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Padres
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 4, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres, played on September 4, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Corkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 23,584 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Arcia | Second Baseman |
| Rafael Robles | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Center Fielder |
| Al Ferrara | Left Fielder |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Ed Spiezio | Third Baseman |
| Ron Slocum | Catcher |
| Mike Corkins | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Darrel Chaney | Second Baseman |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 4, 1970
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Merritt
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robles vs. Merritt
Robles hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Merritt
Gaston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrara vs. Merritt
Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Corkins
Tolan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Corkins
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Corkins
There goes Rose. The throw from Slocum and he is safe. Rose steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Corkins
Bench hits a line drive towards short. Robles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Corkins
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Corkins
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Merritt
Colbert takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Merritt
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Slocum vs. Merritt
Slocum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench who is chasing the ball. Slocum reaches third base with a triple. Brown scores. Spiezio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corkins vs. Merritt
There go the runners. The throw from Corrales to Perez. The throw back to home, and Slocum is out at the plate. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corkins vs. Merritt
Corkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Corkins
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Ferrara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Corkins
Corrales strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Corkins
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Merritt
Arcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robles vs. Merritt
Robles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Merritt
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Corkins
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Corkins
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Corkins
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Corkins
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Corkins
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Merritt
Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferrara moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbert vs. Merritt
Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferrara scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Merritt
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slocum vs. Merritt
Slocum takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Colbert moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Corkins vs. Merritt
Corkins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Washburn
Ray Washburn now pitching.
Arcia hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robles vs. Washburn
Robles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Washburn
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Corkins
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Corkins
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Corkins
Corrales hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Washburn
Ferrara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Washburn
Brown takes first base on ball four. Ferrara moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbert vs. Washburn
Colbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Colbert reaches second base with a double. Ferrara scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spiezio vs. Washburn
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown scores. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slocum vs. Washburn
Slocum strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corkins vs. Washburn
Corkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Corkins
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bravo vs. Corkins
Angel Bravo pinch hits for Ray Washburn.
Bravo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Corkins
Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Corkins
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Corkins
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles misplays the ball. That's an error on Robles. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Corkins
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Corkins
May hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Maloney
Frank Duffy now playing shortstop. Angel Bravo now playing left field. Jim Maloney now pitching. Johnny Bench now playing first base.
Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robles vs. Maloney
Robles bunts towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. Arcia moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 9 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Maloney
Gaston hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrara vs. Maloney
Ferrara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Maloney
Ivan Murrell pinch runs for Al Ferrara.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Maloney
Colbert hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Corkins
Ivan Murrell now playing left field.
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Corkins
Corrales strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Corkins
Chaney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bravo vs. Corkins
Bravo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Corkins
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Maloney
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slocum vs. Maloney
Slocum takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corkins vs. Maloney
Corkins bunts towards first. Bench scoops it up and throws to first, with Chaney covering, for the out. Spiezio moves to third. Slocum moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Arcia vs. Maloney
Arcia hits a line drive into left field. Bravo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bravo. Spiezio scores. Slocum scores. Arcia moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 13 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robles vs. Behney
Mel Behney now pitching. Ty Cline now playing center field.
Robles hits a line drive towards first. Bench reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 13 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Behney
Gaston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Arcia scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murrell vs. Behney
Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Corkins
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Corkins
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murrell. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Corkins
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cline vs. Corkins
Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Behney
Woody Woodward now playing third base. Bill Plummer now catching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 14 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Behney
Colbert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Behney
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slocum vs. Behney
Slocum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Doyle
Jim Williams now playing right field. Paul Doyle now pitching. Fred Kendall now playing first base.
Duffy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Arcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Doyle
Plummer strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Doyle
Chaney strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Behney
Kendall hits a popup towards third. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arcia vs. Behney
Arcia hits a fly ball into center field. Cline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robles vs. Behney
Robles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Behney
Gaston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cline. Gaston reaches second base with a double. Robles moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murrell vs. Behney
Murrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bravo vs. Doyle
Bravo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Doyle
Hal McRae pinch hits for Mel Behney.
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Doyle
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Doyle
Bench takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 15 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Doyle
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1970 -- San Diego at Cincinnati (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Arcia J, 2b 6 2 3 2 Tolan B, cf 4 1 2 2
Robles R, ss 4 0 1 0 Behney M, p 0 0 0 0
Gaston C, cf 6 1 4 3 McRae H, ph 1 0 0 0
Ferrara A, lf 3 2 1 0 Rose P, rf 3 0 0 0
Murrell I, pr-lf 2 0 0 0 Bench J, lf-1b 3 0 1 0
Brown O, rf 4 3 2 0 Perez T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams J, rf 0 0 0 0 Woodward W, 3b 1 0 0 0
Colbert N, 1b 4 2 3 3 May L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Doyle P, p 0 0 0 0 Maloney J, p 0 0 0 0
Spiezio E, 3b 5 2 2 1 Cline T, cf 1 0 0 0
Slocum R, c 3 2 1 2 Concepcion D, ss 2 0 0 0
Corkins M, p 3 1 1 4 Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0
Kendall F, 1b 1 0 0 0 Corrales P, c 3 0 0 0
Plummer B, c 1 0 0 0
Chaney D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0
Washburn R, p 0 0 0 0
Bravo A, ph-lf 2 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 15 18 15 33 2 5 2
San Diego 020 522 310 -- 15
Cincinnati 000 020 000 -- 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Corkins M (W) 7.0 5 2 2 5 6
Doyle P (S) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 3.1 7 7 6 2 1
Washburn R 1.2 2 2 2 2 2
Maloney J 1.1 5 5 4 1 1
Behney M 2.2 4 1 1 1 1
E -- Perez T, Robles R, Bravo A
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- San Diego 7, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Colbert N, Bench J, Gaston C
3B -- Slocum R
HR -- Corkins M, Tolan B, Gaston C, Colbert N
SB -- Rose P
SH -- Robles R, Corkins M
T -- 3:05
A -- 23584
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