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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1997-07-17 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 19710 · 87°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:52

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. John Smiley earned the win. Mark Smith went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	17
PIT	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	5	11

W: John Smiley L: Francisco Cordova SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Randy Marsh · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: Larry Poncino · 3B: Rich Rieker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curtis Goodwin	5	0	0	0	0	2
Eric Owens	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jon Nunnally	4	3	2	0	0	1
Willie Greene	5	2	3	0	0	0
Hal Morris	4	2	3	5	0	1
Joe Oliver	4	1	3	1	0	0
Bret Boone	5	0	4	2	0	1
Pokey Reese	5	0	1	0	0	1
John Smiley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eduardo Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	5	1	2	1	0	1
Jermaine Allensworth	4	0	1	0	1	2
Mark Smith	5	1	1	2	0	1
Kevin Young	3	1	1	2	1	2
Dale Sveum	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jose Guillen	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Polcovich	4	1	2	0	0	1
Matt Ruebel	2	0	0	0	0	2
Turner Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Osik	2	0	0	0	0	0
Emil Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Johnson	0	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smiley	7.0	8	1	8
Scott Sullivan	1.0	1	0	2
Jeff Shaw	1.0	2	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	2.0	8	0	2
Matt Ruebel	4.0	5	1	3
Marc Wilkins	1.0	1	0	0
Jason Christiansen	1.0	1	0	1
Ricardo Rincon	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Curtis Goodwin: 7/F78S
Eric Owens: 8/F8RM
Jon Nunnally: S9/L34D/R6
Willie Greene: S8/G4/R4.1-3
Hal Morris: D7/G5L/R2.3-H;1-H
Joe Oliver: S8/G6M/R6.2-H
Bret Boone: D8/F8LD/R6.1-H
Pokey Reese: K

Bot 1

Tony Womack: K
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Mark Smith: 7/F7M

Top 2

John Smiley: 63/G6
Curtis Goodwin: K
Eric Owens: 9/F9M

Bot 2

Kevin Young: W
Dale Sveum: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jason Kendall: HP
Jose Guillen: 7/F78XD

Top 3

Jon Nunnally: D9/F9M/R4
Willie Greene: S8/L6M.2-H(NR);B-2(E8)
Hal Morris: D9/F9LM/R3.2-H
Joe Oliver: S7/G56/R5.2-3
Bret Boone: S9/P4D/R6.3-H;1-2
Pokey Reese: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
John Smiley: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Curtis Goodwin: 63/G6M

Bot 3

Kevin Polcovich: S6/P6MD/R4
Matt Ruebel: K
Tony Womack: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Jermaine Allensworth: S7/G5/R4.1-3
Mark Smith: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Eric Owens: W
Jon Nunnally: C/E2.1-2;B-1
Willie Greene: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
Hal Morris: S9/G6.3-H(UR);2-H;BX2(7543)
Joe Oliver: D9/L9LM/R6
Bret Boone: K

Bot 4

Kevin Young: HR/F78XD
Dale Sveum: S8/G4M/R4
Jason Kendall: 9/F9M
Jose Guillen: K
Kevin Polcovich: K

Top 5

Pokey Reese: 9/F89S
John Smiley: 8/F8RM
Curtis Goodwin: 3/G3

Bot 5

Matt Ruebel: K
Tony Womack: S9/L9S/R4
Jermaine Allensworth: 43/G4.1-2
Mark Smith: HR/F7LD.2-H
Kevin Young: K

Top 6

Eric Owens: 13/G13
Jon Nunnally: K
Willie Greene: S9/L3D/R4
Hal Morris: K

Bot 6

Dale Sveum: S7/L7S/R6
Jason Kendall: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
Jose Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3
Kevin Polcovich: 4/P4D
Turner Ward: 2/P2L

Top 7

Joe Oliver: 9/F9S
Bret Boone: S6/G6M/R4
Pokey Reese: 54(1)/FO/G5
John Smiley: SB2
John Smiley: 43/G4

Bot 7

Tony Womack: 53/G5S
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Mark Smith: 53/G5L

Top 8

Curtis Goodwin: K
Eric Owens: S9/F89S/R6
Jon Nunnally: 36(1)/FO/G4S
Willie Greene: 3/G3

Bot 8

Kevin Young: K
Keith Osik: 8/F8LM
Jason Kendall: S8/G4M/R4
Emil Brown: K

Top 9

Eduardo Perez: 3/P3
Ed Taubensee: K
Bret Boone: S8/G4M/R6
Pokey Reese: S8/L8RS/R6.1-2
Mike Kelly: 1/G23

Bot 9

Kevin Polcovich: S9/L89M/R4
Mark Johnson: W.1-2
Tony Womack: S9/L9S/R2.2-H;1-2
Jermaine Allensworth: W.2-3;1-2
Mark Smith: K
Kevin Young: 8/SF/F8RD/R6.3-H;2-3
Keith Osik: 6(1)/FO/G6M