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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 12, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 12, 1972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Freeman |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 4,050 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Wayne Simpson | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sonny Jackson | Shortstop |
| Mike Lum | Right Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Freeman | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 12, 1972
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Freeman
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Freeman
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Freeman
Tolan bunts towards the mound. Freeman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Freeman
Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Freeman
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Freeman
Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Freeman
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Freeman
Plummer hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Simpson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Simpson
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Freeman
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Freeman
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Freeman
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Freeman
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields it and throws to second for the out. Simpson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Freeman
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbreath vs. Simpson
Gilbreath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freeman vs. Simpson
Freeman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Simpson
Jackson hits a popup into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum hits a line drive into right field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Freeman
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Freeman
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Freeman
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Simpson
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carty for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Freeman
Plummer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Freeman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Freeman
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Freeman
Morgan hits a fly ball towards center. Baker catches it and throws to second to double up Simpson. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Simpson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Simpson
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freeman vs. Simpson
Freeman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Simpson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Freeman
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Freeman
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Freeman
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Simpson
Lum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Simpson
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Simpson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Simpson
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Simpson
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Simpson
Oscar Brown pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Evans takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garr vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching. Ralph Garr pinch hits for Rod Gilbreath.
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Breazeale vs. Borbon
Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Jimmy Freeman.
Breazeale hits a line drive into center field. Tolan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tolan. Baker scores. Brown scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Borbon
Jackson 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
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hardin
Jim Hardin now pitching. Gil Garrido now playing second base. Oscar Brown now playing left field.
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Hardin
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Hardin
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Bill Plummer.
Geronimo hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borbon vs. Hardin
Borbon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Borbon
Cesar Geronimo now playing right field. Johnny Bench now catching.
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Borbon
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Borbon
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Borbon
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hardin
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Hardin
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Hardin
Tolan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Baker. Tolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Hardin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Borbon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Borbon
Evans 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, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Borbon
Garrido hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hardin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hardin
Menke hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Hardin
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Borbon
Felix Millan pinch hits for Jim Hardin.
Millan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Borbon
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Borbon
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. Borbon
Aaron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Borbon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McLain
Denny McLain now pitching.
Geronimo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. McLain
Joe Hague pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. McLain
Ted Uhlaender pinch runs for Joe Hague.
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to home to get Uhlaender. Rose moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. House
Tolan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws to second. Garrido drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Garrido. Rose scores. Morgan scores. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Schueler
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Carroll
Brown hits a popup into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Carroll
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Carroll
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1972 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 5 2 4 0 Jackson S, ss 5 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 2 0 0 Lum M, rf 4 1 1 1
Tolan B, cf 4 1 2 0 Aaron H, 1b 4 1 2 0
Bench J, rf-c 5 1 1 5 Williams E, c 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 5 0 0 0 Baker D, cf 4 2 2 1
Menke D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carty R, lf 3 0 2 1
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 2 0 Brown O, pr-lf 2 1 0 0
Plummer B, c 2 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Geronimo C, ph-rf 2 1 1 1 Gilbreath R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Simpson W, p 1 0 0 0 Garr R, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 1 0 0 0 Garrido G, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 1 0 Freeman J, p 1 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, pr 0 0 0 0 Breazeale J, ph 1 0 1 2
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Hardin J, p 0 0 0 0
Millan F, ph 1 0 1 0
McLain D, p 0 0 0 0
House T, p 0 0 0 0
Schueler R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 6 37 5 11 5
Cincinnati 400 000 003 -- 7
Atlanta 000 040 001 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W 4.1 8 4 4 4 1
Borbon P (W) 3.2 2 0 0 2 1
Carroll C (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman J 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
Hardin J 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
McLain D (L)* 0.0 3 3 2 0 0
House T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Schueler R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Evans D, Tolan B, Garrido G
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Atlanta 12
2B -- Tolan B, Millan F
HR -- Bench J, Lum M, Geronimo C, Baker D
T -- 2:37
A -- 4050
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