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Cincinnati Reds @ San Francisco Giants

1996-08-06 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 12434 · 66°F, sunny, dry · Wind 10 mph to RF · 2:37

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco Giants 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Hector Carrasco earned the win and Jeff Brantley picked up the save. Jeff Branson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hector Carrasco L: Rod Beck SV: Jeff Brantley

Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Owens	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bret Boone	4	0	0	0	0	1
Barry Larkin	1	0	0	0	3	1
Kevin Mitchell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Davis	3	1	2	0	0	1
Reggie Sanders	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Branson	3	1	1	3	0	0
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	1	0
Lenny Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Howard	1	0	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dax Jones	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rich Aurilia	4	0	0	0	0	2
Barry Bonds	2	2	1	1	2	0
Glenallen Hill	4	0	0	0	0	4
Kim Batiste	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rick Wilkins	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jay Canizaro	4	0	2	0	0	2
Steve Decker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Allen Watson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dave McCarty	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marvin Benard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Lampkin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smiley	7.0	5	1	10
Hector Carrasco	1.0	0	1	0
Jeff Brantley	1.0	1	1	2

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allen Watson	7.0	2	4	7
Mark Dewey	0.2	0	1	0
Rod Beck	1.0	3	0	0
Jim Poole	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Owens: 6/P6M
Bret Boone: 8/L8RM
Barry Larkin: W
Kevin Mitchell: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 1

Dax Jones: K
Rich Aurilia: 8/F8RD
Barry Bonds: HR/F8RD
Glenallen Hill: K

Top 2

Eric Davis: S7/G5
Reggie Sanders: S8/L8RS/R6.1-2
Joe Oliver: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M.2-3
Jeff Branson: 8/F8LD

Bot 2

Kim Batiste: K
Rick Wilkins: K
Jay Canizaro: K

Top 3

John Smiley: W
Eric Owens: 8/F8LM
Bret Boone: 8/F8RD
Barry Larkin: K

Bot 3

Steve Decker: K
Allen Watson: D8/L78M
Dax Jones: 53/G5
Rich Aurilia: K23

Top 4

Kevin Mitchell: 53/G5
Eric Davis: HP
Reggie Sanders: K+SB2/R6
Joe Oliver: K

Bot 4

Barry Bonds: 3/G34
Glenallen Hill: K
Kim Batiste: 53/G5

Top 5

Jeff Branson: 8/L78D
John Smiley: 63/G6
Eric Owens: K

Bot 5

Rick Wilkins: 3/G3
Jay Canizaro: S8/G4M
Steve Decker: 46(1)3/GDP/G34

Top 6

Bret Boone: K
Barry Larkin: W
Kevin Mitchell: K
Eric Davis: K+PB.1-2;B-1
Reggie Sanders: CS3(25)

Bot 6

Allen Watson: 63/G6
Dax Jones: 9/L9S
Rich Aurilia: K

Top 7

Reggie Sanders: W
Joe Oliver: SB2/R6
Joe Oliver: 1/SH/BG13S.2-3
Jeff Branson: 23/SH/BG13S.3-H
John Smiley: 8/F8LM

Bot 7

Barry Bonds: W
Glenallen Hill: WP.1-2
Glenallen Hill: K
Kim Batiste: S9/L34D.2-3
Rick Wilkins: 8/SF/F8RD/R6.3-H
Jay Canizaro: S5/G25.1-2
Steve Decker: 5/L5

Top 8

Lenny Harris: 6/P6D
Bret Boone: 4/L4M
Barry Larkin: W
Kevin Mitchell: SB2
Kevin Mitchell: 53/G5

Bot 8

Dave McCarty: W
Marvin Benard: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Rich Aurilia: 8/F8RM

Top 9

Eric Davis: S7/L7S
Reggie Sanders: 9/P9S
Hal Morris: 7/L7D
Jeff Branson: SB2/R6
Jeff Branson: HR/F9D.2-H
Thomas Howard: D9/L9LM
Lenny Harris: 43/G4

Bot 9

Barry Bonds: IW
Glenallen Hill: K
Tom Lampkin: 8/F78M
Rick Wilkins: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
Jay Canizaro: K