9.13.11 Cubbies v Reds

[klw]

Phillips 4
Renteria 6
Votto 3
Bruce 9
Alonso 7
Stubbs 8
Francisco 5
Mesoraco 2
Leake 1

#Cubs lineup
Castro SS,
Barney 2B,
Ramirez 3B,
Pena 1B,
LaHair RF,
Soriano LF,
Byrd CF,
Soto C,
Dempster P

[cumberlandreds]

Two 1st basemen tonight? Stubbs gets to cover LF as well as CF. ;)

[klw]

Two 1st basemen tonight? Stubbs gets to cover LF as well as CF. ;)

Fay and his typos. Grrr. Alonso is in LF.

[PuffyPig]

Two 1st basemen tonight? Stubbs gets to cover LF as well as CF. ;)

Same difference anyway.

[Big Klu]

Congratulations to Brandon Phillips, who has passed Ernie Lombardi for sole possession of 18th place on the Reds' all-time home run list!


Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Reggie Sanders - 125
18. Brandon Phillips - 121
19. Ernie Lombardi - 120
20. Sean Casey - 118
20. Joey Votto - 118
22. Frank McCormick - 110
23. Dave Parker - 107
24. Chris Sabo - 104
25. Dave Concepcion - 101

[mbgrayson]

nm...

[mbgrayson]

After three innings, Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Leake at 36 pitches, 25 strikes.
Dempster at 50 pitches, 31 strikes.

[Guacarock]

Congratulations to Brandon Phillips, who has passed Ernie Lombardi for sole possession of 18th place on the Reds' all-time home run list!


Updated Reds HR list (players in italics are active):

Reds 100-Home Run Club
1. Johnny Bench - 389
2. Frank Robinson - 324
3. Tony Perez - 287
4. Adam Dunn - 270
5. Ted Kluszewski - 251
6. George Foster - 244
7. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 210
8. Eric Davis - 203
9. Barry Larkin - 198
10. Vada Pinson - 186
11. Wally Post - 172
12. Gus Bell - 160
13. Joe Morgan - 152
13. Pete Rose - 152
15. Lee May - 147
16. Dan Driessen - 133
17. Reggie Sanders - 125
18. Brandon Phillips - 121
19. Ernie Lombardi - 120
20. Sean Casey - 118
20. Joey Votto - 118
22. Frank McCormick - 110
23. Dave Parker - 107
24. Chris Sabo - 104
25. Dave Concepcion - 101

Thanks, Big Klu, for these updates. Nice to get the long view on how today's Reds stack up against those we remember from earlier years.

[mbgrayson]

After four innings, Reds 1, Cubs 0.

Leake at 52 pitches, 34 strikes.
Dempster at 71 pitches, 42 strikes.

[mbgrayson]

After five innings, Reds 2, Cubs 0.

Leake at 64 pitches, 43 strikes.
Dempster at 96 pitches, 53 strikes.

[Blitz Dorsey]

I can't believe I actually had a couple debates with Reds fans entering the season regarding Renteria v Janish. I said Renteria was clearly the better offensive player even at this stage of his career and many doubted that statement. They said Renteria/Janish were basically equal offensively. Not even close. One of the nice things about this month is hopefully it's the last time I'll ever see Paul Janish in a Reds uniform. ;-)

Renteria is still a very-serviceable backup SS. Definitely not a starter at this stage of his career, but he's a solid backup. Still at least decent defensively and won't hurt you with the stick (for a SS). I don't get his unwillingness to play 3B though. It could extend his career like it extended Tony Fernandez's.

[Blitz Dorsey]

2-1 Reds on the ground out.

[Blitz Dorsey]

Leake is through six. 2-1 Reds going to the bottom half.

[oneupper]

REDS win 2-1!

[WVRedsFan]

Reds win with Leake pitching 8 strong for his 12th win. Got his ERA down below 4 , too.

[Ron Madden]

Boxscore.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_09_13_chnmlb_cinmlb_1&mode=box&c_id=cin

[RedLegsToday]

nice finish to the season for Mr. Leake. Hopefully, 2011 is the last time we have to worry about his innings pitched.

[cumberlandreds]

You have to like the way Leake finished the season. He only gave up three runs in his last 17 innings albeit against the Cubs. Still a very nice finish and good way for him to build onto 2012.

[lollipopcurve]

Leake may well be my favorite Reds pitcher since Soto. Of course, he's not in the same league as Soto was, but he's a pretty unique kid.