ST: Reds vs. Brewers Thursday 3/29

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Billie Bray on.

Bray, chaneling his inner Arredondo, walks the first batter he faces.
Gomez pops to the left side. Janish hauls it in. One out.
(Flynn tells a story about the first time he didn't cover second on a delayed steal. It cost him 25 dollars. He added that Ron Plaza also told him how to not let that happen again. Umm, why didn't Plaza clue Flynn in before it happened?)
Bray wild pitch. Runner moves to second.
Grounder to second. Two out. Runner moves to third.
Bray strikes out Wolf swinging to retire the side.

7-2. Cincinnati.

[texasdave]

Frazier becomes out number one rolling one to the shortstop.
(Votto is hitting in every inning of both minor league games today, walking back and forth from game to game. LOL. 18 at-bats for Joey today. If you win an MVP you get to do that sort of thing.)
Francisco waves at a breaking pitch and heads back to the dugout. K.
Ludwick grounds out to third.
(Homer Bailey, facing a AAA team, shines today. 6IP 4H 0R 0BB 5K. (I think I caught those numbers correctly.))

7-2. 7th-inning stretch. Reds.

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Mike Leake comes on. He may finish up the last three innings. That is a little odd. Only three innings for Leake this late in Spring Training.

C. Izturis flies out to right.
Kentrail David grounds to Janish at short. Two down.
(Flynn and Marty saying Leake is just a fun guy to be around.)
Travis Ishikawa doesn't agree, striking out.

7-2 through 7. Reds.

[texasdave]

Harris grounds to first. One away.
Hanigan retired easily on a ground ball to short. Two down.
Leake grabs a bat. And looks at a called third.
Kameron Loe with an easy 8th.

7-2. Reds.

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Fly ball to center and Valdez makes a fine diving catch for the first out.
Josh Prince lines to short.
Conrad squibs one to the third base side of the mound. Leake fields and sails one over the head of Cairo. Conrad holds at first. Infield single.
Fly ball to Frazier ends the Milwaukee eighth.

7-2. Cincinnati.

[texasdave]

Janish walks (all the way to Louisville no doubt) to lead off the 9th.
Valdez with a solid fly ball to left. One down.
A Cairo walk pushes Paul Janish along to second.
Frazier puts a charge into one and it sails over the head of the right fielder. His second double and third hit of the game.
2nd and 3rd, one out. 8-2.
Bullet line drive off of the bat of Juan Francisco is caught by the right fielder. Cairo tags and scores. 9-2.
Felix Perez on for Ludwick.
Perez caught looking.

8-2. Reds.

[texasdave]

Martin Maldonado goes yard on the first pitch here in the bottom of the 9th. 8-3.
Mike Leake catches a wicked liner in self defense for the first out.
Grounder to second taken care of by Henry Rodriguez for the second out.
Ground ball just scoots past Miguel Cairo and the ninth inning is extended.
Leake Ks Ishikawa.

ATOBTTR. 9-3.