Reds rookie first basemen Joey Votto homered off Mike Mussina, en route to a 4-2 Cincinnati victory on Friday. The homer was Votto's 12th of the season and his 37th RBI.
Reds right hander Edinson Volquez improved to 10-2 on the season after striking out five and allowing two runs on seven hits. Volquez lasted seven innings and Fransisco Cordero earned his 14th save of the season.
Mussina lasted 8 innings last night, and he continues to show that he still has a lot left in his arm. Despite giving up four runs, Moose stuck out four batters while walking only two.
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .335 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .254 |
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| J Molina C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| a-W Betemit PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| C Moeller C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| a-flied out to center for J Molina in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: J Damon (34), R Cano (25) 2-out RBI: R Cano GIDP: M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cabrera 1, R Cano 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (9, 2nd base off E Volquez/P Bako) CS: D Jeter (2, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako); J Damon (6, 2nd base by E Volquez/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Cano (6, throw) DP: 1 (B Abreu-J Giambi). Outfield Assist: B Abreu (J Cabrera at 1st base). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina (L, 10-5) | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 110-76 | 3.93 |
| B Traber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 117-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Mussina IBB: J Bruce (By M Mussina) Batters faced: M Mussina 35; B Traber 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 10-8; B Traber 2-0 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | J Votto homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | J Damon singled to center, M Cabrera scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | J Cabrera doubled to left, E Encarnacion and J Bruce scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Cabrera scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | R Cano singled to center, A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second. | 4 | 2 |
