Reds @ Pirates 9-29-19

[Ron Madden]

First Pitch 3:05 PM

Reds
1. Peraza S
2. Votto 1B
3. Suarez 3B
4. Aquino RF
5. VanMeter LF
6. Farmer 2B
7. Casali C
8. O’Grady CF
9. Mahle P

Pirates
1. Newman SS
2. Frazier 2B
3. Cabrera RF
4. Osuna 1B
5. Reyes CF
6. Elmore LF
7. Stallings C
8. Gonzales 3B
9. Williams P

[JaxRed]

Weird start time...

[Ron Madden]

Weird start time...

I think every game in both leagues will start around 3:00 PM

[westofyou]

all games start between 3:00 and 3:15

[westofyou]

1983 lineup for last day

Just putrid

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[Kc61]

Reds playing today for an 8 game improvement over last season. If lose, it will be 7 games. A slight disappointment compared with my pre-season expectations/hope of 10 game improvement.

Still, having good starting pitching is a big improvement and hopefully they can figure something out over the off-season. Need a big W-L jump in 2020.

[JaxRed]

Rosenthal reporting that Pirates are firing Hurdle after the game.

[NebraskaRed]

Rosenthal reporting that Pirates are firing Hurdle after the game.

For the most part, I never celebrate someone losing their job, but...

[NebraskaRed]

Rob Biertempfel
@RobBiertempfel

Pirates bench coach Tom Prince will serve as manager for today's game v the Reds.

[Ironman92]

I’ll say it first

How many is Hurdle going to drill today?

[NebraskaRed]

Goodbye, gum-chewing, angry, red-faced man.

[Tadasimha]

Rosenthal reporting that Pirates are firing Hurdle after the game.

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[Ironman92]

Goodbye, gum-chewing, angry, red-faced man.

More purple than Red

[Ironman92]

Peraza with his .639 OPS is playing in his 141st game this season [emoji2359]

[Ironman92]

Peraza swings at the final warm up pitch and grounds out weakly to start the game

[Ironman92]

Steve Blass is still overcome with emotions. Pretty touching

[Ironman92]

Votto grounds out weakly to 2nd on 2 pitches

[Tom Servo]

5 pitch inning for Williams

[NebraskaRed]

Reds go down quickly in "let's get this over with" fashion

[Ironman92]

Suarez robbed.

5 pitch inning

Game should end about 4:30

[Ironman92]

Smooth play by Votto and Mahle, made it look easier than it was

[757690]

It seems both teams can’t wait foe the season to be over. Understandably.

[Ron Madden]

No score after 1 inning

[JaxRed]

Don't know why Aquino is still batting 4th.

[NebraskaRed]

Aquino!

[The Operator]

Aquino!!!!!

1-0 Reds!

[Tom Servo]

The Punisher!! :jump:

[Ron Madden]

Aquino Big Fly 1-0 Reds

[North]

Let's get those magic 3 runs in the first!

[Tom Servo]

Don't know why Aquino is still batting 4th.
Well for that reason, and because the rest of the lineup is VanMeter, Farmer, O'Grady, and Casali.

I did say last night though that the Reds won't be in good shape if they're pencilling Aquino in for cleanup duty next year, and still believe that.

[Wonderful Monds]

Gonna be bummed if Geno doesn’t get to 50 today

[NebraskaRed]

Reds with their 87th double play this weekend.

[Bruce Berenyi]

dallas williams started in 1983 he was exceptional would h ave fit in nicely with this team

[Ron Madden]

Reds 1
Pirates 0

At the end of 2 innings

[NebraskaRed]

It would be very fitting for this to end up being a 1 run game.

[North]

Looks like a fairly decent crowd for the Buc's last game considering all in all. Good to see.

[JaxRed]

Too close to overturn

[Ironman92]

Votto is some for the season

.261/15/47

.356/.412/.768

[Ron Madden]

Reds 1
Pirates 0

After 3 innings

[NebraskaRed]

thought Suarez had that one

[Big Klu]

In the second inning, Aquino tied Luis Quiñones, Benito Santiago, D'Angelo Jimenez, and Alex Gonzalez for 20th place among Hispanic players on the Reds' all-time home run list.


1. Tony Perez (Cuba) - 287
2. Eugenio Suarez (Venezuela) - 143
3. Dave Concepcion (Venezuela) - 101
4. Leo Cardenas (Cuba) - 72
5. Edwin Encarnacion (Dom. Rep.) - 71
6. Wily Mo Peña (Dom. Rep.) - 54
7. Cesar Geronimo (Dom. Rep.) - 44
8. Felipe Lopez (Puerto Rico) - 41
9. Bo Diaz (Venezuela) - 39
10. Javier Valentin (Puerto Rico) - 34
11. Cesar Cedeño (Dom. Rep.) - 30
12. Mariano Duncan (Dom. Rep.) - 28
12. Jose Peraza (Venezuela) - 28
14. Jose Guillen (Dom. Rep.) - 27
15. Juan Castro (Mexico) - 25
16. Ramon Hernandez (Venezuela) - 24
17. Eduardo Perez (USA/Puerto Rico) - 23
18. Yasiel Puig (Cuba) - 22
19. Alex Ochoa (USA/Cuba) - 20
20. Luis Quiñones (Puerto Rico) - 19
20. Benito Santiago (Puerto Rico) - 19
20. D'Angelo Jimenez (Dom. Rep.) - 19
20. Alex Gonzalez (Venezuela) - 19
20. Aristides Aquino (Dom. Rep.) - 19
25. Juan Encarnacion (Dom. Rep.) - 16
26. Miguel Cairo (Venezuela) - 13
27. Roberto Kelly (Panama) - 12
28. Jose Iglesias (Cuba) - 11
29. Ruben Rivera (Panama) - 10

[Ron Madden]

Another 1-2-3 inning for Mahle

Reds 1
Pirates O

At the end of 4 innings

[The Operator]

BOG!!


2-0 Reds!!

[Ron Madden]

O'Grady Goes BOOM!!!

[Ron Madden]

After 5 innings it's
Reds 2
Pirates 0

[Burger Beer]

I really wanted to say heyyouhineyhole one more time.

Mostly just because a couple people hate it.

[Ron Madden]

They're not gonna give Geno a pitch to drive

[adkindo]

I would actually go into the offseason with a slight smile of Geno and Aquino could get 1 more each....50 & 20

[The Operator]

Amir ends 2019 with a thud

[Burger Beer]

I would actually go into the offseason with a slight smile of Geno and Aquino could get 1 more each....50 & 20

I'd be surprised if Geno gets another AB.

[The Operator]

2-1 after a looooong sac fly

[The Operator]

Sal limits the damage

2-1 Reds

[Tony Cloninger]

Amir ends 2019 with a thud

For as little as he is really used he gets tired early or it’s getting late early.

[Ron Madden]

Reds 2
Pirates 1

At the end of 6 innings

[Kc61]

I’m not sure that any of these relievers will still be Reds next year, except for Michael Lorenzen.

Lorenzen made that great throw from CF recently he’s really some athlete. Everybody else is a definite maybe in this pen.

I guess Stephenson is pretty likely to stay as well.

[RedseatHR]

Dropping in since it’s the last gameday thread. Just started visiting the site this year. Really enjoying it despite the sorry play on the field. Go Reds 2020

[Burger Beer]

I’m not sure that any of these relievers will still be Reds next year, except for Michael Lorenzen.

Lorenzen made that great throw from CF recently he’s really some athlete. Everybody else is a definite maybe in this pen.

I guess Stephenson is pretty likely to stay as well.

Wouldn't they be trading low on Raisel Iglesias though? Seems to also be a lock to me.

[Burger Beer]

A Blandinger!

[Ron Madden]

Blandino goes deep!!!

[The Operator]

Go Stanford Cardinal Baseball!!!!

3-1 Reds!

[Kc61]

Wouldn't they be trading low on Raisel Iglesias though? Seems to also be a lock to me.

There are threads with countless arguments for and against trading Iglesias.

But he’s no lock.

He’s due $9 million per season for 2020 and 2021. Reds might welcome the chance just to get that salary off the books.

But look at those threads and you’ll see all the issues spelled out.

[NebraskaRed]

the Pirates cornered the market in players named Kevin.

[Kc61]

One on, one out, for Stephenson in the eighth. Reds up by two. Adam Frazier up.

Behind 3-1 in the count. Got a pop up. Two outs.

Short fly to Blandino, end of inning.

[Ron Madden]

Reds lead 3-1 going to the 9th inning

[NebraskaRed]

So, Geno won't get to 50. That guy has had an amazing record-breaking year. I'm glad we were all here to see it.

[Tom Servo]

Lorenzen warming up for the save.

[Burger Beer]

There are threads with countless arguments for and against trading Iglesias.

But he’s no lock.

He’s due $9 million per season for 2020 and 2021. Reds might welcome the chance just to get that salary off the books.

But look at those threads and you’ll see all the issues spelled out.

Yeah, I've read 'em all. It was a flippant statement based on my perception of the front office.

[NebraskaRed]

Peraza swings and grounds out on the first pitch he sees in what could be the last Red AB of the year.

[Tom Servo]

Peraza goes 0-5 in what might be his last game as a Red

[NebraskaRed]

and he left 2 men on base because that's your 2019 Cincinnati Reds

[Kc61]

Bottom nine, 3-1, Lorenzen coming in to try for the save.

[Ron Madden]

Cardinals beat Cubs 9-0 to win NL Central

[Kc61]

Two outs, one more to go for this Reds’ season.

- - - Updated - - -

Over. 75-87.

[Red Raindog]

Another disappointing season flushed


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[Burger Beer]

Tyler Mahle's first win since May. Shew...

[NebraskaRed]

Improvement over last year, but that's cold comfort. Last year was good offense and poor pitching, this year was good pitching and poor offense. Let's hope for a winning record next year.

These game threads are always entertaining. I'm glad I could watch these games with you people.

[The Operator]

Reds win game 162!


A season with progress but they’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there. Dick and Nick better be busy this off-season.

[Ron Madden]

REDS WIN!!!!

Reds 3 Pirates 1

[Tom Servo]

We're good one last time! :beerme:

[Ironman92]

Nice win, series victory.

Thanks for putting up with me this season.

[Fil3232]

No Reds baseball for 6 months :(

[Ironman92]

Peraza goes 0-5 in what might be his last game as a Red

While Iglesias reaches base 5x last night from the 8 hole

[JaxRed]

Another great bullpen outing. 4 innings 1 run.

[WVRedsFan]

Win number75. This is the way I thought they would end up after the 1-8 start. 74-79 after. Hot good, but progress. Improve by 8 games and you'll be 83-79 and go on from there.

[Bruce Berenyi]

yes what a fantastic win Mahle looked sharp clearly a number one ace

[BCubb2003]

We’re good again!

[Ron Madden]

The Cincinnati Reds have been a huge part of my life. I always hate to see the Reds season come to an end. I’m dreading the gray days and cold nights of winter with no Reds baseball. We have about 178 long days until Opening Day 2020.


Box Score

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/reds-vs-pirates/2019/09/29/566260#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab= box,game=566260

[texasdave]

It's better to win the last 2 games, rather than lose them. I have a good feeling about next year.

[Burger Beer]

yes what a fantastic win Mahle looked sharp clearly a number one ace

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[Umkubas]

Winner Winner chicken dinner

[Umkubas]

go stanford cardinal baseball!!!!

3-1 reds!

Go Stanford Cardinal Baseball

[Fil3232]

Aquino’s rookie year ends a lot like a former #44 for the Reds, Adam Dunn:

Dunn 2001: 286 PA, .262/.371.578 19 HR 43 RBI 4 SB 38 XBH

Aquino 2019: 225 PA, .259/.316/.576 19 HR 47 RBI 7 SB 27 XBH

[cumberlandreds]

Season is officially over. I just threw my 2019 schedule in the trash. On to 2020 and a better vision for a better Reds team.

[RED VAN HOT]

Welcome to a run of chicken-less dinners.

[Big Klu]

Reds finished the season 10-18 on Sunday.