Sappelt down on strikes.
Sappelt down on strikes.
Cubs go with the lefty Russell to face Votto.
Votto raps the lefty for a double, scoring Phillips. Now 12-8.
Bruce flies out. Two down. Alonso up with Votto on second.
That's the game. Cubs win the slugfest 12-8. Willis loses his sixth game, a victim of his own inability to control RH batters or prevent walks. His ERA has mushroomed to 5.04 -- Arroyo territory.
Reds lose, Pirates apparently winning. Still striving for 5th place. Oh well, we'll go at it tomorrow. Final score, Reds 8, Cubbies 12.
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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
If the Reds are going to have bad games during this homestand, I'd like them to keep having them during the games I'm not at, LOL I'm going to five games in the next eight days so keep the struggles away from my games!
That Francisco HR was ginormous.
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldn’t do. “I can’t skate or play hockey,” Votto said. “Well, I can skate ... but I can’t stop.”
Francisco's bomb was the most impressive hit I've ever seen in person. Just a monster shot.
Missed the game, but did they say if Mes got his 1st career homer from the fan who caught it?
That's a GREAT story, Thanks for sharing it with us.
Here's the Boxscore.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index...e=box&c_id=cin
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Last edited by Ron Madden; 09-13-2011 at 03:26 AM.
Francisco's HR was the longest in the majors this season. 1st ever over the Moondeck -- was always wondering if it would be done. Congrats to the kid. He's got special power. The Reds would do well to give him some protection in the lineup other than Janish. He's also been playing a solid 3B.
Mesoraco hits some of the hardest line drives to LF I've seen from a Red. We're talking Lee May and George Foster territory.
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