7-7-22 Reds vs Pirates Game One 2:10

[Ron Madden]

Reds
1. Jonathan India (R) 2B
2. Brandon Drury (R) 3B
3. Tommy Pham (R) LF
4. Tyler Naquin (L) RF
5. Kyle Farmer (R) SS
6. Mike Moustakas (L) 1B
7. Donovan Solano (R) DH
8. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF
9. Aramis Garcia (R) C
SP Mike Minor (L)


Pirates
1. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B
2. Bryan Reynolds (S) DH
3. Michael Chavis (R) 2B
4. Yoshi Tsutsugo (L) 1B
5. Diego Castillo (R) SS
6. Jack Suwinski (L) CF
7. Bligh Madris (L) LF
8. Ben Gamel (L) RF
9. Jason Delay (R) C
SP Roansy Contreras (R)

[cumberlandreds]

Game time is 2:10 for this titanic struggle. I have never heard of this Pirate pitcher. I hope he isn't as good as Minor. As the old saying goes you have to win the first one to win them both.

[Ron Madden]

Looks pretty weak don't it?

[Flyer Guy]

Only 92 days remain in this awful season.

[cumberlandreds]

Looks pretty weak don't it?

Yep, that happens with two bad teams. I wonder how many actual fans will be there today? I see the weather will be 90 and hot and humid. I know I couldn't and wouldn't sit in that heat to watch these two play.

[Ron Madden]

RHP Jared Solomon was called up as the Reds’ 27th man for today’s doubleheader.

[cumberlandreds]

Any word on who is starting the 2nd game? I thought it might be that new guy just picked up from the Dodgers.

[KeefeCato]

Game time is 2:10 for this titanic struggle. I have never heard of this Pirate pitcher. I hope he isn't as good as Minor. As the old saying goes you have to win the first one to win them both.

He is actually a good prospect.
He has had some good and bad games like most rookies.
He is on most top 100 prospect lists headed into this season.

[KeefeCato]

Any word on who is starting the 2nd game? I thought it might be that new guy just picked up from the Dodgers.

Baseball press lists Solomon as the game 2 starter . Not sure if correct.

[757690]

Baseball press lists Solomon as the game 2 starter . Not sure if correct.

Sounds like a bullpen day. Oh boy…

[KeefeCato]

The Pirates have some good young talent up now.
They are in better shape than the Reds on that. Having prospects more advanced.
Of course like the Reds it's highly unlikely they will spend to put together quality veterans around them going forward.

[Old school 1983]

Do we know who is the starting pitcher for game 2?

NM. Solomon. Yay

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I always loved doubleheaders as a kid, especially those twinight doubleheaders. Two games for the price of one back in the good old days. Also back when people didn't seem care how long a game lasted. I can remember leaving Riverfront after midnight or later after the conclusion of a twinight DH. One time, the first game lasted 16 or 18 innings. Three games for the price of one. I was in heaven.

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

David Bell says Vladimir Gutierrez will go to the 60-day. He felt a setback on the last pitch of his live BP.

David Bell said the plan is for Tyler Stephenson to catch one more game and DH one more game on his rehab assignment.


Joey Votto is still dealing with the sore back.

No starter yet for game 2.

Alexis Diaz is on track to return tomorrow.

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

At this point last year, Elly De La Cruz was an unknown prospect playing in the Arizona Complex League. Today, he just learned he’s heading to the Futures Game.

He’s the Reds top prospect and one of the most exciting hitters in the minors.

[KeefeCato]

Ron. I do a dynasty fantasy league. We are allowed 3 players that are not active in the majors on our rosters. We can keep every single player next year. Or you don't have to keep any. The more you keep the less draft picks next year.
Anyway I drafted Cruz this year. Was surprised I was able to get him. 12 team league and half the league is Reds fans.
I have India and Stephenson and Cruz. And picked up Diaz and Ashcraft early in the season.
Have Contreras as my only Pirate.
I'm far from being a expert. But being in that league. I keep up on the bigger name prospects. When a prospect gets called up that's on your team. You then drop a player from you're active roster to activate him.
This leaves a spot to then add another prospect from the free agent pool.
My team moves between 3rd and 6th place in the standings.
As the standings are really close between several teams.
I am loaded though with young players on my team. Should be a contender for several years to win the league as soon as next year.

[KeefeCato]

I always loved doubleheaders as a kid, especially those twinight doubleheaders. Two games for the price of one back in the good old days. Also back when people didn't seem care how long a game lasted. I can remember leaving Riverfront after midnight or later after the conclusion of a twinight DH. One time, the first game lasted 16 or 18 innings. Three games for the price of one. I was in heaven.

Living nearly 3 hours away. Back in the 70s My family would always go to two double headers a year.
As each year passed the lesser and lesser the scheduled DH occurred.
I believe 1984 was the last scheduled double header the Reds had.
I went to many over the years. Every single double header I ever went to was a split. Except the first one and the last one I attended. The Reds won both games on those. Last one was a sweep of Colorado. Reds hit 4-5 HRS in the last couple innings to comeback and win game 2. I think Taubense hit the one that gave them the lead.
I really wish MLB would have teams scheduled at least one straight DH a year at home. None of this split junk.
It would really benefit fans who have to travel distances. They would also sell more food and drink during the games.
But MLB doesn’t care about fans. It's obvious from the stupid blackouts for games.

[Redsfan6272]

If the Pirates sweep them today, I don't want to hear Bell say how close his team is to Turning it around one more time this year!!

[cumberlandreds]

I always loved doubleheaders as a kid, especially those twinight doubleheaders. Two games for the price of one back in the good old days. Also back when people didn't seem care how long a game lasted. I can remember leaving Riverfront after midnight or later after the conclusion of a twinight DH. One time, the first game lasted 16 or 18 innings. Three games for the price of one. I was in heaven.

When I was young and we made our annual pilgrimage to Cincinnati to watch the Reds, more often than not it was a doubleheader. I loved it also as it was two game for the price of one. Not these silly day night doubleheaders the owners use to squeeze a few extra dollars out of the fans.

[KeefeCato]

If the Pirates sweep them today, I don't want to hear Bell say how close his team is to Turning it around one more time this year!!

Look at who's pitching for the Reds. I'm sure Pittsburgh is favorite in both games.

[KeefeCato]

When I was young and we made our annual pilgrimage to Cincinnati to watch the Reds, more often than not it was a doubleheader. I loved it also as it was two game for the price of one. Not these silly day night doubleheaders the owners use to squeeze a few extra dollars out of the fans.

Every one in a while I'll see a team play a straight doubleheader. Making up a rainout. But 90% are split now. Usually the straight ones are from teams that don't draw well.
If Reds ownership was smart. This would be a 4pm first pitch straight doubleheader.
Folks who had tickets to game 2 would start to filter in by 5 or so.
Then in turn would sell more food and drink and end up making more money than they will from the 2,000 people that will be at game 1.
Probably 10,000 or so tickets were sold for game 2.

[Redsfan6272]

Every one in a while I'll see a team play a straight doubleheader. Making up a rainout. But 90% are split now. Usually the straight ones are from teams that don't draw well.
If Reds ownership was smart. This would be a 4pm first pitch straight doubleheader.
Folks who had tickets to game 2 would start to filter in by 5 or so.
Then in turn would sell more food and drink and end up making more money than they will from the 2,000 people that will be at game 1.
Probably 10,000 or so tickets were sold for game 2.

This ownership can't figure out how to put a bullpen together much less figure out common sense for thier fans!!

[Ron Madden]

Joel Luckhaupt
@jluckhaupt

Fun fact: today is the 250th double-header between the Reds & Pirates since the Reds (re)joined the NL in 1890.

Reds have 73 sweeps and the Pirates have 70.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

" It's a great day for a ballgame; let's play two ! " --- Ernie Banks

[cumberlandreds]

How about a retro game between these two franchises?. The lineups below are from game 5 of the 1972 NLCS



Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds
1. Stennett lf Rose lf
2. Oliver cf Morgan 2b
3. Clemente rf Tolan cf
4. Stargell 1b Bench c
5. Sanguillen c Perez 1b
6. Hebner 3b Menke 3b
7. Cash 2b Geronimo rf
8. Alley ss Chaney ss
9. Blass p Gullett p

[cumberlandreds]

Sorry I tried to format that better but it didn't take.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Did anyone ever make it through both games of a West Coast twi-night DH back in the 70's? If I'm not mistaken, I think the first game of the DH in SF started at 9:05 our time. Many of those DH's ended after 3am. I was tired at school in the morning, to say the least. lol

[cumberlandreds]

Did anyone ever make it through both games of a West Coast twi-night DH back in the 70's? If I'm not mistaken, I think the first game of the DH in SF started at 9:05 our time. Many of those DH's ended after 3am. I was tired at school in the morning, to say the least. lol

I must not have because I don't remember those at all. :)

[cumberlandreds]

Uh oh Angel Hernandez is behind the plate.

[cumberlandreds]

And this one is underway.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Uh oh Angel Hernandez is behind the plate.

Perfect guy for a Reds-Pirates tussle. Bad all the way around.

[cumberlandreds]

Hayes K's

[Ron Madden]

Minor sits the Pirates down in order in the first inning

[cumberlandreds]

1-2-3 inning for Minor. Red Legs coming to bat.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Hayes K's

Let's hope Pham slams. :)

[Tadasimha]

And this one is underway.

A titanic AAAA struggle

[cumberlandreds]

I see Bligh Madris in the lineup for the Pirates. I assume he goes by Captain Bligh.

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Let's hope Pham slams. :)

If he doesn't slam a baseball he will find someone to slam.

[icehole3]

India struggling with that ankle.

[Ron Madden]

Base Hit for Pham!

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Pham caught stealing

[icehole3]

Great throw.

[Ron Madden]

No score after 1 inning

[Rantly]

Did anyone ever make it through both games of a West Coast twi-night DH back in the 70's? If I'm not mistaken, I think the first game of the DH in SF started at 9:05 our time. Many of those DH's ended after 3am. I was tired at school in the morning, to say the least. lol

Weren't they usually on Friday nights?

[Ron Madden]

Minor gets'em 1-2-3 again

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Weren't they usually on Friday nights?

Really not sure. Just remember many nights listening til 2:30 or 3 am. Could have been single games. I know single games at Candlestick started @ 11:05 our time. I'll research it and see if I can find any weeknight DH's on the coast.

[icehole3]

Juan Marichal going for the Pirates.

[Ron Madden]

Moose Walks

[Ron Madden]

Solano single to LF Moose to 3B Almora grounds to SS

[Rantly]

Really not sure. Just remember many nights listening til 2:30 or 3 am. Could have been single games. I know single games at Candlestick started @ 11:05 our time. I'll research it and see if I can find any weeknight DH's on the coast.

Yes, single night games on the west coast on "school" nights ranged from 10:30-11:30 EST back in the 70s.

[Ron Madden]

Still no score after 2 innings

[icehole3]

Going to need Minor to go 7-8 if the second game is a bullpen day.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Yes, single night games on the west coast on "school" nights ranged from 10:30-11:30 EST back in the 70s.

I knew I was sleepy in the mornings for baseball reasons. lol

[Ron Madden]

Going to need Minor to go 7-8 if the second game is a bullpen day.

Somtin tells me if game 2 is a bullpen game it ain't gonna matter

[icehole3]

Minor dealing.

[Ron Madden]

Minor gets'em in order again!

[Chip R]

I think the first Reds game I went to in Cincinnati was the nightcap of a twi-night doubleheader. I think it was in August of 1990. Looks like they lost both ends to these same Pirates.

[Ron Madden]

India single to LF

[cumberlandreds]

I will starting my long trek home shortly. Hopefully I can listen to the end of this game on my phone. Bring home a win RZ!

[Ron Madden]

Drury fly out LF

[icehole3]

Almost a disaster there for Pittsburgh.

[Tadasimha]

There's a bounty for hits to left field!

[Ron Madden]

Pham Fly Out CF
still no score end of the 3rd

[Ron Madden]

Minor walks one but retires the others in the top of 4

[Tadasimha]

Minor walks one but retires the others in the top of 4

Press conference still on the schedule

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I may have to miss a lot of today's game so I'll pose a question.

*** SCOREBOARD STUMPER***

The Reds and Pirates each participated in more postseason baseball in the '70s than any other teams. In fact, either the Reds or Pirates were in every NLCS in the decade with the exception of two years, '77 and '78. Can you name the teams that participated in the '70 , '71, '72, '73 ,'74 ,'75 , '76 , and '79 NLCS ?


A trio of throw-in questions:

1. Who saved two of the three games in the 1970 NLCS, including the pennant clincher? ________________

2. Who saved two of the three games in the 1971 NLCS but was the losing pitcher in the 1972 pennant clincher? ________________

3. Who was the only NLCS MVP from either the Reds or Pirates in the decade of the '70's ? ________________

[Ron Madden]

Naquin fly out RF

[Ron Madden]

Reds fly out 3 times in the 4th still no score

[icehole3]

3. Who was the only NLCS MVP from either the Reds or Pirates in the decade of the '70's ? ________________

I know Stargell "We are family" tore up the post season in the 70's I guess around 78 or 79.

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Here comes batting practice Minor.

[Ron Madden]

The Pirates first hit sails over the CF wall Pirates now lead 1-0

[Ron Madden]

Minor ends the top of the 5th with his 6th K

1-0 Pittsburgh

[Tadasimha]

The Pirates first hit sails over the CF wall Pirates now lead 1-0

Cancel the press conference

[Ron Madden]

Solano GOES BOOM!!! Tie ballgame!!!

[icehole3]

Solano yard.

[Tadasimha]

Don Solo!

[Ron Madden]

I know Stargell "We are family" tore up the post season in the 70's I guess around 78 or 79.

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79

[Ron Madden]

Tie Ballgame 1-1 after 5 innings

[Tadasimha]

Admiral Hackbar says "it's a strikeout!"

[757690]

If Minor can get on a nice run this month, the Reds might be able to get something of value for him at the trade deadline.

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I jinxed Minor. My bad.

[Ron Madden]

2 run double Pirates lead 3-1

[icehole3]

Minor grooved that one.

[Ron Madden]

There's hardly anyone in the stands

[Ron Madden]

3-1 Pittsburgh after 6 innings

[KeefeCato]

I may have to miss a lot of today's game so I'll pose a question.

*** SCOREBOARD STUMPER***

The Reds and Pirates each participated in more postseason baseball in the '70s than any other teams. In fact, either the Reds or Pirates were in every NLCS in the decade with the exception of two years, '77 and '78. Can you name the teams that participated in the '70 , '71, '72, '73 ,'74 ,'75 , '76 , and '79 NLCS ?


A trio of throw-in questions:

1. Who saved two of the three games in the 1970 NLCS, including the pennant clincher? ________________

2. Who saved two of the three games in the 1971 NLCS but was the losing pitcher in the 1972 pennant clincher? ________________

3. Who was the only NLCS MVP from either the Reds or Pirates in the decade of the '70's ? ________________

70 Reds beat Pittsburgh. 71 Pittsburgh beat San Fran 72 Reds beat Pittsburgh 73 Mets beat Reds 74 Dodgers beat Pittsburgh 75 Reds Beat Pittsburgh 76 Reds beat Philly. 77 and 78 Dodgers beat Philly 79 Pirates beat Reds.
1. Gullett 2 saves
2. Guisti
3. Has to be Stargell 79.

[Ron Madden]

Helluva Play Drury !!!

[Ron Madden]

4-1 now get him outta there

[RedsFanInMS]

If Minor can get on a nice run this month, the Reds might be able to get something of value for him at the trade deadline.

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I jinxed Minor. My bad.
We ain't getting squat for Minor. Krall was probably the only idiot that would take him off the Royals hands.

[icehole3]

Cessa hurt.

[KeefeCato]

The newest Reds reliever makes Kuhnel look small.

[icehole3]

Gibault looks like

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/images/fernando_valenzuela-corn-flakes.jpg

[Ron Madden]

C. Trent Rosecrans
@ctrent

Ian Gibaut coming in for the Reds. He's the 52nd different player used by the team this season. The team record is 57

[icehole3]

Nice

[Ky Fried Redleg]

70 reds beat pittsburgh. 71 pittsburgh beat san fran 72 reds beat pittsburgh 73 mets beat reds 74 dodgers beat pittsburgh 75 reds beat pittsburgh 76 reds beat philly. 77 and 78 dodgers beat philly 79 pirates beat reds.
1. Gullett 2 saves
2. Guisti
3. Has to be stargell 79.



P e r f e c t o !!!! K e e f e ... i s ... K i n g !!!!!

[Big Klu]

Ian Gibaut becomes the 28th player this season to make his Reds debut.


Reds debuts this season:

3 Albert Almora, of
4 Matt Reynolds, inf-of
7 Donovan Solano, 3b-2b
16 Colin Moran, 1b-3b
21 Hunter Greene, rhp
22 Brandon Drury, 3b-2b
26 Michael Papierski, c
27 Jake Fraley, of
28 Tommy Pham, of
31 Mike Minor, lhp
33 Aramis Garcia, c
40 Nick Lodolo, lhp
41 Daniel Duarte, rhp
43 Alexis Diaz, rhp
46 Buck Farmer, rhp
47 Mark Koloszvary, c
51 Graham Ashcraft, rhp
54 Hunter Strickland, rhp
57 J.T. Riddle, ss-3b
63 Phillip Diehl, lhp
71 Connor Overton, rhp
72 Chris Okey, c
75 Ross Detwiler, lhp
76 Robert Dugger, rhp
79 Ian Gibaut, rhp
82 Ronnie Dawson, of
84 Jared Solomon, rhp
94 Taylor Motter, 3b-2b

[Ron Madden]

Nice play by Farmer and Garcia !!!

[SomeCallMeTim]

There's hardly anyone in the stands

I can only think of one thing more miserable than watching these teams in the sweltering July heat.

Having to watch two.

[Ron Madden]

Single to RF for Solano

[KeefeCato]

I'd much rather be at a near empty ball park than a full capacity one.

[Ron Madden]

End of the 7th 4-1 Pirates

[Ron Madden]

Da Big Boy Got Some Heat

[Ky Fried Redleg]

I can only think of one thing more miserable than watching these teams in the sweltering July heat.

Having to watch two.


"The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets doubleheader. " --- Casey Stengal

[KeefeCato]

That's a routine ground ball out. Farmer has zero range.

[RedsFanInMS]

Gibault looks like

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/images/fernando_valenzuela-corn-flakes.jpg

Unfortunately, he doesn't pitch like him

[malcontent]

I can feel a career game for Gibaut in the making.

[TheBigLebowski]

New guy throws hard but very, very hittable. Don’t think I’ve seen a swing & miss this inning.

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I’m pretty sure Gibault is what Dustin from Stranger Things will look like as an adult.

[TheBigLebowski]

there’s a whiff

[KeefeCato]

Louisville is a home. So what reliever gets called up for game 2 to take Cessa's spot?

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

Checking in on a former Red, relief pitcher Cionel Perez has a 1.00 ERA in 32 appearances for the Orioles.

Perez has 10 holds on the season and 25 strikeouts with just 11 walks. With the Reds last year, he had a 6.38 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 20 walks.

[Ron Madden]

India double !!!

[KeefeCato]

Bad look for Derek Johnson. Sounds like Baltimore pitching coach fixed Perez.

[Ron Madden]

Bad look for Derek Johnson. Sounds like Baltimore pitching coach fixed Perez.

More than any other position relievers are like that

[malcontent]

Checking in on a former Red, relief pitcher Cionel Perez has a 1.00 ERA in 32 appearances for the Orioles.
You'd think with all the chances they gave their recent LHP busts....Reed, Finnegan, and Garrett...they could have kept him around for a second year.

Drury trying to play his way off the All-Star team...and maybe onto the 2023 Reds?

[Ron Madden]

RBI single for Pham !!!

[texasdave]

In keeping with the theme of the day: We are Phamily!

[Ron Madden]

4-2 Pittsburgh heading to the 9th

[Ron Madden]

Good job Solomon

[Tadasimha]

Bednar of the Hill People

[Ron Madden]

Moose with a double !!!

[Ron Madden]

Pirates 4
Reds 2
Final Score

[Tony Cloninger]

Add him to the list with Jimmy Herget and the pitcher in WAS they traded to get Tanner Roarke. Reds can’t develop. Can’t make any right move to build a bullpen.

[Ron Madden]

Charlie Goldsmith
@CharlieG__

Luis Cessa just left the game with an injury. Here are the other Reds relievers on the IL.

-Alexis Diaz
-Tony Santillan
-Lucas Sims
-Art Warren
-Tejay Antone
-Justin Wilson
-Vladimir Gutierrez
-Daniel Duarte

Plus three starters in Tyler Mahle, Justin Dunn and Connor Overton.

[Ron Madden]

Jeff Hoffman will start game 2 of the Reds doubleheader.

[RedsFanInMS]

Reds can’tdevelop.

No they can't. That's why they need to clean house in the front office and development department and hire some guys from an organization that can, however this will never happen under current ownership and the losing will never stop.

[LoudounReds]

A Bucs DH sweep would put Reds within 0.5 games of A’s for worst record in MLB.

[marcshoe]

Gibault looks like

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/images/fernando_valenzuela-corn-flakes.jpg

I was thinking this guy:

http://images.hellogiggles.com/uploads/2016/08/04091622/dustin-662x353-700x525.jpg