Reds @ DBacks...Game 2

• Ironman92

  

  Reds win tonight 8-5
• sherm03

  

  Sure hope you're right.
• Azubuike24

  

  The approach by Reds hitters has been weak the last 2 games. It better improve tonight because Daniel Hudson is nasty. Even with Arroyo going, the D-Backs have home field advantage and the pitching edge. Hudson owned the Reds in Phoenix last year.
• jordo212000

  

  The Dbacks were bad last year, and the general consensus was that they would be bad this year as well. Gotta beat teams like this. Need to right the ship and win 2 of 3
• Terry_Tate

  

  Justincredible isn't there so its a loss.
• Laley23

  

  As long as Upton continues/starts to hit, Im cool with the rest of the DBacks blowing.
  
  Nice to see Phillips with a strong start, minus yesterday, to the season.
• mhs95_06

  From John Fay:
  
  Drew Stubbs cf
  Brandon Phillips 2b
  Joey Votto 1b
  Scott Rolen 3b
  Jonny Gomes lf
  Jay Bruce rf
  Ryan Hanigan c
  Paul Janish ss
  Bronson Arroyo p
  
  vs. RHP Daniel Hudson. Another tough pitching matchup. Hudson has thrown 12 straight quality starts.
  
  
  Looks like Dusty moved Bruce down a notch(rightfully so) like he does sometimes when he plays Bruce against a lefty to get Rolen and Gomes back to back.
• justincredible

  

  Terry_Tate;736940 wrote:Justincredible isn't there so its a loss.

  
  Truth
• Ironman92

  

  The Reds hitters need to have good plate approaches all year...many of their players often turn and have bad/impatient at bats. It shows against crafty pitchers and great pitchers. They kill average pitchers and often power pitchers.
• mhs95_06

  Good first AB by the Reds. Patience and going to the opposite field really pays off! Bruce at least got one run in after being badly fooled on the first pitch - he is not recognizing pitches enough to lay off when they are not the pitch he wants.
• mhs95_06

  Great pitching by Arroyo to get the last two outs, both Ks. Reds get the RBIs, and Az doesn't in the first inning.
• justincredible

  

  Good start for the Redlegs.
• Midstate01

  

  Great start
• mhs95_06

  Great job against the 6,7,8 hitters in the 2nd, saving the P hopefully for an out before going to the top of the order in the 3rd.
• mhs95_06

  Hanigan's 6 pitch K got Hudson up to 9 pitches for the inning and 57 thru 4 innings. Need to get to the Az bullpen for at least 2+ innings.
• mhs95_06

  Another great job by Arroyo in the 4th with 1st and 3rd and one out, getting the 7th and 8th hitters and saving the P for the 5th.
• mhs95_06

  Thom keeps talking how slow Hudson is to the plate and that Montero isn't that good of an arm, but the get Janish easily, and would have had BP easily in the 1st had the pitch not been ball 4. I'm glad to see RF hitting BP will lead-off the next inning ahead of Votto.
• mhs95_06

  That's bad! P gets a hit to lead-off the 5th!
• mhs95_06

  Defense blows the chance to have 2 out, none on!
• Tiger2003

  

  He was out that is a horrible call....As the fucking Crew Chief you better get your ass in better position.
  
  I need this win Bronson.....
• jordo212000

  

  Botched call on the Johnson steal
• mhs95_06

  Did you see the smile on Johnson's face from the CF camera when McClelland called him safe on the SB!
• Tiger2003

  

  mhs95_06;737134 wrote:Did you see the smile on Johnson's face from the CF camera when McClelland called him safe on the SB!

  Yah he knew he was out.....but the Ump was to lazy to get in good position...
• mhs95_06

  Arroyo with a great job pitching through the defensive and umping miscues to keep it at 2-0. Shouldn't have even had to have faced the dangerous Upton that inning.
• mhs95_06

  Arroyo, if he can get thru the 6th, then needs his mono plagued body out of the game for a pinch hitter to break the game open after patient ABs by Gomes, Bruce, Hanigan, and Janish!