Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dickerson vs. Harden
  
  Dickerson hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Harden
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bruce vs. Harden
  
  Bruce strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Cueto
  
  Soriano strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Theriot vs. Cueto
  
  Theriot hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Cueto
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Harden
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Votto vs. Harden
  
  Votto strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Harden
  
  Encarnacion strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Cueto
  
  Ramirez is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Edmonds vs. Cueto
  
  Edmonds takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Soto vs. Cueto
  
  Soto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ramirez moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Fukudome vs. Cueto
  
  Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Harden
  
  Patterson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bako vs. Harden
  
  Bako strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cueto vs. Harden
  
  Cueto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Soto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Cueto
  
  DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bruce. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Harden vs. Cueto
  
  Harden bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Soriano vs. Cueto
  
  Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger fields it and has DeRosa trapped. There's the throw to Phillips who tags DeRosa for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Theriot vs. Cueto
  
  Cueto fires to first and picks off Soriano. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dickerson vs. Harden
  
  Dickerson strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Harden
  
  Keppinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Bruce vs. Harden
  
  Bruce hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. Harden
  
  Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Fukudome settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Theriot vs. Cueto
  
  Theriot hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Patterson. Theriot reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Lee vs. Cueto
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Theriot moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Ramirez vs. Cueto
  
  Ramirez strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Edmonds vs. Cueto
  
  Edmonds strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Votto vs. Harden
  
  Votto hits a line drive towards first. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Harden
  
  Encarnacion strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Harden
  
  Patterson hits a popup towards short. Theriot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Soto vs. Cueto
  
  Soto hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Patterson who is chasing the ball. Soto reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Fukudome vs. Cueto
  
  Fukudome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  DeRosa vs. Cueto
  
  DeRosa strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Harden vs. Cueto
  
  Harden bunts towards third. Encarnacion throws to first for one, and Votto throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Soto scores. Fukudome moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Soriano vs. Cueto
  
  Soriano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Bako vs. Harden
  
  Bako hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Cueto vs. Harden
  
  Cueto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Dickerson vs. Harden
  
  Dickerson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Keppinger vs. Harden
  
  There goes Dickerson. The throw from Soto and he is safe. Dickerson steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Keppinger vs. Harden
  
  Keppinger strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Theriot vs. Cueto
  
  Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Cueto
  
  Lee hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dickerson. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Ramirez vs. Cueto
  
  Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Dickerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Edmonds vs. Cueto
  
  Edmonds is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Soto vs. Cueto
  
  Soto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Keppinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bruce vs. Harden
  
  Bruce strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Harden
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Votto vs. Harden
  
  Votto strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Fukudome vs. Cueto
  
  Fukudome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Cueto
  
  DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Fontenot vs. Cueto
  
  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Rich Harden.
  
  Fontenot strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Marmol
  
  Carlos Marmol now pitching.
  
  Encarnacion hits a popup towards first. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Marmol
  
  Patterson strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bako vs. Marmol
  
  Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeRosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Soriano vs. Lincoln
  
  Mike Lincoln now pitching.
  
  Soriano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Theriot vs. Lincoln
  
  Theriot bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Soriano moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Lee vs. Lincoln
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Soriano scores. Theriot moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Ramirez vs. Lincoln
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Dickerson. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Theriot scores. Lee moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Johnson vs. Bray
  
  Bill Bray now pitching. Reed Johnson pinch hits for Jim Edmonds.
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Soto vs. Bray
  
  Soto is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Fukudome vs. Bray
  
  Fukudome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lee scores. Ramirez scores. Soto moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  DeRosa vs. Majewski
  
  Gary Majewski now pitching.
  
  DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Bruce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Ward vs. Majewski
  
  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Carlos Marmol.
  
  Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Dickerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Valentin vs. Wood
  
  Reed Johnson now playing center field. Kerry Wood now pitching. Javier Valentin pinch hits for Gary Majewski.
  
  Valentin strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dickerson vs. Wood
  
  Dickerson hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Wood
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Bruce vs. Wood
  
  Bruce strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/19/2008 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Dickerson C, lf       4  0  1  0   Soriano A, lf         4  1  1  0   
Keppinger J, ss       4  0  2  0   Theriot R, ss         3  1  1  0   
Bruce J, rf           4  0  0  0   Lee D, 1b             4  1  2  1   
Phillips B, 2b        3  0  0  0   Ramirez A, 3b         3  1  1  1   
Votto J, 1b           3  0  0  0   Edmonds J, cf         1  0  0  0   
Encarnacion E, 3b     3  0  0  0   Johnson R, ph-cf      1  0  0  0   
Patterson C, cf       3  0  0  0   Soto G, c             3  1  1  0   
Bako P, c             3  0  0  0   Fukudome K, rf        3  0  1  2   
Cueto J, p            2  0  0  0   DeRosa M, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Lincoln M, p          0  0  0  0   Harden R, p           1  0  0  1   
Bray B, p             0  0  0  0   Fontenot M, ph        1  0  0  0   
Majewski G, p         0  0  0  0   Marmol C, p           0  0  0  0   
Valentin J, ph        1  0  0  0   Ward D, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Wood K, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  0  3  0                        29  5  8  5

Cincinnati       000 000 000 --  0
Chicago          000 010 04x --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cueto J (L)           7.0  4  1  1  2  6
Lincoln M*            0.0  3  4  4  0  0
Bray B                0.1  1  0  0  1  1
Majewski G            0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Harden R (W)          7.0  2  0  0  0 10
Marmol C              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Wood K                1.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Votto J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 7
2B -- DeRosa M, Theriot R, Lee D, Ramirez A
3B -- Soto G
SB -- Dickerson C
SH -- Harden R, Theriot R
HBP -- by Cueto J (Ramirez A), by Cueto J (Edmonds J)
T -- 2:25
A -- 41208

    

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