3/3/09 Reds vs Red Sox

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds v. Red Sox 3.3
Tuesday 03-03-2009 8:55am ET

Reds lineup

Norris Hopper cf

Jacque Jones lf

Jay Bruce rf

Brandon Phillips 2b

Edwin Encarnacion 3b

Juan Francisco dh

Daryle Ward 1b

Ryan Hanigan c

Paul Janish ss

Micah Owings p



Other pitchers on the trip:

Jared Burton

Carlos Fisher

Ron Flores

Jeff Kennard

Robert Manuel

Adam Pettyjohn

Jordan Smith

http://www.1530homer.com/pages/ctrent.html

[blumj]

1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Jed Lowrie SS
3. Brad Wilkerson RF
4. Rocco Baldelli DH
5. Jason Varitek C
6. Paul McAnulty LF
7. Lars Anderson 1B
8. Ivan Ochoa 2B
9. Gil Velazquez 3B
Jon Lester P, also Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez, Manny Delcarmen, Wes Littleton

Gameday:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_03_cinmlb_bosmlb_1

[*BaseClogger*]

Those are two very ugly offenses and impressive sets of pitchers. Unless the wind is blowing out again I'd expect a low scoring game...

[blumj]

Those are two very ugly offenses and impressive sets of pitchers. Unless the wind is blowing out again I'd expect a low scoring game...

Half the Red Sox offense is in the WBC, the other half is somehow even more injured or sick than Rocco Baldelli.

[lollipopcurve]

Lester is a tough matchup for the lefties -- Jones, Bruce, Francisco, Ward

[blumj]

He hit Bruce with a pitch(sorry, I'm sure it was an accident), then Varitek threw him out trying to steal.

[HeatherC1212]

I hope Micah pitches well today. :)

[reds44]

0-0 mid 1

[*BaseClogger*]

If Dusty continues to run into this many outs during the regular season I'm going to have to be locked up...

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds' 1st: Hopper F8. Jones K, looking. Bruce HBP. Bruce caught stealing, 2-4.

Red Sox' 1st: Ellsbury singles. Lowrie singles. Wilkerson K. Baldelli 4-6-3 DP.

[blumj]

I hope Micah pitches well today. :)
He got out of 1st and 3rd, no outs, by K'ing Wilkerson and getting Baldelli to hit into a DP.

[membengal]

If Dusty continues to run into this many outs during the regular season I'm going to have to be locked up...

They sure have been caught stealing a lot in the first week of exhibition games, that's for sure.

[HeatherC1212]

He got out of 1st and 3rd, no outs, by K'ing Wilkerson and getting Baldelli to hit into a DP.

That's not a bad start. Thanks for the info! :)

[Screwball]

If Dusty continues to run into this many outs during the regular season I'm going to have to be locked up...

I was thinking the same thing. A big problem with last year's offense was not only did they have trouble getting on base, but even when they did they were routinely either picked off or caught stealing.

Early indications are this year's squad will be no different running the basepaths.

[OnBaseMachine]

Owings throws a 1-2-3 second inning with 2 K's. No score after 2.

[TRF]

Owings throws a 1-2-3 second inning with 2 K's. No score after 2.

The 5th starter battle is on. O wonder if Ramirez is going to start a game in the WBC?

[OnBaseMachine]

The 5th starter battle is on. O wonder if Ramirez is going to start a game in the WBC?

Dusty said Ramirez is in Venezuela's starting rotation.

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds' 3rd: Ward P6. Hanigan 5-3. Janish F9.

[OnBaseMachine]

1-2-3 third inning for Owings.

3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Scoreless after three.

[blumj]

BTW, the Yankees are playing Team USA on MLBN. Derek Jeter just hit a 2 out, 2 run single off Phil Hughes, and for some reason, I find this really amusing.

[blumj]

4th inning, Red Sox on their 3rd pitcher already.

[HeatherC1212]

Good job Micah! :D

[durl]

It's still early in Spring Training, but Owings sure seems to be impressive.

[OnBaseMachine]

Reds' 4th: Hopper bunt single. (I talked to him before the gmae for a feature. Asked him why he hadn't bunt. "I'm trying to get my timing. I've got to swing the bat. I feel like I can bunt any time. I might trying it today). Jones F8. Bruce homers to right, Hopper scores. Bruce should have been out left fielder Paul McAnulty dropped a routine foul ball a couple of pitch before. Phillips singles, steals second, goes to third on E2. Encarnacion homers to left, Phillips scores.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=blog07&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3ae57bcc87-152a-4f72-96fb-cc08b1f396efPost%3a07c186f2-125b-4e9a-8bf5-c235964a7673&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com

4-0 Reds after 3 1/2.

[HokieRed]

Who's pitching for the Sox?

[OnBaseMachine]

Who's pitching for the Sox?

Lester the first two innings. Okajima pitched the third, and Ramon Ramirez (Sox version) pitched the 4th

[HeatherC1212]

Hey, some offense showed up today! That's nice to see since it forgot to go to the game yesterday. :D

[OnBaseMachine]

Owings was brought out for a 4th inning. :confused:

Red Sox' 4th: Lowrie doubles. Wilkderson K. Baldelli 6-3. Varitek walks. (Burton pitching) McAnulty doubles, Lowrie, Varikek score. Anderson 3U.

Owings final line: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K

The two runs scored after he was pulled. I'm surprised he pitched four innings this early in the spring.

[BRM]

Surprised to see Micah start the 4th.

[Chip R]

I'm surprised he pitched four innings this early in the spring.


You do remember who the manager is, right?

[_Sir_Charles_]

FYI, Volquez gave up a homer to Jeremy Hermida. 2 ip, 1 hit (HR), 1 run, 2 k's, 0 bb. And he's done.

Also, Votto is playing LF for team canada, and he's 0-2 so far....make that 0-3.

Joey's now playing first and his first play...GREAT scoop out of the dirt.

[HeatherC1212]

Maybe Micah hadn't hit his pitch count yet? Who knows. It is only spring though and it wasn't a horrible outing for him today so I'll take it. :)

[blumj]

Gameday gets confused:


Defensive Substitution: Jonathan Van Every replaces pitcher Hideki Okajima, batting 3rd, playing right field.

[OnBaseMachine]

Burton threw a 1-2-3 5th inning.

4-2 Reds after five.

[blumj]

Now Gameday has every Red Sox sub coming in to replace Hideki Okajima. Except the pitchers.

[redsmetz]

Now Gameday has every Red Sox sub coming in to replace Hideki Okajima. Except the pitchers.

That would give new meaning to the phrase "crowding the plate", don't you think? :laugh:

[BRM]

51 pitches for Owings today. 32 for strikes.

[blumj]

Wow, Wes Littleton: BB, HBP, HBP, single, K, grand slam, K, triple. Typical Rangers pitcher.

[redsmetz]

Just an update on the score, according to Gameday, it's 9-2 Reds up in the 7th inning. I'm busy here at work, so I can't tell you how it happened, but that's where things stand at the moment.

[BRM]

Reds' 7th: Frazier walks. Aonso HBP. Castillio HBP. Valaika singles, Frazier scores. McDonald K. Gomes grand slam. Richar triples. Bolivar 5-3.

[hippie07]

Just an update on the score, according to Gameday, it's 9-2 Reds up in the 7th inning. I'm busy here at work, so I can't tell you how it happened, but that's where things stand at the moment.

Thanks - can anyone give a PBP or at least an innings summary??

It would really help those of us trying to follow along - thanks!

[HeatherC1212]

Wow, a lot has happened since I was last here! I'm glad we're on the winning end of it this time. :eek:

[HeatherC1212]

Here's the link to Fay's blog in case you want to follow along with his updates.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=blog07&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3ae57bcc87-152a-4f72-96fb-cc08b1f396efPost%3a07c186f2-125b-4e9a-8bf5-c235964a7673&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com

[hippie07]

Here's the link to Fay's blog in case you want to follow along with his updates.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=blog07&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3ae57bcc87-152a-4f72-96fb-cc08b1f396efPost%3a07c186f2-125b-4e9a-8bf5-c235964a7673&sid=sitelife.cincinnati.com

Thanks!

[HeatherC1212]

Here's the box score for the game from mlb.com. Reds are still up 9-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning. :)

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_03_03_cinmlb_bosmlb_1

[HeatherC1212]

And now it's 9-8 because someone forgot that he was supposed to get batters out and not let them hit everything. So much for a low scoring game, LOL :eek:

[blumj]

Paw Sox/Sea Dogs/Jet Hawks making a game of it. 9-8 Reds through 8. I just realized it's not the Jet Hawks anymore, but I forget who they are now.

Edit: they're the Salem Sox.

[TRF]

Wow, Wes Littleton: BB, HBP, HBP, single, K, grand slam, K, triple. Typical Rangers pitcher.

Volquez was a Rangers pitcher.

Say nice things about ex-Ranger pitchers.

[membengal]

Heather: I am guessing whoever is getting lit isn't making the team. Wins and losses don't matter much in spring training, and particularly not this year when so many teams are without a bunch of regulars. In the Reds' case (and Red Sox even more so), it means more guys getting time in spring games than they would otherwise be receiving.

[BRM]

Kennard and Pettyjohn were the ones who got hammered in the 7th and 8th innings.

[blumj]

Volquez was a Rangers pitcher.

Say nice things about ex-Ranger pitchers.
True. Volquez might be more typical of the pitchers the Rangers trade away, Littleton seems more typical of the ones they keep.

[corkedbat]

It was Kennard and Pettyjohn that got roughed up for 3 apiece. Looks like Bisher came in with one out for Pettyjohn and retired two batters with a strikeout (don't know if he let any inherited runners score).

I'm not a big fan of the WBC, but I do like the opportunity to let guys like Frazier, Francisco and Valaika get extended looks.

If Dusty doesn't continually use him in the wrong situations, I think I'm gonna end up really liking the Gomes signing.

[HeatherC1212]

Hearther: I am guessing whoever is getting lit isn't making the team. Wins and losses don't matter much in spring training, and particularly not this year when so many teams are without a bunch of regulars. In the Reds' case (and Red Sox even more so), it means more guys getting time in spring games than they would otherwise be receiving.

I'm well aware of that but the last time I had checked the score it was 9-2 so I was just surprised by the sudden onslaught of runs by the RS. The guys who matter all pitched all right today. ;)

[redsmetz]

Game finishes at 9-8.

[HeatherC1212]

Answer to the Owings question about him pitching into the fourth inning from Fay:


Pitch limit was 50. He was only at 34 after the third.

[klw]

Wow, Wes Littleton: BB, HBP, HBP, single, K, grand slam, K, triple. Typical Rangers pitcher.

Yeah but you have to like that 2 to 1 K/bb ratio!