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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies
1997-06-03 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 14340 · 58°F, night, wet · Wind 16 mph from CF · 3:00
Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 6th. Kent Mercker earned the win and Jeff Shaw picked up the save. Rex Hudler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
W: Kent Mercker L: Curt Schilling SV: Jeff Shaw
Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Eric Gregg · 2B: Gary Darling · 3B: Charlie Reliford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Curtis Goodwin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Barry Larkin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Taubensee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Willie Greene | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bret Boone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kent Mercker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Terry Pendleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Otero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Morandini | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren Daulton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Rolen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rico Brogna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rex Hudler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lieberthal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Stocker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Schilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Amaro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Derrick May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gregg Jefferies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mercker | 6.1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 Mike Remlinger | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stan Belinda | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Shaw | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Schilling | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Erik Plantenberg | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Ryan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Bottalico | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Deion Sanders: S7/L7S/R4
- Curtis Goodwin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Hal Morris: W
- Barry Larkin: 9/F9LM
Bot 1
- Ricky Otero: 3/G3
- Mickey Morandini: 63/G6M
- Darren Daulton: S9/L9M/R4
- Scott Rolen: W.1-2
- Rico Brogna: 7/F7S
Top 2
- Ed Taubensee: K
- Willie Greene: 43/G34
- Bret Boone: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Rex Hudler: HR/F7LD
- Mike Lieberthal: K
- Kevin Stocker: 8/F89S
- Curt Schilling: K
Top 3
- Joe Oliver: K
- Kent Mercker: K
- Deion Sanders: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Ricky Otero: 6/L6M
- Mickey Morandini: 7/L78D
- Darren Daulton: 7/L8LXD
Top 4
- Curtis Goodwin: K
- Hal Morris: 8/F78XD
- Barry Larkin: S8/L8RS/R4
- Ed Taubensee: K
Bot 4
- Scott Rolen: W
- Rico Brogna: 9/L89D/R3
- Rex Hudler: K
- Mike Lieberthal: K
Top 5
- Willie Greene: 43/G34
- Bret Boone: S9/G34/R4
- Joe Oliver: K
- Kent Mercker: W.1-2
- Deion Sanders: 43/G4M
Bot 5
- Kevin Stocker: 7/L78XD
- Curt Schilling: W
- Ricky Otero: 8/F89S/R4
- Mickey Morandini: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Curtis Goodwin: W
- Hal Morris: HP.1-2
- Barry Larkin: S16/L15/R3.2-3;1-2
- Ed Taubensee: 36(1)/FO/G3/R3.3-H;2-3
- Willie Greene: D78/F78XD.3-H;1-3
- Bret Boone: IW
- Joe Oliver: 8/SF/F8RD/R6.3-H;2-3
- Kent Mercker: SB2
- Kent Mercker: K
Bot 6
- Darren Daulton: 7/F7M
- Scott Rolen: 6/P6MD
- Rico Brogna: K
Top 7
- Deion Sanders: K
- Curtis Goodwin: D8/L8LM/R6
- Hal Morris: 43/G4M.2-3
- Barry Larkin: OA.3XH(21)
Bot 7
- Rex Hudler: 53/G56S
- Mike Lieberthal: W
- Kevin Stocker: 4/P4M
- Kevin Jordan: W.1-2
- Ruben Amaro: K
Top 8
- Barry Larkin: 43/G4M
- Ed Taubensee: K
- Willie Greene: 7/F7M
Bot 8
- Mickey Morandini: 4/L4M
- Darren Daulton: W
- Scott Rolen: 6/P56D
- Rico Brogna: K23
Top 9
- Bret Boone: 2/P23F
- Joe Oliver: 63/G6
- Terry Pendleton: 7/P6D
Bot 9
- Rex Hudler: S7/G56/R4
- Derrick May: 5/P5S
- Kevin Stocker: S8/L8LM/R6.1-3
- Gregg Jefferies: S34/L3L.3-H;1-2
- Ruben Amaro: 8/F8LXD/R4.2-3
- Mickey Morandini: 63/G6