relieved I Snell. S Hatteberg struck out looking.
N Hopper reached on bunt single to first. K Griffey Jr singled to center,
N Hopper to second. A Dunn flied out to center, N Hopper to third. J Keppinger
singled to center, N Hopper scored, K Griffey Jr to third. J Valentin grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 7TH: J Bayliss relieved J Grabow. E Encarnacion popped out to
third. A Gonzalez singled to left. M Bellhorn hit for M Belisle. M Bellhorn
walked, A Gonzalez to second. S Hatteberg homered to right, A Gonzalez and
M Bellhorn scored. N Hopper grounded out to pitcher. K Griffey Jr homered to
right. A Dunn struck out looking. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 11,
PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: A Gonzalez homered to left. J Conine hit for M Stanton.
J Conine singled to center. S Hatteberg walked, J Conine to second. N Hopper
flied out to right. K Griffey Jr popped out to third. A Dunn singled to
right, J Conine scored, S Hatteberg to second. J Keppinger grounded into
fielder's choice to third, A Dunn out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Coutlangus relieved M Stanton. J Wilson grounded out to
shortstop. J Castillo hit for J Bayliss. J Castillo singled to center.
N McLouth struck out swinging. J Bautista doubled to deep left center,
J Castillo scored. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 4.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (13) AT PITTSBURGH (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, N Hopper CF, K Griffey Jr RF,
A Dunn LF, J Keppinger 2B, J Valentin C, E Encarnacion 3B, A Gonzalez SS,
M Belisle RHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, I Snell RHP.

Umpires -- Marvin Hudson (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Brian Gorman (2B),
Bill Miller (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 9 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg grounded out to second. N Hopper reached on
infield single to shortstop. K Griffey Jr singled to left, N Hopper to second.
A Dunn walked, N Hopper to third, K Griffey Jr to second. J Keppinger doubled
to deep center, N Hopper and K Griffey Jr scored, A Dunn to third. J Valentin
singled to right, A Dunn scored, J Keppinger to third. E Encarnacion singled
to left, J Keppinger scored, J Valentin to second. A Gonzalez walked,
J Valentin to third, E Encarnacion to second. M Belisle grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second.(4 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth lined out to second. J Bautista grounded out to
third. F Sanchez singled to center. A LaRoche flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, PITTSBURGH 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: S Hatteberg singled to right. N Hopper struck out looking.
K Griffey Jr walked, S Hatteberg to second. A Dunn lined out to center.
J Keppinger flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay struck out swinging. R Doumit grounded out to first.
R Paulino flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4,
PITTSBURGH 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: J Valentin flied out to left. E Encarnacion singled to
left. E Encarnacion to second on wild pitch by I Snell. A Gonzalez singled to
center, E Encarnacion scored. M Belisle sacrificed to first, A Gonzalez to
second. S Hatteberg grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Wilson singled to left. I Snell sacrificed to catcher,
J Wilson to second. N McLouth lined out to left. J Bautista grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: N Hopper grounded out to shortstop. K Griffey Jr flied out
to left. A Dunn homered to right. J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: F Sanchez flied out to center. A LaRoche doubled to deep
center. J Bay flied out to right. R Doumit homered to right, A LaRoche
scored. R Paulino singled to center. J Wilson grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Paulino out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6,
PITTSBURGH 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: J Valentin singled to left, J Valentin out stretching at
second. E Encarnacion safe at second on error by left fielder J Bay.
A Gonzalez flied out to left. M Belisle struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
1 Error) CINCINNATI 6, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: C Izturis hit for I Snell. C Izturis reached on infield
single to second. N McLouth flied out to right. J Bautista singled to center,
C Izturis to second. F Sanchez walked, C Izturis to third, J Bautista to
second. A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to left, C Izturis scored. J Bay fouled
out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 6, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Grabow relieved I Snell. S Hatteberg struck out looking.
N Hopper reached on bunt single to first. K Griffey Jr singled to center,
N Hopper to second. A Dunn flied out to center, N Hopper to third. J Keppinger
singled to center, N Hopper scored, K Griffey Jr to third. J Valentin grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: R Doumit struck out swinging. R Paulino grounded out to
third. J Wilson singled to left. J Phelps hit for J Grabow. J Phelps singled
to center, J Wilson to second. N McLouth grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 7, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 7TH: J Bayliss relieved J Grabow. E Encarnacion popped out to
third. A Gonzalez singled to left. M Bellhorn hit for M Belisle. M Bellhorn
walked, A Gonzalez to second. S Hatteberg homered to right, A Gonzalez and
M Bellhorn scored. N Hopper grounded out to pitcher. K Griffey Jr homered to
right. A Dunn struck out looking. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 11,
PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Burton relieved M Belisle. J Bautista struck out looking.
F Sanchez struck out swinging. A LaRoche grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 11, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 8TH: J Keppinger flied out to center. J Valentin flied out to
left. E Encarnacion grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 11, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: M Stanton relieved J Burton. J Bay flied out to right.
R Doumit grounded out to second. R Paulino struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 11, PITTSBURGH 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: A Gonzalez homered to left. J Conine hit for M Stanton.
J Conine singled to center. S Hatteberg walked, J Conine to second. N Hopper
flied out to right. K Griffey Jr popped out to third. A Dunn singled to
right, J Conine scored, S Hatteberg to second. J Keppinger grounded into
fielder's choice to third, A Dunn out at second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Coutlangus relieved M Stanton. J Wilson grounded out to
shortstop. J Castillo hit for J Bayliss. J Castillo singled to center.
N McLouth struck out swinging. J Bautista doubled to deep left center,
J Castillo scored. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 4.</div>

 

Reds jump on Snell early, finish Pirates with long ball

<h3>CINCINNATI 13, PITTSBURGH 4</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Reds were the latest teamto add to Ian Snell's woes. For Matt Belisle, the PittsburghPirates were the perfect fit.


The Reds scored four times in the first inning and Belisleremained unbeaten against the Pirates this season with Fridaynight's 13-4 victory in the opener of a three-game seriesbetween the struggling clubs.


Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 589th career homer and Adam Dunn andScott Hatteberg also homered for Cincinnati (46-64), whichsnapped a five-game losing streak and moved one-half game aheadof Pittsburgh (44-63) in the battle for the National League'sworst record.


"It's just one of those days," Griffey said. "You can't explainit. You just can't get too high on yourself when you're doingwell or too low yourself when your not doing well. You justhave to try stay as even as possible because it all works out.The most important thing is trying to get the 'W'."

Snell (7-10), who was 7-5 with a 2.93 ERA in the first half,dropped to 0-5 with an 8.31 ERA in the second half. Therighthander was tagged for six runs and a season high-tying 10hits in five innings.


"I really don't have nothing to say," Snell said. "At thispoint, it's kind of just like disgraceful, me to this team. Theway I've pitched this second half is just ridiculous. I havenobody to blame but myself. That's all I can really say."

Cincinnati did not wait long to jump on Snell, who has not wonsince July 4. Rookie Norris Hopper reached on a one-out singlein the first, advanced to second on a base hit by Griffey and tothird on a walk to Adam Dunn.


Jeff Keppinger then ripped a 2-1 pitch to left-center field fora double that plated the first two runs of the game. JavierValentin followed with an RBI single to right and EdwinEncarnacion became the sixth straight Red to reach when heplated Keppinger with a base hit to left for a 4-0 lead.

"Those are fun games to play in and it helps the startingpitcher when we jump out to a 4-0 lead," Dunn said. "That'ssomething that we haven't been doing lately. We get on a teamearly and not put them away. It seems like everybody had greatat-bats from the first inning to the ninth inning. Our offenseis pretty good when we do that."


Encarnacion singled in the third and later scored on a base hitby Alex Gonzalez, and Dunn made it 6-0 with a solo homer toright field - his 29th of the season - in the fifth.

Keppinger drove in his third run in the sixth with an RBI singleto center that provided a 7-3 edge. The 27-year-old rookie is20-for-57 with 14 RBI in his last 15 games.


"I was swinging the bat well in Louisville," said Keppinger. "Itgot me feeling good. It got me locked in. It got me seeing theball well. I'm just putting the barrel on the ball and theyhappen to fall for me."


Hatteberg drilled a three-run shot in the seventh off JonahBayliss and, two batters later, Griffey belted a solo shot - his26th of the season. Alex Gonzalez belted his 15th homeragainst Bayliss in the ninth.


The support was enough for Belisle (6-8), who had lost hisprevious four decisions and was winless in his last 10 startsdating to May 29. The righthander surrendered three runs andnine hits in six frames to improve to 6-1 lifetime against thePirates.


"I just think he's trying to make quality pitches," said Redsmanager Pete Mackanin. "It's not an easy thing do. It's likewhen you watch golfer's on TV, it looks so easy. And then whenyou get out there on the course, you find out how difficult itis. He made progress tonight."


Belisle is 3-0 with a 2.14 ERA in three starts againstPittsburgh this season and 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA in his other 18starts.


"I come in here and feel they same way I do against any team,"Belisle said. "It's nice for it to keep going, but I don'tattribute it to anything. I just come out here and have goodball games and I've just been fortunate to come out on the rightside so far."


Ryan Doumit hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, who had won twostraight after losing 13 of 15.


"There's no need in a 13-4 game to point the finger in any onedirection, that's for (darn) sure," Pirates manager Jim Tracysaid. "Tomorrow's another day."