Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 5
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Rick Reed
Attendance: 10304
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 74°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Rick Reed
Attendance: 10304
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L6 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Cincinnati Reds have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Reds have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Justin Lehr pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Micah Owings closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Charlie Morton took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Wladimir Balentien had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Garrett Jones had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Charlie Morton | Player | Justin Lehr |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 1 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 9 | Hits | 6 |
| 10.80 | ERA | 6.00 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Garrett Jones | Player | Jonny Gomes |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 4 |
| .500 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 1 | 13 | .303 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 1 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |