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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 25, 1971 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Grimsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 33,111 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Shag Crawford |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| George Foster | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Ross Grimsley | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cleo James | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1971
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hands
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hands
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Hands
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of James. Perez reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. There goes May trying to get to home. James throws the ball in to Beckert who relays the ball to Cannizzaro who tags May, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Hands
Bench hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Hands
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Grimsley
James hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Grimsley
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. Grimsley
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Grimsley
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santo vs. Grimsley
Santo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Banks vs. Grimsley
Banks takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cannizzaro vs. Grimsley
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Hands
Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Hands
Grimsley bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Hands
Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodward scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hands
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hands
May hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Hands
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Grimsley
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Grimsley
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hands vs. Grimsley
Hands bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
James vs. Grimsley
James strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hands
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Hands
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Grimsley
Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Grimsley
Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Grimsley
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Hands
Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Hands
Grimsley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Hands
Rose hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hands
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Grimsley
Cannizzaro hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Grimsley
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Grimsley
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hands
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hands
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Hands
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodward vs. Decker
Joe Decker now pitching.
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Grimsley
Hector Torres pinch hits for Joe Decker.
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Grimsley
James hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Grimsley
Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimsley vs. Bonham
Bill Bonham now pitching.
Grimsley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Bonham
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Bonham
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Bonham
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bonham
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Bonham
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Bonham
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Grimsley
Buddy Bradford now playing left field.
Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bradford. Santo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Grimsley
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Santo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cannizzaro vs. Grimsley
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into left field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Grimsley
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bonham
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Bonham
Woodward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimsley vs. Bonham
Grimsley bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Bonham
There's a wild pitch. Woodward moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Bonham
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Grimsley
Pat Corrales now catching. Johnny Bench now playing right field.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Popovich vs. Grimsley
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Grimsley
James hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Tompkins
Ron Tompkins now pitching.
Bradford strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Tompkins
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Tompkins
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Tompkins
Bench hits a fly ball towards left field. Williams makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foster vs. Tompkins
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. Grimsley
Jimmy Stewart now playing right field. Johnny Bench now playing first base.
Beckert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grimsley
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Foster. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. Grimsley
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckert scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Grimsley
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cannizzaro vs. Grimsley
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Grimsley
Callison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Tompkins
Helms hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Tompkins
Woodward strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Tompkins
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Tompkins
Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Corrales for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Carroll
Brock Davis pinch hits for Ron Tompkins.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bench scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Carroll
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beckert vs. Carroll
Beckert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Carroll
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1971 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 4 2 2 1 James C, cf 5 0 2 0
Corrales P, c 1 0 0 0 Beckert G, 2b 5 1 1 0
McRae H, lf 4 2 2 0 Williams B, lf 5 1 2 0
Bradford B, lf 1 0 0 0 Santo R, 3b 3 0 2 1
May L, 1b 5 2 4 5 Banks E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Stewart J, rf 0 0 0 0 Cannizzaro C, c 4 1 1 1
Perez T, 3b 4 1 3 2 Callison J, rf 3 1 1 2
Bench J, c-rf-1b 5 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0
Foster G, cf 5 0 2 0 Hands B, p 0 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Decker J, p 0 0 0 0
Woodward W, ss 5 1 3 0 Torres H, ph 1 0 0 0
Grimsley R, p 2 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0 Popovich P, ph 1 0 0 0
Tompkins R, p 0 0 0 0
Davis B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 9 18 9 35 4 9 4
Cincinnati 210 013 011 -- 9
Chicago 000 000 040 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley R (W) 7.2 8 4 4 3 2
Carroll C (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B (L) 4.2 12 4 4 0 5
Decker J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bonham B 2.0 4 3 3 1 2
Tompkins R 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
E -- Williams B
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Chicago 8
2B -- Perez T, Santo R, Williams B
HR -- Perez T, May L 2, Callison J, Helms T
SH -- Grimsley R 2, Hands B
WP -- Grimsley R 2, Bonham B
T -- 2:49
A -- 33111
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