Game 15 - Pittsburgh Pirates (Jeff Karstens) at Cincinnati Reds (Edinson Volquez)

• Azubuike24

  

  Brandon Phillips out again. Looks like Juan Francisco headed to the FL. Looks like Fred Lewis may never play a game in Cincinnati. Wonder if he gets released. Volquez with a chance to make it a split series at worse.
  
  Pittsburgh
  A. McCutchen CF
  J. Tabata LF
  L. Overbay 1B
  N. Walker 2B
  P. Alvarez 3B
  G. Jones RF
  C. Snyder C
  R. Cedeno SS
  J. Karstens P
  
  Cincinnati
  D. Stubbs CF
  M. Cairo 2B
  J. Votto 1B
  S. Rolen 3B
  J. Gomes LF
  J. Bruce RF
  R. Hernandez C
  P. Janish SS
  E. Volquez P
• charliehustle14

  I heard Francisco is fine, just had some bad cramps. Hopefully we get a chance to see Lewis as a Red. I know he was supposed to be back late-April but I don't know if that is still holding true or not.
• osu45804

  

  Volquez with another terrible 1st inning
• charliehustle14

  At some point, Volquez's first inning heroics just become comical.
• charliehustle14

  Nothing like being in a 4 run hole after the top half of the first.
• sherm03

  

  I want to stab Volquez in the dick at the end of the 1st inning every time he takes the mound.
• Rotinaj

  

  Volquez is such a bum.
• charliehustle14

  One of my friends and HS teammates was the same way. The first inning was dreadful almost every outing, but then he'd be outstanding for the rest of the game. I know with him it was usually because he wasn't taking his pregame warm-ups very seriously (stretching, long tossing, throwing in the pen). Seeing as how EV is a professional, I doubt that's the case but you never know.
• Laley23

  

  Its truly remarkable how bad EV has been in the first inning this season.
• charliehustle14

  If Volquez is going to struggle in the first, I wish he'd at least have the decency to limit things to 3 runs and under. I'm sick of this being in a 4 run hole crap.
• Laley23

  

  charliehustle14;743037 wrote:If Volquez is going to struggle in the first, I wish he'd at least have the decency to limit things to 3 runs and under. I'm sick of this being in a 4 run hole crap.

  
  I say just put a bullpen guy out there for inning #1 lol.
• Midstate01

  

  Make him throw a simulated inning in the pen during warmup or something. Crazy how bad he is in the first inning, then how good he is the rest of the way.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I never think were gonna lose when Volquez is pitching like shit in the 1st inning..they always come back and win lol 3 games, 3 reds wins
• Midstate01

  

  Edinson Volquez in 1st inning this year 29.25, rest of the way, 1.29.
• mhs95_06

  Looked like Cairo gave it all he had on that swing for a HR. That may be a case of trying for a HR.
• mhs95_06

  If Votto would have gotten thrown out at home on Rolen's double it would have been becasue he was watching the ball that was in front of him too long and messed up his steps a little bit when it came time to look for 3rd base - about a step slower that if he would have been concentrating only on running. New game 4-4.
• Midstate01

  

  Heard Cairo ran the bases with a walker and it had a built in oxygen tank for the old man.
  
  That was from a text I got from a friend back home. Made me laugh.
• mhs95_06

  Good lead taking RBI single by Bruce. One ground ball hit on both sides of the 2nd baseman today.
• mhs95_06

  If EV puts up a zero in the 6th, he'll be "off the hook" for the loss, and in line for another win, unless he does it on about 7 pitches and Dusty puts him out for the 7th, in spite of him being up 2nd in the bottom of the 6th.
• mhs95_06

  Garrett Jones pulls a Joey Votto! 5-5 now.
• mhs95_06

  That walk instead of an out by the #8 batter is very bad for the Reds. Means that they don't get to hit again against McCutchen, and have to make a double switch.
• mhs95_06

  Dusty has turned over a new leaf. This season he is not making sure to keep a catcher in reserve in case of an emergency. I wonder who the emergency catcher is for the Reds.
• mhs95_06

  mhs95_06;743106 wrote:That walk instead of an out by the #8 batter is very bad for the Reds. Means that they don't get to hit again against McCutchen, and have to make a double switch.

  
  Not to mention it could result in EV being back "on the hook" for the loss, which it has , at least for the time being!
• mhs95_06

  Late movement by Smith - not Chapmanesque!
• osu45804

  

  Reds blow a golden opportunity w/ bases loaded and 1 out... Votto strikesout & Rolen grounds out to the 2nd basemen