MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/29/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2017 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-67) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Cincinnati Reds (59-75) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
5-2 Win Takes Cardinals to 68-67
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a win at Great American Ball Park, knocking off the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2. Starting pitcher Aaron Harang played a key role in the triumph. Harang, now 7-6, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 2 runs. The victory gives St. Louis a record of 68-67.

Hideki Matsui was vital part of the St. Louis win. He went 1 for 4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the first with one out, Matsui hit a 2-run double. It made the score 3-0, in favor of the Cardinals.

"Aaron is still learning," said Cardinals manager West Cards. "The sky's the limit for him."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .319 12 46
D. Lee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .304 32 117
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .275 16 72
V. Guerrero RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316 5 33
H. Matsui LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .256 13 62
E. Chavez CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .285 4 42
J. Kendall C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .321 0 18
K. Ginter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 12 62
A. Harang P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 3
   T. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5 2 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Matsui (32, 1st Inning off K. Benson, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Guerrero (10, 6th Inning off M. Crudale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Lee (3, 1st Inning off K. Benson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Chavez (4, 1st Inning off K. Benson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , D. Lee 3 , S. Rolen , V. Guerrero 2 , H. Matsui 2 , E. Chavez 4 , J. Kendall
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rolen , J. Kendall
GIDP: K. Ginter 2
Hit by Pitch: V. Guerrero
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jeter (28)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ginter (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Ginter-Jeter-Lee, Rolen-Lee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .268 5 46
M. Byrd CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .385 0 4
H. Choi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .300 0 2
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .282 19 71
D. Ward LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 1 2
J. Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 1 14
E. Diaz C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .260 4 49
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .242 2 44
K. Benson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096 0 0
   a-E. Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 3 9
   M. Crudale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Javier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 0 33
   J. Witasick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Tam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 2 14
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 7 16      
a - E. Bruntlett pinch hit for K. Benson in the 5th
b - S. Javier pinch hit for M. Crudale in the 7th
c - C. Miller pinch hit for J. Tam in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Diaz (30, 5th Inning off A. Harang, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Ramirez (26, 8th Inning off A. Harang, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Diaz (5, 3rd Inning off A. Harang, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki 3 , A. Ramirez 3 , E. Diaz 5 , R. Ordonez
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ramirez , D. Ward , J. Castro , E. Bruntlett , S. Javier
GIDP: M. Byrd , H. Choi
Hit by Pitch: E. Diaz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Castro-Ordonez-Choi, Ordonez-Castro-Choi)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harang W (7-6) 8.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 108 4.31   
T. Hoffman SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harang 64
Batters Faced: A. Harang 33, T. Hoffman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harang 9-7, T. Hoffman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harang 108-71, T. Hoffman 7-6
Hit Batsmen: A. Harang
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Benson L (5-13) 5.0 5 5 5 1 2 1 75 5.36   
M. Crudale 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 5.20   
J. Witasick 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 2.34   
J. Tam 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Benson 38
Batters Faced: K. Benson 21, M. Crudale 7, J. Witasick 5, J. Tam 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Benson 5-7, M. Crudale 2-1, J. Witasick 1-1, J. Tam 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Benson 75-47, M. Crudale 26-18, J. Witasick 23-13, J. Tam 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tam 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Harang
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 39130
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