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Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 20, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 20, 1972 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Gullett |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 42,555 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Tony Perez | First Baseman |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Bill Plummer | Catcher |
Don Gullett | Pitcher |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lute Barnes | Second Baseman |
Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Tommie Agee | Right Fielder |
Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
Jim Beauchamp | First Baseman |
Ted Martinez | Shortstop |
Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 20, 1972
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a line drive into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McAndrew
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. McAndrew
There goes Morgan. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Gullett
Barnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields the ball and throws to Gullett covering. Safe. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Gullett
Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gullett
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Gullett
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McAndrew
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Gullett
Dyer hits a popup into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Gullett
Beauchamp hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gullett
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. McAndrew
Chaney hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. McAndrew
Plummer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. McAndrew
Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Gullett
McAndrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Gullett
Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McAndrew
Morgan hits a popup towards first. Beauchamp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gullett
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gullett
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gullett
Agee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Agee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Gullett
Dyer hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Menke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. McAndrew
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. McAndrew
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Gullett
Beauchamp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gullett
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Gullett
McAndrew hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. McAndrew
Plummer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barnes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullett vs. McAndrew
Gullett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gullett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. McAndrew
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gullett scores. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. McAndrew
Tolan hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Menke vs. McAndrew
Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beauchamp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Gullett
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Gullett
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gullett
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Gullett
Jones hits a popup into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McAndrew
John Milner now playing left field.
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. McAndrew
Chaney bunts towards the mound. McAndrew juggles the ball. That's an error on McAndrew. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Plummer vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
Plummer bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Geronimo moves to third. Chaney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gullett vs. Sadecki
Gullett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes misplays the ball. That's an error on Barnes. Geronimo scores. Chaney moves to third. Plummer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Sadecki
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores. Plummer scores. Gullett moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Sadecki
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp juggles the ball. That's an error on Beauchamp. Gullett scores. Rose moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Sadecki
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. Morgan tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Frisella
Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Menke reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Tolan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Geronimo vs. Frisella
Geronimo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chaney vs. Frisella
Chaney hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Plummer vs. Frisella
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Gullett
Ted Uhlaender now playing right field. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Darrel Chaney now playing t
Agee hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Gullett
Dyer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Gullett
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Gullett, and towards Concepcion, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Frisella
Dave Schneck now playing center field. Joe Hague pinch hits for Don Gullett.
Hague strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Frisella
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Frisella
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Agee. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Uhlaender vs. Frisella
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes has Rose trapped. There's the throw to Dyer and over to Garrett, who tags Rose for the out. Morgan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Frisella
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Frisella
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Geronimo vs. Frisella
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Carroll
Joe Hague now playing first base. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Carroll
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Carroll
Barnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garrett vs. Carroll
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schneck vs. Carroll
Schneck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schneck for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Gentry
Gary Gentry now pitching.
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Gentry
Plummer hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Gentry
Hague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Gentry
Rose takes first base on ball four. Hague moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Gentry
Julian Javier pinch hits for Joe Morgan.
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Carroll
Julian Javier now playing second base. George Foster now playing left field.
Milner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Milner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Carroll
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Carroll
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beauchamp vs. Carroll
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Milner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Carroll
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner scores. Beauchamp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Carroll
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Gary Gentry.
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1972 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Rose P, lf 5 1 3 2 Barnes L, 2b 3 0 2 0 Foster G, lf 0 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 2 2 1 Mays W, cf 3 0 1 0 Javier J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Schneck D, cf 1 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 3 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, rf 1 0 0 0 Milner J, lf 1 1 1 0 Perez T, 1b 3 0 1 2 Agee T, rf 4 0 1 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Dyer D, c 4 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 0 2 1 Beauchamp J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Concepcion D, ss 0 0 0 0 Martinez T, ss 4 0 1 1 Geronimo C, rf-cf 4 1 1 0 McAndrew J, p 2 0 0 0 Chaney D, ss-3b 4 1 0 0 Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Plummer B, c 4 1 0 0 Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0 Gullett D, p 3 2 1 1 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 1 0 Hague J, ph-1b 2 0 1 0 Gentry G, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 11 7 35 1 9 1 Cincinnati 000 001 610 -- 8 New York 000 000 001 -- 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Gullett D (W) 7.0 4 0 0 1 5 Carroll C (S) 2.0 5 1 1 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO McAndrew J (L)* 6.0 5 3 2 2 2 Sadecki R+ 0.0 1 4 0 0 0 Frisella D 2.0 4 1 1 2 1 Gentry G 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 5 batters in 7th E -- McAndrew J, Barnes L, Beauchamp J DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 12, New York 8 2B -- Agee T, Menke D 2, Morgan J, Milner J CS -- Morgan J SH -- Chaney D, Plummer B SF -- Perez T T -- 2:50 A -- 42555
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