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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 9, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 9, 1970 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: John Kibler 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Pat Corrales | Catcher |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Billy Grabarkewitz | Third Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 9, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Sutton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and has Rose trapped. There's the throw to Sizemore and over to Grabarkewitz, who tags Rose for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Sutton
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Sutton
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Sutton
Corrales strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Sutton
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grabarkewitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Sutton
Merritt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Merritt
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sutton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Merritt
Torborg hits a fly ball into left field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Merritt
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Merritt
Merritt has Wills trapped. He fires to second, with Woodward covering, who tags Wills for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench strikes out. The ball gets by Torborg. He chases the ball to the backstop. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Sutton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Sutton
Helms hits a popup towards third. Grabarkewitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corrales vs. Sutton
Corrales hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Grabarkewitz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Merritt
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Russell reaches second base with a double. Grabarkewitz scores. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torborg vs. Merritt
Torborg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sutton vs. Merritt
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Sutton
Woodward hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Sutton
Merritt hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sutton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sutton
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sutton
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Merritt
Russell hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Merritt
Torborg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Torborg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Merritt
Sutton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Merritt covering. Safe. Torborg moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Mota reaches second base with a double. Torborg scores. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sutton
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bravo vs. Sutton
Angel Bravo pinch hits for Pat Corrales.
Bravo bunts towards third. Grabarkewitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Sutton
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carbo vs. Sutton
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Carbo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Washburn
Jimmy Stewart now playing second base. Angel Bravo now playing left field. Johnny Bench now catching. Tommy Helms now playing shortstop. Ray Wash
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Washburn
Grabarkewitz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Washburn
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Washburn
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torborg vs. Washburn
Torborg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Sutton
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Brewer
Jim Brewer now pitching. Willie Crawford now playing right field.
Brewer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Brewer. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Brewer
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Brewer
Bench hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Brewer
May hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Washburn
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Washburn
Wills hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Washburn
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Gullett
Don Gullett now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills scores. Mota moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parker vs. Gullett
Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Tommy Helms now playing second base. Jimmy Stewart now catching.
Parker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grabarkewitz vs. Gullett
Grabarkewitz takes first base on ball four. Mota moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Gullett
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mota scores. Grabarkewitz moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brewer vs. Gullett
Brewer takes first base on ball four. Grabarkewitz moves to third. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haller vs. Noriega
John Noriega now pitching. Tom Haller pinch hits for Jeff Torborg.
There go the runners. All runners are safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haller vs. Noriega
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Brewer
Tom Haller now catching.
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bravo vs. Brewer
Bravo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Brewer
Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Brewer
Hal McRae pinch hits for John Noriega.
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Brewer
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1970, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Los Angeles (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 2 3 2 Wills M, ss 5 1 4 0
Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 0 Mota M, lf 5 1 1 1
Perez T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Davis W, cf 5 1 2 1
Bench J, lf-c 4 0 1 1 Parker W, 1b 4 1 2 0
Concepcion D, ss 0 0 0 0 Grabarkewitz B, 3b 2 2 0 0
May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sizemore T, 2b 4 0 3 3
Helms T, 2b-ss-2b 3 0 1 0 Russell B, rf 4 0 2 1
Corrales P, c 2 0 0 0 Brewer J, p 0 0 0 0
Bravo A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Torborg J, c 3 1 1 0
Woodward W, ss 2 0 0 0 Haller T, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph-2b-c 2 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 3 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 2 0 0 0 Crawford W, rf 1 0 0 0
Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0
Washburn R, p 0 0 0 0
Gullett D, p 0 0 0 0
Noriega J, p 0 0 0 0
McRae H, ph 1 0 1 0
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35 3 8 3 37 7 15 6
Cincinnati 100 010 010 -- 3
Los Angeles 000 201 04x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J 6.0 10 3 3 5 4
Washburn R (L) 1.1 3 2 1 0 3
Gullett D 0.1 2 2 2 2 1
Noriega J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D* 7.0 6 3 3 1 6
Brewer J (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Torborg J, Brewer J, Perez T
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Los Angeles 13
2B -- Rose P, Russell B, Torborg J, Mota M, Wills M
HR -- Rose P 2
SB -- Brewer J, Sizemore T, Grabarkewitz B
CS -- Wills M
SH -- Bravo A
T -- 2:56
A -- 0
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