Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets

14-25, 5-15 Away

Final

21-19, 14-7 Home


CIN
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	2	7	0

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. Freel2B
F. LopezSS
S. Casey1B
K. Griffey Jr.CF
W. BergollaPR
A. DunnLF
J. Randa3B
A. KearnsRF
J. ValentinC
R. OrtizP
aD. JimenezPH
K. MerckerP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	0	1	0	.330	.450	.440
4	0	0	0	0	1	.291	.351	.535
4	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.319	.360
4	0	1	0	0	0	.268	.333	.465
0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
3	0	0	0	1	1	.256	.430	.636
3	0	1	0	1	0	.289	.382	.452
4	0	1	0	0	1	.245	.331	.445
3	0	1	0	0	0	.212	.308	.273
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.304	.275
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	1	5	1	3	4

a-popped out to second for R Ortiz in the 8th

Batting
RBIS Casey (16)
GIDPF Lopez
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBR Freel (9, 3rd base off K Ishii/M Piazza)

Fielding
DP1 (R Freel-F Lopez-S Casey)
ER Ortiz (1, throw)

Mets Hitting

hitters
J. ReyesSS
M. CameronRF
C. BeltranCF
C. FloydLF
M. PiazzaC
D. KooP
B. LooperP
D. Mientkiewicz1B
D. Wright3B
K. Matsui2B
K. IshiiP
M. De JeanP
aM. AndersonPH
R. HernandezP
M. DiFeliceC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.363
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.410	.531	.769
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.298	.347	.472
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.310	.376	.595
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	--	--	--
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.220	.329	.390
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.376	.488
3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.237	.282	.336
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.459	.438
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	2	7	2	1	2	3

a-walked for M Dejean in the 7th

Batting
2BM Piazza (9, R Ortiz); C Beltran (10, K Mercker)
HRK Matsui (3, 7th inning off R Ortiz 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIK Matsui 2 (16)
2Out RBIK Matsui 2
GIDPC Beltran
Team LOB7

Fielding
DP1 (D Wright-K Matsui-D Mientkiewicz)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
R. Ortiz(L,9-11)
K. Mercker
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	91-61	5.55
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	13-7	2.50
8.0	7	2	2	2	3	1	104-68

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Ortiz 7-12; K Mercker 2-0
Game ScoresR Ortiz 58

Mets Pitching

pitchers
K. Ishii
M. De Jean(W,5-4)
R. Hernandez(H,18)
D. Koo(H,8)
B. Looper(S,28)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	3	1	1	2	2	96-53	3.96
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	7-6	5.14
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	18-11	1.86
0.1	1	0	0	1	0	8-3	3.86
0.2	0	0	0	0	1	12-7	4.11
9.0	5	1	1	3	4	141-80

Pitching
IBBM Piazza (By K Mercker)
HBPM Cameron (By R Ortiz)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Ishii 9-8; M DeJean 0-2; R Hernandez 1-1; D Koo 1-0; B Looper 0-1
Game ScoresK Ishii 63

Scoring Summary

Inning				CIN	NYM
		6th	S Casey grounded out to first, R Freel scored.	1	0
		7th	K Matsui homered to right, D Mientkiewicz scored.	1	2

Reds
2
Mets
9

Game 1

17/5

Reds
1
Mets
2

Game 2

18/5

Reds
6
Mets
10

Game 3

18/5

Shea Stadium

12:10 AM, 18 May 2005

Flushing, New York

Attendance: 28,426

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano
First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets

M. DeJean3-1

R. Ortiz1-2

B. Looper10

Scoring Summary

Inning

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