MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/18/2041
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2541 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (69-54) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Cincinnati Reds (52-72) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 7 0
Reds Win Squeaker, 5-4, Over Twins
The 4-RBI night of pinch hitter Amancio Minau helped the Cincinnati Reds triumph, 5-4, over the Minnesota Twins. Cincinnati reliever Art Metz picked up the win, raising his record to 1-0. Sergio Dotel was tagged with the loss. Today's win puts Cincinnati at 52-72, while Minnesota falls to 69-54.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Cincinnati trailing 4-1, Minau hit a fastball from Sergio Dotel for a grand slam home run, giving the Reds the walk-off win.

"We couldn't have scripted it any better," Minau said in his postgame press conference.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Groves 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .299 13 65
C. Darr LF 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .298 15 58
C. Herrin RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .321 8 59
L. Agueros DH 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .301 31 111
D. Hess 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .274 10 28
J. Silva 3B 4 0 1 2 0 3 2 .254 17 61
J. Nitzsche CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .229 9 23
B. Rogers SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 4 20
E. Hoover C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .231 2 14
Totals 33 4 6 4 8 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rogers (12, 3rd Inning off J. Holt, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Silva (29, 5th Inning off J. Holt, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Nitzsche (9, 3rd Inning off J. Holt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Groves , C. Herrin , L. Agueros , J. Silva 2 , J. Nitzsche 4 , B. Rogers 2
2-out RBI: C. Herrin , J. Silva , J. Nitzsche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Groves , L. Agueros , J. Silva , J. Nitzsche , E. Hoover
Hit by Pitch: J. Silva
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Darr (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Groves-Rogers-Hess)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Krueger CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 6 21
R. Anger RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .230 16 57
L. Mercado LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .281 18 46
A. Donatto 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .233 18 42
J. Kapalko DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 6 29
D. Maholmes 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .201 4 19
D. Fisher SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .198 6 20
E. Clark 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331 3 43
   a-A. Minau PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .207 9 28
J. Brady C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 8 40
Totals 31 5 7 5 4 5 13      
a - A. Minau pinch hit for E. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Fisher (6, 4th Inning off C. Rodebaugh, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Minau (9, 9th Inning off S. Dotel, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Anger 2 , A. Donatto , D. Maholmes , D. Fisher 4 , E. Clark , A. Minau 4
2-out RBI: D. Fisher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Donatto , J. Brady
GIDP: L. Mercado
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Krueger (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodebaugh 5.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 92 4.89   
J. Tortorici H (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.29   
S. Dotel L (4-5), BS (4) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 21 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodebaugh 59
Batters Faced: C. Rodebaugh 21, J. Tortorici 9, S. Dotel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodebaugh 3-7, J. Tortorici 3-5, S. Dotel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodebaugh 92-56, J. Tortorici 21-14, S. Dotel 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tortorici 1-0
WP: C. Rodebaugh
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Holt 5.0 6 4 4 6 6 1 105 3.30   
C. Solfest 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.80   
E. Elmore 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 3.28   
A. Metz W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Holt 39
Batters Faced: J. Holt 28, C. Solfest 3, E. Elmore 9, A. Metz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Holt 5-4, C. Solfest 2-0, E. Elmore 3-1, A. Metz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Holt 105-58, C. Solfest 11-6, E. Elmore 26-17, A. Metz 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Metz 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Holt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Amancio Minau
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 25791
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