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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-04-28 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 25557 · 66°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:34

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Kris Benson earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. Brian Giles went 3-for-3 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	0	0	1	0	1	5
PIT	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	6

W: Kris Benson L: Pete Harnisch SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Griffey	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dante Bichette	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Casey	3	0	0	0	1	2
Aaron Boone	3	0	2	0	1	0
Benito Santiago	2	0	0	0	1	0
Travis Dawkins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Harnisch	2	0	0	0	0	2
Michael Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Taubensee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	2	0	0	0	1	0
Warren Morris	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Giles	3	2	3	1	1	0
Kevin Young	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wil Cordero	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Meares	3	0	1	1	0	1
Mike Benjamin	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kris Benson	2	0	1	0	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Harnisch	6.1	5	4	4
Dennys Reyes	1.0	1	0	0
Manny Aybar	0.2	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	8.0	5	3	6
Jason Christiansen	0.1	0	0	0
Mike Williams	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pokey Reese: W
Dmitri Young: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Ken Griffey: K
Dante Bichette: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 1

Chad Hermansen: 7/F7D
Warren Morris: W
Jason Kendall: 1(B)3(1)/LDP/L15+

Top 2

Sean Casey: K
Aaron Boone: 3/FL/P3DF-
Benito Santiago: 43/G4S-

Bot 2

Brian Giles: HR/F8LXD+
Kevin Young: 6/L6
Wil Cordero: 63/G6S
Pat Meares: S8/L78S
Mike Benjamin: K

Top 3

Travis Dawkins: 23/G25-
Pete Harnisch: K
Pokey Reese: 3/P34

Bot 3

Kris Benson: D/L78M+
Chad Hermansen: 24/SH/BG23-.2-3
Warren Morris: K
Jason Kendall: 3/P3

Top 4

Dmitri Young: 6/P6
Ken Griffey: 3/G3
Dante Bichette: 8/L8RD+

Bot 4

Brian Giles: S9/L89S
Kevin Young: D9/F9M.1-3
Wil Cordero: E5/TH/G5
Pat Meares: 9/SF/L89M.3-H;2-3
Mike Benjamin: K
Kris Benson: K

Top 5

Sean Casey: K/C
Aaron Boone: S8/L8RS
Benito Santiago: W.1-2
Travis Dawkins: 7/F7D
Pete Harnisch: K

Bot 5

Chad Hermansen: 8/F8RD
Warren Morris: 9/F89M
Jason Kendall: 7/L7M+

Top 6

Pokey Reese: 3/G34
Dmitri Young: K
Ken Griffey: S/L8LD
Dante Bichette: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 6

Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: 8/L8LM
Wil Cordero: 9/F89XD+
Pat Meares: 9/F9M

Top 7

Sean Casey: W
Aaron Boone: S8/L8LS.1-2
Benito Santiago: 6(1)/FO/G6M.2-3
Michael Tucker: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S

Bot 7

Mike Benjamin: 9/F9D+
Kris Benson: W
Chad Hermansen: W.1-2
Warren Morris: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S

Top 8

Ed Taubensee: 43/G4S
Pokey Reese: S9/L89S
Dmitri Young: S7/G56.1-3
Ken Griffey: 43/G4S-.3-H;1-2
Dante Bichette: 23/G

Bot 8

Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Brian Giles: S8/G4M
Kevin Young: HP.1-2
Wil Cordero: 7/F7D+
Pat Meares: K

Top 9

Sean Casey: 63/G6S
Aaron Boone: W
Hal Morris: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S