Reds vs. Braves (5/2/08) Preview

[Homer Bailey]

Assuming I get positive feedback, I am going to start this preview for each game.

Corey Patterson cf
Jeff Keppinger ss
Ken Griffey Jr. rf
Brandon Phillips 2b
Adam Dunn lf
Edwin Encarnacion 3b
Scott Hatteberg 1b
Paul Bako c
Edinson Volquez p


Reds vs. Hudson:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ken Griffey Jr.	17	5	0	0	1	1	1	4	0.294	0.333	0.471	0.804
Jerry Hair.	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5
Adam Dunn	9	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	0.444	0.5	0.556	1.056
Scott Hatteberg	8	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	0.375	0.444	0.875	1.319
Brandon Phil.	8	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0.125	0.2	0.25	0.45
Alex Gonzalez	7	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.286	0.375	0.714	1.089
Edwin Encarn.	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.167	0.167	0.167	0.333
Corey Patterson	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4
Javier Valentin	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.333	0.333	0.667	1
Paul Bako	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
David Ross	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Keppinger	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.333	2.333
Josh Fogg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Bobby Livingston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	           85	23	6	0	3	6	4	16	0.271	0.308	0.447	0.755

Braves vs. Volquez:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Mark Kotsay	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.333	0	0.333
Omar Infante	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2
Totals	             3	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.333	0.6	0.333	0.933

Volquez's Last 5 starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	PIT	BF	GSc	DEC	REL	ERA*
Apr. 27	@SF	W 10-1	7	5	1	1	0	3	10	7	5	104	30	70	W(4-0)	-	1.23
Apr. 22	LAD	W 8-1	7	3	1	1	0	4	7	12	1	105	26	70	W(3-0)	-	1.21
Apr. 17	@CHC	W 9-2	5	4	1	1	0	4	7	6	0	112	22	58	W(2-0)	-	1.17
Apr. 11	@PIT	L 1-0	5	3	0	0	0	3	1	10	4	75	19	59	-	-	0.87
Apr. 6	PHI	W 8-2	5.1	5	1	1	0	2	8	3	6	95	23	60	W(1-0)	-	1.69
Monthly Totals			29.1	20	4	4	0	16	33	38	16	491	120	--	Apr-00	0 sv	1.23

Hudson's last 5 starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	PIT	BF	GSc	DEC	REL	ERA*
Apr. 26	@NYM	L 4-3	3	7	4	4	0	0	1	7	5	60	17	30	L(3-2)	-	3.74
Apr. 21	WAS	W 7-3	6.2	10	2	1	0	2	3	14	4	95	30	49	W(3-1)	-	2.94
Apr. 16	@FLA	L 6-5	3	6	4	4	1	1	1	2	7	59	16	31	L(2-1)	-	3.38
Apr. 11	@WAS	W 3-0	8	3	0	0	0	2	5	13	5	96	27	79	W(2-0)	-	2.14
Apr. 5	NYM	W 11-5	6	6	3	3	0	0	4	15	1	104	25	52	W(1-0)	-

I will expand my preview if Redzoners like my contribution....

[roby]

Nice Info, Homer. Thanks for the hard work!

[captainmorgan07]

very good idea homer. We might not be able to comment during the game but it is a good idea to give our ideas before and after the game which will open up more opportunities for posts.

[Homer Bailey]

very good idea homer. We might not be able to comment during the game but it is a good idea to give our ideas before and after the game which will open up more opportunities for posts.

Thanks.... I'll try to get it out a little earlier next time. Feel free to comment to keep it going.

[Slyder]

Can we please dump Corey Patterson so Dusty HAS to put someone else in the leadoff spot? I mean its embarrassing to see Corey go out there and get one good contact a game if he's lucky. His Slug and OPS wont stay at the level it is at right now because he can't do squat for BA/OBP. He doesn't walk, he cant hit for average, but he's fast...

I didnt like the hiring when it happened and I still dont. Baker is the baseball equivilant of Art Shell (1st tenure as Raider head coach). Dusty's teams won inspite of him because they had so much more talent than the majority of the other teams.