BOXSCORE: 2008 Cincinnati Reds At 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates 10/6/2008 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG W.Taveras RF 4 0 1 0 .286 J.Posada C 4 0 3 1 .286 I.Suzuki CF 4 0 1 1 .333 M.Ordonez RF 4 1 2 0 .533 F.Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 .286 C.Floyd LF 3 0 1 0 .429 J.Phelps 1B 4 0 1 0 .308 M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .467 M.Stairs LF 4 0 1 0 .308 D.Young DH 3 0 0 0 .308 G.Atkins 3B 4 0 1 0 .200 W.Betemit 1B 4 0 2 1 .357 D.Ward DH 3 0 1 0 .167 B.Giles CF 4 0 1 0 .167 J.Varitek C 3 0 0 0 .222 M.Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 .083 M.Scutaro SS 3 1 1 0 .222 O.Cabrera SS 3 1 1 0 .300 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 33 2 11 2 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 0 Reds (3-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Vazquez LOSS(0-1) 7 10 2 2 3 4 0 127 2.57 A1 D5 T.Saito 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.25 D6 Totals 8 11 2 2 3 6 0 Pirates (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Bedard WIN(1-0) 8 8 1 1 0 6 0 111 1.13 A1 D4 J.Benoit SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7.71 D5 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 36,677 DATE- Monday, October 6th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Joe Namath, Fran Tarkenton, Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 5 Pirates:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2 Pirates: 2 DOUBLES- M.Scutaro(1st), J.Posada(1st), W.Betemit(2nd), O.Cabrera(1st) WALKS- C.Floyd, D.Young, O.Cabrera STRIKE OUTS- W.Taveras, G.Atkins-2, J.Varitek-2, M.Scutaro, J.Posada, C.Floyd, M.Lowell, W.Betemit, B.Giles, M.Ellis GIDP- I.Suzuki, G.Atkins, M.Lowell, D.Young At PNC Park, the Pittsburgh faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel. Erik Bedard(1-0) finally bested his Cincinnati counterpart, Javier Vazquez(0-1), by the score of 2 to 1. Cincinnati was unable to recover after Pittsburgh went ahead in the 3rd inning scoring one runner on 3 hits. Cincinnati had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Bedard got relief help from Joaquin Benoit who gained credit for his 1st save. Vazquez was the losing pitcher. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 10 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. SCORESHEET: 2008 Cincinnati Reds at 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates W.Tavera-A1 A1:Si B1:G/34 C1:K *8*:G/13 I.Suzuki-A1 A2:G-DP/4 B2:G/43 C2:Si>2# D2:G/13 63>1o F.Sanche-A1 A3:Si *4*:G/43 C3:F/9 D3:F/8 J.Phelps-A1 A4:G/63 B4:F/8 C4:G/63 *9*:Si M.Stairs-A1 *2*:G/63 B5:F/9 *7*:Si D5:FO/3 G.Atkins-A1 A6:K *5*:K C6:Si>12 D6:G-DP/6 43>1o D.Ward-A1 A7:Si B7:G/43 C7:F/9 J.Varite-A1 A8:K B8:G/13 C8:K M.Scutar-A1 *3*:F/9 *6*:Do C9:K J.Posada-A1 A1:Si B1:Do>2# C1:K D1:Si M.Ordone-A1 A2:G/43>1 B2:Si>23 *5*:Si D2:L/6 2 C.Floyd-A1 A3:W>b1 B3:K C3:Si>12 *7*:F/9 M.Lowell-A1 A4:Si>23 B4:K C4:G-DP/6 D4:L/5 12 43>23 1o D.Young-A1 A5:G-DP/4 B5:G/63 C5:W>b1 D5:G/63 63>1o W.Betemi-A1 *2*:G/43 *4*:K C6:Do>3# *8*:Si 13 B.Giles-A1 A7:G/63 B7:Si C7:G/13 D7:K M.Ellis-A1 A8:L/5 B8:P/4 *6*:F/8 D8:K O.Cabrer-A1 *3*:Do B9:W>12 b C9:G/53 D9:G/31 1