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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

2001-04-05 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 20482 · 65°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph L to R · 2:33

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 3rd. Elmer Dessens earned the win and John Riedling picked up the save. Brian Giles went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Dessens L: Jimmy Anderson SV: John Riedling

Umpires — HP: Rob Drake · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Bill Miller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Adrian Brown	4	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0
John Vander Wal	4	0	1	0	2
Brian Giles	4	1	1	1	0
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	1	0	0
Kevin Young	3	0	1	0	0
Enrique Wilson	3	0	1	0	0
Abraham Nunez	3	0	2	0	0
Jimmy Anderson	2	0	0	0	0
Emil Brown	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barry Larkin	2	1	0	0	2	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	1	3	0	0
Alex Ochoa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Aaron Boone	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ruben Rivera	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pokey Reese	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jason LaRue	3	1	1	1	0	2
Elmer Dessens	1	1	0	0	1	0
Wilton Guerrero	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Anderson	7.0	5	3	4
Marc Wilkins	1.0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Elmer Dessens	7.0	7	1
Mark Wohlers	1.0	0	1
John Riedling	1.0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adrian Brown: 53/G5
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LD
John Vander Wal: S7/G56+
Brian Giles: 13/G13+

Bot 1

Barry Larkin: W
Dmitri Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Alex Ochoa: 63/G6S

Top 2

Aramis Ramirez: 13/G15+
Kevin Young: 6/P6M-
Enrique Wilson: 4/P4D-

Bot 2

Sean Casey: K/C
Aaron Boone: 9/F9M
Ruben Rivera: K

Top 3

Abraham Nunez: S/G56
Jimmy Anderson: CS2(26)
Jimmy Anderson: 7/F78M
Adrian Brown: 3/G34

Bot 3

Pokey Reese: S/L78M
Jason LaRue: SB2
Jason LaRue: S9/G34.2-H
Elmer Dessens: W.1-2
Barry Larkin: W.2-3;1-2
Dmitri Young: D/L89D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Alex Ochoa: 63/G6S.2-3
Sean Casey: 3/G3S-
Aaron Boone: 63/G6S

Top 4

Jason Kendall: 53/G5
John Vander Wal: K
Brian Giles: HR/L9LD+
Aramis Ramirez: 53/G56

Bot 4

Ruben Rivera: 43/G4S
Pokey Reese: 6/L6
Jason LaRue: K

Top 5

Kevin Young: S/G6S+
Enrique Wilson: S9/G34+.1-2
Abraham Nunez: S7/L78S+.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Anderson: 6/P6S-
Adrian Brown: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S-

Bot 5

Elmer Dessens: 8/P4D
Barry Larkin: 8/F89D+
Dmitri Young: 53/G56

Top 6

Jason Kendall: 8/F8LM
John Vander Wal: 31/G34-
Brian Giles: 63/G6MS

Bot 6

Alex Ochoa: S/G6M
Sean Casey: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S
Aaron Boone: S7/G6+
Ruben Rivera: 64(1)/FO/G6S+

Top 7

Aramis Ramirez: S/G13
Kevin Young: 8/F8LD
Enrique Wilson: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Bot 7

Pokey Reese: 7/F78D
Jason LaRue: K
Wilton Guerrero: 63/G6S-

Top 8

Abraham Nunez: 43/G4MS
Emil Brown: 43/G4S+
Adrian Brown: K

Bot 8

Barry Larkin: E4/TH/G4S+
Dmitri Young: 5/P5-
Alex Ochoa: 7/L7M+
Sean Casey: WP.1-2
Sean Casey: PO2(E2).2-3
Sean Casey: 9/F9LD

Top 9

Jason Kendall: 63/G6S
John Vander Wal: K
Brian Giles: 31/G34