Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 5, Washington 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, May 23, 2005
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Bob Davidson
Attendance: 17630
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Bob Davidson
Attendance: 17630
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 24-21 | 12-8 | 12-13 | L1 |
| Cincinnati | 16-28 | 11-12 | 5-16 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Cincinnati Reds have a 11-12 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 12-13 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Reds have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Nationals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Eric Milton pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.32. David Weathers closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Esteban Loaiza took the loss for Washington.
- Jason LaRue had the only homerun for Cincinnati. Nick Johnson, Brendan Harris hit homeruns for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Cincinnati | |
| Esteban Loaiza | Player | Eric Milton |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 5.0 | IP | 8.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 11 | Hits | 6 |
| 9.00 | ERA | 1.12 |
Hitting
| Washington | Cincinnati | |
| Nick Johnson | Player | Jason LaRue |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 2 |
| 1 | HR | 1 |
| 5 | TB | 6 |
| .500 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 6 | 2 | 12 | .182 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | 1 | 18 | .343 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |