BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/30/2012
 
BALCO-92
CINCINNATI REDS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 3178 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (79-83) 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 12 13 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-87) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 1
Connors, Reds Romp Over Pirates, 12-3
The Cincinnati Reds powered past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-3, at PNC Park. Greg Connors provided some of the pop. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Cincinnati is now 79-83, while Pittsburgh is 75-87.

With Cincinnati leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Connors came up to bat against Pittsburgh pitcher Neil Longo. Connors hit a fastball to right for a grand slam home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Reds on top, 7-0.

"It never gets old," said Connors. "Winning, that is."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ordonez RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .277 13 45
K. Greene 2B 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 .241 11 58
J. Aravjo 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .264 15 47
A. Hicks CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .181 6 30
G. Connors DH 3 2 2 4 1 1 2 .228 15 53
   a-A. Ochoa DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 3 11
M. Moustakas 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .268 25 95
   b-H. Statia PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 4 38
B. Boesch LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .226 6 24
G. Sánchez C 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 2 10
J. Peralta SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .237 1 11
Totals 40 12 13 11 5 10 17      
a - A. Ochoa inserted as DH in the 8th
b - H. Statia pinch hit for M. Moustakas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ordonez (15, 2nd Inning off N. Longo, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Connors (19, 4th Inning off J. Bonderman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Connors (15, 2nd Inning off N. Longo, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Aravjo (15, 8th Inning off M. Cobb, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez 2 , K. Greene 2 , J. Aravjo 6 , A. Hicks , G. Connors 6 , M. Moustakas , B. Boesch , G. Sánchez 2
2-out RBI: M. Ordonez , K. Greene , G. Connors , M. Moustakas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Moustakas , B. Boesch
GIDP: G. Sánchez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Greene (3) , B. Boesch (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greene-Peralta-Aravjo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Trout LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .243 9 45
N. Aoki DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295 13 74
B. Harper RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .318 25 100
L. Chisenhall 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .287 24 122
C. Hart 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .270 7 29
   b-C. Ruiz PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 4 26
A. Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 8 49
R. Martin C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 7 47
G. Parra CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 2 25
E. Espinoza 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 13 64
   a-J. Elmore PH, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
Totals 36 3 11 3 1 4 17      
a - J. Elmore pinch hit for E. Espinoza in the 7th
b - C. Ruiz pinch hit for C. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (48, 8th Inning off T. Gustafson, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Martin (23, 9th Inning off T. Gustafson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Martin (7, 5th Inning off T. Gustafson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Trout , N. Aoki , B. Harper 3 , L. Chisenhall 2 , C. Hart , C. Ruiz , R. Martin 6 , J. Elmore
2-out RBI: J. Elmore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , L. Chisenhall , A. Ramirez 2
GIDP: C. Hart
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Hart (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ramirez (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Chisenhall-Elmore-Hart)
PB: R. Martin 2
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gustafson W (11-12) 8.2 10 3 3 1 4 1 108 4.48   
C. Furbush 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gustafson 55
Batters Faced: T. Gustafson 35, C. Furbush 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gustafson 8-12, C. Furbush 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gustafson 108-72, C. Furbush 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Furbush 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Longo L (4-3) 1.2 5 7 6 4 2 1 54 6.85   
J. Bonderman 3.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 59 8.49   
R. Morales 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 35 5.03   
M. Cobb 1.1 2 2 2 0 3 1 32 2.88   
T. Melgarejo 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Longo 11
Batters Faced: N. Longo 14, J. Bonderman 14, R. Morales 6, M. Cobb 6, T. Melgarejo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Longo 2-1, J. Bonderman 5-3, R. Morales 0-0, M. Cobb 1-0, T. Melgarejo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Longo 54-29, J. Bonderman 59-38, R. Morales 35-20, M. Cobb 32-21, T. Melgarejo 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Connors
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 34310
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