Reds pound Pirates, force tie for wild card
Rookie Billy Hamilton got three hits and stole two more bases, and the Cincinnati Reds routed Pittsburgh 11-3 Sunday to tie the Pirates for the NL wild-card lead.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
11
Pittsburgh Pirates
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
D Robinson singled to shallow center, Z Cozart scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-3
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Foul Ball 10-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-3
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Play Result 10-3
J Bruce singled to left, J Votto scored, B Phillips to second.
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Advancing On Force 10-3
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Foul Ball 9-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
J Votto doubled to left, C Heisey scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
C Heisey singled to shallow center, B Hamilton scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
J Morneau hit sacrifice fly to right, J Tabata scored, N Walker to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
T Snider homered to center (418 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Out 7-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
N Walker homered to right (381 feet).
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Foul Out 7-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to center, C Heisey scored.
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End Inning 11-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
G Jones flied out to center.
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Fly Out 11-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
G Jones batting
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Play Result 11-3
G Jones hit for J Hughes.
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Lineup Change 11-3
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Lineup Change 11-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
C Barmes struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
C Barmes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
J Buck struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
J Buck batting
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Play Result 11-3
L Ondrusek relieved M Parra.
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Start Inning 11-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 11-3
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Lineup Change 11-3
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End Inning 11-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
N Soto popped out to second.
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Pop Out 11-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
N Soto batting
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Play Result 11-3
N Soto hit for M Parra.
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Lineup Change 11-3
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Lineup Change 11-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
B Hamilton flied out to left.
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Fly Out 11-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Jose TabataLF31
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Justin Morneau1B44
Marlon ByrdRF6
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Russell MartinC55
Clint BarmesSS12
Jeff LockeP31
Substitutes
Starling MarteCF0
Josh HarrisonRF4
John BuckC34
Jeanmar GomezP46
Andrew LamboPH15
Brandon CumptonP47
Travis SniderPH27
Stolmy PimentelP54
Félix PiePH26
Vin MazzaroP32
Jared HughesP35
Garrett JonesPH33
CIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Chris HeiseyLF24
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Zack CozartSS7
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Bronson ArroyoP61
Substitutes
Manny ParraP39
Neftali SotoPH
Logan OndrusekP51
Alfredo SimonP31
Derrick RobinsonLF
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