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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 5, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 5, 1951 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Van Cuyk |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,333 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Chris Van Cuyk | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 5, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Van Cuyk
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Van Cuyk
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Van Cuyk
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Raffensberger
Reese bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Raffensberger
Snider hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Raffensberger
There's a wild pitch. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Raffensberger
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Raffensberger
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Van Cuyk
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Van Cuyk
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Van Cuyk
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Raffensberger
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Raffensberger
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Raffensberger
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Bridges reaches second base with a double. Campanella moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Van Cuyk vs. Raffensberger
Van Cuyk strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella scores. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Raffensberger
Reese hits a line drive into center field. Usher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Usher. Bridges scores. Abrams goes all the way around to score. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Snider vs. Raffensberger
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Hodges hits a line drive into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Van Cuyk
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Van Cuyk
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Byerly vs. Van Cuyk
Byerly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Van Cuyk
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Byerly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Byerly
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Byerly
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Byerly
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Van Cuyk
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Van Cuyk
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Van Cuyk
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Van Cuyk vs. Byerly
Van Cuyk strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Byerly
Abrams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Byerly
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Van Cuyk
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Van Cuyk
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Van Cuyk
Usher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Van Cuyk
McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Byerly
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Byerly
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Byerly
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Byerly
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Van Cuyk
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Van Cuyk
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Van Cuyk
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Van Cuyk
Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Van Cuyk
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Blackburn
Jim Blackburn now pitching.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Blackburn
Bridges hits a line drive into right field. Wyrostek picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Scheffing fumbles the ball. That's an error on Scheffing. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Cuyk vs. Blackburn
Van Cuyk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Abrams vs. Blackburn
Abrams hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Blackburn
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Van Cuyk
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Van Cuyk
Wyrostek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Van Cuyk
Usher hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Van Cuyk
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blackburn
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Blackburn
Hodges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Blackburn
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Campanella vs. Blackburn
Campanella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Blackburn
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Blackburn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Van Cuyk vs. Blackburn
Van Cuyk hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Blackburn
Abrams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Peterson
Kent Peterson now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Post vs. Van Cuyk
Wally Post pinch hits for Kent Peterson.
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Van Cuyk
Ryan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Post moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Van Cuyk
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Ryan scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Van Cuyk
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bridges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Van Cuyk
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Blake
Ed Blake now pitching.
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Blake covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Blake
Hodges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Blake
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Blake
Campanella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Campanella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Blake
Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Van Cuyk
Scheffing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Van Cuyk
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Furillo. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Usher vs. Van Cuyk
Usher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Van Cuyk
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Pramesa vs. King
Clyde King now pitching. Johnny Pramesa pinch hits for Ed Blake.
Pramesa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. King
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. King
Hatton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. King
Adcock strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1951 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 5 1 2 1 Abrams C, lf 5 2 2 3
Hatton G, 3b 5 1 3 3 Reese P, ss 5 1 2 1
Adcock J, lf 5 1 2 2 Snider D, cf 5 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 3 2 3
Scheffing B, c 4 1 1 1 Furillo C, rf 5 1 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 2 2 1 Campanella R, c 3 2 2 3
Usher B, cf 3 0 0 0 Cox B, 3b 5 1 1 1
McMillan R, ss 4 1 1 0 Bridges R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0 Van Cuyk C, p 3 1 1 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0 King C, p 0 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Blackburn J, p 0 0 0 0
Peterson K, p 0 0 0 0
Post W, ph 1 1 1 0
Blake E, p 0 0 0 0
Pramesa J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 8 38 12 13 11
Cincinnati 000 002 123 -- 8
Brooklyn 230 000 61x -- 12
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 1.2 5 5 4 1 1
Byerly B 3.1 0 0 0 2 2
Blackburn J 1.2 6 6 6 0 0
Peterson K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Blake E 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Van Cuyk C (W) 8.1 10 8 8 1 3
King C (S) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Usher B, Ryan C, Scheffing B, Wyrostek J
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Bridges R, Ryan C, Campanella R, Wyrostek J
HR -- Hodges G 2, Adcock J, Wyrostek J, Campanella R, Cox B, Abrams C, Scheffing B
HBP -- by Van Cuyk C (Usher B), by Blackburn J (Van Cuyk C), by Blackburn J (Hodges G)
WP -- Raffensberger K
T -- 2:17
A -- 8333
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