VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/21/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1832 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (53-78) 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 0
Montreal Expos (59-72) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 X 5 8 0
Expos Beat Cincinnati, 5-4
Miguel Tejada impressed in the 5-4 Montreal win over Cincinnati. Tejada, who is tied for 9th in the VBL in RBI with 99, was 4 for 4 with 4 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Montreal reliever Matt Ginter picked up the win, upping his record to 6-2. J.C. Romero absorbed the loss. Montreal, at 59-72, holds down 20th place in the Virtual Baseball League.

Tejada had an important at-bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the eighth, when he hit a 2-run single. The Expos went on to win.

"We ground out the win," said Tejada. "That's all that matters."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hairston Jr. CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .220 11 35
B. Kielty RF 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .241 9 28
A. Dunn 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 33 98
E. Encarnacion 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .292 36 98
D. Dellucci LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .212 9 18
R. Theriot 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .243 1 32
J. Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 10 31
R. Adams SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 9 33
   a-O. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 5
J. De La Cruz P 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 4
   J. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Meza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Garciaparra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 16 55
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 8 12      
a - O. Cabrera pinch hit for R. Adams in the 9th
b - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for J. Meza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Encarnacion (22, 3rd Inning off B. Chen, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Adams (5, 4th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Kielty (9, 7th Inning off R. Bottalico, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kielty 5 , E. Encarnacion 2 , D. Dellucci 2 , R. Adams 3
2-out RBI: B. Kielty , E. Encarnacion , D. Dellucci
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dellucci , R. Theriot , J. De La Cruz
GIDP: J. Varitek
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Theriot-Adams-Dunn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wilkerson 1B, RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .243 25 64
A. Rowand CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .271 18 57
M. Tejada SS 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .307 30 99
B. Moss LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .243 28 81
A. Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 14 34
M. Bradley RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 13 38
   S. Marshall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1 1
T. Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 11 69
B. Phillips 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 17 56
   R. Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   M. Ginter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
   b-R. Spilborghs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 9 24
   c-J. Keppinger 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 7
B. Chen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 1 1
   a-W. Bloomquist 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 0 15
Totals 31 5 8 4 2 8 6      
a - W. Bloomquist substituted for B. Chen in the 6th
b - R. Spilborghs pinch hit for M. Ginter in the 8th
c - J. Keppinger substituted for R. Spilborghs in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Wilkerson (25, 6th Inning off J. De La Cruz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Wilkerson 4 , A. Rowand , M. Tejada 4 , A. Boone , W. Bloomquist
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bradley
GIDP: B. Moss
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Phillips-Wilkerson)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. De La Cruz 6.1 4 1 1 1 6 1 87 3.84   
J. Romero L (2-2), BS (5) 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 31 4.37   
J. Meza 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. De La Cruz 66
Batters Faced: J. De La Cruz 23, J. Romero 8, J. Meza 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. De La Cruz 7-5, J. Romero 3-0, J. Meza 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. De La Cruz 87-56, J. Romero 31-17, J. Meza 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meza 1-1
WP: J. Meza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Chen 5.1 4 2 2 3 5 0 86 4.50   
R. Bottalico 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 26 4.59   
M. Ginter W (6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.45   
S. Marshall SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Chen 54
Batters Faced: B. Chen 22, R. Bottalico 8, M. Ginter 3, S. Marshall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Chen 3-7, R. Bottalico 2-2, M. Ginter 1-1, S. Marshall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Chen 86-52, R. Bottalico 26-16, M. Ginter 13-10, S. Marshall 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Tejada
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 31332
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