MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/20/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1792 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (63-56) 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 1
Cincinnati Reds (60-60) 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 X 8 10 2
Multi-HR Day for Bench as Reds Overpower Red Sox, 8-6
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox at Great American Ball Park. The final score was 8-6, in favor of Cincinnati. Johnny Bench led the way, going 2-for-4 for the home team. Noodles Hahn, now 3-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.1 innings. Rob Dibble earned his 22nd save in 25 tries.

Joe L Morgan hit a 2-run home run off Tim Wakefield in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Reds ahead, 8-6. In addition to the homer, Morgan had 1 double, while going 2 for 5.

"We came out aggressive," said Reds manager . "We came out swinging the bats."

The third-place Red Sox dropped to 63-56.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .258 9 40
   a-W. Boggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 3 9
   b-B. Mueller 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 5 13
J. Collins 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .239 2 28
   e-T. Speaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 12
M. Betts CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .275 20 69
T. Williams DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .301 21 72
X. Bogaerts SS 3 1 1 4 0 1 4 .316 19 85
C. Yastrzemski LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .246 14 53
   c-N. Garciaparra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 0 3
   d-M. Greenwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 3 12
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .196 6 30
C. Fisk C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .225 7 29
B. Goodman RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 0 1
Totals 33 6 7 6 4 7 19      
a - W. Boggs pinch hit for D. Pedroia in the 6th
b - B. Mueller substituted for W. Boggs in the 6th
c - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for C. Yastrzemski in the 7th
d - M. Greenwell substituted for N. Garciaparra in the 7th
e - T. Speaker pinch hit for J. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Pedroia (36, 5th Inning off J. Maloney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Pedroia (9, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Bogaerts (19, 1st Inning off D. Gullett, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Fisk (7, 2nd Inning off D. Gullett, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia 6 , J. Collins , T. Williams , X. Bogaerts 4 , C. Fisk 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , N. Garciaparra , D. Ortiz
GIDP: B. Goodman
Sac Bunt: J. Collins
Sac Fly: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ortiz (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .242 13 37
E. Roush CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 1 25
P. Rose Sr LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .306 10 60
J. Votto DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .234 20 59
S. Casey 1B 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 .266 2 21
B. Larkin SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 8 50
   a-T. Kluszewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 9 30
   b-H. Groh SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 0 6
J. Bench C 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .222 11 52
A. Boone 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 11 38
K. Griffey Sr RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .207 2 20
Totals 34 8 10 8 3 5 12      
a - T. Kluszewski pinch hit for B. Larkin in the 7th
b - H. Groh substituted for T. Kluszewski in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Morgan (18, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Casey (7, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Griffey Sr (16, 6th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Rose Sr (27, 7th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Griffey Sr (4, 8th Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bench 2 (11, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Morgan (13, 8th Inning off T. Wakefield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 6 , P. Rose Sr 2 , J. Votto , S. Casey 2 , B. Larkin , J. Bench 8 , K. Griffey Sr 5
2-out RBI: J. Morgan , J. Bench
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan , E. Roush , J. Votto , T. Kluszewski
Hit by Pitch: P. Rose Sr
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Roush (14)
CS: K. Griffey Sr (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (11) , A. Boone (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Larkin-Casey)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 2.2 5 6 6 2 3 2 67 3.73   
T. Wakefield L (1-1) 5.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 62 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 21
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 16, T. Wakefield 22
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 2-2, T. Wakefield 7-7
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 67-40, T. Wakefield 62-47
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
Balk: D. Leonard 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gullett 4.0 5 5 5 0 3 3 79 3.40   
J. Maloney 2.2 2 1 0 4 1 0 60 5.87   
N. Hahn W (3-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.75   
R. Dibble SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gullett 35
Batters Faced: D. Gullett 18, J. Maloney 14, N. Hahn 4, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gullett 3-6, J. Maloney 4-3, N. Hahn 1-1, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gullett 79-52, J. Maloney 60-29, N. Hahn 12-8, R. Dibble 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Hahn 2-0
WP: D. Gullett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bench
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 29112
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