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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

1995-08-28 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 19520 · 84°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph to RF · 2:25

Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. David Wells earned the win. Barry Larkin went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: David Wells L: Allen Watson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Mark Hirschbeck · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Allen Battle	4	1	3	0	0
Ozzie Smith	3	0	1	0	0
Ray Lankford	4	0	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	4	0	1	1	0
John Mabry	4	1	1	1	1
David Bell	3	0	0	0	1
Scott Cooper	3	0	0	0	1
Scott Hemond	2	0	0	0	0
Allen Watson	2	0	0	0	2
Danny Sheaffer	1	0	0	0	0
Jose Oliva	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerome Walton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Darren Lewis	3	2	2	0	0	0
Barry Larkin	4	1	2	4	0	0
Reggie Sanders	3	0	1	1	1	1
Benito Santiago	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bret Boone	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hal Morris	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Lewis	4	0	1	0	0	0
David Wells	4	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allen Watson	7.0	8	4	2
Rich DeLucia	1.0	1	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Wells	9.0	6	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Allen Battle: S8/G6M
Ozzie Smith: 13/SH/BG2R.1-2
Ray Lankford: 63/G6M.2-3
Bernard Gilkey: S8/G6M.3-H
John Mabry: 3/G3L

Bot 1

Jerome Walton: S8/L8RS
Darren Lewis: POCS2(134)
Darren Lewis: HP
Barry Larkin: 3/P3
Reggie Sanders: T8/L89D.1-H
Benito Santiago: W
Bret Boone: 9/F9D

Top 2

David Bell: 8/F8LM
Scott Cooper: 8/F8LD
Scott Hemond: 2/P2RF

Bot 2

Hal Morris: K
Mark Lewis: 53/G56
David Wells: 3/G3

Top 3

Allen Watson: K
Allen Battle: 63/G6
Ozzie Smith: S9/L89S
Ray Lankford: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Jerome Walton: 53/G5S
Darren Lewis: S7/L78S
Barry Larkin: POCS2(136)
Barry Larkin: 9/L9S

Top 4

Ray Lankford: K
Bernard Gilkey: 9/F9D
John Mabry: 3/G3

Bot 4

Reggie Sanders: 7/L7M
Benito Santiago: 43/G4
Bret Boone: 63/G6

Top 5

David Bell: 43/G34
Scott Cooper: 9/F9S
Scott Hemond: 6/P5D

Bot 5

Hal Morris: 7/L7S
Mark Lewis: 8/F8RXD
David Wells: S4/G4M
Jerome Walton: W.1-2
Darren Lewis: S7/L78S.2-3;1-2
Barry Larkin: D8/L78D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Reggie Sanders: W+SB3
Benito Santiago: 4/P34D

Top 6

Allen Watson: K
Allen Battle: S8/L8LS
Ozzie Smith: 7/F7D
Ray Lankford: 5/P5F

Bot 6

Bret Boone: W
Hal Morris: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Mark Lewis: S9/L9LS
David Wells: 63/G4M

Top 7

Bernard Gilkey: 2/P2RF
John Mabry: HR/F8RXD
David Bell: K
Scott Cooper: K

Bot 7

Jerome Walton: 63/G6MS
Darren Lewis: 3/G3
Barry Larkin: HR/F7D
Reggie Sanders: K

Top 8

Danny Sheaffer: 4/P34D
Jose Oliva: K
Allen Battle: S8/G6M
Ozzie Smith: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Benito Santiago: W
Bret Boone: K
Hal Morris: S8/G6M.1-2
Mark Lewis: 9/F89M
David Wells: 7/F78M

Top 9

Ray Lankford: 63/G6M
Bernard Gilkey: 63/G56
John Mabry: K