Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 12, Washington 3
When: 12:35 PM ET, Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 60°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Mike Reilly
Attendance: 20497
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 60°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Mike Reilly
Attendance: 20497
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Washington | 24-23 | 12-8 | 12-15 | L3 |
| Cincinnati | 18-28 | 13-12 | 5-16 | W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Cincinnati Reds have a 13-12 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 12-15 record on the road.
- Cincinnati has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Reds have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Washington has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Nationals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Matt Belisle pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.67. Claudio Vargas took the loss for Washington.
- Ryan Freel, Felipe Lopez hit homeruns for Cincinnati. Jose Guillen (2) hit homeruns for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington | Cincinnati | |
| Claudio Vargas | Player | Matt Belisle |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 1.2 | IP | 6.0 |
| 1 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 3 | Hits | 5 |
| 10.80 | ERA | 3.00 |
Hitting
| Washington | Cincinnati | |
| Jose Guillen | Player | Ryan Freel |
| 3 | Hits | 4 |
| 2 | RBI | 1 |
| 2 | HR | 1 |
| 10 | TB | 9 |
| .750 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Washington | 8 | 2 | 17 | .250 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 2 | 25 | .378 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |