GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (47-41) at CINCINNATI (34-52)

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Montero catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.290, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: TONY PENA (3-1, 2.11) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Pena relieved D Slaten.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B Phillips (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NORRIS HOPPER SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N HOPPER ON FIRST, S HATTEBERG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.246, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - TONY PENA
CIN - JON COUTLANGUS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.261, 0-FOR-3)
S HAIRSTON (.230, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J SALAZAR (.200, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS CINCINNATI (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes cf 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .312
S Drew ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278
C Tracy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230
J Salazar rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200
C Snyder c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
a-A Ojeda ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .367
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Webb p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054
b-M Montero ph-c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 29 4 6 4 2 6 6

a-reached on bunt single to second for C Snyder in the 8th; b-singled to
shallow center for B Webb in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Reynolds (12, H Bailey); J Salazar (1, H Bailey). HR - E Byrnes
(14, 8th inning off T Coffey 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Salazar (1), E Byrnes 3
(49). 2-out RBI - J Salazar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson
1, C Snyder 1, J Salazar 1. GIDP - O Hudson. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes 2 (17, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin, 3rd base
off H Bailey/J Valentin), S Hairston (2, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - S Drew (8, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Salazar (S
Hatteberg at Home).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
a-E Encarnacion ph-3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .274
R Freel 3b-cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Griffey Jr rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .277
A Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .307
J Valentin c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248
H Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
b-J Keppinger ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Ross ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195

Totals 32 5 8 5 3 8 9

a-struck out swinging for J Hamilton in the 3rd; b-walked for H Bailey in the
5th; c-grounded to third for M Stanton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (9, B Webb). HR - E Encarnacion (6, 5th inning off B Webb
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn (58), S Hatteberg (26), E Encarnacion 2 (36), N
Hopper (2). 2-out RBI - N Hopper. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Phillips 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Freel 2 (10, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder 2), K Griffey
Jr (3, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


----------------------------------------------------
ARIZONA - 010 000 03 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 000 220 01 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 7 5 4 4 2 8 1 3.37
D Slaten 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.91
T Pena 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.27

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 5 2 1 1 2 5 0 6.99
M Stanton 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.13
T Coffey 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.84
J Coutlangus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.25

T Coffey pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB - S Hatteberg (by T Pena). Pitches-strikes: B Webb 91-62; D Slaten 2-2; T
Pena 14-6; H Bailey 87-51; M Stanton 17-12; T Coffey 8-6; J Coutlangus 13-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 11-2; D Slaten 0-1; T Pena 0-1; H Bailey 5-5; M
Stanton 2-3; T Coffey 0-0; J Coutlangus 3-0. Batters faced: B Webb 29; D Slaten
1; T Pena 5; H Bailey 19; M Stanton 6; T Coffey 3; J Coutlangus 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.
EJECTIONS: CINCINNATI's Freel by Fairchild (8th).
Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (1-3, 3.02) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C TRACY (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved J Coutlangus.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C Tracy (.261, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Young ran for C Tracy.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C YOUNG ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S Hairston (.230, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Clark hit for T Pena.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J SALAZAR ON FIRST, C YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.213, 8 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DOUG SLATEN (8TH), TONY PENA (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (8TH)

CIN - HOMER BAILEY, MIKE STANTON (6TH), TODD COFFEY
(8TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN, DAVID ROSS (8TH)

HOME RUNS: ARI - ERIC BYRNES (14) OFF TODD COFFEY IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

CIN - EDWIN ENCARNACION (6) OFF BRANDON WEBB IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DOUG SLATEN (8TH), TONY PENA (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (8TH)

CIN - HOMER BAILEY, MIKE STANTON (6TH), TODD COFFEY
(8TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN, DAVID ROSS (8TH)


WP - JON COUTLANGUS (4-1)
LP - TONY PENA (3-2)
SAVE - DAVID WEATHERS (17)

HOME RUNS: ARI - ERIC BYRNES (14) OFF TODD COFFEY IN THE 8TH, 2 ON

CIN - EDWIN ENCARNACION (6) OFF BRANDON WEBB IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:44 ATT: 34,410

PROBABLES: ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT (1-1, 2.19)
CIN - AARON HARANG (9-2, 3.84)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (4) VS CINCINNATI (5) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes cf 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .312
S Drew ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243
O Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
M Reynolds 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278
C Tracy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
C Young pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230
J Salazar rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .200
C Snyder c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
a-A Ojeda ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .367
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
c-T Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211
B Webb p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054
b-M Montero ph-c 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .235

Totals 32 4 7 4 3 8 10

a-reached on bunt single to second for C Snyder in the 8th; b-singled to
shallow center for B Webb in the 8th; c-struck out looking for T Pena in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - M Reynolds (12, H Bailey); J Salazar (1, H Bailey). HR - E Byrnes
(14, 8th inning off T Coffey 2 on, 0 Out). S - S Hairston. RBI - J Salazar (1),
E Byrnes 3 (49). 2-out RBI - J Salazar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- O Hudson 1, C Snyder 1, J Salazar 1, M Montero 1. GIDP - O Hudson. Team LOB -
5.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes 2 (17, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin, 3rd base
off H Bailey/J Valentin), S Hairston (2, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - S Drew (8, ground ball). Outfield assists - J Salazar (S
Hatteberg at Home).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
a-E Encarnacion ph-3b 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .274
R Freel 3b-cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254
T Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Griffey Jr rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .289
B Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .277
A Dunn lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .307
J Valentin c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
N Hopper cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248
H Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
b-J Keppinger ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-D Ross ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195

Totals 32 5 8 5 3 8 9

a-struck out swinging for J Hamilton in the 3rd; b-walked for H Bailey in the
5th; c-grounded to third for M Stanton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Freel (9, B Webb). HR - E Encarnacion (6, 5th inning off B Webb
1 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn (58), S Hatteberg (26), E Encarnacion 2 (36), N
Hopper (2). 2-out RBI - N Hopper. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Phillips 2. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Freel 2 (10, 3rd base off B Webb/C Snyder 2), K Griffey
Jr (3, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


----------------------------------------------------
ARIZONA - 010 000 030 -- 4
CINCINNATI - 000 220 01x -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb 7 5 4 4 2 8 1 3.37
D Slaten 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.91
T Pena (L, 3-2) 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.27

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 5 2 1 1 2 5 0 6.99
M Stanton (H, 8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.13
T Coffey (B, 3) 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 4.84
J Coutlangus (W, 4-1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.25
D Weathers (S, 17) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.95

T Coffey pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

IBB - S Hatteberg (by T Pena). Pitches-strikes: B Webb 91-62; D Slaten 2-2; T
Pena 14-6; H Bailey 87-51; M Stanton 17-12; T Coffey 8-6; J Coutlangus 13-10; D
Weathers 21-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Webb 11-2; D Slaten 0-1; T Pena 0-1;
H Bailey 5-5; M Stanton 2-3; T Coffey 0-0; J Coutlangus 3-0; D Weathers 1-0.
Batters faced: B Webb 29; D Slaten 1; T Pena 5; H Bailey 19; M Stanton 6; T
Coffey 3; J Coutlangus 3; D Weathers 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.
EJECTIONS: CINCINNATI's Freel by Fairchild (8th).
T--2:44. Att--34,410.
Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from
left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 4
CINCINNATI 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (4) AT CINCINNATI (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds doubled to left. C Tracy grounded out to first,
M Reynolds to third. S Hairston struck out swinging. J Salazar doubled to deep
right, M Reynolds scored. C Snyder grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: R Freel singled to left. K Griffey Jr walked, R Freel to
second. B Phillips struck out swinging. R Freel stole third, K Griffey Jr
stole second. A Dunn singled to center, R Freel scored, K Griffey Jr to third.
S Hatteberg grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Griffey Jr scored,
A Dunn out at second. J Valentin grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Keppinger hit for
H Bailey. J Keppinger walked. E Encarnacion homered to left center, J Keppinger
scored. R Freel doubled to left. R Freel stole third. K Griffey Jr grounded
into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Freel out at home, K Griffey Jr to second
advancing on play. B Phillips grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 4.

ARIZONA 8TH: Cincinnati's R Freel ejected by C Fairchild. T Coffey relieved
M Stanton. N Hopper in center field. D Ross catching. A Ojeda hit for C Snyder.
A Ojeda reached on bunt single to second. M Montero hit for B Webb. M Montero
singled to shallow center, A Ojeda to second. E Byrnes homered to center, A Ojeda
and M Montero scored. J Coutlangus relieved T Coffey. S Drew singled to right.
O Hudson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Drew out at
second. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 8TH: D Slaten relieved B Webb. M Montero catching. K Griffey Jr
popped out to second. T Pena relieved D Slaten. B Phillips reached on bunt
single to third. A Dunn flied out to center, B Phillips to second.
S Hatteberg intentionally walked. N Hopper singled to center, B Phillips scored,
S Hatteberg to second. A Gonzalez singled to right, S Hatteberg thrown out at
home. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ARIZONA (4) AT CINCINNATI (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes CF, S Drew SS, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
C Tracy 1B, S Hairston LF, J Salazar RF, C Snyder C, B Webb RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, R Freel 3B, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, S Hatteberg 1B, J Valentin C, A Gonzalez SS, H Bailey RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Clear, wind in from left at 7 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes grounded out to third. S Drew struck out swinging.
O Hudson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton safe at first on error by shortstop S Drew.
R Freel grounded out to third, J Hamilton to second. K Griffey Jr struck out
swinging. B Phillips struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ARIZONA 0,
CINCINNATI 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds doubled to left. C Tracy grounded out to first,
M Reynolds to third. S Hairston struck out swinging. J Salazar doubled to deep
right, M Reynolds scored. C Snyder grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn grounded out to second. S Hatteberg grounded out to
first. J Valentin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CINCINNATI 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: B Webb grounded out to first. E Byrnes walked. E Byrnes
stole second. E Byrnes stole third. S Drew struck out looking. O Hudson lined
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: A Gonzalez struck out swinging. H Bailey struck out
looking. E Encarnacion hit for J Hamilton. E Encarnacion struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Encarnacion at third base. R Freel in center field.
M Reynolds struck out swinging. C Tracy fouled out to third. S Hairston walked.
S Hairston stole second. J Salazar lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 4TH: R Freel singled to left. K Griffey Jr walked, R Freel to
second. B Phillips struck out swinging. R Freel stole third, K Griffey Jr
stole second. A Dunn singled to center, R Freel scored, K Griffey Jr to third.
S Hatteberg grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Griffey Jr scored,
A Dunn out at second. J Valentin grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Snyder grounded out to shortstop. B Webb fouled out to
first. E Byrnes popped out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 5TH: A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Keppinger hit for
H Bailey. J Keppinger walked. E Encarnacion homered to left center, J Keppinger
scored. R Freel doubled to left. R Freel stole third. K Griffey Jr grounded
into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Freel out at home, K Griffey Jr to second
advancing on play. B Phillips grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: M Stanton relieved H Bailey. S Drew grounded out to second.
O Hudson grounded out to shortstop. M Reynolds popped out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 6TH: A Dunn flied out to left. S Hatteberg singled to right.
J Valentin struck out swinging. A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, S Hatteberg out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
CINCINNATI 4.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Tracy struck out swinging. S Hairston flied out to center.
J Salazar flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 7TH: D Ross hit for M Stanton. D Ross grounded out to third.
E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. R Freel bunt grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, CINCINNATI 4.

ARIZONA 8TH: Cincinnati's R Freel ejected by C Fairchild. T Coffey relieved
M Stanton. N Hopper in center field. D Ross catching. A Ojeda hit for C Snyder.
A Ojeda reached on bunt single to second. M Montero hit for B Webb. M Montero
singled to shallow center, A Ojeda to second. E Byrnes homered to center, A Ojeda
and M Montero scored. J Coutlangus relieved T Coffey. S Drew singled to right.
O Hudson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, S Drew out at
second. M Reynolds grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 8TH: D Slaten relieved B Webb. M Montero catching. K Griffey Jr
popped out to second. T Pena relieved D Slaten. B Phillips reached on bunt
single to third. A Dunn flied out to center, B Phillips to second.
S Hatteberg intentionally walked. N Hopper singled to center, B Phillips scored,
S Hatteberg to second. A Gonzalez singled to right, S Hatteberg thrown out at
home. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 5.

ARIZONA 9TH: D Weathers relieved J Coutlangus. C Tracy singled to center.
C Young ran for C Tracy. S Hairston sacrificed to first, C Young to second.
J Salazar walked. T Clark hit for T Pena. T Clark struck out looking. M Montero
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 4, CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

Late hit by Hopper lifts Reds

<h3>CINCINNATI 5, ARIZONA 4</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- It was not easy, but the Cincinnati Redsextended their modest winning streak.

Norris Hopper's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning was thedifference as the Reds earned a 5-4 victory over the ArizonaDiamondbacks on Saturday.

Adam Dunn and Scott Hatteberg each drove in a run and EdwinEncarnacion hit his sixth homer of the season for the Reds, whohave won three in a row for the first time since May 28-30. Theteam can stretch its winning streak to a season-high four gameswith a triumph Sunday.

The Reds owned a 4-1 lead entering the eighth inning, butreliever Todd Coffey quickly squandered the advantage.

After back-to-back singles by Augie Ojeda and Miguel Monteroopened the frame, Eric Byrnes drilled his 14th home run of theseason over the center field wall to knot the contest.

The Reds responded in their next at-bat.

With one out, reliever Tony Pena (3-2) entered the game andpromptly allowed a bunt single by Brandon Phillips, who advancedto second by tagging up on a flyout by Dunn.

After an intentional walk to Hatteberg, Hopper plated Phillipswith a clutch single to center.

Jon Coutlangus (4-1) got the win after coming on for Coffey inthe eighth and recording three outs.

David Weathers worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his 17thsave of the season. With runners on first and second with oneout, Weathers struck out Tony Clark and Montero to end the game.

Reds starter Homer Bailey allowed one run, two hits and twowalks while striking out five. The 21-year-old righthanderdeparted after throwing 87 pitches.

The performance distanced Bailey from his previous two starts inwhich he allowed 13 runs over just 5 1/3 innings.

Arizona starter Brandon Webb allowed four runs, five hits andtwo walks while striking out eight in seven innings. Earlier inthe day, Webb was named to the National League All-Star squadas a replacement for injured Colorado Rockies reliever BrianFuentes.

Reds center fielder Josh Hamilton left the game in the thirdinning with a sprained right wrist, an injury he sustained whilewarming up in the on-deck circle. The wrist will be placed ina cast and examined on Thursday.

 

Late hit by Hopper lifts Reds

<h3>CINCINNATI 5, ARIZONA 4</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- It was not easy, but the Cincinnati Redsextended their modest winning streak.

Norris Hopper's two-out RBI single in the eighth inning was thedifference as the Reds earned a 5-4 victory over the ArizonaDiamondbacks on Saturday.

Adam Dunn and Scott Hatteberg each drove in a run and EdwinEncarnacion hit his sixth homer of the season for the Reds, whohave won three in a row for the first time since May 28-30. Theteam can stretch its winning streak to a season-high four gameswith a triumph Sunday.

"We won the game, and that's all that matters," said Redsinterim manager Pete Mackanin, who is now 4-1 since taking overafter Jerry Narron was fired on Sunday.

The Reds owned a 4-1 lead entering the eighth inning, butreliever Todd Coffey quickly squandered the advantage.

After back-to-back singles by Augie Ojeda and Miguel Monteroopened the frame, Eric Byrnes drilled his 14th home run of theseason over the center field wall to knot the contest.

The Reds responded in their next at-bat.

With one out, reliever Tony Pena (3-2) entered the game andpromptly allowed a bunt single by Brandon Phillips, who advancedto second by tagging up on a flyout by Dunn.

"That was the biggest play of the game, as far as I'mconcerned," Mackanin said.

After an intentional walk to Hatteberg, Hopper plated Phillipswith a clutch single to center. Hopper had entered the game inthe eighth inning to replace Ryan Freel, who was ejected byumpire Chad Fairchild for arguing a close call at first base.

Freel had moved from third base to center field earlier in thegame after starting center fielder Josh Hamilton left the gamein the third with a sprained right wrist.

"We lost both center fielders," Mackanin said. "Josh informedme that he couldn't swing the bat. Freel got ejected, and thatdidn't make me happy. I didn't yell at him. I'm mad at him,but I'll get over it."

Hamilton, who appeared to sustain the injury during his firstat-bat, will have the wrist placed in a cast and be examinedThursday.

Jon Coutlangus (4-1) got the win after coming on for Coffey inthe eighth and recording three outs.

David Weathers worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his 17thsave of the season. With runners on first and second with oneout, Weathers struck out Tony Clark and Montero to end the game.

"I had my back against the wall," Weathers said. "But I gotinto a good count with Clark and had some emotion gettingMontero."

Reds starter Homer Bailey allowed one run, two hits and twowalks while striking out five. The 21-year-old righthanderdeparted after throwing 87 pitches in five innings.

The performance distanced Bailey from his previous two starts inwhich he allowed 13 runs over just 5 1/3 innings.

"He was working on some mechanics, but I wanted to get him outof there on a positive note," Mackanin said. "You want to win,sure, but it was in his best interest and the best interest ofthe team for him to go on the break with success."

Bailey did not want to come out but understood the reasoning.

"I've been working on staying on my back foot longer," he said."It gives me better control over the breaking ball. I workedon it six days in a row, and I'll work on it every day until itbecomes second nature. I was surprised I was coming out, but Ihad five good innings. It was big to come out with a lead."

Arizona starter Brandon Webb allowed four runs, five hits andtwo walks while striking out eight in seven innings. Earlier inthe day, Webb was named to the National League All-Star squadas a replacement for injured Colorado Rockies reliever BrianFuentes.

"I made one mistake," Webb said. "But it was an average outingat best. I walked two guys and they ended up scoring."