5/11/16 - Reds vs Pirates

[Reds Fanatic]

Reds Lineup:

SS -Zack Cozart
CF - Billy Hamilton
2B - Brandon Phillips
RF - Jay Bruce
3B- Eduardo Suarez
LF - Adam Duvall
1B - Jordan Pacheco
C - Tucker Barnhart
P - Alfredo Simon

[Reds Fanatic]

Pirates Lineup

1B - David Freese
CF - Andrew McCutchen
RF - Gregory Polanco
LF - Starling Marte
C - Francisco Cervelli
3B - Jung Ho Kang
2B - Sean Rodriguez
SS - Jordy Mercer
P - Juan Nicasio

[Raisor]

Reds Lineup:

SS -Zack Cozart
CF - Billy Hamilton
2B - Brandon Phillips
RF - Jay Bruce
3B- Eduardo Suarez
LF - Adam Duvall
1B - Jordan Pacheco
C - Tucker Barnhart
P - Alfredo Simon


Chuckie is going to have a stroke

[malcontent]

Pirates Lineup

1B - David Freese
CF - Andrew McCutchen
RF - Gregory Polanco
LF - Starling Marte
C - Francisco Cervelli
3B - Jung Ho Kang
2B - Sean Rodriguez
SS - Jordy Mercer
P - Juan Nicasio

Except for Mercer, that IF seems to be scrambled.

[Strikes Out Looking]

Reds Lineup:

SS -Zack Cozart
CF - Billy Hamilton
2B - Brandon Phillips
RF - Jay Bruce
3B- Eduardo Suarez
LF - Adam Duvall
1B - Jordan Pacheco
C - Tucker Barnhart
P - Alfredo Simon

Wow, Price is really bad at spelling. He appears to be misspelling our first baseman's name.

[Tom Servo]

Wow, Price is really bad at spelling. He appears to be misspelling our first baseman's name.
Pacheco is Votto's non-union Mexican equivalent.

[androosh]

I asked the question in the thread I started, but this seems to have over-taken it :p

Is there reason for concern for Votto to be missing? He was in the scheduled line-up yesterday, but isn't in today's. Hopefully I'm reading into it and they just wanted to get him two days rest.

[Raisor]

I asked the question in the thread I started, but this seems to have over-taken it :p

Is there reason for concern for Votto to be missing? He was in the scheduled line-up yesterday, but isn't in today's. Hopefully I'm reading into it and they just wanted to get him two days rest.

It's a way to get him three days off in a row while missing just one game.

[androosh]

It's a way to get him three days off in a row while missing just one game.Whoops, I guess it is 3 days and not 2. Thanks!

[klw]

It's a way to get him three days off in a row while missing just one game.

Mark Sheldon ‏@m_sheldon 45m45 minutes ago
Mark Sheldon Retweeted Steve F.

Day off after playing first 33 games. Price sees it as 3 days off for him to get fresh while missing only 1 game

[ScotlandRed]

Quite like the idea of getting Votto 3 days off in a row. Not keen on the Pacheco idea but don't know what other options we have there.

[Raisor]

Mark Sheldon ‏@m_sheldon 45m45 minutes ago
Mark Sheldon Retweeted Steve F.

I ain't just good looking.

[Ron Madden]

I posted this in the Scoreboard Watching 2016 Thread and thought I'd share it here.
Video of Todd Frazier diving into the stands. Five stitches in his lip: listed Day to Day.

https://twitter.com/CPHSox/status/730478866083405824

[Tom Servo]

Chris Welsh trying to convince me Alfredo Simon is going to get better and better as he walks Andrew McCutchen on four pitches. Okay pal.

[Tom Servo]

Poor Joey, all alone on the bench.

[Big Klu]

Quite like the idea of getting Votto 3 days off in a row. Not keen on the Pacheco idea but don't know what other options we have there.

I would have preferred Duvall at 1B and Holt in LF, but I guess Pacheco needs some AB's to keep sharp too.

[Kc61]

Chris Welsh trying to convince me Alfredo Simon is going to get better and better as he walks Andrew McCutchen on four pitches. Okay pal.

Seems like a pretty good strategy to me.

[Tom Servo]

Seems like a pretty good strategy to me.
Polanco and Marte behind him are both swinging hotter bats than McCutchen. Glad Simon was able to avoid any hauntings.

[Tom Servo]

Billy triple!

Nicasio only sitting 90-92 mph so far, he was 96-97 mph early on the last time we saw him.

[BluegrassRedleg]

RBR

[Tom Servo]

BP bloop single, 1-0 Redlegs!

[SirFelixCat]

Well, that was easy. :) The last couple of weeks, Billy is really showing the ability to reach base!

[Big Klu]

Many thanks in advance for the play-by-play. I'm unable to be near a TV or radio for the early going.

[TheTimeIsNow]

The Pete Rose reincarnate strikes again against the Pirates.

It really shocks me to see how bad his stats really are, because whenever I'm watching, he's unstoppable.

[Tom Servo]

Bruce pops up to shallow left

[TheTimeIsNow]

Bully Hamilton has 20 hits this season.... 10 of them are against Pittsburgh... that is not a typo.

[Tom Servo]

Bully Hamilton... that is not a typo.
I think it is :)

[Kc61]

Polanco and Marte behind him are both swinging hotter bats than McCutchen. Glad Simon was able to avoid any hauntings.

McCutchen is a pretty good hitter to avoid.

Meanwhile, Jay Bruce is gradually losing all that restored trade value. It's getting unrestored.

[TheTimeIsNow]

I think it is :)


Not with how he hits against the Buccos.

[BillDoran]

McCutchen is a pretty good hitter to avoid.

Meanwhile, Jay Bruce is gradually losing all that restored trade value. It's getting unrestored.

Put back in storage.

[Tom Servo]

Long AB by Suarez but he can only pop up to shallow center. He's 0 for his last 11.

1-0 Redlegs after 1

['69]

Long, battling AB by Suarez. Love when Reds hitters do that.

[Kc61]

Concerned about Suarez. Announcer said he has good plate discipline for a young hitter. I don't know about that.

Hopefully just in a slump.

['69]

Poor Joey, all alone on the bench.

He can BS with the M*A*S*H unit.

[Tom Servo]

Concerned about Suarez. Announcer said he has good plate discipline for a young hitter. I don't know about that.

Hopefully just in a slump.
22 K to 10 BB right now, I wouldn't be too concerned. He's a little streaky like all players.

['69]

if Simon pitches a consecutive quality start, is he back (to servicable innings eater) then? Crisp early in this one. 1-2-3 2nd inning.

[Kc61]

22 K to 10 BB right now, I wouldn't be too concerned. He's a little streaky like all players.

Suarez had only a 4.3% walk rate last year. It's better this year but now seems to be swinging away again. This is my principal concern with him. Swinging at everything.

If his walk rate gets down in that 4-5% area, I'm officially concerned. At this stage, I'm unofficially concerned.

[Tom Servo]

five pitch, 1-2-3 inning for Nicasio

[Tom Servo]

Another 1-2-3 for Simon, 40 pitches through 3 innings.

[Tom Servo]

Reds go 1-2-3 in the bottom 3, you might be noticing a trend here

[BluegrassRedleg]

GABP Classic HR, unfortunately.

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Remarkably terrible pitch location by Simon.

[Tom Servo]

McCutcen HR to the first row

1-1 game

[Tom Servo]

Announcers note that Albert Pujols has hit 46 HRs against the Reds. I'd imagine at least 25% of those were off David Weathers.


Simon gets Polanco looking for the first out in the fourth.

Simon gets the next two outs and then walks Cervelli on four pitches, with the 4th nearly hitting him in the head.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Uh oh. Here we go...

[Tom Servo]

And now Simon plunks Kang. What is going on?

[BluegrassRedleg]

Who's Hurdle going to order plunked?

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Creeper is being naive here. Has he not followed Hurdle for several years now???

[Tom Servo]

Who's Hurdle going to order plunked?
BP due up first in the bottom of the inning...

[BluegrassRedleg]

BP due up first in the bottom of the inning...

There you go.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Nice recovery by Simon. Last pitch was filthy.

[Kc61]

Simon's lost the plate a little bit.

They can retaliate, but this is a simple streak of wildness.

Hopefully a mini streak. K.

[Tom Servo]

Simon gets Rodriguez swinging to end the threat and a long frame.

[BluegrassRedleg]

There you go, Creeper.

[Tom Servo]

LOL Classic Hurdle

Nicasio buries one in BP's ribs on the first pitch

[OGB]

Pacheco is Votto's non-union Mexican equivalent.

Thay both sold bombs to the nazis, only his worked, damnit!

[Tom Servo]

Every time I think maybe the Pirates aren't as loathsome to me as the Cubs or Cardinals, they prove otherwise.

[RedsfaninMT]

LOL Classic Hurdle

Nicasio buries one in BP's ribs on the first pitch

Were warnings issued? Pirates are a bunch of pansies.

[Stray]

Every time the Pirates wanna throw at a Red they choose Brandon Phillips.

[Reds Fanatic]

Bruce homers to left! 3-1 Reds!

[Tom Servo]

Warnings issued?
Yup, seems to take inside pitching out of the equation the rest of the way.

[BluegrassRedleg]

And Hurdle pays for it... 2-run bomb by Bruce. :beerme:

[DocRed]

Thanks Clint! :)(

[Stray]

And that is how you make em pay!

[Tom Servo]

Bruuuuuuuuuce! :jump:


Eat it, Hurdle.

[BillDoran]

Meanwhile, Jay Bruce is gradually losing all that restored trade value. It's getting unrestored.

Consider it re-restored!

[Kc61]

Phillips sitting with the Big Pasta.

Bruce comes over to talk to the Big Pasta.

Would like to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

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Consider it re-restored!

LOL, I hope so. I really hope so.

Great post, thanks.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Phillips sitting with the Big Pasta.

Bruce comes over to talk to the Big Pasta.

Would like to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

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LOL, I hope so. I really hope so.

Great post, thanks.

My hunch is something to the effect of "Don't change what you're doing. We'll find a spot for it later."

[Chuckie]

Clint overreacting was the most predictable thing ever. Thanks Clint!

[Kc61]

My hunch is something to the effect of "Don't change what you're doing. We'll find a spot for it later."

You're probably right.

['69]

Suarez has played in 33 games, I would give him a day off and The Jesus a few ABs

[Chuckie]

Pasta being pissed off is a good thing. (On the baseball field, of course.)

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Sweeping the Pirates (in this mini-series) and going up on them 5-3 for the season series would be sublime.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Simon has no idea where his pitches are going. That's twice now he's just layed one up there on a tee.

[Tom Servo]

Freese HR. 3-2 now.

[Reds Fanatic]

Wow the Pirates are babies. Complaining about the last pitch being too inside

[Kc61]

Mr. McCutchen in the on deck circle gets an assist on that homer.

[BluegrassRedleg]

The Pirates. Screw these people. Drill Cutch in the ribs right now.

Hell, if they're going to whine over every inside pitch, give them something to whine about.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hamilton makes the catch at the wall.

[Big Klu]

Warning track power.

[Tom Servo]

McCutchen flies out right up to the wall. Looked gone for sure.

3-2 Redlegs to the bottom of 5.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Hmmm.... BP and Cutch having words as the players come off the field between innings.

[Chuckie]

This home plate ump is a candyarse. That pitch to McCutchen wasn't even that far inside. Cutch just overreacted.

"They're turning this into a game of sissies."

[TheTimeIsNow]

Alfredo Simon has a 3.21 ERA against the Pirates this season.
Alfredo Simon has a 14.5 ERA against other teams.

[Reds Fanatic]

Leadoff double for Barnhart

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Simon moves him to 3rd with a good sacrifice

[Big Klu]

Just got home, so here's the update.


Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Jay Bruce - 214
8. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
9. Eric Davis - 203
10. Barry Larkin - 198
11. Joey Votto - 197
12. Vada Pinson - 186
12. Brandon Phillips - 186
14. Wally Post - 172
15. Gus Bell - 160
16. Joe Morgan - 152
16. Pete Rose - 152
18. Lee May - 147
19. Dan Driessen - 133
20. Reggie Sanders - 125
21. Ernie Lombardi - 120
22. Sean Casey - 118
23. Frank McCormick - 110
24. Todd Frazier - 108
25. Dave Parker - 107
26. Chris Sabo - 104
27. Dave Concepcion - 101

[Reds Fanatic]

There is a run. Sac fly by Cozart

[BluegrassRedleg]

Reds take 4-2 lead on Barnhart double, SAC bunt, Cozart SAC fly.

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And more whining from the Pirates, appealing tag at third.

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It was close, but simultaneous start on the catch. Barnhart had a little "false start" move that made it look questionable from PIT dugout.

[Reds Fanatic]

Marte hit by the pitch

[Tom Servo]

So Hurdle is about to get one of his pitchers ejected, right?

[BluegrassRedleg]

So Hurdle is about to get one of his pitchers ejected, right?

Pretty much.

[Reds Fanatic]

Great catch by Cozart

[Big Klu]

So Hurdle is about to get one of his pitchers ejected, right?

And suspended.

[Stray]

Hurdle will find a way to hit Phillips again.

[Reds Fanatic]

So Hurdle is about to get one of his pitchers ejected, right?

And of course Phillips leads off next inning

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He was off the base. This should be challenged

[BluegrassRedleg]

HE'S O-U-T. Challenge it.

[Tom Servo]

I don't think this is a smart challenge. I think BP knocked him off the base.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Hurdle's gonna be extra-salty after this.

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I don't think this is a smart challenge. I think BP knocked him off the base.

Nah. Just natural motion there.

[Stray]

If they hit Phillips again we may as well clear the benches.

[BluegrassRedleg]

He's out. Nice. :thumbup:

[Reds Fanatic]

He is out. Here comes Hurdle the biggest baby in the game

[BluegrassRedleg]

And here comes Head Crybaby.

[Tom Servo]

I don't think this is a smart challenge. I think BP knocked him off the base.
get a load of this dummy

[Red Raindog]

Why does Hurdle get to avoid the rules?

[Reds Fanatic]

Hurdle should be tossed here. Price got tossed last year when he argued a replay immediately

[DocRed]

I hate Clint Hurdle...

[Stray]

lmao

[WrongVerb]

Did the Reds TV crew just forget to go to commercial? :laugh:

[TheTimeIsNow]

If the Pirates worried about playing baseball as much as they do about retaliation, maybe they'd actually beat one of the worst teams in baseball for once.... no offense to you fine gentlemen.

[Reds Fanatic]

Hurdle is tossed. I wonder if he gave the hit Phillips order on his way out.

[Reds Fanatic]

It looks like Marte got tossed too. I love it.

[Big Klu]

I hate Clint Hurdle...

I am embarrassed to say that he once wore the Reds uniform.

[Stray]

As Welsh pointed out, what is even the point at arguing with an ump there? The umps have no say in the call haha.

[TheTimeIsNow]

I'm not watching the game... can somebody tell me how Marte got ejected?? was he arguing as well?? he usually doesn't say much

[Kc61]

One would think that the Pirates are at the bottom of the league in hit batsmen.

They complain so much when they are hit; you'd assume they hardly do so themselveses.

As we all know, they hit plenty of batsmen themselves.

[Reds Fanatic]

I'm not watching the game... can somebody tell me how Marte got ejected?? was he arguing as well?? he usually doesn't say much

They did not show him as much as Hurdle but I am sure he said the magic word to one of the umps

[TheTimeIsNow]

When the Pirates play Cincinnati, three things occur more often than when they play any other team:

1)HBP
2)Ejections
3)Losses

[Reds Fanatic]

Simon at 100 pitches now in the 7th. And Kang homers pitch 100 to left.

[Chip R]

I'm not watching the game... can somebody tell me how Marte got ejected?? was he arguing as well?? he usually doesn't say much

They said on the radio that he came out of the dugout to argue the call.

[Tom Servo]

Simon allows his 3rd HR of the night. 4-3 game.

[Reds Fanatic]

The bullpen has 3 innings to try to hold a one run lead. Here comes Delabar

[Kc61]

Simon coming out. He threw a lot of pitches last time. Not too upset he's coming out, he gave them six solid innings.

[Raisor]

Simon at 100 pitches now in the 7th. And Kang homers pitch 100 to left.

Don't blame me, I voted for Kronos.

[WrongVerb]

They did not show him as much as Hurdle but I am sure he said the magic word to one of the umps

https://moonwolves.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/bull-durham-1.jpg

[BluegrassRedleg]

A summary of Clint Hurdle's night to date in the Queen City...

* His batter hit by unintentional pitch with runners on base. Only a fool would think it was done with intent.
* At any rate, the fool orders the Reds' first hitter the next inning to be hit by the pitch. Bruce follows it with a 2-run HR. A free run! Thank you very much.
* Whines from dugout after inside pitch the next inning. You don't even have to plunk a guy to piss him off.
* Whines on tag-up play at third. Challenges. Is denied by replay.
* His man tries to steal second after being hit in the hands with a pitch. Called safe, but Reds challenge. Replay shows he's out.
* Head Crybaby disputes the challenge (something you're not allowed to do) and is ejected.

Thanks for coming tonight, Clint. It's been entertaining.

[Kc61]

Meanwhile, the bullpen.

[Tom Servo]

The chances of the Reds leaving this inning with a lead in tact are...remote.

[Stray]

I'm imagining Hurdle, nostrils flared, with his sweaty face as red as a tomato somewhere in the lockerroom watching another Pirate get hit by Reds pitching.

[Reds Fanatic]

That is now 3 Pirates hit tonight

[BluegrassRedleg]

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally wish the Reds would win this one by 1 run tonight to make Hurdle's retaliation sting, but at this point, I'll take escaping with any kind of W.

[RedsfaninMT]

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally wish the Reds would win this one by 1 run tonight to make Hurdle's retaliation sting, but at this point, I'll take escaping with any kind of W.

Personally, I'd prefer the Reds put up a 10 spot in the next half inning.

[Reds Fanatic]

wild pitch moves the runner to 2nd

[BluegrassRedleg]

Delabar fitting right in. :bang:

['69]

Just barely in the 53" of kindness but it the dirt first so..

Hey K's the last two to end the inning

[Reds Fanatic]

Nice job by Delabar. 2 Ks to end the inning. 4-3 Reds mid 7th

[Tom Servo]

Never doubted Delabar for a second.

[Reds Fanatic]

Max Scherzer with 16 Ks in the 8th for the Nationals tonight

Make it 17, now 18

[Maldez]

A summary of Clint Hurdle's night to date in the Queen City...

* His batter hit by unintentional pitch with runners on base. Only a fool would think it was done with intent.
* At any rate, the fool orders the Reds' first hitter the next inning to be hit by the pitch. Bruce follows it with a 2-run HR. A free run! Thank you very much.
* Whines from dugout after inside pitch the next inning. You don't even have to plunk a guy to piss him off.
* Whines on tag-up play at third. Challenges. Is denied by replay.
* His man tries to steal second after being hit in the hands with a pitch. Called safe, but Reds challenge. Replay shows he's out.
* Head Crybaby disputes the challenge (something you're not allowed to do) and is ejected.

Thanks for coming tonight, Clint. It's been entertaining.

Now, that right there was funny! Good stuff.

[The Operator]

Hughes has 1 K and 5 BB this year.

I hope he continues that. He's a tool.

['69]

Ooh damn, of course, Duvall hit by Hughes on the left tricep

[The Operator]

Duvall plunked.

[RedsfaninMT]

Tossed?

[Big Klu]

This is getting ridiculous.

[RedsfaninMT]

Would love updates, as I am not able to watch.

[The Operator]

A summary of Clint Hurdle's night to date in the Queen City...

* His batter hit by unintentional pitch with runners on base. Only a fool would think it was done with intent.
* At any rate, the fool orders the Reds' first hitter the next inning to be hit by the pitch. Bruce follows it with a 2-run HR. A free run! Thank you very much.
* Whines from dugout after inside pitch the next inning. You don't even have to plunk a guy to piss him off.
* Whines on tag-up play at third. Challenges. Is denied by replay.
* His man tries to steal second after being hit in the hands with a pitch. Called safe, but Reds challenge. Replay shows he's out.
* Head Crybaby disputes the challenge (something you're not allowed to do) and is ejected.

Thanks for coming tonight, Clint. It's been entertaining.Awesome. Clint Hurdle is one of the biggest bags of feminine hygiene product which might be used on a Summer's Eve in all of baseball.

['69]

Wow, that was ugly, cervelli could have underhanded the ball there. Ok I exaggerated a bit

[The Operator]

Chris thinks the Pirates may be stealing signs or perhaps The Reds are telegraphing.

[Big Klu]

Replay is also getting ridiculous.

[Tom Servo]

Bryan Price, man. Dusty could get away with the running fetish because he won. But if you're consistently a losing team and you give away outs on the basepaths...ugh.

[The Operator]

Boy I don't know if they got that tag down in time. You never see the glove move as if it touched him until after he touches the base.

[Big Klu]

Would love updates, as I am not able to watch.

No, not tossed.

Duvall thrown out stealing on a pitch out. Reds are appealing.

[Raisor]

Tossed?

Try Craigslist

[Big Klu]

Pacheco Ks.

[Reds Fanatic]

Pacheco strikes out swinging

[The Operator]

Barnhart! Triple!!

[Ron Madden]

TUCK!!!!

['69]

Barnhart triples!

[Tom Servo]

Barnhart 3B!

[Reds Fanatic]

Triple for Barnhart.

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Holt hitting for Delabar

[The Operator]

No Votto, eh? Tyler Holt.

[WVRedsFan]

Holt for Votto?? Insanity lives

[Kc61]

Barnhart's a good ball player.

[Tom Servo]

Tyler Holt ready to lay the Pirates ass out for the three-second tan.

[Big Klu]

http://md2.motowndigital.com/tucker/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tucker-1003.jpg

[WVRedsFan]

Shades of the infamous Juan Castro pinch hitting appearance :)

[Stray]

Votto would definitely get walked if we used him there.

[Reds Fanatic]

Holt strikes out on 3 pitches. 4-3 Reds after 7. Gave away a run there running Duvall

[The Operator]

Holt K's on 3 pitches. Sure glad we didn't use Votto there. :angry:

[Big Klu]

Holt for Votto?? Insanity lives

No, Votto was pulled back. If he had gone to the plate the Pirates would have intentionally walked him. (Or plunked him.)

[Kc61]

Votto would definitely get walked if we used him there.

Wondering if Price used Votto as a decoy there. He's resting tonight, sometimes that means resting completely.

Maybe he was in the on-deck circle for show, to get Barnhart something good to hit.

[WVRedsFan]

No, Votto was pulled back. If he had gone to the plate the Pirates would have intentionally walked him. (Or plunked him.)Then you have the white hot Cozart up. Matters not. Running Duvall probably was the bigger mistake.

[Reds Fanatic]

Cingrani in for the 8th

[Kc61]

No, Votto was pulled back. If he had gone to the plate the Pirates would have intentionally walked him. (Or plunked him.)

The possible HBP might have had a role, good point there.

[The Operator]

Hmm. Maybe Cingrani isn't the closer after all.

[Reds Fanatic]

Mccutcheon struck out swinging

[Kc61]

Nice job on Cutch by Cingrani. Three pitches, beautiful.

[Stray]

With the state of our pen, I'll take Votto getting a potentially important at bat over Votto being used to bring Cozart to the plate. But yea running Duvall was terrible lol...that took a run off the board.

[The Operator]

Careful Tony. That was an accident but no reason to get tossed.

[Tom Servo]

Hmm. Maybe Cingrani isn't the closer after all.
Price says it's either him or Ohlendorf, depending on the situation.

[Reds Fanatic]

Polanco flies out to right

[Chip R]

Cingrani bloes Cutch away on 3 putches.

[The Operator]

Price says it's either him or Ohlendorf, depending on the situation.Ohlendorf? lol wut

[Chip R]

HR Harrison.

[Reds Fanatic]

Ugh. Tie game. Harrison homers

[The Operator]

Oooohh Tony. Tie ball game thanks to Josh Harrison.

[Stray]

Jim Day still doing a good job. Maybe Thom gets Wally Pipp'd.

[The Operator]

Thank god Thom isn't on tonight.

[Tom Servo]

First HR allowed by Cingrani all year. Of course.

[Big Klu]

Blown save for Cingrani.

[BluegrassRedleg]

:bang:

[Stray]

And I'm glad we still have Votto lol.

[The Operator]

Welsh and Jim still doing their best to gush over him in honor of Thom though.

[Reds Fanatic]

Fly out to right. 4-4 mid 8th

[Tom Servo]

Of course, Harrison is only up in that spot because Marte was tossed. What a weird game.

[The Operator]

And I'm glad we still have Votto lol.Maybe it wouldn't have only been a 1-run lead if they'd used him last inning. ;)

[Raisor]

Shades of the infamous Juan Castro pinch hitting appearance :)

Votto didn't start

[Reds Fanatic]

Watson in to pitch

[Tony Cloninger]

Cingrani used against the toughest part of the lineup made sense even if it was the 8th.

[Kc61]

Maybe it wouldn't have only been a 1-run lead if they'd used him last inning. ;)

I doubt Votto was ever intended to hit there.

Reds have six more outs in regulation, they're going to win anyway.

[Stray]

Welsh and Jim still doing their best to gush over him in honor of Thom though.

He's a UC and Cincy guy even still, so it doesn't bother me as much as some of the others they love.

[Tom Servo]

Reds pitchers have allowed 63 HRs so far in 34 games by my count.

[Stray]

Reds pitchers have allowed 63 HRs so far in 34 games by my count.

feels like more than that. but wow that is something.

[Kc61]

Reds pitchers have allowed 63 HRs so far in 34 games by my count.

This home stand balls seem to be flying out of GABP. Several in the first few rows.

[Ron Madden]

Reds pitchers have allowed 63 HRs so far in 34 games by my count.

Pitching to contact??? :)

[Reds Fanatic]

Phillips grounds out. 4-4 after 8

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might want to check out the Nationals game on the break. Scherzer one strike away from 20 Ks to tie the record for a game

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20 Ks for Scherzer with 2 outs in the 9th

[The Operator]

Pitching to contact??? :)They're finally following Dan O's plan.

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[Stray]

So I assume we gotta be on pace to break the record for most HRs allowed in a season? Or is there an old Rockies staff somewhere who were worse...

[TheBigLebowski]

Suarez has fallen off a cliff. Would be great to have him break the slump tonight.

[Stray]

And we haven't even to to summer yet when the ball REALLY starts flying at GABP.

[The Operator]

Ugh Cozart makes a good stop but horrible throw, Pacheco never leaves the bag. Kang moves to second.

[Tom Servo]

P
20 Ks for Scherzer with 2 outs in the 9th
Last out was a groundout, had to settle for the most strikeouts in a game since Kerry Wood in 1998 instead of breaking the record.

[The Operator]

Bunt moves Kang to 3rd with one out.

[BluegrassRedleg]

Welp, that's unfortunate.

[Reds Fanatic]

Kang reaches on an infield hit to 2nd on a bad throw by Cozart and to 3rd on a sacrifice

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Pirates take the lead on a bloop hit to right

[The Operator]

LOL. Reds bullpen.

I just... lol.

[BluegrassRedleg]

The new Human White Flag.

[Crumbley]

Ross Ohlendorf, high leverage reliever

[BluegrassRedleg]

All you have to do against this Reds team is survive for 6 innings. The score to that point is mostly irrelevant. Just hang around.

[Reds Fanatic]

Fly out to left. 2 outs

[BluegrassRedleg]

Elsewhere...

Mike Barnicle @mikebarnicle
Max Scherzer is latest to strike out 20 batters in game. In the 5 20K games in MLB history there were no walks. 100K's - 0 BB's. Crazy!!

[Reds Fanatic]

wild pitch moves the runner to 2nd

[The Operator]

All you have to do against this Reds team is survive for 6 innings. The score to that point is mostly irrelevant. Just hang around.The Nasty Boys effect in reverse.

[Reds Fanatic]

Another HBP and Ohlendorf is tossed

[BluegrassRedleg]

LOL. Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying.

[Tom Servo]

lol

[Ron Madden]

WOW!!! This is Crazy!!!

[Tadasimha]

Why not walk Mercer to set up a double play?

[Stray]

Ump doing us a solid I reckon.

[Reds Fanatic]

Elsewhere...

Mike Barnicle @mikebarnicle
Max Scherzer is latest to strike out 20 batters in game. In the 5 20K games in MLB history there were no walks. 100K's - 0 BB's. Crazy!!

Amazing stat from tonight's game. Scherzer had 20 Ks and only threw 24 balls all night

[The Operator]

So Hughes plunks a Red after the warning and doesn't get tossed, but Ohlendorf does.

lol umps

[BluegrassRedleg]

Ump doing us a solid I reckon.

Yep.

[Chuckie]

This is what MLB has become. What a farce.

Go 2017 draft pick!

PS: Stay close to Cincinnati USA.com

[texasdave]

Ross Ohlendorf. His peripherals say he is a good pitcher. The back of his baseball card says otherwise. Always go with the back of the baseball card.

[Reds Fanatic]

So Hughes plunks a Red after the warning and doesn't get tossed, but Ohlendorf does.

lol umps

Yes I don't get how they let all the other HBPs go all night. It is obvious you are not trying to hit someone down a run in the 9th

[Stray]

So Hughes plunks a Red after the warning and doesn't get tossed, but Ohlendorf does.

lol umps

to be fair our terrible bullpen has hit a few since then...and made another dude duck. not that I think any of ours are intentional so much as it's bad pitchers throwing bad pitches, but yea.

[Tom Servo]

Ross Ohlendorf. His peripherals say he is a good pitcher. The back of his baseball card says otherwise. Always go with the back of the baseball card.
To be fair, you can't really put anything on him tonight. Infield single, error, bloop.

[Reds Fanatic]

Ramirez in to pitch.

[Chuckie]

This season sucks. Boring as hell.

[The Operator]

McCutcheon macking on the pretty blonde behind the netting.

[Roy Tucker]

Plunkville

[Reds Fanatic]

Ramirez gets out of the inning on a FC at 3rd.

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Bruce, Suarez and Duvall due up. I would hit Votto for Suarez here

[Chip R]

This season sucks. Boring as hell.

Must not be too boring if you're still watching and talking about it.

[BluegrassRedleg]

McCutcheon macking on the pretty blonde behind the netting.

:laugh: Saw that.

[Stray]

Get someone on and bring up Votto pls

[Chuckie]

Must not be too boring if you're still watching and talking about it.

No, it's still definitely boring.

[Reds Fanatic]

I guess Price did get tossed on the last HBP though he did stay in the dugout for awhile

[The Operator]

Umps to Price: "LOL Bryan, we forgot we were supposed to eject you. kthx bye."

['69]

This season sucks. Boring as hell.

No way. This is nuts.

[Stray]

No, it's still definitely boring.

It's a Wednesday night. I'm easy to entertain.

[Reds Fanatic]

Leadoff hit for Bruce

[Ron Madden]

WTG JAY!!!

[Tom Servo]

Bruuuuuuuuce single

[Stray]

yea buddy here we go