5/7/06 - Reds vs. Diamondbacks Game Thread

[Reds Fanatic]

Starting Lineups:

Lineups

Reds (20 - 11)
1st in NL Central
Diamondbacks (18 - 13)
1st in NL West

Starting Lineup

Name AVG HR RBI SB
1. Q McCracken, CF .190 1 1 1
2. F Lopez, SS .260 4 13 11
3. A Dunn, LF .238 11 19 0
4. E Encarnacion, 3B .300 4 25 0
5. S Hatteberg, 1B .278 1 4 0
6. A Kearns, RF .313 5 21 2
7. B Phillips, 2B .293 3 23 5
8. J LaRue, C .250 1 4 0
9. D Williams, P .143 0 0 0

Starting Lineup

Name AVG HR RBI SB
1. E Byrnes, CF .293 1 7 2
2. O Hudson, 2B .227 0 4 4
3. C Tracy, 3B .306 6 22 1
4. L Gonzalez, LF .243 5 20 0
5. C Jackson, 1B .294 3 16 0
6. D Easley, SS .255 2 10 0
7. S Green, RF .324 2 6 3
8. C Snyder, C .281 2 9 0
9. O Hernandez, P .333 0 0 0

Starting Pitcher
Name W L ERA* WHIP K
D Williams 1 2 7.61 2.03 9

Starting Pitcher
Name W L ERA* WHIP K
O Hernandez 2 3 6.39 1.55 37

[KronoRed]

I'd prefer Deno leading off.

[Falls City Beer]

I'd move Larue into the 4th spot. Put EE in the 2 spot and Lopez in the fifth spot. I want my two reliable hitters hitting 2 and 3 in the lineup.

In fact, Deno should be playing instead of Kearns.

[kyred14]

That lineup sucks...........

[OnBaseMachine]

McCracken leading off.

Way to give them an automatic out to leadoff the first inning.

[reds44]

ewwww.

Why does Crack keep playing over Deno?

[KronoRed]

ewwww.

Why does Crack keep playing over Deno?

Solid vet status

[OnBaseMachine]

Just send Denorfia back down where he can gets some atbats. No use in him riding the bench while Quinton McCracken gets all the playing time.

[Falls City Beer]

Just send Denorfia back down where he can gets some atbats. No use in him riding the bench while Quinton McCracken gets all the playing time.

I don't think McCracken's playing is the problem. I think Kearns' playing is the problem. Though I would put Deno at the top of the order and McCracken in Kearns' spot.

[OnBaseMachine]

I don't think McCracken's playing is the problem. I think Kearns' playing is the problem. Though I would put Deno at the top of the order and McCracken in Kearns' spot.

Huh?

You want to bench Kearns?

[Falls City Beer]

Huh?

You want to bench Kearns?

He's in an absolute downward spiral. Right now, I'd do anything to keep his worth artificially inflated.

[reds44]

He's in an absolute downward spiral. Right now, I'd do anything to keep his worth artificially inflated.

A Kearns, RF .313 5 21 2

[OnBaseMachine]

He's in an absolute downward spiral. Right now, I'd do anything to keep his worth artificially inflated.

He's hitting .313/.375/.522 including a .409/.435/.500 May. How is that a downward spiral?

He has been one of our top two or three hitters this year.

[CTA513]

He's in an absolute downward spiral. Right now, I'd do anything to keep his worth artificially inflated.

Hes hitting .361 over the last 10 games.

[pedro]

He's in an absolute downward spiral. Right now, I'd do anything to keep his worth artificially inflated.

Your lack of confidence in Kearns has no boundaries does it?