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Cincinnati Reds @ Minnesota Twins

1997-08-29 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 12155 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:53

Cincinnati Reds defeated Minnesota Twins 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 4th. Brett Tomko earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Willie Greene 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	3	0	0	1	0	1	5	9
MIN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7

W: Brett Tomko L: Frankie Rodriguez SV: Jeff Shaw

Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	5	0	2	0	0	0
Jon Nunnally	4	0	2	2	1	0
Chris Stynes	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eduardo Perez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Barry Larkin	4	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Sanders	4	1	1	0	0	2
Willie Greene	3	1	1	3	1	0
Joe Oliver	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bret Boone	4	2	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	1	2	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Molitor	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Coomer	4	1	1	0	0	3
Terry Steinbach	4	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Cordova	4	1	1	2	0	1
Rich Becker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Meares	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Brede	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Tomko	5.1	4	1	3
Stan Belinda	2.2	3	0	4
Jeff Shaw	1.0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	6.2	6	2	2
Mike Trombley	1.0	1	0	1
Greg Swindell	1.1	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pokey Reese: 8/F8RXD
Jon Nunnally: 31/G3
Chris Stynes: 3/P3D

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: K
Matt Lawton: 4/P4D
Paul Molitor: 9/F9M

Top 2

Eduardo Perez: S6/G6
Barry Larkin: 3/P34S
Reggie Sanders: 8/F8RD
Willie Greene: W.1-2
Joe Oliver: K

Bot 2

Ron Coomer: S8/L8RS
Terry Steinbach: K
Scott Stahoviak: 7/F7M
Marty Cordova: HR/F9LD.1-H
Rich Becker: 9/F9LM

Top 3

Bret Boone: 63/G6
Pokey Reese: S8/L78S/R6
Jon Nunnally: CS2(26)
Jon Nunnally: W
Chris Stynes: 5/P5

Bot 3

Pat Meares: 8/F8RS
Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F8LS
Matt Lawton: W
Paul Molitor: CS2(24)

Top 4

Eduardo Perez: 8/F8RXD
Barry Larkin: E5/TH/G56.B-2
Reggie Sanders: S7/L7S/R5.2-3
Willie Greene: HR/F9D.3-H(UR);1-H;B-H
Joe Oliver: 53/G5L
Bret Boone: 43/G34D

Bot 4

Paul Molitor: 8/F8RXD
Ron Coomer: K
Terry Steinbach: 3/P3F

Top 5

Pokey Reese: 8/L8RM
Jon Nunnally: 3/G3
Chris Stynes: 53/G56

Bot 5

Scott Stahoviak: 43/G3D
Marty Cordova: 63/G6
Rich Becker: HP
Pat Meares: SB2/R4
Pat Meares: 8/F89D

Top 6

Eduardo Perez: 563/G56
Barry Larkin: 53/G56
Reggie Sanders: K23

Bot 6

Chuck Knoblauch: S57/G56/R6
Matt Lawton: 9/F9LS
Paul Molitor: S16/G6M/R4.1-2
Ron Coomer: WP.2-3;1-2
Ron Coomer: K
Terry Steinbach: 7/F78M

Top 7

Willie Greene: 53/G5
Joe Oliver: D9/F9DW+/R6
Bret Boone: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
Pokey Reese: S7/L78S/R4.1-3
Jon Nunnally: S7/G56/R5.3-H;1-2
Chris Stynes: 63/G6

Bot 7

Scott Stahoviak: S9/L34D/R6
Marty Cordova: 7/F7D
Rich Becker: K
Brent Brede: SB2
Brent Brede: K

Top 8

Eduardo Perez: HP
Barry Larkin: 54(1)/FO/G5/R3.B-2(E4/TH)
Reggie Sanders: K
Willie Greene: 8/F8RM

Bot 8

Chuck Knoblauch: S8/G4M/R4
Matt Lawton: D9/F9DW+/R6.1-3
Paul Molitor: 8/SF/F8RXD/R6.3-H;2-3
Ron Coomer: K23
Terry Steinbach: 53/G56S

Top 9

Joe Oliver: K
Bret Boone: D7/L7LM/R64
Pokey Reese: 9/F89S/R6
Jon Nunnally: DGR/F89XD.2-H
Chris Stynes: 7/F7LDF

Bot 9

Scott Stahoviak: 43/G34D
Marty Cordova: K
Rich Becker: 31/G3