3/18/11 Reds Vs. Baby Bears

[757690]

Lineup:

Reds
Stubbs 8
Phillips 4
Votto 3
Rolen 5
Bruce 9
Gomes 7
Hanigan 2
Janish 6
LeCure 1

Adolescent Bears
Colvin 9
S. Castro 6
Byrd 8
A Ramirez 5
C Pena 3
A Soriano 7
DeWitt DH
Barney 4
Zambrano 1

[757690]

For the record, Bailey is pitching in a minor league game today. That pretty much means he is the Reds #4 starter. They don't think they need to see him against MLB hitters.

[757690]

Reds top of the 1st:

Stubbs K looking
Phillips BB
Votto K
Rolen 8

0-0

[757690]

Colvin 8
Castro 6 (nice play deep in the hole by Janish)
Byrd BB
Ramirez 8

End 1 0-0

And back to work for me.

I'll try update when I can.

BTW, when I went to Az last year, the games in Mesa were intolerable. Cub fans are miserable no matter where they are.

[kbrake]

Bruce K's
Gomes doubles
Hanigan singles Gomes scores 1-0 Reds
Janish flies out
LeCure grounds into a force out.

1-0 Reds after 1.5

[kbrake]

Pena doubles
Soto singles
Soriano pops out to Votto
Dewitt grounds into a FC. Pena scores Soto out at 2nd. 1-1
Barney singles
Colvin ground rule double 2-1 Cubs
Castro flies out.

2-1 after 2.

[kbrake]

Time to focus on the Buckeyes, I'm out.

[kbrake]

Phillips doubles after a Stubbs K then Votto walks and Rolen with the 3 run shot. 4-2 Reds ok I'm done now.

[GOYA]

4-4 in the bottom of the 3rd as Danny Ray replaces LeCure with one out.

[GOYA]

6-4 Cubs after 3 as Danny Ray allows LeCure's runners to score. LeCure's ERA rockets up to 5.79.

IP 2.1
H 8
ER 6
BB 1
K 0

[GOYA]

Reds tie it at 6 on a Stubbs single and a Votto HR.

Going to the bottom of the 5th

[Guacarock]

Cubs now lead 9-6 after 5 innings, as Burton takes the mound and surrenders 3 runs in the fifth. LeCure, Herrera and Burton all looking like the B-squad in this game against the Adolescent Bears. Love that handle!

Anyone hear what's happening with Bailey in the minor league game?

[muddie]

Anyone hear what's happening with Bailey in the minor league game?


Homer Bailey for Class A Bakersfield vs Brewers: 5.1ip, 5h, 4er, 0bb, 7k, 76 pitches

per M. Sheldon

[Guacarock]

Get out the laughing gas!

Reds now take 10-9 lead in this game of playground seesaw with the Adolescent Bears. It's the end of the 7th. Maloney preserved our 1-run advantage pitching an inning, surrendering a walk and a hit but ceding no runs to the Chicagoans.

We racked up four runs in the sixth inning on a series of doubles (by Gomes, Hanigan) and RBI singles (by Stubbs, Phillips, Votto).

[GOYA]

Reds up 14-12 after 8

[Guacarock]

Reds put the game on ice 14-13. Reds collect 18 hits, Cubbies 22 hits. Tee-off time.

[Ron Madden]

Here's the wrap up from Tom Groeschen.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2011/03/18/reds-1-cubs-1-2/