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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

2011-05-17 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 18861 · 50°F, overcast · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:16

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 8th. Bill Bray earned the win and Nick Masset picked up the save. Carlos Pena went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Bray L: Kerry Wood SV: Nick Masset

Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Laz Diaz · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kosuke Fukudome	4	0	1	0	1	0
Darwin Barney	4	1	1	1	1	0
Starlin Castro	5	0	1	0	0	2
Aramis Ramirez	4	2	1	0	0	0
Carlos Pena	3	1	2	3	1	0
Marlon Byrd	4	0	0	0	0	4
Alfonso Soriano	2	0	0	0	1	1
Welington Castillo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Garza	2	0	0	0	0	2
Reed Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Campana	1	1	1	1	0	0
Blake DeWitt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Drew Stubbs	5	0	1	0	0	1
Paul Janish	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joey Votto	4	0	1	1	1	1
Brandon Phillips	3	1	2	0	2	0
Jay Bruce	4	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Rolen	3	2	2	0	1	0
Fred Lewis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ramon Hernandez	2	1	1	0	1	0
Edinson Volquez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel Cairo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Hanigan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Heisey	0	0	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Garza	6.0	5	4	3
Sean Marshall	1.0	0	1	1
Kerry Wood	1.0	4	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edinson Volquez	6.0	3	1	9
Jose Arredondo	0.1	1	3	1
Jordan Smith	1.1	3	0	1
Bill Bray	0.1	0	0	0
Nick Masset	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kosuke Fukudome: 8/F8LM
Darwin Barney: S7/L7S+
Starlin Castro: K+SB2
Aramis Ramirez: HP
Carlos Pena: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
Marlon Byrd: K

Bot 1

Drew Stubbs: 9/F89M
Paul Janish: 43/G4
Joey Votto: W
Brandon Phillips: W.1-2
Jay Bruce: K

Top 2

Alfonso Soriano: 7/F78XD+
Welington Castillo: K
Matt Garza: K

Bot 2

Scott Rolen: 4/F4D-
Fred Lewis: 9/F9S
Ramon Hernandez: 4!3/G4M-

Top 3

Kosuke Fukudome: 43/G4S-
Darwin Barney: 31/G34
Starlin Castro: K

Bot 3

Edinson Volquez: 53/G56S-
Drew Stubbs: S7/L7S+
Paul Janish: 5/BP5S+
Joey Votto: SB2
Joey Votto: 7/F7D+

Top 4

Aramis Ramirez: 7/L78M+
Carlos Pena: W
Marlon Byrd: K
Alfonso Soriano: K

Bot 4

Brandon Phillips: S8/G6M+
Jay Bruce: WP.1-2
Jay Bruce: 5/P5F
Scott Rolen: W
Fred Lewis: 31/G4S-.2-3;1-2
Ramon Hernandez: IW
Edinson Volquez: E3/G3+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(E1/TH)(UR);B-3
Drew Stubbs: 163/G6+

Top 5

Welington Castillo: E6/G56
Matt Garza: K/BF
Kosuke Fukudome: 7/F7M
Darwin Barney: 63/G6S-

Bot 5

Paul Janish: 6/P
Joey Votto: 43/G4
Brandon Phillips: S9/L34
Jay Bruce: 6/F56-

Top 6

Starlin Castro: D9/L9S
Aramis Ramirez: 53/G56S
Carlos Pena: 43/G4S-.2-3
Marlon Byrd: K

Bot 6

Scott Rolen: S7/G56
Fred Lewis: 46(1)/FO/G4S-
Ramon Hernandez: CS2(26)
Ramon Hernandez: S9/L89M
Miguel Cairo: K.1-2;B-1(E2)
Drew Stubbs: K

Top 7

Alfonso Soriano: W
Welington Castillo: S3/BG23-.1-2
Reed Johnson: K
Kosuke Fukudome: W.2-3;1-2
Darwin Barney: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Starlin Castro: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Bot 7

Paul Janish: 8/F8LD
Joey Votto: K
Brandon Phillips: W
Jay Bruce: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Aramis Ramirez: S7/L78S
Carlos Pena: S49/G34+.1-2
Marlon Byrd: K
Tony Campana: D9/G3+.2-H;1-3
Welington Castillo: 63/G6S+
Blake DeWitt: 43/G4

Bot 8

Scott Rolen: D8/F89D
Fred Lewis: S5.2-2
Ryan Hanigan: E1/TH/FO.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-3
Chris Heisey: 9/SF/F9M.3-H(UR)
Drew Stubbs: 53/G56S
Paul Janish: S7/G56+
Joey Votto: D9/L9D+.1-H(UR)
Brandon Phillips: 8/F89D+

Top 9

Kosuke Fukudome: S4/G4M
Darwin Barney: 64(1)/FO/G6-
Starlin Castro: 43/G4.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 13/G

Notes & reviews

the Cubs thought they had a strikeout on a check swing but the ball hit the ground before being caught by Welington Castillo; the Cubs walked off the field until they realized that something was wrong; both runners advanced a base and the inning continued

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