8/20 Game Thread - Reds vs. Dbacks

[Reds Fanatic]

Here are the lineups:


No. Arizona Cincinnati
1 Craig Counsell, 2B Felipe Lopez, SS
2 Royce Clayton, SS Rich Aurilia, 3B
3 Luis Gonzalez, LF Ken Griffey Jr., CF
4 Tony Clark, 1B Adam Dunn, LF
5 Troy Glaus, 3B Sean Casey, 1B
6 Shawn Green, CF Austin Kearns, RF
7 Chad Tracy, RF Javier Valentin, C
8 Kelly Stinnett, C Ray Olmedo, 2B
9 Javier Vazquez, P Aaron Harang, P

[pedro]

Arizona
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
C. Counsell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R. Clayton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
L. Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T. Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
T. Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S. Green cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C. Tracy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
K. Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J. Vazquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati
AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg
F. Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R. Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
K. Griffey cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
A. Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
S. Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
A. Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J. Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R. Olmedo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A. Harang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .019
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[OnBaseMachine]

Vazquez has struggled since the break--5.75 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 40.2 innings and 10 homeruns allowed. Tied for fourth in the NL in homeruns allowed with 25.

[CTA513]

Vazquez has struggled since the break--5.75 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 40.2 innings and 10 homeruns allowed. He is tied for fourth in the NL in homeruns allowed with 25.

He should do well at GABP. :laugh:

[captainmorgan07]

nice to see rey rey in the lineup hopefully he can do some damage in the 8 hole

[Tony Cloninger]

Narron's lineups are boring......nothing to complain about. :D

I guess the RA at 2nd spot can be 1 but it's not like he has been bad there.

I think people miss the days of wondering if a Reggie Taylor or Jason Romano would play for a "tired" Griffey.

[CTA513]

Counsell singles.

[CTA513]

Clayton flies out. 1 out.

[CTA513]

Counsell steals 2nd.

[CTA513]

Gonzalez grounds out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Clark grounds out. 3 outs.

[CTA513]

Lopez lines out. 1 out.

[OnBaseMachine]

I hate when the leadoff hitter swings at the first pitch.

[CTA513]

Aurilia walks.

[WVRedsFan]

I see Casey's back in the lineup tonight. Have to wonder if the reports that surfaced this week about his shoulder are true and being ignored or it's an excuse. Whatever the case, you do have to wonder what his health situation is.

Someone mention Olmedo doing damage. Since that little packet of time when he was hitting nearly 1.000, he's been clueless at the plate, so I doubt damage will be part of his game tonight. And playing Rey, a career bench player ahead of EdE is a crime. If anyone should be sitting it would be Rich. Of course, everyone in the FO thinks we need Rich. I think we need to get EdE as many at-bats as possible.

[CTA513]

Griffey singles.

[fielder's choice]

I hate when the leadoff hitter swings at the first pitch.

Why? If it's a good pitch he thinks he can hit hard, it's better than getting down 0-1.

[CTA513]

Dunn pops out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Casey doubles, 1 run scores.

1-0 Reds.

[OnBaseMachine]

Why? If it's a good pitch he thinks he can hit hard, it's better than getting down 0-1.

I like for the leadoff hitter to make the pitcher throw a few pitches to show the other hitters what kind of stuff he has. Lopez usually does a good job of that.

[KronoRed]

Ray and EE splitting time is nuts, Rich and Ray should be the ones splitting time

[WVRedsFan]

Ray and EE splitting time is nuts, Rich and Ray should be the ones splitting time

Absolutely! :thumbup:

[CTA513]

Kearns strikes out. 3 outs.

1-0 Reds after 1 inning.

[OnBaseMachine]

Kearns swung at ball four.

[CTA513]

Wood is pitching for Billings tonight

So far.... 5 IP, 4 Hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Woods ERA is now at 1.29 while pitching for Billings.

[CTA513]

Glaus doubles.

[CTA513]

Green doubles, 1 run scores.

1-1 tie game.

[Matt700wlw]

I wonder if Harang is hurt....his control has decreased...

[CTA513]

Tracy flies out. 1 out.

[CTA513]

Stinnett flies out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Vazquez grounds out. 3 outs.

[CTA513]

Valentin singles.

[CTA513]

Olmedo grounds into a double play. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Harang strikes out. 3 outs.

1-1 tie game after 2 innings.

[flyer85]

I do not understand the fascination with Olmedo. He has never hit.

[CTA513]

Counsell grounds out. 1 out.

[CTA513]

Clayton grounds out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Gonzalez flies out. 3 outs.

1-2-3 inning for Harang.

[CTA513]

Lopez flies out. 1 out.

[CTA513]

Aurilia grounds out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Griffey flies out. 3 outs.

1-1 tie game after 3 innings.

[WVRedsFan]

I do not understand the fascination with Olmedo. He has never hit.

I totally agree. I think some think he is cute and others think he "works hard." All well and good, but he is anemic at the plate and lots of guys field as well as he does. If anyone sits while he plays, it should be Aurilia.

[CTA513]

Clark strikes out. 1 out.

[CTA513]

Glaus grounds out. 2 outs.

[CTA513]

Green singles.

[CTA513]

Tracy grounds out. 3 outs.

[CTA513]

Checking out the minor league scores and Valdez seems to be pitching good for Dayton... 3 Innings, 0 Hits, 0 BB, 3 K

[KronoRed]

I do not understand the fascination with Olmedo. He has never hit.

He'll be here next year..RA won't..play the guys who will be around

[OnBaseMachine]

Dunn tonight: two pitches, two outs. Vazquez at 34 pitches through 3.1 innings. Don't be afraid to take a pitch guys.

[Elam]

Checking out the minor league scores and Valdez seems to be pitching good for Dayton... 3 Innings, 0 Hits, 0 BB, 3 K
Valdez is pitching for Sarasota right now, James Avery is starting for Dayton tonight and making his 2nd appearance since his promotion. Last time I believe he went 2 perfect innings and struck out 2.

[WVRedsFan]

End of 5 it's 1-1.

Reds must have used up all of their hits last night.

[OnBaseMachine]

Seven pitch inning for Vazquez. Next hitter who swings at the first pitch should be fined. ;)

[oneupper]

End of 5 it's 1-1.

Reds must have used up all of their hits last night.

And their patience. Vasquez only 51 pitches thru 5. Ump's strike zone more generous than last nights, from what I've seen/

[oneupper]

D'backs catch a break. Clark's grounder hits the bag and bounces over Casey's head. Double.

[oneupper]

Glaus Walks. First and Second one out.

[oneupper]

Green Ks.Two out.

[WVRedsFan]

Bullpen up. Harang hasn't been sharp his last three starts.

And with that he strikes out the hitter. 2 out

[oneupper]

Tracy flies to right. Harang gets out the jam. 100 pitches for Aaron.

[oneupper]

Aurilia grounds to short. One out.

[oneupper]

Griffey singles to right.

[oneupper]

Dunn grounds into a Casey. After 6. 1-1.

[oneupper]

Stinnett grounds to Aurilia. One out.

[oneupper]

Vazquez grounds to third. Two down.

[oneupper]

Counsell Flies to Right. Mid 7th. Easy inning for Harang. Pitch count 110.

[oneupper]

Casey grounds it hard to second. One out.

[oneupper]

Kearns grounds the first pitch to third. Two outs.

[oneupper]

Valentin grounds out to second. Three out. Only 66 pitches for Vazquez.

[oneupper]

Standridge in to pitch. Good outing by Harang.

[Elam]

Wow another 7 pitch inning. Vazquez at 66 pitches through 7.

[oneupper]

Harang 7 IP. 6 Hits, 1 BB , 3 Ks. ERA down to 3.78

[oneupper]

Standridge walks Clayton to lead off the eighth.

[oneupper]

Gonzo singles to center. (man he looks thin!)...
This isn't looking good.

[oneupper]

Clark Homers! 4-1. phewww.

[Matt700wlw]

Comeback Player of the Year runner-up knocks this game open

[flyer85]

it was only a matter of time

[oneupper]

Standridge had nothing....

[WVRedsFan]

Standridge comes down to earth. 4-1 DB's.

I think Standridge is a victim of Narron's policy of using him every day.

Game Over. Unfortunately.

[flyer85]

Standridge comes down to earth. 4-1 DB's.

I think Standridge is a victim of Narron's policy of using him every day.

Game Over. Unfortunately.Standridge has been a victim of smoke and mirrors.

[oneupper]

Glaus Ks. One out.

[Falls City Beer]

They phoned this baby in. (except Harang).

[SteelSD]

Standridge is a victim of not really being all that good.

[oneupper]

Merker in. Standridge's ERA up to 3.63.

[oneupper]

Green singles to right.

[oneupper]

Tracy grounds to Olmedo. Rey flips it backhanded to Felipe for the Force. Nice play.

[SteelSD]

Stupid Fact of the Night:

To get one Out that Inning, Jason Standridge threw about 1/4 as many pitches as Vazquez has.

[oneupper]

Terrero running for Tracy.

[oneupper]

Stinnet K's Mid 8th. 4-1.

[WVRedsFan]

Standridge is a victim of not really being all that good.

That too.

It's a shame that they had to use him in key situations.

But, they did.

[oneupper]

Terrero stays in the game in CF. Green moves to right.

[oneupper]

Olmedo Ks. One out.

[oneupper]

Olmedo swings at a ball in the dirt.

[oneupper]

Cruz K's.

[oneupper]

Felipe grounds weakly to short. End 8. 4-1 snakes.

[oneupper]

Vazquez at 77 pitches. Coffey in for the REDS.

[TeamCasey]

Thank you to CTA and oneupper for PBP tonight. It was my only way to follow the game.

[SteelSD]

An 11 pitch Inning. Either Vazquez is as ON as ON has ever been, or the Reds are just doing a horrible job of picking up the ball. 76 pitches through 8 is pathetic (although we must understand that there's another team on the field).

[Falls City Beer]

This is really a gawdawful display by the offense. Vazquez has been bad for two straight years and we're making him look like Clemens.

[oneupper]

McCracken in to hit for Vazquez.

[redsrule2500]

Wow I can't believe we are losing this game.

[oneupper]

This is really a gawdawful display by the offense. Vazquez has been bad for two straight years and we're making him look like Clemens.

Vazquez had good stuff. Command of his breaking stuff. But the fact the REDS never made him work helped him IMO.

[oneupper]

Q walks.

[flyer85]

This is really a gawdawful display by the offense. Vazquez has been bad for two straight years and we're making him look like Clemens.This year Vazquez has been extreme, either very bad or very good, tonight well ...

[SteelSD]

BTW, Cruz is mired DEEP in a pinch hitting slump.

[oneupper]

Thank you to CTA and oneupper for PBP tonight. It was my only way to follow the game.

You're welcome. Sorry for the delay. MLB.tv is about 20 secs behind live.

[oneupper]

Counsell chops one into right. Q to third. No outs.

[oneupper]

Counsell steals second. Valentin throws it into CF. Q scores. Counsell to third. Sloppy.

[SteelSD]

I really would like the entire bullpen to be replaced. The pitchers that is, not the actual bullpen. That can stay. The entirety of the pitchers can go away, to be replaced by actual good pitchers.

[oneupper]

Clayton pokes one into center. 6-1.

[oneupper]

Shack in to try to stop the bleeding.

[oneupper]

Elsewhere. Danny Graves gives up 5 runs to the nats (one earned), who get back in the game after being down 8-0

[oneupper]

Gonzo hits into a force from Lopez to Olmedo. Olmedo drops the ball and can't complete the DP.

[oneupper]

Now they get the DP. 5-4-3!

[Falls City Beer]

The Reds de-entertain me.

[oneupper]

Jose Valverde to pitch for the snakes. 6-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth.

[SteelSD]

Ok. Shackelford can stay BUT HE'S ON DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION!!!

Everyone else goes.

[oneupper]

Graves tonight:

Walk (Schneider)
ground out (Blanco)
Reach on error (Guzman)
Double (Baerga)
Walk (Wilkerson)
Hit (Carroll)

[oneupper]

Ok. Shackelford can stay BUT HE'S ON DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION!!!

Everyone else goes.

i'll keep Belisle, Weathers and Merker, too.

[oneupper]

Aurilila Singles. !

[SteelSD]

i'll keep Belisle, Weathers and Merker, too.

Ok. Belisle can be on DOUBLE SECRET probation too.

Mercker and Weathers are ticking time bombs. They can go.

[oneupper]

Griffey grounds to second. Aurilia to second. one out.

[oneupper]

C'mon Dunn. Pad your stats!

[oneupper]

Dunn walks. What a selfish thing to put another runner on, when he could have been swinging at lousy pitches.

[oneupper]

If the inning gets to rey rey, I really hope we see a PH.

[oneupper]

Casey flies to Center. Aurilia tags to third with his meaningless run.

[oneupper]

Keans pulls an inside pitch into left. 6-2. Dunn to third.

[Gallen5862]

Ak drives in a run.

[oneupper]

Valentin goes down swinging. Snakes beat the Hackers 6-2.

[flyer85]

Ok. Shackelford can stay BUT HE'S ON DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION!!!

Everyone else goes.wouldn't want to do that, they might find some pitchers that actually miss bats

[WVRedsFan]

This game all boils down to two reliever both of them going in the same direction. DOWN .

Standridge and Coffey:

IP - 1/3
H - 5
R - 5
ER - 5
BB - 2
K - 1
ERA - 125.00

Looks like a Graves performance. Ugh!

Let them sit awhile. Bring up some arms if possible. Keisler is a human hitting machine, but at least we expect that from him.

P.S. Top 4 of the lineup 3-14 (with Griffey having two of the hits. Botton 4 (not counting Harang) 4-14. Lopez and Dunn swinging early (what's up with that?). Not a good performance (Doh!)

[Tony Cloninger]

I know this is a REds board......BUT let me give you example NO. 1 of why i hate the modern manager.

Vasquez has less than 80 pitches in 8 innings.....and you take him out??
You would think after overworking a bullpen last night......that he has enough to finish the game at less than 80 pitches. You think anyone else in that bullpen could have pitched any better than your starter? .....Melvin?


And these Reds hitters........clueless as to the fact....that the D-backs bullpen was wasted last night......so you swing at anything?

Maybe they were tired and brain dead.