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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-09-17 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 21853 · 68°F, night · Wind 4 mph L to R · 2:17

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Todd Ritchie earned the win and Scott Sauerbeck picked up the save. Barry Larkin went 3-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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
PIT	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		3	4

W: Todd Ritchie L: Ron Villone SV: Scott Sauerbeck

Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Mark Carlson · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Randy Marsh · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Cameron	4	0	0	0	0	2
Barry Larkin	4	1	3	1	0	0
Sean Casey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Greg Vaughn	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dmitri Young	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ed Taubensee	3	0	1	0	0	0
Aaron Boone	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pokey Reese	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Villone	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Sweeney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adrian Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Benjamin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brian Giles	4	1	1	0	0	1
Kevin Young	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ed Sprague	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chad Hermansen	2	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Oliver	2	0	0	1	0	1
Abraham Nunez	2	0	0	1	0	0
Todd Ritchie	3	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Villone	6.0	3	3	5
Stan Belinda	2.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	8.0	7	1	6
Brad Clontz	0.1	0	0	0
Scott Sauerbeck	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mike Cameron: K
Barry Larkin: S6/G6
Sean Casey: 8/F8LS
Greg Vaughn: PB.1-2
Greg Vaughn: K

Bot 1

Adrian Brown: 3/L3
Mike Benjamin: T8/F8RXD
Brian Giles: 5/P5F
Kevin Young: K

Top 2

Dmitri Young: S8/F78S
Ed Taubensee: 8/F8LXD
Aaron Boone: 6/P6D
Pokey Reese: 54(1)/FO/G5L

Bot 2

Ed Sprague: 43/G4
Chad Hermansen: D7/G5
Joe Oliver: 3/P3F
Abraham Nunez: 43/G4

Top 3

Ron Villone: 3/G3
Mike Cameron: 9/F9LD
Barry Larkin: HR/F8LXD
Sean Casey: 43/G4

Bot 3

Todd Ritchie: 63/G6S
Adrian Brown: K
Mike Benjamin: K

Top 4

Greg Vaughn: 9/F89M
Dmitri Young: W
Ed Taubensee: S7/G56.1-2
Aaron Boone: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 4

Brian Giles: T8/F8RXD
Kevin Young: W
Ed Sprague: PB.3-H(NR);1-2
Ed Sprague: W
Chad Hermansen: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Oliver: 7/SF/F7D.3-H;2-3
Abraham Nunez: E1/SH/BG15.3-H;1-2
Todd Ritchie: 15(2)/FO/BG15.1-2
Adrian Brown: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 5

Pokey Reese: 6/P6MD
Ron Villone: 43/G4S
Mike Cameron: K

Bot 5

Mike Benjamin: 53/G5S
Brian Giles: K
Kevin Young: 4/P4D

Top 6

Barry Larkin: S8/L8RS
Sean Casey: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S
Greg Vaughn: S6/G15
Dmitri Young: K

Bot 6

Ed Sprague: 6/L6
Chad Hermansen: 3/P3S
Joe Oliver: K

Top 7

Ed Taubensee: 9/F89M
Aaron Boone: D8/F8LXD
Pokey Reese: K
Mark Sweeney: 43/G4S

Bot 7

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4S
Todd Ritchie: 4/P4
Adrian Brown: 13/G15

Top 8

Mike Cameron: 9/F89M
Barry Larkin: 13/G15
Sean Casey: K

Bot 8

Mike Benjamin: 63/G6S
Brian Giles: 5/P5
Kevin Young: S8/F8LS
Ed Sprague: 53/G5L

Top 9

Greg Vaughn: 53/G5
Dmitri Young: 13/G13
Mark Lewis: 43/G4S