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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2002-04-08 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 36402 · 62°F, sunny · Wind 3 mph to LF · 2:26

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 1–0. Ron Villone earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ron Villone L: Elmer Dessens SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Todd Walker	4	0	0	0
Brady Clark	4	0	0	0
Juan Encarnacion	4	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	1	0	1
Aaron Boone	3	1	1	0
Adam Dunn	3	0	0	1
Jason LaRue	3	0	0	0
Travis Dawkins	3	1	0	1
Elmer Dessens	1	1	0	0
Wilton Guerrero	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adrian Brown	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brian Giles	4	1	1	0	0	1
Aramis Ramirez	1	0	1	1	1	0
Armando Rios	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Young	2	0	1	0	1	0
Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pokey Reese	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Villone	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Dessens	7.0	4	2	4
Gabe White	1.0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Villone	7.1	4	2	3
Mike Fetters	0.2	0	0	0
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Todd Walker: 63/G6S
Brady Clark: 43/G4S
Juan Encarnacion: 43/G4M

Bot 1

Adrian Brown: S8/L8RM
Jason Kendall: 4/P4
Brian Giles: SB2
Brian Giles: K/C
Aramis Ramirez: W
Armando Rios: 8/F8RD

Top 2

Sean Casey: 9/F89XD
Aaron Boone: T9/L89D
Adam Dunn: 6/P56
Jason LaRue: 7/L7M

Bot 2

Kevin Young: 9/F9D
Jack Wilson: K
Pokey Reese: 7/F7M

Top 3

Travis Dawkins: K
Elmer Dessens: S8/G6M
Todd Walker: 4(1)/FO/G4S
Brady Clark: 9/F89D

Bot 3

Ron Villone: 8/F8RXD
Adrian Brown: K/C
Jason Kendall: 53/G56S

Top 4

Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6
Sean Casey: S7
Aaron Boone: W.1-2
Adam Dunn: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Jason LaRue: 7/F7D

Bot 4

Brian Giles: 9/F9LD
Aramis Ramirez: S7/L7S
Armando Rios: K
Kevin Young: D7/L7LS.1-3
Jack Wilson: 53/G5

Top 5

Travis Dawkins: S8/G4M
Elmer Dessens: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
Todd Walker: 7/F7LM
Brady Clark: 53/G56

Bot 5

Pokey Reese: 63/G6
Ron Villone: 43/G34
Adrian Brown: 6/P8LS

Top 6

Juan Encarnacion: 6/P6D
Sean Casey: K
Aaron Boone: 9/L89D

Bot 6

Jason Kendall: 53/G56S
Brian Giles: D9/L9LS
Aramis Ramirez: BK.2-3
Aramis Ramirez: 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H
Armando Rios: 63/G6M

Top 7

Adam Dunn: K
Jason LaRue: 63/G6S
Travis Dawkins: 8/F8RXD

Bot 7

Kevin Young: W
Jack Wilson: 1(B)3(1)/DP
Pokey Reese: 53/G5S

Top 8

Wilton Guerrero: W
Todd Walker: 56(1)/FO/BG56S
Brady Clark: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 8

Mike Benjamin: 2/FL/P23F
Adrian Brown: 53/G5
Jason Kendall: W
Brian Giles: 4/P4MD

Top 9

Juan Encarnacion: 53/G
Sean Casey: 8/F8LM
Aaron Boone: 43/G4M