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Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

2005-08-03 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 37157 · 90°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph to CF · 2:34

Cincinnati Reds defeated Atlanta Braves 8–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 6th. Brandon Claussen earned the win and Kent Mercker picked up the save. Adam Dunn went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Brandon Claussen L: Horacio Ramirez SV: Kent Mercker

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Tim McClelland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Rafael Furcal	5	1	2	0	1
Marcus Giles	5	1	2	1	0
Jeff Francoeur	5	1	3	1	0
Andruw Jones	2	0	1	1	1
Julio Franco	4	1	1	2	0
Wilson Betemit	4	0	1	0	1
Johnny Estrada	4	0	0	0	0
Ryan Langerhans	4	0	0	0	2
Horacio Ramirez	2	0	0	0	0
Kelly Johnson	1	1	1	0	0
Pete Orr	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Freel	4	0	2	1	0	0
Felipe Lopez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Griffey	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wily Mo Pena	2	2	0	0	2	1
Sean Casey	4	2	2	0	0	1
Adam Dunn	4	2	3	5	0	0
Jason LaRue	3	1	0	0	1	1
Edwin Encarnacion	3	0	1	1	0	0
Brandon Claussen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Horacio Ramirez	5.0	6	4	1
Jim Brower	1.0	2	0	1
John Foster	1.0	0	0	2
Danny Kolb	1.0	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Brandon Claussen	6.2	7	5
David Weathers	0.1	2	0
Kent Mercker	2.0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rafael Furcal: K
Marcus Giles: S8/L8RS
Jeff Francoeur: 6/P8LS
Andruw Jones: HP.1-2
Julio Franco: 63/G56

Bot 1

Ryan Freel: 63/G56
Felipe Lopez: W
Ken Griffey: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 2

Wilson Betemit: 63/G6
Johnny Estrada: 7/P7S
Ryan Langerhans: K

Bot 2

Wily Mo Pena: 53/G56
Sean Casey: 43/G4MS
Adam Dunn: 9/F9D

Top 3

Horacio Ramirez: 43/G34
Rafael Furcal: 9/F89D
Marcus Giles: 3/P3F

Bot 3

Jason LaRue: W
Edwin Encarnacion: 9/P9S
Brandon Claussen: 54/SH.1-2
Ryan Freel: S7/L78S.2-H
Felipe Lopez: 53/G5

Top 4

Jeff Francoeur: S5/G56
Andruw Jones: K
Julio Franco: HR/F89XD+.1-H
Wilson Betemit: K
Johnny Estrada: 53/G56

Bot 4

Ken Griffey: 13/G-
Wily Mo Pena: W
Sean Casey: S9/G34.1-2
Adam Dunn: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
Jason LaRue: 63/G6S
Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6

Top 5

Ryan Langerhans: 3/BG3S+
Horacio Ramirez: 43/G4S
Rafael Furcal: 3/P3DF

Bot 5

Brandon Claussen: K
Ryan Freel: 63/G6M
Felipe Lopez: 43/G4

Top 6

Marcus Giles: 8/F8RD
Jeff Francoeur: S7/L78S-
Andruw Jones: HP.1-2
Julio Franco: 23/G2R-.2-3;1-2
Wilson Betemit: 7/F78S

Bot 6

Ken Griffey: S9/L9S
Wily Mo Pena: W.1-2
Sean Casey: S9/L34D.2-3;1-2
Adam Dunn: D9/F9LM+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jason LaRue: K
Edwin Encarnacion: WP.3-H;2-3
Edwin Encarnacion: S7/L7S+.3-H
Brandon Claussen: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
Ryan Freel: S9/L9S.2XH(92)

Top 7

Johnny Estrada: 8/F8LS
Ryan Langerhans: K
Kelly Johnson: S9/P89S-
Rafael Furcal: S7/G56+.1-2
Marcus Giles: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
Jeff Francoeur: S9/F9S-.2-H;1-3
Andruw Jones: S8/L8LS+.3-H;1-2
Julio Franco: 64(1)/FO/G6MD

Bot 7

Felipe Lopez: 63/G6
Ken Griffey: K
Wily Mo Pena: K

Top 8

Wilson Betemit: S9/L4D+
Johnny Estrada: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MD
Ryan Langerhans: 63/G6MD

Bot 8

Sean Casey: K
Adam Dunn: S9/L9S.BX2(96)
Jason LaRue: 9/F9LM

Top 9

Pete Orr: 23/BG
Rafael Furcal: D8/F8LXD+
Marcus Giles: 13/G25-.2-3
Jeff Francoeur: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Meriwether left when hit on hand by broken bat; 2B umpire Timmons went behind plate and game finished with 3 umpires

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