Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 9, Cincinnati 2
When: 1:15 PM ET, Sunday, May 22, 2005
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 21862
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 21862
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Cleveland | 19-23 | 6-11 | 13-12 | W2 |
| Cincinnati | 15-28 | 10-12 | 5-16 | L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Cincinnati Reds have a 10-12 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 13-12 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Reds have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Cliff Lee pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.69. Ramon Ortiz took the loss for Cincinnati.
- Adam Dunn had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Ryan Ludwick had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | |
| Cliff Lee | Player | Ramon Ortiz |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.2 | IP | 5.2 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 4 | Hits | 10 |
| 1.59 | ERA | 4.76 |
Hitting
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | |
| Ronnie Belliard | Player | Austin Kearns |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 2 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Cleveland | 16 | 1 | 23 | .390 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 13 | .229 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |