Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 21, 2005
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 31083
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Tim Welke, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 31083
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Cleveland | 18-23 | 6-11 | 12-12 | W1 |
| Cincinnati | 15-27 | 10-11 | 5-16 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Cincinnati Reds have a 10-11 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 12-12 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Reds have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- CC Sabathia pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.48. Bob Wickman closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Elizardo Ramirez took the loss for Cincinnati.
- CC Sabathia had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | |
| CC Sabathia | Player | Elizardo Ramirez |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 7 | Hits | 7 |
| 3.00 | ERA | 6.43 |
Hitting
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | |
| Ben Broussard | Player | Sean Casey |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 4 |
| .500 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Cleveland | 8 | 1 | 13 | .235 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | 0 | 11 | .257 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |