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Reds 3, Mets 0
Fernando Nieve allowed three runs, including two solo homers, on Friday. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Tim Britton / MLB.com
Though starter Fernando Nieve kept the damage to a relative minimum in the series opener -- and even got one of the Mets' four hits against Bronson Arroyo -- the lineup behind him simply wasn't able to muster a rally at any point of the evening.
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Series at a glance:
CIN
Cincinnati (42-43)
Won 1 		Cincinnati 3, NY Mets 0   NYM
NY Mets (40-45)
Lost 2
July 10, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cincinnati
 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0   3 9 0
NY Mets
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 4 0
Standings thru 7/10/09  |  Recap: CIN | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Reds stats  |  Mets stats
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dickerson, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275
Taveras, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
Votto, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .357
Phillips, B, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Nix, L, LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .249
Encarnacion, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .170
Hairston, J, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
Hanigan, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333
Arroyo, P 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167
Totals 33 3 9 2 2 7 14  

BATTING
2B: Phillips, B (15, Nieve), Hanigan (5, Nieve), Encarnacion (3, Nieve).
HR: Votto (11, 4th inning off Nieve, 0 on, 0 out), Nix, L (8, 6th inning off Nieve, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Dickerson; Votto 5; Phillips, B 2; Nix, L 4; Encarnacion 2; Hairston, J; Hanigan 2; Arroyo.
RBI: Votto (42), Nix, L (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Phillips, B; Votto; Arroyo.
S: Taveras.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Phillips, B (12, home off Nieve/Schneider).
CS: Dickerson (3, 2nd base by Nieve/Schneider).
 
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
Cora, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .324
Reed, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
Tatis, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244
Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
Reyes, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .118
Nieve, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
  a-Evans, N, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Sheffield, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
  Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 5 8  

a-Struck out for Nieve in the 6th. b-Lined out for Parnell in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Murphy, Dn 2; Reyes, A; Nieve.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Pagan (Votto at 2nd base).
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Arroyo (W, 9-8) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 5.38
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nieve (L, 3-3) 6.0 8 3 3 2 6 2 3.03
Feliciano, P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.60
Parnell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
Green, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

WP: Nieve.
IBB: Hanigan (by Nieve).
Pitches-strikes: Arroyo 115-75, Nieve 106-67, Feliciano, P 15-10, Parnell 7-5, Green, S 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Arroyo 15-7, Nieve 3-8, Feliciano, P 2-0, Parnell 0-2, Green, S 2-1.
Batters faced: Arroyo 31, Nieve 27, Feliciano, P 3, Parnell 3, Green, S 3.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 39,203.
July 10, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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