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Expos
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 3, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Montreal Expos, played on April 3, 1996 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 3, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 3, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Smiley |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 19,104 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Rondell White | Center Fielder |
Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
David Segui | First Baseman |
Sherman Obando | Right Fielder |
Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
Tim Spehr | Catcher |
Pedro Martinez | Pitcher |
Felipe Alou | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
Hal Morris | First Baseman |
Barry Larkin | Shortstop |
Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
Ed Taubensee | Catcher |
Willie Greene | Third Baseman |
Mike Kelly | Center Fielder |
Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
John Smiley | Pitcher |
Ray Knight | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
April 3, 1996
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Smiley
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Smiley
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Smiley
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Smiley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson fields it and throws to second for the out. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Smiley
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Martinez
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Martinez
Morris hits a popup towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Martinez
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Obando vs. Smiley
Obando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Smiley
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Smiley
Spehr hits a popup towards short. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Martinez
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Martinez
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Martinez
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Martinez
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek fields it and throws to second for the out. Sanders scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Martinez
There goes Kelly. The throw from Spehr and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Branson vs. Martinez
Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Smiley
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Smiley
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Smiley
Lansing hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Martinez
Smiley strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Martinez
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Martinez
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Martinez
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Coleman scores. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Martinez
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Smiley
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Smiley
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Smiley
There goes White. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Segui vs. Smiley
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Obando vs. Smiley
Obando hits a line drive into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Martinez
Taubensee hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Martinez
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Martinez
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Smiley
Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Smiley
Spehr strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Smiley
Martinez bunts towards the mound. Smiley fields it and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Smiley
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Andrews trying to get to home. Coleman throws the ball in to Taubensee who tags Andrews, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Martinez
Branson hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smiley vs. Martinez
Smiley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews juggles the ball. That's an error on Andrews. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Martinez
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Martinez
Morris hits a fly ball into right field. Obando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Smiley
Lansing hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Smiley
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Coleman. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Smiley
There goes White. The throw from Taubensee and he is safe. White steals third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Smiley
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Segui vs. Smiley
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Martinez
Larkin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Martinez
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Obando. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Taubensee vs. Daal
Omar Daal now pitching.
Taubensee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sabo vs. Dyer
Chris Sabo pinch hits for Willie Greene. Mike Dyer now pitching.
Sabo bunts towards the mound. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanders moves to third. Taubensee moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Dyer
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Branson vs. Dyer
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sanders scores. Taubensee moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Dyer
Lenny Harris pinch hits for John Smiley.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Obando vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching. Chris Sabo now playing third base.
Obando strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Carrasco
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Carrasco
Darrin Fletcher pinch hits for Tim Spehr.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sabo juggles the ball. That's an error on Sabo. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Carrasco
Henry Rodriguez pinch hits for Mike Dyer.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Carrasco
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching.
Lansing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Shaw
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching. Darrin Fletcher now catching.
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Veres
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Veres
Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Veres
There goes Larkin. The throw from Fletcher and he is out, Lansing applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Shaw
Steve Gibralter now playing left field.
Alou hits a fly ball towards left. Gibralter settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gibralter. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Segui vs. Shaw
Segui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Obando vs. Shaw
Obando hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Santangelo vs. Shaw
F.P. Santangelo pinch hits for Shane Andrews.
Santangelo hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Shaw
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gibralter. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Segui goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Silvestri vs. Hernandez
Dave Silvestri pinch hits for Dave Veres. Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Silvestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Hernandez
Grudzielanek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Hernandez
Lansing hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gibralter. Lansing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hernandez
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching. Moises Alou now playing right field. F.P. Santangelo now playing left field. Dave Silvestri now playing third base.
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Taubensee vs. Rojas
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sabo vs. Rojas
Sabo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ruffin
Johnny Ruffin now pitching. Eric Owens now playing third base.
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Ruffin
Segui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Ruffin
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taubensee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Santangelo vs. Ruffin
Santangelo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Ruffin
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rojas
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Silvestri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Rojas
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Segui scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owens vs. Rojas
Owens strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/3/1996 -- Montreal at Cincinnati (N) Montreal AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Grudzielanek M, ss 5 2 4 3 Coleman V, lf 3 1 0 0 Lansing M, 2b 5 0 2 0 Gibralter S, lf 0 0 0 0 White R, cf 5 0 3 0 Morris H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Alou M, lf-rf 5 1 1 1 Larkin B, ss 4 1 3 2 Segui D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sanders R, rf 4 2 2 0 Obando S, rf 4 0 0 0 Taubensee E, c 3 0 1 0 Rojas M, p 1 0 0 0 Greene W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Andrews S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sabo C, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Santangelo F, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Ruffin J, p 0 0 0 0 Spehr T, c 2 0 0 0 Kelly M, cf 3 0 0 1 Fletcher D, ph-c 3 2 1 2 Branson J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Martinez P, p 1 0 0 0 Smiley J, p 2 0 0 0 Daal O, p 0 0 0 0 Harris L, ph 1 0 0 0 Dyer M, p 0 0 0 0 Carrasco H, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, ph 1 1 1 1 Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez X, p 0 0 0 0 Silvestri D, ph-3b 1 1 1 1 Owens E, 3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 8 15 8 32 4 6 4 Montreal 100 000 250 -- 8 Cincinnati 011 002 000 -- 4 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Martinez P* 5.0 5 4 4 1 6 Daal O+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Dyer M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Veres D (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Rojas M 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Smiley J 6.0 6 1 1 0 7 Carrasco H 0.2 2 2 0 0 2 Shaw J (L) 1.0 2 3 0 1 0 Hernandez X 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 Ruffin J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Andrews S, Sabo C, Gibralter S LOB -- Montreal 9, Cincinnati 5 2B -- White R, Sanders R, Rodriguez H, Fletcher D, Lansing M HR -- Larkin B, Grudzielanek M SB -- Kelly M, White R 2 CS -- Larkin B SH -- Martinez P, Sabo C T -- 3:14 A -- 19104
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