Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Freel vs. Ponson
  
  Freel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Ponson
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dunn vs. Ponson
  
  Dunn hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Ponson
  
  Aurilia hits a fly ball into center field. Taguchi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Eckstein vs. Williams
  
  Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Taguchi vs. Williams
  
  Taguchi hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Taguchi reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Pujols vs. Williams
  
  Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Rolen vs. Williams
  
  Rolen takes first base on ball four. Taguchi moves to third. Pujols moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Encarnacion vs. Williams
  
  Encarnacion hits a popup towards first. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Molina vs. Williams
  
  Molina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taguchi scores. Pujols scores. Rolen moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Luna vs. Williams
  
  Luna hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rolen scores. Molina moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Schumaker vs. Williams
  
  Schumaker hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Hatteberg vs. Ponson
  
  Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Ponson
  
  Encarnacion strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kearns vs. Ponson
  
  Kearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ponson vs. Williams
  
  Ponson hits a fly ball into center field. Freel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Eckstein vs. Williams
  
  Eckstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Taguchi vs. Williams
  
  Taguchi strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Pujols vs. Williams
  
  Pujols hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Rolen vs. Williams
  
  Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Encarnacion vs. Williams
  
  Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatteberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Encarnacion for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Valentin vs. Ponson
  
  Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valentin for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Ponson
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Freel vs. Ponson
  
  Freel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols fields the ball and throws to Ponson covering. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Lopez vs. Ponson
  
  Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Freel moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Dunn vs. Ponson
  
  Dunn strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Molina vs. Williams
  
  Molina hits a fly ball into center field. Freel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Luna vs. Williams
  
  Luna hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Schumaker vs. Williams
  
  Schumaker strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ponson vs. Williams
  
  Ponson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aurilia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Ponson
  
  Aurilia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Aurilia reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Hatteberg vs. Ponson
  
  Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Encarnacion vs. Ponson
  
  Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Aurilia moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Kearns vs. Ponson
  
  Kearns strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Eckstein vs. Belisle
  
  Matt Belisle now pitching.
  
  Eckstein hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taguchi vs. Belisle
  
  Taguchi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Belisle
  
  Pujols hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Freel. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Rolen vs. Belisle
  
  Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Encarnacion vs. Belisle
  
  Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Valentin vs. Ponson
  
  Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Belisle vs. Ponson
  
  Belisle strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freel vs. Ponson
  
  Freel hits a line drive into center field. Taguchi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Molina vs. Belisle
  
  Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Luna vs. Belisle
  
  Luna hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Aurilia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Schumaker vs. Belisle
  
  Schumaker hits a fly ball into left field. Dunn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Ponson
  
  Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dunn vs. Ponson
  
  Dunn hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Ponson
  
  Aurilia hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Ponson vs. Belisle
  
  Ponson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Eckstein vs. Belisle
  
  Eckstein bunts towards the mound. Belisle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ponson moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Taguchi vs. Belisle
  
  Taguchi bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Pujols vs. Belisle
  
  Pujols strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Rolen vs. Belisle
  
  Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hatteberg vs. Ponson
  
  Hatteberg hits a fly ball into left field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Ponson
  
  Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Kearns vs. Thompson
  
  Brad Thompson now pitching.
  
  Kearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Valentin vs. Thompson
  
  Valentin hits a line drive towards first. Pujols catches it and steps on first to double up Kearns. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Burns
  
  Mike Burns now pitching.
  
  Encarnacion hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dunn. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Molina vs. Burns
  
  Molina bunts towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Luna vs. Burns
  
  Luna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Schumaker vs. Burns
  
  Schumaker hits a fly ball into right field. Kearns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spiezio vs. Burns
  
  Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Brad Thompson.
  
  Spiezio hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eckstein vs. Burns
  
  Eckstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Aurilia picks up the ball and throws it to Lopez who tags the runner out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Looper
  
  Braden Looper now pitching. Brandon Phillips pinch hits for Mike Burns.
  
  Phillips hits a line drive towards first. Pujols reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Freel vs. Looper
  
  Freel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Eckstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Looper
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luna scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Taguchi vs. Hammond
  
  Chris Hammond now pitching. Brandon Phillips now playing shortstop.
  
  Taguchi strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Hammond
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Encarnacion fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Rolen vs. Hammond
  
  Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hammond fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dunn vs. Rincon
  
  Ricardo Rincon now pitching.
  
  Dunn strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Rincon
  
  Aurilia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Hatteberg vs. Rincon
  
  Hatteberg strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Encarnacion vs. Rincon
  
  Encarnacion is hit by the pitch. Aurilia moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Kearns vs. Rincon
  
  Kearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Kearns reaches second base with a double. Aurilia scores. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Valentin vs. Hancock
  
  Josh Hancock now pitching.
  
  Valentin strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/15/2006 -- Cincinnati at St. Louis (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI
Freel R, cf           4  0  1  0   Eckstein D, ss        5  1  2  0   
Lopez F, ss           4  0  1  0   Taguchi S, cf         5  1  1  0   
Hammond C, p          0  0  0  0   Pujols A, 1b          4  2  2  2   
Dunn A, lf            4  1  1  1   Rolen S, 3b           2  1  0  0   
Aurilia R, 2b         3  1  1  0   Encarnacion J, rf     4  1  1  0   
Hatteberg S, 1b       3  0  0  0   Molina Y, c           3  0  1  2   
Encarnacion E, 3b     3  1  1  0   Luna H, 2b            4  2  3  3   
Kearns A, rf          4  0  2  2   Schumaker S, lf       4  0  0  0   
Valentin J, c         4  0  0  0   Ponson S, p           2  0  0  0   
Williams D, p         1  0  0  0   Thompson B, p         0  0  0  0   
Belisle M, p          1  0  0  0   Spiezio S, ph         1  1  1  2   
Burns M, p            0  0  0  0   Looper B, p           0  0  0  0   
Phillips B, ph-ss     1  0  0  0   Rincon R, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Hancock J, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  7  3                        34  9 11  9

Cincinnati       100 000 101 --  3
St. Louis        321 000 30x --  9

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams D (L)        3.0  6  6  6  3  2
Belisle M             3.0  2  0  0  2  2
Burns M               1.0  3  3  3  0  0
Hammond C             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ponson S (W)          6.1  5  2  2  1  4
Thompson B            0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Looper B              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Rincon R              0.2  1  1  1  1  2
Hancock J             0.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Encarnacion E
DP -- St. Louis 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 7
2B -- Taguchi S, Lopez F, Aurilia R, Pujols A, Encarnacion E, Encarnacion J, Kearns A
HR -- Dunn A, Pujols A, Luna H, Spiezio S
SH -- Molina Y
HBP -- by Rincon R (Encarnacion E)
T -- 2:29
A -- 40752

    

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