Reds @ Cubs.....Game 3

• TigerNation10

  

  Cubs finally get there first hit.
• osu45804

  

  There goes the no no
• Ironman92

  

  Those damn catchers always breaking it up versus Wood
• Ironman92

  

  I think 78 pitches is the fewest I can remember in a 9 inning complete game.....these free swinging putrid Cubs against the wonderful young stud may get close to it.
• Ironman92

  

  Gomes with 4 walks and 3 runs scored.....that would've been about a 500/1 prop...or more
• karen lotz

  

  mhs95_06;445556 wrote:I don't at all consider that failing, but good to see all the RBIs by batters making outs. That is good situational hitting!

  
  
  I agree with this. The Reds are going to have to be able to score runs playing small ball if they want to advance in the post season. They can't always sit back and wait for someone to split a gap or hit a HR. Its a sign of a good team that is able to do that. Rick Ankiel advanced a runner to third on a ground ball to the right side and he was congratulated when he got back to the dugout like he has just hit a 3 run homer.
• osu45804

  

  Janish makes it 8-0
• gerb131

  

  I'd like to see CoCo pitch the 7th or 8th today just to see where he is at after getting lifted last night.
• Ironman92

  

  negative on the Cordero sighting
• Ironman92

  

  This is where someone of wisdom and leadership makes something happen
• justincredible

  

  karen lotz;445531 wrote:Reds are unbeatable

  
  Sure, they're better than the Braves, but they aren't unbeatable.
• mhs95_06

  Its getting to be a close enough game that Coco may have a blown save opportunity!
• karen lotz

  

  justincredible;445590 wrote:Sure, they're better than the Braves

  
  
  DUH.
• Ironman92

  

  as bad as this inning is looking there is still the comfort of getting to bat against the Cubs bullpen
  
  
  Cubs will need 12 to win thsi game
• Ironman92

  

  Zambrano...interesting.....curveball please
• justincredible

  

  I hate this bastard.
• Ironman92

  

  thank you Votto...whew
• mhs95_06

  Bray wild pitches the runner to 2B with less than 2 out, but then Ks Hill for the 2nd out. This forces Pinella to bat Zambrano to pinch hit instead of the either of the two lefthanded pinch hitters on the bench, which are really the only postion players he has to hit since Soto has a bad shoulder which affects his hitting, but not his throwing. Dusty's move that seemed strange to bring a lefty in works out as he gets out of the 7th without further damage. He'll leave those two left handed pinch hitters for Coco in the 9th!
• mhs95_06

  Waveland Avenue receives a Votto blast on Joey's favorite home run direction and trajectory!
• swamisez

  

  Great oppo power by Votto. That was crunched.
• mhs95_06

  Gomes breaks the string of four walks and four runs. I wonder if there has ever been a MLB player to walk and score in his first four plate appearances in any game?
• karen lotz

  

  mhs95_06;445617 wrote:Waveland Avenue receives a Votto blast on Joey's favorite home run direction and trajectory!

  
  Almost...that was a bomb for sure.
• mhs95_06

  Another poor AB by Franciso with a runner on 3rd and less than two out to spoil Gomes good chance to score five times today.
• osu45804

  

  A Cubs error leads to the 11th run of the game for the Reds
• mhs95_06

  Heisey's shirt hit a little harder this time on his 2nd HBP of the day. And both times he's reached on the BHPs, his reach has ended up scoring.