6-22-06 Game Thread Mets/Reds

[Willy]

Didn't see one started


NO. CINCINNATI NEW YORK
1. R. Freel, CF J. Reyes, SS
2. F. Lopez, SS C. Woodward, 2B
3. S. Hatteberg, C. Beltran, CF
4. A. Kearns, RF D. Wright, 3B
5. A. Dunn, LF J. Franco, 1B
6. B. Phillips, 2B X. Nady, RF
7. D. Ross, C R. Castro, C
8. J. Castro, 3B L. Milledge, LF
9. E. Milton, P P. Martinez, P

[reds44]

REDS

R Freel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .390 .434
F Lopez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .359 .397
S Hatteberg 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .404 .437
A Kearns RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .350 .492
A Dunn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .364 .546
B Phillips 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .360 .466
D Ross C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 .419 .753
J Castro 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
E Milton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316


METS

J Reyes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .347 .472
C Woodward 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .333 .366
C Beltran CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .400 .617
D Wright 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 .401 .579
J Franco 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .458
X Nady RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .321 .497
R Castro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .365 .444
L Milledge LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .306 .455
P Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .138 .107

[Willy]

let's get this one!!!

3 of 4 would be great!

[Willy]

Freel pops to 3rd.

1 out

[Danny Serafini]

Freel takes a strike and we're underway!

Edit: I think Willy's radio is ahead of mine!

[Willy]

lol

Lopez K's

[Willy]

Hatteberg grounds out 1-6-3

[REDSEER]

any free audio??

[reds44]

EDIT:

Nevermind

[Willy]

Reyes singles to center

[Willy]

Woodward lines out to center.

1 out

[Willy]

Beltran flies out to center.

2 outs

[Willy]

No free audio that I know of

[Willy]

Reyes steals 2nd

his 31st steal

[Willy]

Wright walks

[Boston Red]

Wish Narron would have started Jr. and sat Dunn.

Make me eat those words Adam!

[Willy]

Double Steal

runners 2nd and 3rd

[Danny Serafini]

Not doing a good job of holding runners today I see.

[Willy]

Franco flies out to right.

Let's get some runs

[Willy]

Ross didn't even throw the ball on the double steal. Milton needs to change it up a little

[Danny Serafini]

After 1

CIN 0 0 0
NYM 0 1 0

[jimbo]

I'm glad to see Junior getting a day off. He hasn't been getting those regular days off like Narron said he would.

[Willy]

Kearns singles

[Willy]

Dunn lines to right, Kearn stops at 2nd.

[Willy]

Bunt, Runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out

Nice bunt Phillips

[Danny Serafini]

May have been but I hate sac bunting this early. Just let him hit.

[dabvu2498]

I bet D Ross doesn't get anything good to hit

[Willy]

Ross sac fly to left

Reds up 1-0

[redhawkfish]

Nice job ross. SF!

[Willy]

Saturday's game now a day game?

[dabvu2498]

Yes...

Scrappy small ball runs are cool.

[osuceltic]

May have been but I hate sac bunting this early. Just let him hit.
I agree. I'm a big proponent for this type of baseball in the right situation, but this doesn't qualify. Not only is it too early, you're doing it with a guy who is a hot hitter and isn't a huge DP threat because of his speed. Plus, you leave a base open for them to pitch carefully to another hot hitter.

It's all about the situation. Sometimes that sacrifice bunt is exactly the right play. This wasn't one of those times.

[dabvu2498]

Fox national TV... they told this on the FSN broadcast last night.

[Willy]

Castro K's

Middle of second Reds lead 1-0

[RadfordVA]

great mlb.tv has given the mets broadcast every game this series

[dabvu2498]

Castro K's

Middle of second Reds lead 1-0
Precisely why Ross shouldn't have gotten anything near the plate. Castro hitting 8th is like having 2 pitchers back to back in the lineup.

[Willy]

Kearns make a great catch to rob Nady

1 out

[Willy]

Castro grounds out to Castro

2 outs

[RadfordVA]

great catch, should be a good ballpark for Milton

[Willy]

Milledge lines out to Castro.

end of 2 reds lead 1-0

[Danny Serafini]

After 2

CIN 1 2 0
NYM 0 1 0

[Willy]

Milton k's

1 out

[RadfordVA]

wonder how long freel's going to let the goatee grow

[Willy]

freel k's
2 outs

[Willy]

Lopez grounds out 3-1

[Willy]

i'm going to grab a bite to eat.

Be back later

[Danny Serafini]

Back to back Ks on foul tips, that's a little different.

[Danny Serafini]

Don't take too long Willy! ;)

[dabvu2498]

Steve got excited on that catch... must have been routine...

Oh, now he trapped it, says Steve.

[Danny Serafini]

Pedro blooped one to right center that Kearns apparently trapped on a diving attempt, but it's ruled a catch.

[Danny Serafini]

Jose Reyes strikes out, followed by a Woodward strikeout. And with that Eric Milton's ERA for the season has dropped under 4, it's at 3.94.

[Danny Serafini]

After 3

CIN 1 2 0
NYM 0 1 0

[Danny Serafini]

Hatteberg works the count full an draws a walk to lead off the 4th.

[Danny Serafini]

Pedro goes full count again before walking Kearns. He's racking up the pitch count, now up to 61.

[MasonBuzz3]

Dunn walks to load the bases for BP with no outs

[Danny Serafini]

At least Pedro saved a pitch this time, walking Dunn on a 3-1 count. 3 walks to open the inning, bases loaded for last night's hero Brandon Phillips.

[Danny Serafini]

Fly ball to center scores Hatteberg on the sac fly, 2-0 Reds. Phillips ties Dunn for the team RBI lead.

[dabvu2498]

Productive outs! Yes!

[Willy]

alright Reds up 2-0

[Willy]

Phillips Amazes me. How can a guy play so bad with one team, then get traded and turn himself into an all-star?

[Jr's Boy]

Well no free baseball today it looks like,cant get wkki on the net,or the always dependable back up wbvi.

[Willy]

Beltran walks to lead off the inning

[Jr's Boy]

Cmon Milton stay in your groove.

[Willy]

Wright 2 run homer

tied 2-2

[Jr's Boy]

Crap

[Danny Serafini]

So much for Milton's sub 4 ERA. I knew I shouldn't have posted that!

[Willy]

Franco ground rule double to center

[Willy]

Franco scores Nady thrown out at second

3-2

[Willy]

Come on Milton!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danny Serafini]

Milton's getting shaky. Bobbling that ball was probably a help for the Reds. Sounds like he wouldn't have gotten the runner at home anyway, and that got Nady greedy thinking he could get two, where he got nailed.

[Willy]

Castro Pops out to 1st

2 outs

[Willy]

basehit for Milledge

[Willy]

Pedro k's

[Danny Serafini]

After 4

CIN 2 2 0
NYM 3 5 0

[blumj]

Phillips Amazes me. How can a guy play so bad with one team, then get traded and turn himself into an all-star?
Some people always perform better when no one expects them to, and tend to fail when they're being expected to perform.

[Willy]

Milton out, freel flies out

2 outs

[Danny Serafini]

Fun fact of the day: Freel, with 3 hits the past 3 days, is the first Red to get 3 hits in 3 straight games since Sean Casey in 2004.

[Willy]

Lopez walks

[Danny Serafini]

Lopez picks up stolen base #21

[Willy]

sorry radio went out with severe weather warnings

[Danny Serafini]

No problem. You in NW Ohio? We had flooding last night, and the rains are just starting again.

[dabvu2498]

Where are you Willy???

[Danny Serafini]

Hatteberg walks. Lopez was going on the pitch and steals 3rd. Don't see many steals during a walk.

[Danny Serafini]

Kearns strikes out to end the threat.

[Willy]

Auglaize Co

No flooding here last night

[Willy]

Reyes goes to third n stange play

[Willy]

Beltran lines to left, Reyes scores

4-2

[Danny Serafini]

I'm in Toledo, more rain here than we've seen in a long time. Cars were literally floating down the road last night, crazy stuff. Is the feed from Gameday Audio down, I'm not getting anything right now?

[dabvu2498]

I'm still getting my feed.

[Willy]

Wow that is some crazy rain

Wright homer 2nd of the game

6-2

[Danny Serafini]

Got mine back, must've just been a glitch here.

[dabvu2498]

We're under a watch about 100 miles south of you, with no clouds in sight.

[Willy]

Milton really struggling

Franco hit

Stick fork in Milton

[Danny Serafini]

Milton's mercifully getting the hook, Standridge is coming in.

[Willy]

Tornado warnings in Van Wert Co

[Willy]

Tornado on the ground in Van Wert Co

[Willy]

Franco steals 3rd


Wow 47 years old

[Danny Serafini]

Nady grounds out, moving Franco to 2nd. He then steals 3rd.

[Danny Serafini]

They said a little earlier that the 3 steals Milton gave up were the first 3 steals against him this year. Coming into today there had only been one attempt against him, Chris Shelton of the Tigers got thrown out.

[Willy]

They said a little earlier that the 3 steals Milton gave up were the first 3 steals against him this year. Coming into today there had only been one attempt against him, Chris Shelton of the Tigers got thrown out.


That seems odd

[dabvu2498]

The Mets advance scouts should get credit for the stolen bases. They picked something up fo sho.

[Willy]

Dunn K's

[Danny Serafini]

After 5

CIN 2 2 0
NYM 6 9 0

[Willy]

Phillips K's

[Danny Serafini]

Esteban Yan is warming up. We're saved!

[Willy]

It was good hanging with you guys, wish it could have turned out better, hope the Reds come back.

We are getting a good storm here, going to sign off.

Later

[Danny Serafini]

Have fun dodging the raindrops.

Ross Ks to end the inning.

[dabvu2498]

That storm looks nasty on radar.

Looks like it's about an hour from hitting us.

[Danny Serafini]

Milledge singles to lead off the 6th. Pedro is now out, Eli Marrero is PH for him.

[dabvu2498]

Marty just said Reds have been burned by 2-0 pitches... like everyone else on the planet! Duh!

[dabvu2498]

PH Eli Marrero lines one to left.

Edit: He K'd

[Danny Serafini]

More fun facts - teams that had a player hit for the cycle had won 25 straight until the Mets lost last night.

[Danny Serafini]

Hey, someone finally gets caught stealing! Milledge runs the Mets out of the inning.

After 6

CIN 2 2 0
NYM 6 10 0

[Danny Serafini]

Heath Bell is the new Mets pitcher. Castro leads off with a single to right. McCracken will PH for Yan.

[Danny Serafini]

QMcC bounces one through the right side for a single. 1st and 2nd, 0 out.

[Danny Serafini]

Freel grounds one to the pitcher, he throws to 2nd for the out but the relay to 1st isn't in time. 1st and 3rd, 1 out.

[Danny Serafini]

Lopez 6-4-3, inning over. Everyone get up and stretch.

[Danny Serafini]

Mike Burns is in to pitch now. Stunningly he allows a single to the first batter he faces.

[Danny Serafini]

Reds get a break as Beltran lines a shot right at Hatteberg, who catches it and steps on first for the double play.

[Danny Serafini]

Kearns catches a long foul ball in foul territory to end the inning.

After 7

CIN 2 4 0
NYM 6 11 0

[Danny Serafini]

Hatteberg hits a foul pop to third, one away to start the 8th.

Also, Pedro Feliciano is now pitching for NY.

[Danny Serafini]

Kearns strikes out on 4 pitches, 2 gone.

[Danny Serafini]

Dunn singles to right field. Gordon McGowan of Springfield wins a $10 gift card to Kroger for his efforts, congratulations!

[Danny Serafini]

Phillips hits a ground rule double to right, moving Dunn to 3rd. Time out for a pitching change.

[dabvu2498]

BP -- Stay Hot Award

[Danny Serafini]

Chad Bradford comes in and strikes out Ross to end the inning. When we get to the 9th, it'll be Castro, the pitcher's spot and Freel. Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in a comeback, but who knows.

[Danny Serafini]

Franco grounds out to first, 3-1, to start the inning.

[Danny Serafini]

Nady lines a double to right center.

[Danny Serafini]

R. Castro struck out swinging for out #2

[Danny Serafini]

Milledge flies out to right, we go to the 9th.

After 8

CIN 2 6 0
NYM 6 12 0

[Danny Serafini]

Bradford stays in to pitch the 9th. Castro flies out to center for the first out. Javier Valentin will hit for the pitcher.

[Danny Serafini]

Valentin strikes out on 3 pitches. Down to the last out.

[Danny Serafini]

Freel takes a called 3rd strike to end the game.

[Danny Serafini]

Final

CIN 2 6 0
NYM 6 12 0

W: Martinez (7-3)
L: Milton (4-4)
S: Bradford (2)
HR: Wright (16, 17)

[dabvu2498]

Nice job today, Danny. You performed better than the Reds.

[Danny Serafini]

Thanks