5/02/06 - Reds vs. Cardinals Game Thread

[Reds Fanatic]

Starting Lineups:

Cardinals (17 - 9)
2nd in NL Central
Reds (18 - 8)
1st in NL Central

Starting Lineup

Name AVG HR RBI SB
1. D Eckstein, SS .314 1 6 2
2. J Gall, LF .250 0 0 0
3. H Luna, 3B .356 1 6 2
4. J Encarnacion, RF .223 3 8 1
5. S Spiezio, 1B .275 2 9 0
6. S Taguchi, CF .274 0 6 2
7. Y Molina, C .146 0 7 0
8. A Miles, 2B .278 0 5 1
9. S Ponson, P .250 0 0 0

Starting Lineup

Name AVG HR RBI SB
1. R Freel, CF .272 0 4 8
2. F Lopez, SS .262 3 12 9
3. A Dunn, LF .264 9 17 0
4. E Encarnacion, 3B .301 3 24 0
5. S Hatteberg, 1B .305 1 4 0
6. A Kearns, RF .299 5 19 2
7. B Phillips, 2B .343 3 23 3
8. J LaRue, C .227 0 1 0
9. D Williams, P .000 0 0 0

Starting Pitcher
Name W L ERA* WHIP K
S Ponson 3 0 3.13 1.30 9

Starting Pitcher
Name W L ERA* WHIP K
D Williams 1 2 9.53 2.24 7

[PickOff]

Good lineup today.

[pedro]

That St. Louis lineup is a joke right?

[timmario66]

No Pujols

[jmbraun773]

I like not seeing Pujols and Edmonds in there

[vaticanplum]

Holy crap, what time is the game today? (must...pay...attention)

Where is Pujols? Is he too distraught after last night to play? Did Grande elope with Edmonds?

[membengal]

Really???? No Pujols and Edmonds????

WTF?

Wow.

[Reds Fanatic]

It is unbelievable Pujols is not playing. Lifetime he has hit .368 with 3 homers against Williams.

[Reds Fanatic]

Holy crap, what time is the game today? (must...pay...attention)

Where is Pujols? Is he too distraught after last night to play? Did Grande elope with Edmonds?

12:35 start time.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Really???? No Pujols and Edmonds????

WTF?

Wow.

Well... at least the pitcher is batting 9th.

[RedsManRick]

It is unbelievable Pujols is not playing. Lifetime he has hit .368 with 3 homers against Williams.

Who doesn't?

[BRM]

Hatteberg has a .333/.405/.455 line in 33 at-bats from the 5 hole this season. He's managed one RBI with that line in that slot.

[pedro]

Well if Williams gets clobbered today against the Memphis Redbirds I say throw him overboard like the Pirate he is.

[jesusfan]

Wow, that shows LaRussa is not worried about the early part of the season that much, a game of this magnitude and he rest's their 2 best players...

[MattyHo4Life]

I like not seeing Pujols and Edmonds in there

LaRussa usually gives most of the regulars the day off on day games following night games. Pujols usually plays though. Edmonds and Rolen would almost always get this day off.