Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 26, 2005
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Larry Young, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 20513
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Larry Young, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 20513
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 20-25 | 7-13 | 13-12 | W1 |
| Cincinnati | 18-29 | 13-13 | 5-16 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Cincinnati Reds have a 13-13 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 13-12 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Reds have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Oliver Perez pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 7.04. Elizardo Ramirez took the loss for Cincinnati.
- Felipe Lopez had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Matt Lawton, Daryle Ward hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Oliver Perez | Player | Elizardo Ramirez |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 5.1 | IP | 2.2 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 1 |
| 3 | Hits | 8 |
| 3.38 | ERA | 20.25 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | |
| Matt Lawton | Player | Jason Romano |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 7 | TB | 2 |
| .750 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 13 | 2 | 24 | .333 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 1 | 10 | .188 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |