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Montreal Expos @ Cincinnati Reds

1997-07-12 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 25744 · 87°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:17

Cincinnati Reds defeated Montreal Expos 4–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 3rd. John Smiley earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Eduardo Perez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: John Smiley L: Carlos Perez SV: Jeff Shaw

Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Mark Grudzielanek	4	0	0	0	0
Mike Lansing	4	0	1	0	0
F. P. Santangelo	4	1	1	0	1
David Segui	4	1	1	1	1
Rondell White	4	0	0	0	1
Henry Rodriguez	4	1	1	2	2
Chris Widger	3	0	1	0	0
Doug Strange	3	0	0	0	0
Carlos Perez	3	0	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Deion Sanders	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bret Boone	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Kelly	4	2	2	1	0	0
Eduardo Perez	3	1	1	3	1	0
Willie Greene	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Oliver	3	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Morris	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pokey Reese	2	0	1	0	1	0
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	0	2
Curtis Goodwin	1	0	1	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Perez	8.0	8	2	7

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
John Smiley	7.0	6	4
Stan Belinda	1.0	0	0
Jeff Shaw	1.0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Grudzielanek: 4/P4
Mike Lansing: 8/F8LM
F. P. Santangelo: K

Bot 1

Deion Sanders: 9/F9M
Bret Boone: DGR/L89XD
Mike Kelly: 6/P56D
Eduardo Perez: W
Willie Greene: 13/G15

Top 2

David Segui: 4/L4D
Rondell White: 63/G6M
Henry Rodriguez: K

Bot 2

Joe Oliver: S7/G56/R6
Hal Morris: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Pokey Reese: W
John Smiley: K

Top 3

Chris Widger: 4/P4MD
Doug Strange: 43/G4
Carlos Perez: S8/L4MD/R4
Mark Grudzielanek: 43/G4

Bot 3

Deion Sanders: K
Bret Boone: S7/L78S/R6
Mike Kelly: DGR/L7LD.1-3
Eduardo Perez: HR/L7D.3-H;2-H
Willie Greene: K
Joe Oliver: 7/F78D

Top 4

Mike Lansing: 63/G6
F. P. Santangelo: D6/F8LS/R4
David Segui: PB.2-3
David Segui: S7/G56/R6.3-H
Rondell White: 8/L89S/R3
Henry Rodriguez: HR/F9D.1-H
Chris Widger: S7/L56D/R6
Doug Strange: SB2/R4
Doug Strange: 6/P6M

Bot 4

Hal Morris: 7/L7S
Pokey Reese: S8/L6MD/R6
John Smiley: K+SB2
Deion Sanders: K

Top 5

Carlos Perez: K
Mark Grudzielanek: 53/G5
Mike Lansing: S6/G6MS
F. P. Santangelo: 63/G6

Bot 5

Bret Boone: 4/L4M
Mike Kelly: HR/L7LD
Eduardo Perez: 63/L6D
Willie Greene: 7/F7S

Top 6

David Segui: 63/G6
Rondell White: 13/G13S
Henry Rodriguez: K

Bot 6

Joe Oliver: 9/L9M
Hal Morris: K
Pokey Reese: 9/F9M

Top 7

Chris Widger: 8/F8RS
Doug Strange: 43/G4M
Carlos Perez: 6/P6

Bot 7

Curtis Goodwin: S7/L7S/R6
Deion Sanders: 2/BP2L
Bret Boone: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 8

Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8RM
Mike Lansing: 13/BG15S
F. P. Santangelo: 7/F7D

Bot 8

Mike Kelly: 63/G6
Eduardo Perez: 4/P3D
Willie Greene: K

Top 9

David Segui: K
Rondell White: K
Henry Rodriguez: 9/F9M