Reds at Cardinals - 9/3/11

[Tom Servo]

Phillips 4
Renteria 6
Votto 3
Bruce 9
Heisey 7
Stubbs 8
Frazier 5
Hanigan 2
Bailey 1

[mth123]

Phillips singles and steals second.

[mth123]

Renteria doubles. Phillips scores.

[GADawg]

why oh why am I forced to watch the RedSox....if I sit here through this they'd better lose

[mth123]

Votto Ks.

[mth123]

Bruce Ks too.

[mth123]

Heisey Ks.

[Guacarock]

Bailey mows 'em down 1-2-3. On to the second with the Reds ahead 1-0.

[Guacarock]

Bailey helps his own cause and singles home Frazier. 2-0 Reds going into the bottom of the second.

[CTA513]

Heisey showing off his defense in left

[Guacarock]

Cards tie it up and score two on a single by Laird and error by Heisey in LF.

[Guacarock]

Cards take 3-2 lead on single by their pitcher, Jaime Garcia.

[Guacarock]

Bailey strikes out Furcal to get out of the inning. Cards take 3-2 lead on three hits, a walk to Berkman and error by Heisey.

[Guacarock]

Heisey pops up to end inning, stranding Votto at 3B. Still 3-2 Cards.

[CTA513]

Extra bases are being given away by the Reds

[Guacarock]

WLB's now ahead 5-2 on a triple by Jay followed by consecutive singles hit by Pujols and Holliday. Bailey not on his A game, and really struggled against Holliday who fouled off about 10 pitches before collecting his hit. Reds escape inning after Hanigan throws out Berkman stealing and Freese strikes out for the second time. Bailey at 69 pitches after three innings.

[Guacarock]

Stubbs singles but gets picked off first by Garcia. Follows last inning where Bruce gets thrown out at second trying to stretch a single.

[Guacarock]

Reds fail to score in the fourth. Still 5-2 game.

[mth123]

Fisher in.

[Guacarock]

Carlos Fisher replaces Bailey in the fourth and retires the bottom of the Cardinal lineup 1-2-3.

[Guacarock]

Nothing doing for the Reds in the fifth. Lecure replaces Fisher on the mound.

[Guacarock]

Lecure tagged for one more run. 6-2 game.

[Guacarock]

Still 6-2 after six. Garcia coming out of the game, as Corey Patterson struck out pinch hitting for the Cards' starter. Frazier, Hanigan and Lecure due up, facing Boggs.

[Guacarock]

Mesoraco doubles as a pinch hitter for Lecure. Way to go, kid.

[mth123]

PH Double for Mes.

[corkedbat]

Mes hits the first MLB pitch he sees for a double at the base of the LF wall.

[Guacarock]

Reds leave Mesoraco stranded. Still 6-2. Horst in to pitch.

[Ron Madden]

Mesoraco doubles as a pinch hitter for Lecure. Way to go, kid.

Would it be a sin for Dusty to let Mesoraco start a few games?

[Guacarock]

Would it be a sin for Dusty to let Mesoraco start a few games?

Hopefully, we'll see him start a game soon.

[Guacarock]

Horst works out of a jam after allowing a doubl to Pujols and intentional walk to Holliday. Still 6-2 going into the eighth.

[Guacarock]

Renteria leads off with a single, his third hit of the game.

[Guacarock]

Rhodes placing Boggs on the mound. Votto up.

[Guacarock]

Bruce homers off Rhodes. 6-4 game.

[RedsManRick]

So glad I got to see Mes's double. Oh, what's that? The game is on Fox so I can't see it on MLB.tv and Fox is showing the WHite Sox? So I can't watch it? Oh, I guess I didn't get to see it. Thanks Fox!

[SirFelixCat]

So glad I got to see Mes's double. Oh, what's that? The game is on Fox so I can't see it on MLB.tv and Fox is showing the WHite Sox? So I can't watch it? Oh, I guess I didn't get to see it. Thanks Fox!

This

[Guacarock]

Rhodes lifted for Motte, who promptly strikes out Heisey and also retires Stubbs. 6-4 game.

[Guacarock]

Masset, pitching for the Reds, gives up a single to Schumaker.

[Guacarock]

Here, we go another Nicktoon. Masset walks Laird.

[Guacarock]

DP ends Masset's scare. Reds down 6-4 going into the ninth.

[Guacarock]

Francisco, pinch hitting for Frazier, whiffs.

[Guacarock]

Hanigan grounds out.

[Guacarock]

Yonder pinch hitting. And he pops to short. Game over.

[Ron Madden]

Here's the Boxscore that contains Messoraco's first ML hit.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_09_03_cinmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=box&c_id=cin