Reds at Rockies 3-14-11

[_Sir_Charles_]

Stubbs CF
Phillips 2B
Votto DH
Rolen 3B
Bruce RF
Gomes LF
Hernandez C
Alonso 1B
Janish SS

Roenicke P

Pretty close to what I think will be the opening day lineup. Just dump Yonder for the pitcher, swap Janish to the 8 hole.

Chacin going for the Rocks.


Unfortunately...no WLW today. At least not that I can see.

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Stubbs K's swinging
Phillips reaches on error by Wigginton
Brandon caught stealing 2nd
Votto walks
Rolen flies out to RF

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Fowler flies out to Stubbs
Pacheco grounds out to Janish
Seth Smith walks
Tulowitzki pops out to Yonder in foul ground

0-0 after 1

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Bruce leads off with a line-drive single to center
Gomes flies out to the wall in center, Jay holds at 1st
Razor pops out to right
Yonder singles up the middle. 1st & 2nd, 2 outs
Janish K's looking

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Todd Helton flies out to Gomes
Ty Wigginton grounds out to Janish
Ryan Spilborghs singles up the middle
Jonathan Herrera grounds to a force out to Phillips/Janish

0-0 after 2

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Stubbs HBP
Phillips stands by his statement of seeing more pitches. Draws the walk.
Votto grounds out to the right side. Helton flips to the pitcher. Both runners advance.
Rolen sac fly to LF. Stubbs scores. Phillips to 3rd
Bruce just misses a dinger to center. But the Reds get one across.

1-0 Reds, middle of 3.

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Reineke is done. Billy Bray on the hill for the 3rd.

Chacin grounds out to Rolen. It seems like every team is letting their pitchers hit some...except us. Seems odd.
Dexter Fowler singles to left
Jordan Pacheco double to the LF corner. Fowler scores.
Seth Smith singles to center. Pacheco scores. *sigh*
Smith caught stealing.
Tulo walks.
Helton flies out to Stubbs.

2-1 Rockies after 3.

I absolutely LOATHE seeing the Reds score and then give back some the following half inning. Drives me NUTS!

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Gomes K's swinging, lowering his ST average to .083. Woo Hoo! Play him FULL TIME Dusty! :O)
Hernandez grounds out to 2nd
Yonder drives one to the wall, but it's hauled in.

2-1 Rockies middle of the 4th

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And the hit parade continues for Bray. Wigginton leads off with a single to left.
Spilborghs reaches on an error by Alonso
Herrera flies out to Bruce. Wigginton to third.
Chacin sac bunt. Spilborghs to second.
Fowler pops out to Yonder.

2-1 Colorado after 4

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Janish grounds out to short.
Stubbs singles to center.
Phillips flies out to center.
Joey bloops a single to center. Stubbs to 2nd.
Rolen K's swinging.

It remains 2-1 Rockies

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Sorry guys. Real life calls.

[_Sir_Charles_]

9th inning, Hermida singles to lead off, Heisey doubles him in to tie the game.

Unfortunately, DRH came in (after Chapman) and allowed a single, a sac bunt (by Willy T of all people) and a run scoring single to win it.

3-2 loss. Other than Bray & Hererra, pretty good pitching performance from Reineke, Chapman & Masset.