Reds Sweep Nats, 6-4; Klu 2 HR

BOXSCORE: 2005 Washington Nationals At 1975 Cincinnati Reds 4/8/2010

Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG
T.Raines LF 4 1 2 0 .294 P.Rose RF 5 0 3 3 .647
R.Hunt 2B 2 0 0 0 .308 J.Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 .250
G-V.Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 .231 B.Larkin SS 4 1 1 0 .313
N.Johnson 1B 2 1 0 1 .267 T.Kluszewski 1B 4 2 2 3 .375
A.Dawson CF 4 1 1 2 .250 B-C.Sabo 3B 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Church RF 4 0 0 0 .000 G.Foster LF 4 0 1 0 .286
R.Zimmerman 3B 3 0 2 0 .214 R.Myers P 0 0 0 0 ----
B.Schneider C 3 0 0 0 .000 T.Perez 3B,1B 3 1 0 0 .400
D-B.Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 .250 E.Davis CF 4 1 1 0 .333
E-G.Carter C 0 0 0 0 .364 J.Bench C 4 1 1 0 .294
W.Cordero SS 3 1 0 0 .214 E.Blackwell P 3 0 1 0 .333
B.Smith P 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Dibble P 0 0 0 0 ----
A-B.Barberie PH 0 0 0 0 .000 C-E.Roush LF 1 0 0 0 .000
T.Burke P 0 0 0 0 ----
F-M.Webster PH 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 4 5 3 Totals 35 6 10 6

A-Pinch Hit For Smith In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Kluszewski In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Dibble In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Schneider In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bailey In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Burke In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Hunt In 9th Inning

Nationals....... 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 1
Reds............ 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 6 10 1

Nationals (0-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Smith LOSS(0-1) 6 8 5 5 3 1 2 119 7.50 A1 D3
T.Burke 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 4.50 D4
Totals 8 10 6 6 4 3 2

Reds (4-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
E.Blackwell WIN(1-0) 7 1/3 4 4 4 7 9 1 140 4.91 A1 D4
R.Dibble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00 D5 D6
R.Myers SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00 D7
Totals 9 5 4 4 8 11 1

ATTENDANCE- 29,277 DATE- Thursday, April 8th 2010 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- John McSherry, Ed Vargo, Dutch Rennert, Jim Quick
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 Reds: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Reds: 3
ERRORS- W.Cordero, B.Larkin
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman(1st), J.Bench(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Dawson(2nd), T.Kluszewski-2(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- W.Cordero(1st)
WALKS- T.Raines, R.Hunt-2, N.Johnson-2, R.Zimmerman, W.Cordero, B.Barberie,
J.Morgan-2, B.Larkin, T.Perez
STRIKE OUTS- N.Johnson, A.Dawson, R.Church-3, B.Schneider, W.Cordero-3, B.Smith,
M.Webster, G.Foster, T.Perez, J.Bench
GIDP- A.Dawson, B.Schneider, B.Bailey
WILD PITCHES- T.Burke, E.Blackwell-2

First baseman Ted Kluszewski cracked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Washington Nationals 6 to 4 at Riverfront
Stadium.

Kluszewski helped send the fans home happy. He hit a bases-empty home run in
the 3rd inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 5th inning. Cincinnati
finished with 10 hits while Washington ended up with 5.

Ewell Blackwell(1-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Randy Myers was credited with his 2nd save. The loss was charged to
Bryn Smith(0-1).


*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 T.Raines 4- 6 4 Single b-1
0 1 R.Hunt 5-10 1 Wild Pitch 1-2
0 2 R.Hunt 2- 5 4 Walk b-1
0 12 N.Johnson 2- 8 2 Ground Out 2-3 1-2 b-0
1 23 A.Dawson 1 Wild Pitch 3-H 2-3
1 3 A.Dawson 5- 6 3 Strike Out b-0
2 3 R.Church 2- 9 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 P.Rose 2-10 6 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Morgan 1- 9 2 Ground Out b-0
2 B.Larkin 3- 9 6 Walk b-1
2 1 T.Kluszewsk 2- 4 4 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 R.Zimmerman 1-12 3 Fly Out b-0
1 B.Schneider 1-10 3 Ground Out b-0
2 W.Cordero 5- 6 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 G.Foster 5- 7 3 Ground Out b-0
1 T.Perez 3- 8 6 Walk b-1
1 1 E.Davis 1-11 5 Single 1-2 b-1
1 12 J.Bench 6- 7 5 Strike Out b-0
2 12 E.Blackwell 4- 7 4 Single 2-3 1-2 b-1
2 123 P.Rose 1- 7 14 3 Single 3-H 2-H 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 J.Morgan 3- 8 4 Walk 1-2 b-1
2 123 B.Larkin 6- 5 5 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 B.Smith 6-10 6 Ground Out b-0
1 T.Raines 5- 4 6 Fly Out b-0
2 R.Hunt 1- 2 6 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 T.Kluszewsk 1- 7 9 6 Home Run b-H
0 G.Foster 6- 5 6 Fly Out b-0
1 T.Perez 6- 8 6 Line Out b-0
2 E.Davis 3-11 6 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 N.Johnson 2- 5 6 Walk b-1
0 1 A.Dawson 1- 6 4 Home Run 1-H b-H
0 R.Church 3-10 4 Strike Out b-0
1 R.Zimmerman 2- 8 8 4 Single b-1
1 1 B.Schneider 3- 6 2 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 J.Bench 4-11 2 Fly Out b-0
1 E.Blackwell 6- 4 2 Fly Out b-0
2 P.Rose 6- 4 2 Foul Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 W.Cordero 3- 8 6 Walk b-1
0 1 1 Stolen Base 1-2
0 2 B.Smith 1- 5 6 Strike Out b-0
1 2 T.Raines 3- 5 6 Walk b-1
1 12 R.Hunt 4- 7 6 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 N.Johnson 4- 9 4 Walk 3-H 2-3 1-2 b-1
1 123 A.Dawson 5- 9 6 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 J.Morgan 6- 8 1 Fly Out b-0
1 B.Larkin 2- 5 6 1 Single b-1
1 1 T.Kluszewsk 1- 7 17 5 Home Run 1-H b-H
1 G.Foster 5- 6 17 5 Single b-1
1 1 T.Perez 5- 8 5 Fly Out b-0
2 1 E.Davis 5- 7 3 1 Base Error - SS 1-2 b-1
2 12 J.Bench 6- 8 2 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 R.Church 1- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
1 R.Zimmerman 4- 3 3 Double b-2
1 2 B.Schneider 6- 7 5 Strike Out b-0
2 2 W.Cordero 5- 6 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 E.Blackwell 4-11 3 Fly Out b-0
1 P.Rose 5- 5 18 3 Single b-1
1 1 J.Morgan 5 Force Play 1-o b-1
2 1 B.Larkin 6- 8 3 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE PH- Bret Barberie
0 B.Barberie 1- 2 6 Walk b-1
0 1 T.Raines 6- 9 5 Fly Out b-0
1 1 R.Hunt 4- 6 12 5 Line Out b-0
2 1 N.Johnson 5- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Tim Burke
0 T.Kluszewsk 3- 8 3 Ground Out b-0
1 G.Foster 4- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Perez 3 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE 3B- Chris Sabo
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Tony Perez
0 A.Dawson 6- 6 6 Fly Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Rob Dibble
1 R.Church 5- 5 6 1 Base Error - SS b-1
1 1 R.Zimmerman 1- 6 5 Walk 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Randy Myers
SUBSTITUTE LF- Edd Roush
SUBSTITUTE PH- Bob Bailey
1 12 B.Bailey 1-10 5 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE C - Gary Carter
0 E.Davis 4- 3 3 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Bench 1-12 16 3 Double b-2
1 2 E.Roush 2- 9 3 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
2 3 P.Rose 4- 5 6 3 Single 3-H b-1
2 1 J.Morgan 1 Wild Pitch 1-2
2 2 J.Morgan 3- 3 6 Walk b-1
2 12 B.Larkin 6- 6 4 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 W.Cordero 5- 9 6 Strike Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Mitch Webster
1 M.Webster 4- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
2 T.Raines 6- 3 1 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Vladimir Guerrero
2 1 V.Guerrero 4- 3 1 Fly Out b-0