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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1996-09-17 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 7551 · 61°F, night, drizzle, damp · Wind 8 mph to RF · 2:25

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Francisco Cordova earned the win and John Ericks picked up the save. Joe Oliver went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	10
PIT	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0		5	10

W: Francisco Cordova L: John Smiley SV: John Ericks

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Charlie Reliford · 3B: Jim Quick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Goodwin	3	1	2	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Morris	3	0	1	0	1	1
Eric Davis	4	1	1	0	0	1
Thomas Howard	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bret Boone	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jeff Branson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Oliver	4	1	1	1	0	1
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Owens	0	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jermaine Allensworth	4	0	1	1	0	1
Al Martin	4	0	1	1	0	2
Jeff King	3	1	2	0	1	0
Orlando Merced	3	1	1	1	1	0
Carlos Garcia	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Bell	3	0	2	1	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Wehner	3	3	3	0	0	0
Francisco Cordova	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Womack	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smiley	6.2	9	1	4
Scott Service	0.0	0	1	0
Mike Remlinger	0.1	0	0	0
Jeff Shaw	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	7.0	8	0	2
Dan Miceli	0.0	1	0	0
Matt Ruebel	0.1	0	2	0
John Ericks	1.2	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curtis Goodwin: S8/G4M/R6
Lenny Harris: 53/G6S.1-2
Hal Morris: SB3/R5U7.2-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Hal Morris: K
Eric Davis: 63/G6

Bot 1

Jermaine Allensworth: 3/G3S
Al Martin: K
Jeff King: S7/G56/R64
Orlando Merced: 3/G3

Top 2

Thomas Howard: 6/P6MD
Bret Boone: 4/P4MD
Jeff Branson: 9/F9S

Bot 2

Carlos Garcia: 53/G56
Jay Bell: K
Jason Kendall: 63/G6M

Top 3

Joe Oliver: 9/F9D
John Smiley: 53/G5
Curtis Goodwin: S8/G6M/R64
Lenny Harris: 43/G4

Bot 3

John Wehner: D9/G4M/R5.B-3(E9)
Francisco Cordova: 43/G34S.3-H(UR)
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Al Martin: 9/F9DW

Top 4

Hal Morris: S2/BG2L
Eric Davis: 54(1)3/GDP
Thomas Howard: S8/L8LM
Bret Boone: PO1(23)

Bot 4

Jeff King: D8/L89S/R46
Orlando Merced: D9/L9D/R46.2-H
Carlos Garcia: 3/G3.2-3
Jay Bell: 9/SF/F9D/R4.3-H
Jason Kendall: 9/F9S

Top 5

Bret Boone: 13/G13S
Jeff Branson: S9/G3L/R6
Joe Oliver: 64(1)/FO/G6
John Smiley: K

Bot 5

John Wehner: S7/G5
Francisco Cordova: 23/SH/BG/2L.1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: DGR/F9D.2-H
Al Martin: CS3(25)
Al Martin: K

Top 6

Curtis Goodwin: 43/G4M
Lenny Harris: 31/G34
Hal Morris: 7/F7D

Bot 6

Jeff King: 9/F9LM
Orlando Merced: W
Carlos Garcia: 7/F7D/R64
Jay Bell: S7/L6D/R65.1-2
Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Eric Davis: D8/F78D/R64
Thomas Howard: S9/L89M.2-H;BX2(96)
Bret Boone: S8/G6M/R6
Jeff Branson: 36(1)3/GDP/G3

Bot 7

John Wehner: S8/G4M/R46
Tony Womack: 53/SH/BG25.1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: 7/F7M/R65
Al Martin: D9/L9LS/R46.2-H
Jeff King: W
Orlando Merced: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 8

Joe Oliver: HR/F78XD
Eric Owens: W
Keith Mitchell: 13/G23.1-2
Lenny Harris: HP
Hal Morris: W.2-3;1-2
Eric Davis: K
Thomas Howard: K

Bot 8

Carlos Garcia: 9/F9LM
Jay Bell: D9/F89XD.BX3(945)
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Bret Boone: S5/G5
Jeff Branson: 9/F9D/R6
Joe Oliver: K
Ed Taubensee: 8/F8LD