3/15/15 Reds vs Cubs

[_Sir_Charles_]

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Nice to see Dev....er...Rocco back in there. Hamilton is back today too. Out 9 days.

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Nevermind...I missed the start by quite a bit. 2-0 Cubs in the 5th. Denorfia hit a dinger...I'll try to get more details.

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No luck. MLB still has the game listed in "warmup" status. So we'll just assume that the Cubs scored 2 runs that involved alot of falling down and generally making fools of themselves on the part of the Cubs...but the Reds felt sorry for them and allowed them to plate 2.

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1st inning: Byrd single, Hamilton hit it on the ground. Cueto walked 1, K's one.
2nd inning: Devin singles, Dominguez CS. Cueto 1-2-3.
3rd inning: Reds go down 1-2-3 Billy K'd. Cueto walks Fowler and Denorfia HR plates 2...Walk to Rizzo.
4th inning: Phillips double to center (off top of wall), Rocco BB. Cueto 1-2-3.
5th inning: Reds down 1-2-3, Gregg in for Cueto, Cubs down 1-2-3.
6th inning: Schlitter in for Wood, Reds down 1-2-3...Billy kept it on the ground though. 0-3 though in his return.

And now we're up to date.

Cueto went 4 with 1 hit, 2 runs (HR), 3 bb & 1 k.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Dennick in for Gregg to start the bottom of the 6th. Boesch in center for Hamilton, Barnhart in for Devin.

Deno flies out to right.
Rizzo K's swinging.
Montero grounds softly to 1st. 1-2-3 go the Cubs.

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Schlitter back out for 2nd inning. Valaika at 1st for Rizzo.

Frazier flies out to center
Boesch hard single to RF
Lutz flies out to right.
Cozart k's looking

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Contreras in for Dennick. A guy too many seem to be brushing off for a bullpen slot IMO.

Falu, DeJesus, Lutz, Waldrop, Perez and Chang all came in.

K's Baez on 3 pitches.
Baxter quickly down 0-2...Contreras throwing bullets. Flyout to center.
Ross up...starting to nibble...3-0 turns into a K swinging. Nice.

2-0 Cubs after 7 full.

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Corey Black in for Cubs replacing Schlitter. Lots of other switches for Cubs, but honestly...who cares. :O)

Falu (SS) flies out softly to right.
Satin (only starter to stay in...DH) k's swinging
Barnhart lines out to right

Shut out for the first time this spring yesterday...might be back to back. 2-0 cubs with one inning left.

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Jon Moscot in. Another guy getting overlooked around here.

LaStella HBP on the foot. Villanueva PR'ing.
Russell pops out to Chang (3b) in foul ground.
Valaika lines to DeJesus who makes a leaping catch and flicks it to 1st for the DP. Nice play.

2-0 Cubs with the Reds coming up for the 9th.

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Zack somebody or another in for the Cubs. (rosscup?)

Only hit for Cubs today...2 run dinger by Deno. Reds with 2 hits.

Waldrop K's swinging.
Perez with a bloop single to right. off the hands. Hit #3.
DeJesus up. WP, Perez to 2nd. Lines a GRD to plate Perez. 2-1 Cubs.
Boesch lines a single to right....DeJesus out at home. Crap. Great throw from Silva. 11 for 23 this spring for Boesch.
Lutz K's swinging.

Ballgame.