Reds vs Cubs....Game 3 12:35

• Ironman92

  

  Arroyo vs Dempster
• se-alum

  

  Stubbs
  Phillips
  Votto
  Bruce
  Cairo
  Lewis
  Hanigan
  Janish
  Arroyo
• Ironman92

  

  Good to see Lewis get the start.......Dusty obviously does his homework and knows Gomes is just 1/7 off of Dempster.
  
  Unfortunately Lewis is 1/8 and awful in the OF.
  
  If only there were another option that plays better defense???
• Ironman92

  

  Arroyo has been great against virtually every Cubs player....Dempster has beeen pretty tough as well:
  
  Phillips 3/24! Yikes
  Cairo 1/11
  Votto 3/18.....but 2 HR
  Lewis 1/8
  Gomes 1/7
  Bruce 3/11
  Stubbs 3/9
  
  Again Renteria not being available as he is 8/26
  
  Hopefully the Reds can score well (even though it doesn't appear automatic against Dempster) and Hanigan can keep Arroyo rolling as Hanigan is 1/4 off of Dempster......but no Red even comes close to hitting Dempster as well as Ramon Hernandez who is 7/15 off of him.
• Ironman92

  

  vbookie thread with some favorable odds is up
• thavoice

  Was it Arroyo that has a much better, or worse, starts during the daytime?
  
  I forget which reds pitcher it is who shows a big difference.
• Ironman92

  

  Probably Arroyo as he works quickly and afternoon get away umps open up the zone and it's tough to see for the hitters sometimes.....all good things for Bronson to take advantage of.
  
  Caree wins:
  
  Bronson 107
  Dempster 106
• thavoice

  Day games Arroyo is 28-34 with a 4.33 ernie
  Night games he is 79-64 with a 4.19.
  
  Not much diff in era.
  BAA is virtually the same.
  
  I did read an article recently that did a study on hitting on a sunny vs cloudy day. It stated that averages are lower on a sunny day.
  
  So.......maybe he gets hit more during the day compared to others.
• Ironman92

  

  that......
• Ironman92

  

  In honor of best buds Karen Lotz and Tiger2003......Dan Uggla has the lowest batting average of any player in MLB who qualifies for a batting title.
• swamisez

  

  Reds going for the sweep, Dumpster has struggled in GABP, things falling into place for the Redlegs
  
  Cubs win 8-0
• se-alum

  

  Reds threatening. 1st & 3rd, 1 out, Bruce at the plate.
• se-alum

  

  Bruuuuuuuuuuce............walks.
  
  
  Bases loaded for Cairo....can he??
• thavoice

  NOPE.
• Ironman92

  

  I know "catching is the top priority" as John Fay let me know....but Hernandez is 7/15 off of Dempster and would've looked good in the 6 hole (where Dusty puts him in favorable matchups) with bases loaded as opposed to the 1/8 Lewis....but whatever.
• Ironman92

  

  scoreless in the middle of the 2nd
• wildcats20

  

  Ironman92;794661 wrote:I know "catching is the top priority" as John Fay let me know....but Hernandez is 7/15 off of Dempster and would've looked good in the 6 hole (where Dusty puts him in favorable matchups) with bases loaded as opposed to the 1/8 Lewis....but whatever.

  
  Hanigan always catches Bronson. Dusty isn't that dumb to screw that up too.
• mhs95_06

  I'm disappointed I can't watch the game. I scheduled today as vacation, planning to go to Cincinnati to watch, as I try to do when they have weekday afternoon games that are not televised. Suddenlink in Marietta usually shows the Reds Fox Sports Ohio telecasts, including the last weekday home game which was even a re-scheduled rain-out, on their leased access channel usually occupied by a jewelry channel. Today I get home and settled in for the game and the jewelry channel continues showing and no switch to the Reds came! Chagrin, chagrin!!
• mhs95_06

  Reds doing poorly(0/2) with a runner on 3rd and one out. Both Cairo and Votto fail at their opportunities!
• mhs95_06

  Bruce "picks up" Votto by singling on the 3-2 back-door slider for a 2 out RBI and the 1-0 lead.
• mhs95_06

  Top of the 4th an important inning for Bronson, now with the lead and 2,3,4 due up for the Cubs.
• mhs95_06

  Brantley says Janish' foot laziness cost him an error. Hopefully Bronson can pitch around it, hopefully with a DP that doesn't cost him any pitches!
• Tiger2003

  

  All on Janish.
• Tiger2003

  

  And that was on Bronson.
• Ironman92

  

  Campana is silly fast....Votto agrees