Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

29-24, 14-13 Away

Final

20-32, 12-14 Home


CIN
CHC

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

Reds Hitting

hitters
R. Freel2B-LF
F. LopezSS
K. Griffey Jr.CF
A. DunnLF
B. Phillips2B
A. KearnsRF
S. Hatteberg1B
E. Encarnacion3B
J. LaRueC
E. MiltonP
T. CoffeyP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.257	.371	.347
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.284	.364	.395
5	1	2	2	1	0	1	.255	.300	.491
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.236	.379	.571
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.350	.450
3	1	0	0	0	2	1	.282	.359	.508
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.284	.395	.425
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.468
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.184	.292	.329
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.231	.231	.462
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
36	3	8	3	1	4	9

Batting
2BA Dunn (10, W Ohman)
3BR Freel (1, S Eyre)
HRK Griffey Jr (7, 6th inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIK Griffey Jr 2 (28), J LaRue (10)
Team LOB11

Cubs Hitting

hitters
J. PierreCF
N. Perez2B
M. BarrettC
A. Ramírez3B
T. Walker1B
M. MurtonLF
J. JonesRF
R. CedenoSS
C. ZambranoP
aT. WomackPH
S. EyreP
R. NovoaP
B. HowryP
bF. BynumPH
W. OhmanP
D. AardsmaP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	0	0	0	.240	.276	.309
4	0	1	0	0	0	.206	.228	.268
4	0	0	0	0	1	.277	.335	.486
4	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.307	.456
4	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.383	.427
4	1	1	0	0	0	.286	.363	.416
3	1	1	2	1	0	.280	.317	.497
3	0	1	0	0	0	.290	.314	.377
1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045
1	0	0	0	0	1	.343	.410	.429
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.426
0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
33	2	6	2	1	2

a-struck out looking for C Zambrano in the 6th

b-bunted into fielder's choice to third for B Howry in the 8th

Batting
2BM Murton (7, E Milton)
HRJ Jones (9, 8th inning off E Milton 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIJ Jones 2 (28)
Team LOB4

Fielding
ER Cedeno 2 (12, throw, ground ball)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
E. Milton(W,8-8)
T. Coffey(S,8)
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.2	6	2	2	1	1	92-64	4.89
1.1	0	0	0	1	0	12-11	1.20
9.0	6	2	2	2	1	104-75

Pitching
HBPE Encarnacion (By C Zambrano)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Milton 8-14; T Coffey 3-0
Game ScoresE Milton 60

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
C. Zambrano(L,16-7)
S. Eyre
R. Novoa
B. Howry
W. Ohman
D. Aardsma
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	2	2	3	6	1	101-57	3.42
0.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	18-12	2.00
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12-6	5.09
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-14	2.10
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	5.16
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	8.22
9.0	8	3	3	4	9	1	163-97

Pitching
WPR Novoa
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Zambrano 9-3; S Eyre 0-0; R Novoa 1-0; B Howry 0-2; W Ohman 1-1; D Aardsma 1-0
Game ScoresC Zambrano 59

Scoring Summary

		CIN	CHC
6th	K Griffey Jr homered to right.	1	0
6th	J LaRue grounded out to pitcher, A Kearns scored, S Hatteberg to third, E Encarnacion to second.	2	0
7th	K Griffey Jr singled to center, R Freel scored.	3	0
8th	J Jones homered to left center, M Murton scored.	3	2

Reds
3
Cubs
7

Game 1

29/5

Reds
3
Cubs
8

Game 2

31/5

Reds
3
Cubs
2

Game 3

1/6

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 1 June 2006

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,810

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Second Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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

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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

E. Milton3-2

C. Zambrano3-3

T. Coffey2

Scoring Summary

Inning

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