Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals

31-31, 17-17 Away

Final

28-34, 18-15 Home


CIN
KC

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

B. Bannister5-3

8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Cueto6-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
C. DickersonCF
A. GonzalezSS
B. Phillips2B
L. NixLF
J. GomesDH
J. BruceRF
R. Hernández1B
R. HaniganC
J. Hairston Jr.3B
team

AB	R	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	.234	.360	.347
4	1	1	0	0	.225	.269	.314
4	0	1	0	1	.273	.342	.493
4	0	1	0	1	.256	.313	.519
4	0	1	0	1	.317	.383	.488
4	0	1	0	0	.213	.298	.457
3	0	0	0	0	.248	.322	.356
2	0	0	1	1	.311	.398	.377
3	0	0	0	1	.246	.297	.419
32	1	5	1	5

Batting
2BJ Gomes (4, B Bannister)
Team LOB5
Team RISP0-6 (L Nix 0-1, J Bruce 0-2, R Hernandez 0-1, J Gomes 0-2)

Fielding
DP2 (A Gonzalez-R Hernandez, L Nix-A Gonzalez-R Hernandez)
EJ Hairston Jr. 2 (8, throw, ground ball)
AssistsL Nix (M Teahen at 1st base)

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusLF
W. BloomquistRF
B. Butler1B
M. JacobsDH
M. OlivoC
B. PenaC
A. Callaspo2B
M. Teahen3B
L. HernándezSS
Peña Jr.SS
M. MaierCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.240	.290	.380
4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.291	.353	.396
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.283	.336	.430
2	1	0	0	0	2	0	.229	.312	.432
4	2	2	4	1	0	1	.257	.287	.493
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.238	.368
4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.318	.367	.479
4	0	3	1	0	0	1	.286	.349	.447
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.179
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.172	.148
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219	.313	.315
33	7	9	7	1	2	6

Batting
2BM Olivo (5, J Cueto)
3BA Callaspo (2, J Cueto)
HRM Olivo (9, 8th inning off A Rhodes 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Olivo 4 (24), A Callaspo 2 (24), M Teahen (22)
2Out RBIM Olivo, A Callaspo 2, M Teahen
GIDPL Hernandez
Team LOB4
Team RISP3-7 (M Olivo 1-2, A Callaspo 1-2, M Jacobs 0-1, M Teahen 1-1, B Butler 0-1)

Fielding
EL Hernandez (1, throw)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
J. Cueto(L,6-4)
D. Herrera
N. Masset
A. Rhodes
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	5	0	1	4	0	110-75	2.17
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	1.90
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	0.74
0.2	2	2	2	1	2	1	23-17	1.66
8.0	9	7	2	2	6	1	148-102

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Cueto 19-26; D Herrera 1-2; N Masset 0-2; A Rhodes 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Cueto 11-10-33-21; D Herrera 4-0-1-2; N Masset 0-0-1-2; A Rhodes 5-2-8-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Cueto 7-6; D Herrera 1-1; N Masset 1-1; A Rhodes 0-0
Game ScoresJ Cueto 51

Royals Pitching

pitchers
B. Bannister(W,5-3)
J. Cruz
team

IP	H	R	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	4	1	1	4	108-69	4.10
1.0	1	0	0	1	12-8	5.40
9.0	5	1	1	5	120-77

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 18-29; J Cruz 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 16-6-25-22; J Cruz 4-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 12-8; J Cruz 0-2
Game ScoresB Bannister 75

Scoring Summary

		CIN	KC
1st	L Nix grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Phillips out at second, A Gonzalez to third, A Gonzalez scored, L Nix to second on throwing error by shortstop L Hernandez.	1	0
1st	M Olivo doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored, B Butler to third.	1	1
3rd	M Olivo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D DeJesus scored, M Jacobs out at second, W Bloomquist to third.	1	2
3rd	A Callaspo tripled to deep right, W Bloomquist and M Olivo scored.	1	4
3rd	M Teahen singled to center, A Callaspo scored.	1	5
8th	M Olivo homered to left center, M Jacobs scored.	1	7

Reds
1
Royals
4

Game 1

13/6

Reds
4
Royals
7

Game 2

14/6

Reds
1
Royals
7

Game 3

14/6

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 14 June 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,525

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione

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
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals

B. Bannister5-3

J. Cueto6-4

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