MIN2
DET7
TOR0
ATH2
STL6
SF7
WSH2
SD9
TEX2
SEA3
CLE5
BAL9
HOU7
PHI11
NYM15
MIA14
LAA6
BOS4
COL1
NYY6
TB7
ATL2
ARI2
KC5
PIT4
CWS2
CHC6
MIL8
CIN1
LAD14PIT2CHC12COL2DET6LAA3WSH4NYM4NYY6BAL7TOR4KC3BOS2HOU1TB3LAD6MIA2PHI5ATL6CIN0MIL20CLE5MIN2CWS3STL7SEA5ATH6TEX1ARI9SD7SF5This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Cincinnati Reds @ 
Chicago Cubs
2008-04-15 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39130 · 54°F, cloudy · Wind 19 mph to LF · 2:52
Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 9–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Ryan Dempster earned the win. Derrek Lee went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| CHN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
W: Ryan Dempster L: Aaron Harang SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corey Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Griffey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandon Phillips | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Adam Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Edwin Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joey Votto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Bako | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aaron Harang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Javier Valentin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Fontenot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Theriot | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Derrek Lee | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kosuke Fukudome | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Geovany Soto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Felix Pie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ryan Dempster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reed Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 Jared Burton | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Jeremy Affeldt | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Todd Coffey | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
 Carlos Marmol | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Michael Wuertz | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Corey Patterson: 63/G6M
- Jeff Keppinger: 9/F89D
- Ken Griffey: 7/P8LS
Bot 1
- Mike Fontenot: 7/L7M
- Ryan Theriot: D7/L7D+
- Derrek Lee: 4!3/G4.2-3
- Aramis Ramirez: 3/P3F
Top 2
- Brandon Phillips: W
- Adam Dunn: W.1-2
- Edwin Encarnacion: S7/L7D+.2-H;1-2
- Joey Votto: K
- Paul Bako: 7/F7M-
- Aaron Harang: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Kosuke Fukudome: S8/L6MD+
- Mark DeRosa: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Geovany Soto: 8/F8RM
- Felix Pie: 8/F8RD
- Ryan Dempster: S7/L78S
- Mike Fontenot: 9/F9M
Top 3
- Corey Patterson: 3/G3
- Jeff Keppinger: S8/G6M+
- Ken Griffey: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
- Brandon Phillips: 13/G
- Adam Dunn: W
- Edwin Encarnacion: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 3
- Ryan Theriot: 4/L4
- Derrek Lee: 9/F89M
- Aramis Ramirez: K
Top 4
- Joey Votto: 7/F7LD
- Paul Bako: 8!/L8LXD+
- Aaron Harang: K23
Bot 4
- Kosuke Fukudome: 63/G6
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Geovany Soto: S7/G56
- Felix Pie: K
Top 5
- Corey Patterson: 3/G3
- Jeff Keppinger: S8/G4M
- Ken Griffey: 5/P6D
- Brandon Phillips: K
Bot 5
- Ryan Dempster: 8/F8RD
- Mike Fontenot: D8/F8RXD+
- Ryan Theriot: W
- Derrek Lee: HR/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
- Aramis Ramirez: 9/L9M
- Kosuke Fukudome: S7
- Mark DeRosa: K
Top 6
- Adam Dunn: W
- Edwin Encarnacion: 46(1)/FO/G4M
- Joey Votto: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 6
- Geovany Soto: W
- Felix Pie: K
- Ryan Dempster: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Mike Fontenot: K
Top 7
- Paul Bako: S9/G34
- Scott Hatteberg: W.1-2
- Corey Patterson: FC1/SH/BG13+.2-3;1-2
- Jeff Keppinger: 4!6(1)/FO/G4M.3-H;2-3
- Ken Griffey: 36(1)3/GDP/G3+
Bot 7
- Ryan Theriot: K
- Derrek Lee: S7/G6
- Aramis Ramirez: D7/L7LD+.1-H
- Kosuke Fukudome: IW
- Mark DeRosa: S8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-2
- Geovany Soto: K
- Felix Pie: K
Top 8
- Brandon Phillips: K
- Adam Dunn: K
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
Bot 8
- Reed Johnson: S7/L7S
- Mike Fontenot: K
- Ryan Theriot: HR/L7D+.1-H
- Derrek Lee: S8/L8RS+
- Aramis Ramirez: 46(1)/FO/G34-
- Kosuke Fukudome: 8/F8RD
Top 9
- Joey Votto: HR/F8LXD+
- Paul Bako: W
- Javier Valentin: 7/F78S
- Corey Patterson: K
- Jeff Keppinger: DI.1-2
- Jeff Keppinger: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano left the game due to an injured leg