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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

2011-08-31 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 18567 · 88°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:53

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Cliff Lee earned the win and Ryan Madson picked up the save. Hunter Pence went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Cliff Lee L: Dontrelle Willis SV: Ryan Madson

Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Jim Wolf · 2B: D.J. Reyburn · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shane Victorino	3	2	0	0	2	1
Placido Polanco	4	0	2	0	1	1
Chase Utley	5	0	0	1	0	1
Ryan Howard	5	0	0	1	0	2
Hunter Pence	3	1	1	1	1	0
John Mayberry	3	0	1	0	1	1
Carlos Ruiz	4	0	3	0	0	0
Wilson Valdez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Lee	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Brandon Phillips	4	0	0	0
Dave Sappelt	4	1	0	0
Joey Votto	4	1	0	1
Jay Bruce	3	1	1	1
Miguel Cairo	3	0	0	2
Drew Stubbs	3	2	0	1
Ramon Hernandez	3	1	0	0
Paul Janish	3	0	0	1
Dontrelle Willis	1	0	0	0
Todd Frazier	1	0	0	1
Yonder Alonso	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Lee	8.2	6	1	7
Ryan Madson	0.1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dontrelle Willis	6.2	5	5	6
Jose Arredondo	1.1	2	0	0
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shane Victorino: W
Placido Polanco: W.1-2
Chase Utley: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Ryan Howard: 36(1)/FO/G34S-.3-H
Hunter Pence: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 1

Brandon Phillips: 9/L89M
Dave Sappelt: 7/L78M
Joey Votto: 43/G4M-

Top 2

John Mayberry: 53/G56S-
Carlos Ruiz: S8/F8RS-
Wilson Valdez: S9/G34.1-2
Cliff Lee: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Shane Victorino: 4/IF/P3D-
Placido Polanco: 13/G

Bot 2

Jay Bruce: 3/G3
Miguel Cairo: K
Drew Stubbs: K

Top 3

Chase Utley: 43/G4
Ryan Howard: K
Hunter Pence: W
John Mayberry: W.1-2
Carlos Ruiz: 9/F89M

Bot 3

Ramon Hernandez: S9/L9S+
Paul Janish: K
Dontrelle Willis: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
Brandon Phillips: 63/G6

Top 4

Wilson Valdez: 63/G6MD
Cliff Lee: 43/G4-
Shane Victorino: 3/G34S-

Bot 4

Dave Sappelt: S5/G15-
Joey Votto: K+CS2(26)/DP
Jay Bruce: S9/G34+
Miguel Cairo: 9/F9M

Top 5

Placido Polanco: K
Chase Utley: K
Ryan Howard: K

Bot 5

Drew Stubbs: S6/G6-
Ramon Hernandez: 64(1)/FO/NDP/G6.BX2(24)
Paul Janish: 7/F78D+

Top 6

Hunter Pence: HR/F8RXD+
John Mayberry: K
Carlos Ruiz: S8/L8LS
Wilson Valdez: 54(1)/FO/G5
Cliff Lee: WP.1-2
Cliff Lee: K

Bot 6

Dontrelle Willis: 63/G6
Brandon Phillips: 6/F6D-
Dave Sappelt: 63/G6-

Top 7

Shane Victorino: W
Placido Polanco: S8/L89M+.1-3
Chase Utley: 64(1)/FO/G6-.3-H
Ryan Howard: 63/G6.1-2
Hunter Pence: 7/L7M

Bot 7

Joey Votto: 63/G6
Jay Bruce: K
Miguel Cairo: K

Top 8

John Mayberry: S7/G6+
Carlos Ruiz: S8/L6D+.1-2
Wilson Valdez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Cliff Lee: 63/G6

Bot 8

Drew Stubbs: S7/G56+
Ramon Hernandez: 8/F8RD
Paul Janish: 9/F9M
Todd Frazier: K

Top 9

Shane Victorino: K
Placido Polanco: S8/G6M
Chase Utley: 7/F7S
Ryan Howard: 7/F78M

Bot 9

Brandon Phillips: 53/G56-
Dave Sappelt: 3/F2R-
Joey Votto: D8/F8LXD+
Jay Bruce: W
Miguel Cairo: HP.2-3;1-2
Yonder Alonso: 5/F5F-

Notes & reviews

Chase Utley's relay throw to 1B was high and sailed to the dugout fence; catcher Carlos Ruiz backed up the play and threw out Ramon Hernandez; it is not a DP since there was a misplay in the middle (Utley's throw)

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