Reds vs Verlander

• Ironman92

  

  Bronson vs Justin Verlander
  
  Brandon Phillips was asked about facing Verlander.....he said his parents were in town this series and out to eat last night he thanked them for coming to watch him.....he said they said they were in to watch Verlander, they've seen Brandon play. Lol
• Ironman92

  

  Austin Jackson is back off the DL
• Ironman92

  

  Reds will beat him up in the first 3 or whiff 14 times thru 8....hopefully the first
• Ironman92

  

  Arroyo fans Jackson....long fly ball next
  
  So far so good.
• Ironman92

  

  Cabrera is still pissed? Did Bronson support Frazier last night or something. He smokes Bronson in the shin then points out like "that's for last night"
• rugbywrestler

  Ironman92;1194025 wrote:Cabrera is still pissed? Did Bronson support Frazier last night or something. He smokes Bronson in the shin then points out like "that's for last night"

  Saw him pointing, what happened last night with Cabrera?
• swamisez

  

  I'd bet a small sum Verlander strikes out 15 Reds today.
• wildcats20

  

  Ugh I hate Prince.
• wildcats20

  

  Error? Or a 15 game hit streak?
• wildcats20

  

  4 straight at 100
• wildcats20

  

  Frazier!
• mhs95_06

  Frazier able to do what BP and Bruce were unable to do under more favorable circumstances(less than two out)!
• mhs95_06

  Verlander's bunt with two strikes was perilously close to going foul and may have if Frazier sacrificed his chance to get Verlander at first for the K and the runners having to go back to 1st and 2nd. If you choose to let it go and it doesn't go foul you've got the bases loaded and 1 out and the top of the order up. So I think he did the right thing by giving him the sacrifice, and it worked out with a fly to RF to end the inning.
• mhs95_06

  Votto's intentional walk, after the 2 out double by Heisey, is the first one given up by Verlander since 2009 when gave on to the AL MVP that year, Joe Mauer!
• mhs95_06

  BP has a great AB, although he should have been called out on the 2-2 check swing, fouling off 6 pitches in amongst 4 balls after he was behind 0-2!
  
  After that Bruce had a better AB than he did against Verlander the time before, but it still doesn't get the job done other than to get Verlander's pitch count up some more which is not a trivial factor.
• mhs95_06

  Six innings ought to be it for Verlander today with 127 pitches and 9 Ks. Reds had some good ABs against him today! They had 26 two strike foul balls is what Marty said on the radio. Why can't they buckle down like that on other lesser pitches rather than going for broke so much for longballs? The BP 12 pitch AB was the most pitches Verlander has had to make in one AB in 2012.
• dave

  Some impressive ABs today. Proof these guys have it in them. They need a hitting coach that can keep them on point and focused against every pitcher. Only Votto, Hanigan and Cairo seem to be able to do that.
• mhs95_06

  Ludwick handles the sun ball off Laird's bat very well for the 2nd out in the 7th, and then Worth flies out to CF to get Arroyo thru 7 with 87, compared to Verlander's 127 thru 6. Tigers are swinging at Arroyo's pitching like the Reds usually do against most pitchers.
• mhs95_06

  At least Cozart hits it weakly enough so that he can't ruin a #9 spot lead-off hit or walk again with a double play!
• mhs95_06

  I wonder if they would have still walked Votto even if that first wild pitch was called a swinging strike.
• chicago510

  

  Votto's OBP is almost up to .500
• Laley23

  

  Votto is ridiculous right now.
• mhs95_06

  A break that Boesch's drive to CF barely missed going out. Can Marshall take advantage of that good fortune and get a zero? No! Strong throw by Heisey, just a bit short or a bit late!
• Classyposter58

  

  Prince!!!!
• mhs95_06

  Fielder's single turned the fact that Boesch's drive didn't go out from good fortune to bad fortune as now there are two on!