Reds @ Chicago (July 8-10) Matchups

[Homer Bailey]

Haven't posted these in a while because most of the recent series have been against pitchers the Reds haven't seen a lot of. Certainly a different case for the Chicago Series.

Tuesday, July 8 (My birthday, all I need is a Reds win): Harang vs. Dempster

Cubs vs. Harang

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Derrek Lee	41	13	2	0	5	11	4	5	0.317	0.378	0.732	1.109
Aramis Ramirez	35	9	0	0	3	5	2	3	0.257	0.297	0.514	0.812
Jim Edmonds	32	6	2	0	3	11	3	15	0.188	0.257	0.531	0.788
Matt Murton	23	8	1	0	3	6	0	7	0.348	0.348	0.783	1.130
Ryan Theriot	22	7	1	0	0	2	2	5	0.318	0.375	0.364	0.739
Alfonso Soriano	19	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	0.211	0.211	0.263	0.474
Ronny Cedeno	16	3	0	0	1	3	0	7	0.188	0.188	0.375	0.563
Henry Blanco	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.133	0.133	0.133	0.267
Carlos Zambrano	13	3	1	0	1	1	0	6	0.231	0.231	0.538	0.769
Mark DeRosa	12	4	0	0	1	3	3	3	0.333	0.500	0.583	1.083
Geovany Soto	9	4	2	0	0	1	1	2	0.444	0.500	0.667	1.167
Mike Fontenot	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.250	0.333	0.375	0.708
Daryle Ward	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Jason Marquis	5	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0.400	0.400	0.800	1.200
Kosuke Fukudome	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.400	0.400	0.400	0.800
Ryan Dempster	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.250	0.250	0.250	0.500
Kerry Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Reds vs. Dempster:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ken Griffey Jr.	25	8	1	0	1	2	3	4	0.320	0.393	0.480	0.873
Corey Patterson	17	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0.294	0.294	0.412	0.706
Edwin Encarn.	11	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	0.091	0.286	0.091	0.377
Paul Bako	10	3	2	0	0	0	4	3	0.300	0.500	0.500	1.000
Javier Valentin	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.222	0.300	0.222	0.522
Adam Dunn	9	4	1	0	1	3	9	3	0.444	0.722	0.889	1.611
Brandon Phil.	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.222	0.300	0.222	0.522
Jeff Keppinger	9	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0.444	0.444	0.556	1.000
Ryan Freel	8	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0.125	0.222	0.250	0.472
Joey Votto	7	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0.143	0.143	0.571	0.714
Aaron Harang	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
David Ross	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.250	0.400	0.250	0.650
Norris Hopper	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500	1.000
Johnny Cueto	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Josh Fogg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Wednesday, July 9: Cueto vs. Zambrano

Cubs vs. Cueto:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ryan Theriot	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.667	0.667	1.000	1.667
Kosuke Fukudome	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Derrek Lee	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.667
Alfonso Soriano	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.667
Mike Fontenot	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Geovany Soto	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500
Ryan Dempster	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Mark DeRosa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.333	0.000	0.333

Reds vs. Zambrano:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Adam Dunn	53	12	1	0	6	10	15	12	0.226	0.391	0.585	0.976
Ken Griffey Jr.	37	14	5	0	2	8	5	4	0.378	0.452	0.676	1.128
Edwin Encarn.	34	10	0	0	2	4	3	8	0.294	0.385	0.471	0.855
Brandon Phil.	30	8	3	0	1	4	3	7	0.267	0.371	0.467	0.838
Javier Valentin	26	7	2	0	0	1	1	2	0.269	0.296	0.346	0.642
Ryan Freel	22	3	0	0	0	0	4	5	0.136	0.296	0.136	0.433
Jeff Keppinger	18	5	1	0	0	2	1	1	0.278	0.350	0.333	0.683
Alex Gonzalez	13	5	2	0	0	3	0	2	0.385	0.333	0.538	0.872
David Ross	12	2	0	0	2	3	1	5	0.167	0.286	0.667	0.952
Joey Votto	11	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.364	0.417	0.545	0.962
Aaron Harang	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.111	0.111	0.111	0.222
Norris Hopper	8	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.375	0.375	0.375	0.750
Josh Fogg	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.167	0.167	0.167	0.333
Corey Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Jolbert Cabrera	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.667
Paul Bako	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.000	0.250	0.000	0.250
Bronson Arroyo	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500	0.500	0.500	1.000
Jeremy Affeldt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Thursday, July 10: Arroyo vs. Lily

Cubs vs. Arroyo:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Alfonso Soriano	34	8	5	0	1	3	0	10	0.235	0.229	0.471	0.699
Aramis Ramirez	28	7	1	0	1	3	3	3	0.250	0.323	0.393	0.715
Jim Edmonds	24	6	0	0	1	4	1	6	0.250	0.269	0.375	0.644
Derrek Lee	22	5	0	0	2	6	4	7	0.227	0.357	0.500	0.857
Ronny Cedeno	15	3	1	0	0	1	1	6	0.200	0.235	0.267	0.502
Ryan Theriot	15	4	1	0	0	3	1	3	0.267	0.294	0.333	0.627
Mark DeRosa	14	7	1	0	1	1	0	2	0.500	0.500	0.786	1.286
Matt Murton	14	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.214	0.267	0.286	0.552
Daryle Ward	13	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.231	0.286	0.231	0.516
Henry Blanco	12	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0.083	0.083	0.083	0.167
Reed Johnson	11	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0.273	0.333	0.273	0.606
Ted Lilly	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Jason Marquis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Carlos Zambrano	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Geovany Soto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Reds vs. Lily:

OPPOSING HITTER	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jerry Hairston	21	5	3	0	1	2	0	3	0.238	0.273	0.524	0.797
Alex Gonzalez	15	5	1	0	1	4	1	5	0.333	0.375	0.600	0.975
Brandon Phil.	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.000	0.071	0.000	0.071
Ken Griffey Jr.	13	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	0.308	0.357	0.308	0.665
Edwin Encarn.	12	2	1	0	1	1	1	6	0.167	0.231	0.500	0.731
Ryan Freel	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Jeff Keppinger	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.444	0.444	0.444	0.889
Corey Patterson	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.125	0.222	0.125	0.347
David Ross	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Norris Hopper	8	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.500	0.556	0.625	1.181
Jolbert Cabrera	7	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.429	0.429	0.429	0.857
Adam Dunn	7	2	0	0	1	2	4	2	0.286	0.545	0.714	1.260
Joey Votto	7	2	1	0	1	5	0	1	0.286	0.286	0.857	1.143
Andy Phillips	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.000	0.143	0.000	0.143
Paul Bako	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Edinson Volquez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
Bronson Arroyo	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.500	0.500	0.500	1.000
Josh Fogg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

I was not happy at all with what I saw on the homestand, despite winning 5 out of 7. Still a lot of failure to execute on offense, despite some clutch heroics from BP and KGJ. Hopefully the bats come alive this week. I'd love to get 2 of three from the Cubs, especially one on my birtday.

[Reds/Flyers Fan]

I'd love to take all three from them ... and shut up the most obnoxious fans in baseball (tied with Red Sox for that dubious distinction, IMO)

[sonny]

BP is 0-13 vs Lily, that is interesting.

[KYRedsFan]

Have bleachers on Thursday with group from Cincy, hopefully I can bring a broom.

[OnBaseMachine]

I'd settle for two of three.

[KronoRed]

Have bleachers on Thursday with group from Cincy, hopefully I can bring a broom.

Bring one anyway, you'll need a weapon to deal with the cub fans.

[KYRedsFan]

Bring one anyway, you'll need a weapon to deal with the cub fans.

You're probably right.

[Mario-Rijo]

You're probably right.

Don't forget your Marty Brenneman face mask. :

[reds44]

Have bleachers on Thursday with group from Cincy, hopefully I can bring a broom.

I am going Thursday as well, and it would be awesome to bring a broom to Wrigley.

[Red in Chicago]

i'll be there thursday afternoon as well...sitting in dugout seats on the reds side...cubs have been very tough at home, and with bronson pitching, i'm a little nervous...

[WebScorpion]

i'll be there thursday afternoon as well...sitting in dugout seats on the reds side...cubs have been very tough at home, and with bronson pitching, i'm a little nervous...

Plus he's pitching against Lilly...a Left-handed starter in a downward spiral...just the kind of guy who traditionally throws a 2-hitter against the Reds.

I think we should be favored in the first game with Harang going on 3 extra days rest against Dempster. The second game we should have a chance, as long as our boys are patient with Zambrano...when we beat him it's usually because he implodes rather than us knocking him out of the game.
2 of 3 would be a good result coming out of Wrigley IMHO.

[Homer Bailey]

All I want for my birthday is a Reds win tonight, with some major offense. At least 7 runs.

[KYRedsFan]

Don't forget your Marty Brenneman face mask. :

Was actually thinking about bringing a sign alluding to marty. Sox radio is playing his clip all day when they threw multiple balls on the field, it is great. Cubs fans are texting me and whining like crazy.

[Jpup]

I just heard Tracy say on WLW that MLB has provided Marty with 2 bodyguards for the series in Chicago. Evidently Marty has had some kind of threats against him considering that MLB provided them.

[membengal]

I've got to give the Reds grudging credit...they sure know how to drain any prospect of drama out of a situation.