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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2002-09-17 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 10991 · 74°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph L to R · 3:06

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 11–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 8th. Kris Benson earned the win. Russell Branyan went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
PIT	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	6		11	9

W: Kris Benson L: Chris Reitsma SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Poncino · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Reggie Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barry Larkin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Walker	4	0	2	0	0	0
Aaron Boone	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	3	1	0	0	1	1
Russell Branyan	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ruben Mateo	2	0	1	0	1	1
Jason LaRue	4	1	1	1	0	1
Brian Moehler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	1
Wily Mo Pena	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pokey Reese	6	0	4	5	0	0
Jack Wilson	6	1	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	5	1	2	0	1	1
Brian Giles	2	1	0	0	3	0
Aramis Ramirez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Mackowiak	3	2	1	1	2	0
Adam Hyzdu	3	1	0	0	0	1
Craig Wilson	1	2	0	0	1	0
Kris Benson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	2	1	2	2	1	0
Kevin Young	0	0	0	1	0	0
Abraham Nunez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Alvarez	0	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Moehler	3.1	4	3	1
Chris Reitsma	1.2	2	2	2
Joey Hamilton	2.0	1	0	1
Bruce Chen	0.0	0	2	0
Jose Silva	0.2	1	2	0
Scott Sullivan	0.1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	5.0	5	2	2
Alberto Reyes	1.0	1	0	2
Scott Sauerbeck	1.0	0	0	1
Brian Boehringer	1.0	1	0	0
Joe Beimel	0.2	0	0	2
Duaner Sanchez	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Reggie Taylor: 7/P7LS
Barry Larkin: 9/F89D
Todd Walker: S8/L8LM
Aaron Boone: BK.1-2
Aaron Boone: K

Bot 1

Pokey Reese: S9/L89S
Jack Wilson: K
Jason Kendall: S9/F89S.1-2
Brian Giles: CS3(25).1-2
Brian Giles: W
Aramis Ramirez: 7/F7D

Top 2

Jose Guillen: 63/G6S
Russell Branyan: HR/F9D
Ruben Mateo: K
Jason LaRue: HR/F7D
Brian Moehler: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Rob Mackowiak: D7/F7S
Adam Hyzdu: 63/G6S
Craig Wilson: 53/G56
Kris Benson: 5/L56

Top 3

Reggie Taylor: 6/P7LS
Barry Larkin: 2/FL/P25F
Todd Walker: 31/G3

Bot 3

Pokey Reese: 9/P89S
Jack Wilson: 8/F8LD
Jason Kendall: S6/G56
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Aaron Boone: 8/F8LXD
Jose Guillen: W
Russell Branyan: D8/F78XD.1-H
Ruben Mateo: W
Jason LaRue: 9/F9D.2-3
Brian Moehler: 4/L4

Bot 4

Rob Mackowiak: 2/FL/P25F
Adam Hyzdu: E5/G5
Craig Wilson: W.1-2
Kris Benson: FC2/BG25.2XH(2E5)(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Pokey Reese: WP.2-3
Pokey Reese: S8/L8RS.3-H(UR)
Jack Wilson: E6/G6.1-2
Jason Kendall: K/C
Brian Giles: 5/P56

Top 5

Reggie Taylor: 8/F89D
Barry Larkin: 9/F89S
Todd Walker: S7/L7S
Aaron Boone: 7/F7S

Bot 5

Aramis Ramirez: 9/F89D
Rob Mackowiak: W
Adam Hyzdu: K
Craig Wilson: HP.1-2
Adrian Brown: W.2-3;1-2
Pokey Reese: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jack Wilson: 53/G5

Top 6

Jose Guillen: K/C
Russell Branyan: K
Ruben Mateo: D7/L7S
Jason LaRue: 9/F89D

Bot 6

Jason Kendall: 63/G6S
Brian Giles: 8/F8LM
Aramis Ramirez: 8/L8RM

Top 7

Adam Dunn: K
Reggie Taylor: 8/F8LD
Barry Larkin: 53/G5S

Bot 7

Rob Mackowiak: 9/F9D
Kevin Young: HP
Abraham Nunez: K
Adrian Brown: DGR/G3.1-3
Pokey Reese: 9/F89D

Top 8

Todd Walker: 8/F8RD
Aaron Boone: D8/F78D
Jose Guillen: 9/F89D
Russell Branyan: 3/G3

Bot 8

Jack Wilson: E7/F7S.B-2
Jason Kendall: W
Brian Giles: W.2-3;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 6/P6M
Rob Mackowiak: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Kevin Young: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H(UR)
Tony Alvarez: W.2-3;1-2
Adrian Brown: D9/G3.3-H(UR);2-H(TUR);1-3
Pokey Reese: S8/L8LS.3-H(TUR);2-H(TUR)
Jack Wilson: E7/F7S.1-3;B-2
Jason Kendall: 9/F89M

Top 9

Wily Mo Pena: K
Jason LaRue: K
Adam Dunn: 31/G3

Notes & reviews

the ball went right through Boone's glove
Larkin could not get the ball out of his glove
Reece's 5 RBI a career high
second time in inning for J.Wilson to reach 2B on E7; most errors for the Reds since 5/21/1990 (5 at Chicago)

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