September 21, 2003 · 1:35 PM EDT
Biggest lead CIN by 1 · PHI by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1AT Braves | 101 | 61 | .623 | — |
2SF Giants | 100 | 61 | .621 | 0.5 |
3MI Marlins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 10.0 |
4CH Cubs | 88 | 74 | .543 | 13.0 |
5HO Astros | 87 | 75 | .537 | 14.0 |
6PH Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15.0 |
7LA Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 16.0 |
8ST Cardinals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 16.0 |
9AZ D-backs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 17.0 |
10WS Nationals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18.0 |
11PI Pirates | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26.0 |
12CO Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 27.0 |
13CI Reds | 69 | 93 | .426 | 32.0 |
14MI Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 33.0 |
15NY Mets | 66 | 95 | .410 | 34.5 |
16SD Padres | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37.0 |
| RFRyan FreelCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| THTim Hummel3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJD'Angelo Jimenez2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SC Sean Casey1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB Russell BranyanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WMWily Mo PeñaRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CM Corky MillerC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RO Ray OlmedoSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AH Aaron HarangP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CRChris ReitsmaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEric ValentPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJason LaRueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DSDan SerafiniP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDernell StensonPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJohn RiedlingP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PNPhil NortonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRuben MateoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJuan Castro3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
2B: Jimenez, Casey, Stenson
RBI: Hummel, Casey 2, Stenson
CS: Peña
LOB: 19
| AHAaron Harang | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 97 |
| CRChris ReitsmaS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| DSDan SerafiniW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JRJohn RiedlingH | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| PNPhil NortonH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 148 |
MB Marlon ByrdCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PP Placido Polanco3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BA Bobby AbreuRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JT Jim Thome1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ML Mike LieberthalC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RLRicky LedeeLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JR Jimmy RollinsSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TPTomás Pérez2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
VP Vicente PadillaP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NP Nick PuntoPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJason MichaelsLF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTurk WendellP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP Dan PlesacP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CU Chase UtleyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRheal CormierP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
2B: Michaels
HR: Thome
RBI: Thome 3
SB: Byrd
LOB: 9
| VPVicente PadillaL | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 114 |
| TWTurk Wendell | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DPDan Plesac | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| RCRheal Cormier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 141 |
The Reds edged the Phillies 4-3 at Veterans Stadium.
Dan Serafini got the win, Vicente Padilla took the loss and Chris Reitsma earned the save. Sean Casey went 2-for-4 for the Reds, while Jim Thome went 1-for-4 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
