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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
2001-08-23 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 23887 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:51
Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 12–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 8th. Elmer Dessens earned the win. Pokey Reese went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
W: Elmer Dessens L: Bud Smith SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jack Samuels · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fernando Vina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Drew | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Edmonds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Bonilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Paquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pokey Reese | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Dunn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Griffey | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean Casey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Rivera | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelly Stinnett | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Castro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elmer Dessens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Clark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D. T. Cromer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Smith | 5.2 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Matthews | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Benes | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Dessens | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| John Riedling | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Sullivan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott MacRae | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Fernando Vina: K
- Placido Polanco: 6/L6
- J. D. Drew: S/L8RS+
- Albert Pujols: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Pokey Reese: 4/FL/P3DF-
- Adam Dunn: K/C
- Ken Griffey: S/L78S
- Sean Casey: S8/G4M.1-2
- Ruben Rivera: 7/F7LM
Top 2
- Jim Edmonds: 3/G3
- Bobby Bonilla: S/L89M
- Miguel Cairo: 8/F8LD
- Eli Marrero: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Todd Walker: 7/F78M
- Kelly Stinnett: W
- Juan Castro: K/C
- Elmer Dessens: S8/L4MD+.1-2
- Pokey Reese: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
- Adam Dunn: 43/G4
Top 3
- Bud Smith: 43/G4M
- Fernando Vina: 7/F7S-
- Placido Polanco: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Ken Griffey: D9/L9LS
- Sean Casey: D9/G3+.2-H
- Ruben Rivera: S7/G56.2-3
- Todd Walker: S8/L8RS+.3-H;1-3(E8)
- Kelly Stinnett: 9/SF/F89XD+.3-H(UR)
- Juan Castro: POCS2(1361)
- Juan Castro: 6/P78S-
Top 4
- J. D. Drew: S8/L8LM
- Albert Pujols: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Jim Edmonds: W
- Bobby Bonilla: 6/P7S-
Bot 4
- Elmer Dessens: S9/G34
- Pokey Reese: 56(1)/FO/BG5S-
- Adam Dunn: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Ken Griffey: D8/F8RXD+.1-H;BX3(845)
Top 5
- Miguel Cairo: 7/F78D
- Eli Marrero: HR/F78D+
- Bud Smith: 63/G6
- Fernando Vina: S7/G56
- Placido Polanco: SB2
- Placido Polanco: 9/F9M-
Bot 5
- Sean Casey: 31/G34
- Ruben Rivera: 8/F78D
- Todd Walker: 43/G34
Top 6
- J. D. Drew: 43/G4-
- Albert Pujols: HR/F89XD+
- Jim Edmonds: 13/G13
- Bobby Bonilla: W
- Miguel Cairo: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Bot 6
- Kelly Stinnett: S7/G56
- Juan Castro: 1/SH/BG34S-.1-2
- Brady Clark: K/C
- Pokey Reese: D7/L7LM+.2-H
- Adam Dunn: D7/L7LM-.2-H
- Ken Griffey: 7/F78M-
Top 7
- Eli Marrero: K
- Kerry Robinson: K/C
- Fernando Vina: 31/BG34S-
Bot 7
- Sean Casey: 8/F8LXD+
- Ruben Rivera: 53/G56S-
- Todd Walker: 8/F8RD
Top 8
- Placido Polanco: D7/G5
- J. D. Drew: S/L89M+.2-3
- Albert Pujols: 9/F89S
- Craig Paquette: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 8
- Kelly Stinnett: S7/L7S
- Juan Castro: D7/L5+.1-3
- Brady Clark: S9/L89S.3-H;2-H
- Pokey Reese: HR/F7D+.1-H
- D. T. Cromer: 3/G3
- Ken Griffey: HR/F78XD+
- Sean Casey: 9/L9M+
- Ruben Rivera: 8/F8LXD+
Top 9
- Bobby Bonilla: 63/G6
- Miguel Cairo: S9/L9S
- Eli Marrero: 3/L3
- Kerry Robinson: 63/G6