cincinnati reds at pittsburgh pirates

may 3, 2006

top of the first

kip wells takes the mound for the pirates.
david dejesus flied out to right. <--->
corey patterson struck out. <--->
miguel tejada singled to left field. <--1>
todd helton lined out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

bruce chen takes the mound for the reds.
jose offerman singled to right. <--1>
jose offerman went for an extra base and reached second. <-2->
jack wilson grounded to the third baseman. <--1>
the pirates put on the hit and run.
sean casey lined out to left. <--1>
brad ausmus grounded to second. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

tony womack grounded to the shortstop. <--->
dallas mcpherson singled through the hole. <--1>
wily mo pena popped up to second. <--1>
paul bako grounded to the shortstop. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

terrence long singled to left. <--1>
david dellucci lined out to right. <--1>
rich aurilia grounded to second. <-2->
kazuo matsui was hit by a pitch. <-21>
kip wells hit an infield single to the second baseman. <321>
jose offerman hit an infield single to second, scoring a run. <321>
jack wilson grounded to third. <321>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the second, pittsburgh leads 1 to 0.

top of the third

bruce chen struck out. <--->
david dejesus homered into the right field bleachers. <--->
corey patterson singled up the middle. <--1>
the reds put on the hit and run.
miguel tejada grounded to the second baseman. <-2->
todd helton grounded to first. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 1.

bottom of the third

sean casey flied out to left. <--->
brad ausmus grounded to third. <--->
terrence long reached first on a fielding error by the right fielder. <--1>
david dellucci popped up to short. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, the game is tied at 1.

top of the fourth

tony womack grounded to second. <--->
dallas mcpherson doubled down the third base line. <-2->
wily mo pena grounded to short. <--1>
paul bako struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 1.

bottom of the fourth

rich aurilia flied out to center. <--->
kazuo matsui grounded to second. <--->
kip wells flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, the game is tied at 1.

top of the fifth

bruce chen walked. <--1>
david dejesus walked. <-21>
corey patterson popped up behind home plate. <-21>
miguel tejada walked. <321>
todd helton grounded to third, scoring a run. <3-1>
kip wells threw a wild pitch - a run scored. <-2->
tony womack struck out. <-2->
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, cincinnati leads 3 to 1.

bottom of the fifth

jose offerman walked. <--1>
jack wilson grounded to second. <-2->
sean casey singled down the left field line, scoring a run. <--1>
brad ausmus grounded to second. <--1>
terrence long singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
david dellucci homered over the center field fence for three rbis. <--->
taylor buchholz came in to pitch for the reds. <--->
rich aurilia struck out. <--->
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, pittsburgh leads 5 to 3.

top of the sixth

dallas mcpherson grounded to short. <--->
wily mo pena homered to right-center. <--->
paul bako singled back through the middle. <--1>
rob stratton pinch hit for taylor buchholz. <--1>
rob stratton walked. <-21>
david dejesus walked. <321>
brad ausmus allowed a passed ball - a run scored. <32->
jeremy guthrie came in to pitch for the pirates. <32->
corey patterson doubled in the right field gap for two rbis. <-2->
miguel tejada grounded to short. <-2->
todd helton walked. <-21>
tony womack grounded to the third baseman. <-21>
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, cincinnati leads 7 to 5.

bottom of the sixth

shinjo mori came in to pitch for the reds. <--->
kazuo matsui singled up the middle. <--1>
jody gerut pinch hit for jeremy guthrie. <--1>
jody gerut singled to center. <-21>
jose offerman grounded to the second baseman for a double play (4-6-3). <3-->
jack wilson lined out to center field. <3-->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, pittsburgh trails 7 to 5.

top of the seventh

roberto hernandez came in to pitch for the pirates. <--->
dallas mcpherson popped up behind home plate. <--->
wily mo pena grounded to short. <--->
paul bako walked. <--1>
michael restovich pinch hit for shinjo mori. <--1>
michael restovich popped up to second. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, cincinnati leads 7 to 5.

bottom of the seventh

ambiorix burgos came in to pitch for the reds. <--->
sean casey homered over the left field fence. <--->
brad ausmus singled to center. <--1>
terrence long walked. <-21>
david dellucci walked. <321>
rich aurilia singled into the right field corner for two rbis. <3-1>
kazuo matsui lined out to left field. <3-1>
the reds brought the infield in.
jose castillo pinch hit for roberto hernandez. <3-1>
jose castillo flied out to right field. <3-1>
david dellucci tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <--1>
terry adams came in to pitch for the reds. <--1>
jose offerman popped up to short. <--1>
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, pittsburgh leads 9 to 7.

top of the eighth

julio mateo came in to pitch for the pirates. <--->
david dejesus struck out. <--->
corey patterson hit an infield single to second. <--1>
miguel tejada walked. <-21>
todd helton grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, cincinnati trails 9 to 7.

bottom of the eighth

jack wilson grounded to first. <--->
sean casey flied out to left. <--->
brad ausmus grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, pittsburgh leads 9 to 7.

top of the ninth

tony womack doubled to the wall in right. <-2->
dallas mcpherson popped up to second. <-2->
wily mo pena struck out. <-2->
quinton mccracken pinch hit for paul bako. <-2->
quinton mccracken walked. <-21>
jason romano pinch hit for terry adams. <-21>
jason romano lined out to left. <-21>

pirates win: 9-7