Game 3 - Milwaukee Brewers (Randy Wolf) at Cincinnati Reds (Bronson Arroyo)

• Azubuike24

  

  Reds Lineup:
  
  CF Stubbs
  2B Phillips
  1B Votto
  3B Rolen
  LF Gomes
  RF Bruce
  C Hanigan
  SS Janish
  P Arroyo
  
  Brewers Lineup:
  
  2B Weeks
  CF Gomez
  LF Braun
  1B Fielder
  3B McGehee
  RF Kotsay
  SS Betancourt
  C Kottaras
  P Wolf
  
  Reds looking for the sweep. Arroyo is 9-7 career against the Brewers with an ERA of 3.77. However, he is a notoriously slow starter and his ERA per month in April is 4.77 for his career, over a half of a point more than his career ERA of 4.19.
  
  Randy Wolf on the other hand has owned the Reds posting a career 10-3 record and a 3.17 ERA. However, he's struggled against Cincinnati more so in Great American Ballpark.
• Ironman92

  

  A sweep would be nice!
• SportsAndLady

  

  It would be nice to sweep everybody's "sexy" pick to win the Central...I really don't understand why more people didn't pick the Reds to win the Central again; I mean we are virtually the same exact team that won the division by 5 games last year.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Another lead off homerun by Weeks...boo
• justincredible

  

  It sucks not being at the game. Damn my wife and her list of crap for me to get done.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Tough luck for Votto there
• Heretic

  

  justincredible;731622 wrote:It sucks being emasculated. Damn my wife and her list of crap for me to get done.

  Fix'd.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Gomes goes yard, then Janish drives in a run to make it 2-1
  
  Good sacrifice by Arroyo, 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs for Stubbsy
• SportsAndLady

  

  2 things need to stop immediately:
  
  Stop throwing Ricky Weeks a fucking fastball...because he will hit it very far
  
  And Chris Welch needs to stop referring to a homerun as a "dinger" it's incredibly uncomfortable
• SportsAndLady

  

  Everyone was looking for the suicide squeeze from Bronson, this is a perfect time to do it with STubbs
• SportsAndLady

  

  Wasn't a suicide squeeze, but it kinda resembled one! 3-2 Reds
• osu45804

  

  BP SMOKED that one! 6-2
• se-alum

  

  Brandon Phillips w/ the 3-run DINGER!!
• SportsAndLady

  

  se-alum;731661 wrote:Brandon Phillips w/ the 3-run DINGER!!

  
  Lol stop...
• osu45804

  

  Hanigan joins in on the action with a solo shot 7-2
• swamisez

  

  Lots of good feeling in the ballpark today. Hopefully it continues when leake and lecure take the bump this week.
• osu45804

  

  Hanigan 3-Run BOMB!! 11-3 bottom 6th ....This team is so fun to watch!!
• SportsAndLady

  

  Awesome shit Hanigan.
  
  Our 7-9 hitters in the lineup today are 6-8, 6 RBIs, 2 HR, and a walk....not too shabby
  
  6-9 now with that Janish lineout.
• osu45804

  

  Reds WIN!! 12-3
  
  Chapman's 9th Inning speeds were: 98,102, 99, 101, 100, 103, 101, 88, 102, 98, 89. 101 (1 strike out)
• jordo212000

  

  I think Janish has said his piece about who should be getting more ABs this year at SS. I know it is a small sample size, but Janish is better in the field and watching Janish hit, then watching Renteria last night... the difference is night and day. Renteria looked old.
• jordo212000

  

  One thing you have to admit about the team this year is that is very deep. Both in pitching and on the bench. Heisey, Renteria, the catchers, and Francisco all provide a lot of insurance. I don't remember a Reds team that has had this much depth. (I'm 23)
• SportsAndLady

  

  jordo212000;731766 wrote:One thing you have to admit about the team this year is that is very deep. Both in pitching and on the bench. Heisey, Renteria, the catchers, and Francisco all provide a lot of insurance. I don't remember a Reds team that has had this much depth. (I'm 23)

  
  +1.
  
  I would not at all mail in a loss, when we see a mid-day lineup giving Rolen, Gomes, etc. the day off and having guys like Heisey, Hanigan, and Francisco in the lineup. In fact, I would like our chances.
• jordo212000

  

  With Heisey it might actually be an improvement sometimes haha
• Azubuike24

  

  Having the Reds right now really eased me after the way UK's season ended. Looking forward to an exciting summer, grilling out, just bought a 55' Sony Bravia HD TV, hopefully FSN HD is more reliable this year and it's gonna be a fun one!
• Non

  

  I thought the Brewers might be a challenge in the division based on their talent, especially when Greinke is healthy, but the Reds have a much better clubhouse it appears. One of the best environments in the league, similar to a team like the Giants, who won last year, and the way the Twins usually are.