Reds 3, Brewers 9: Starting Another Streak
By
Zeldink
Posted at 7:58 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds (4-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Brewers (3-6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -- | 9 | 9 | 0 |
The Reds failed in their attempt at sweeping the Brewers yesterday, and Milwaukee fans can relax just the tiniest bit about the rough start.
Micah Owings started for the Reds, although he batted 9th, even though his bat is clearly superior to that of Ramon Hernandez and Alex Gonzalez. Owings wasn’t very good, allowing 4 runs over 5 innings pitched. Of course, that’s not unexpected when you realize he hadn’t pitched since Spring Training. He refused to admit the truth, though. “I’m not going to go there,” he said. “The last thing I’m going to do is make excuses.”
However, it wasn’t Owings’ fault the Reds lost. Cincinnati had tied the game at 3 until Jared Burton came in and equaled Owings’ output in 1 inning, thanks to a 2-run double by Jason Kendall and a home run by Rickie Weeks.
What did Dusty Baker have to say about things? “It would have been nice to get the sweep going into the off day. Now, we’ve got to go to Houston and start another (streak).”
I’m afraid you just did. I mean, Houston just won their 2nd game of the year last night.