MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/17/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1800 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (70-50) 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 11 2
St. Louis Cardinals (57-62) 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 7 10 0
Cardinals Chop Down Reds, 7-5
Francisco Mendez had a 3-RBI night to help the St. Louis Cardinals down the Cincinnati Reds, 7-5. Earning his 26th save of the year was Jobannis Henriquez. The first-place Reds now sit at 70-50.

Sam Penfold, the St. Louis left fielder, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 4-3, Cardinals. For the game, Penfold was 1 for 4, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Penfold, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cleveland CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .283 8 28
M. Aviles SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .301 11 52
   a-J. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 12 46
J. Shin 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .332 32 95
R. Romero 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283 28 79
J. Sajiun RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .329 9 58
J. Gomes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .244 17 53
J. Rojas 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .318 6 29
J. Baker C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 8 34
S. Matsuo DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .240 23 71
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 6 17      
a - J. Jones pinch hit for M. Aviles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rojas (16, 3rd Inning off A. Pace, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Matsuo (22, 4th Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Romero (29, 5th Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gomes (17, 2nd Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Shin (32, 3rd Inning off A. Pace, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Aviles (11, 6th Inning off A. Pace, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cleveland 2 , M. Aviles 4 , J. Shin 4 , R. Romero 2 , J. Sajiun , J. Gomes 4 , J. Rojas 2 , J. Baker , S. Matsuo 3
2-out RBI: M. Aviles , J. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Aviles , J. Shin , J. Sajiun , J. Rojas , J. Baker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cleveland (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rojas (5) , J. Baker (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Naranjo-Shin-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jimenez 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .297 1 26
D. Erstad CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .317 5 38
S. Penfold LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .300 27 74
   a-C. Denorfia LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 5 29
G. Hernandez DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .293 18 53
F. Mendez RF 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .285 13 45
C. Lee 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .293 14 48
C. Presichi 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 9 45
J. Estrada C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287 5 53
E. Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 6 37
Totals 33 7 10 7 1 4 15      
a - C. Denorfia substituted for S. Penfold in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (27, 1st Inning off T. Adachi, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mendez (8, 1st Inning off T. Adachi, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Mendez (2, 5th Inning off T. Adachi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jimenez 2 , D. Erstad 4 , S. Penfold , G. Hernandez , F. Mendez 5 , J. Estrada
2-out RBI: G. Hernandez , F. Mendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , C. Lee 2
GIDP: E. Soto
Sac Fly: C. Lee
Team LOB: 5
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Adachi L (10-6) 5.0 9 7 7 0 2 0 92 4.96   
I. Naranjo 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Adachi 23
Batters Faced: T. Adachi 25, I. Naranjo 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Adachi 10-3, I. Naranjo 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Adachi 92-63, I. Naranjo 30-16
WP: I. Naranjo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pace W (9-11) 7.0 11 5 5 1 6 3 117 4.42   
J. Guzman H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.15   
J. Henriquez SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pace 40
Batters Faced: A. Pace 33, J. Guzman 3, J. Henriquez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pace 9-6, J. Guzman 1-2, J. Henriquez 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pace 117-77, J. Guzman 7-4, J. Henriquez 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Mendez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 31533
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