July 20, 2012
By
Amanda
Posted at 7:35 am
Last Game
Through 4 innings, the Reds were being no-hit. After 5 1/2 innings, the Reds were down 6-0. But then Brandon Phillips and his 3-run homer happened and before you knew it the Reds were on the smiling side of the scoreboard. They managed to split the 4-game series with the Diamondbacks yesterday afternoon by winning 6-7.
Next Game
Goodbye Diamondbacks; hello Brewers. The Reds open a 3-game series with the Brew Crew tonight at 7:10 p.m. Homer Bailey (RHP, 8-6, 3.93 ERA) defends against Marco Estrada (RHP, 0-3, 4.13 ERA).
Phillips wants you to wait longer to boo
Apparently there was some displeasure among the fans at Great American Ball Park yesterday afternoon early in the game while the Reds were being pinned down and given a purple nurple by the Diamondbacks resulting in some booing. It hurt Brandon Phillips’ feelings. From John Fay’s blog:
I love my fans. I love the fans period. I feel like all the booing was unnecessary. We’re in first place. We’re playing good baseball. I know we didn’t do our jobs early in the game. It’s not like we’re doing it on purpose. I feel like if you’re going to boo somebody, wait till the end of the game because you never know when guys come up in key situations.
But if we don’t boo, how will the players know to change what they’re doing?
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Barry Larkin, 12-time All-Star, 1995 NL Most Valuable Player, and the last captain the Reds ever had will be inducted in to the National Baseball Hall of Fame at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The ceremony will be on MLB Network, so you can watch the festivities for yourself.
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July 19, 2012
By
Zeldink
Posted at 11:10 pm
As RHM detailed in the game wrap for game 91 for the Cincinnati Reds, Mat Latos and the Reds did not do well.
It was Jay Bruce bobblehead night, which our son really wanted, so we headed out after work. Hearing the gates had opened early because of the thunderstorm that passed through made us a little nervous that they might run out since we were still an hour away, but we shouldn’t have. This giveaway was not nearly enough of a draw to make that happen.
The view from the cheap seats in left field. I’d recommend the cheap seats in right field, since the scoreboard is visible there.
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July 19, 2012
By
Amanda
Posted at 10:35 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|
| Diamondbacks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
W: Kennedy (7-8)
L: Latos (7-3)
Boxscore
A lightning storm blew through before the game, prompting the team to open the gates early to let the fans who were already waiting in line for their Jay Bruce bobbledheads find shelter. The rain made the bobblehead boxes soggy, but it didn’t cancel the game, which was maybe too bad for the Reds.
Mat Latos was the starter and he had his worst appearance since that debacle against the Indians last month. He only worked 4.2 innings, but he gave up 5 runs (earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks.
Sam LeCure scorelessly finished the fifth and took on the sixth. Bill Bray got a chance in the seventh and didn’t allow so much as a hit.
Jose Arredondo didn’t fare so well. He gave up 2 more runs (1 earned) on 3 hits before he could get the third out in the eighth. Logan Ondrusek finished off the inning and the game with no more runs, but it was far too late by then.
There wasn’t much scoring to talk about on the Reds’ part, but there were plenty of hits. Drew Stubbs continued his shocking about-face toward goodness by going 2-for-4 with the team’s only RBI.
Todd Frazier, who’s got some pretty big shoes to fill while filling in at first base, also went 2-for-4. His AVG is .277 (second highest in the line-up last night to Brandon Phillips) and his OBP is .343 (second in the line-up last night to Ryan Hannigan). They aren’t Joey Votto numbers by a long shot, but if there’s a silver lining to the arthroscopic cloud, it may be consistent playing time for Frazier.
The loss brings the Reds record to 51-40 and pushes them back into a tie with the Pirates. They try to split the 4-game series today at 12:35 p.m. Mike Leake (3-6, 3.96 ERA) defends against Joe Saunders (4-6, 3.52 ERA).
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July 19, 2012
By
Amanda
Posted at 7:58 am
Last Game
The Reds suffered an old fashioned walloping last night at the hands of the Diamondbacks, losing 7-1. You’d like to think that it was just the lack of Joey Votto, but unpredictable performances from Mat Latos and an offense unable to string hits together have been hallmarks of this team all year.
Next Game
The best the Reds can hope for is a split in the 4-game series if they win this afternoon. Mike Leake (3-6, 3.96 ERA) defends against Joe Saunders (4-6, 3.52 ERA) at 12:35 p.m. There’s no television coverage for this one.
Unpredictable Performances from Latos
I heard a lot of people talking about the fact that, before last night, Latos hadn’t notched a Loss since April 18, but that didn’t ring true to me. Has it really been since the first month of the season since Latos has put in a rocky start?
Yeah, no. The imperfection of the Win/Loss stat strikes again. In fact, Latos has been relatively solid for the last month, but while he’s gotten Ws in his last 7 decisions, he’s also gotten 8 no-decisions in that time, and only 3 of those were blown saves. It was as recently as June 18 when he gave up 7 runs on 8 hits in only 4.0 innings to the Cleveland Indians. The offense take the lead before the eventual loss to bail him out.
He followed that particular performance up with back-to-back complete games, though. We sure could use a couple more of those about now.
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The last person to get more than 7 decisions in a row in their favor was Danny Graves. He won his first 8 decisions in 2000.
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July 18, 2012
By
Zeldink
Posted at 11:42 am
Aroldis Chapman’s mug shot after getting arrested for driving with a suspended license.
Fresh off a one-out save that many feel was a waste, Cincinnati Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman will be
appearing in court today regarding his
speeding charge from last May.
Chapman was charged with going 93 miles-per hour in a 65 miles-per-hour area on Interstate 71.
Chapman, who holds the current record for the fastest pitch speed in Major League Baseball at 105.1 mph, is scheduled to appear at 1 p.m. before Magistrate Donald Breckenridge in Grove City Mayor’s Court, a court employee said this morning.
The original hearing date, scheduled for June 6, was postponed until today from a request from Chapman’s lawyer. Considering his suspended license, hopefully, Chapman is driven to the hearing.
