Milton gets big support By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Three-run home runs from Felipe Lopez (third inning) and Austin Kearns (eighth inning) proved more than enough for the Reds, who also received a first-inning solo shot from Adam Dunn. Eric Milton allowed just two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings.
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Reds 8, Cubs 3
Adam Dunn's fifth home run of the year, his fourth against the Cubs, got the Reds started. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Cincy homers haunt Cubs By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Starter Carlos Zambrano allowed four hits in six innings, but two were home runs that accounted for all four of his earned runs, and a fifth-inning error on his pickoff attempt scored another. Chicago's Matt Murton homered and added an RBI single.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 13, 2006
Cincinnati
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Won 1
Cincinnati 8, Chi Cubs 3
Today's Boxes 4/13/06
LAD 13, PIT 5
CWS 13, DET 9
NYY 9, KC 3
NYM 13, WSH 4
FLA 9, SD 2
MIL 4, STL 3
MIN 8, OAK 2
SF 5, HOU 3
HOU 8, SF 0
SEA 9, CLE 5
TOR 8, BOS 6
BAL 6, TB 5
PHI 7, ATL 6
COL 5, ARI 3
Chi Cubs
(5-3)
Lost 1
April 13, 2006
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Standings thru 4/13/06  | Gameday  | Reds Stats  | Cubs Stats
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Freel , CF4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .368
Lopez , SS3 1 1 3 2 1 0 .324
Dunn , LF4 2 1 1 1 2 3 .355
Aurilia , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207
Hatteberg , 1B3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200
Kearns , RF4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .297
Phillips, B , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Ross , C3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231
Milton , P3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .200
Coffey , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Abad , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Mercker , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 7 7 5 10 9
a-Popped out for Coffey in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Ross (1, Howry).3B : Milton (1, Zambrano, C).HR : Dunn (5, 1st inning off Zambrano, C, 0 on, 2 out), Lopez (3, 3rd inning off Zambrano, C, 2 on, 1 out), Kearns (3, 8th inning off Howry, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Lopez 4; Dunn 4; Hatteberg; Kearns 5; Ross 2; Milton 3.RBI : Dunn (8), Lopez 3 (7), Kearns 3 (7).2-out RBI : Dunn; Kearns 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dunn.GIDP : Kearns.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Dunn (3, fielding), Phillips, B (1, fielding).DP : (Phillips, B-Lopez-Hatteberg).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
Hairston , 2B5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .364
Lee , 1B1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .348
Murton , LF4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .300
Pagan , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
Cedeno , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .393
Perez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .267
Blanco , C3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .200
Zambrano, C , P2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
Williamson , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Walker , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Ohman , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howry , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Bynum , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 32 3 7 2 4 10 13
a-Flied out for Williamson in the 7th. b-Struck out for Howry in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Hairston (1, Milton).HR : Murton (2, 4th inning off Milton, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Pierre; Hairston 2; Murton 5; Pagan; Blanco; Zambrano, C.RBI : Murton 2 (5).2-out RBI : Murton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blanco; Lee; Pagan; Cedeno; Hairston.S : Cedeno; Pierre.GIDP : Murton.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Zambrano, C (1, pickoff).DP : (Hairston-Cedeno-Lee).
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Milton (W, 2-0)6.2 6 3 2 2 5 1 2.63
Coffey (H, 2)1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.80
Mercker 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.00
WP : Coffey.Balk : Zambrano, C.HBP : Freel (by Zambrano, C).Pitches-strikes : Milton 98-68, Coffey 26-16, Mercker 25-13, Zambrano, C 103-62, Williamson 13-8, Ohman 12-6, Howry 27-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Milton 6-9, Coffey 2-0, Mercker 0-0, Zambrano, C 7-3, Williamson 1-1, Ohman 0-1, Howry 0-4.Batters faced : Milton 28, Coffey 5, Mercker 5, Zambrano, C 25, Williamson 3, Ohman 4, Howry 7.Inherited runners-scored : Howry 2-2.Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Laz Diaz.Weather : 74 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:42.Att : 40,881.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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