The Pirates are beating the Cards 2-0 through 6. The Brewers are tied with the Marlins in the 5th 1-1. There's a delay in the Brewers game now
The Pirates are beating the Cards 2-0 through 6. The Brewers are tied with the Marlins in the 5th 1-1. There's a delay in the Brewers game now
Maybe Freel will get Wally Pipped and Hamilton will be the starter from here on out.
Hmmm ... that's interesting since I had Milton's next start pegged down as Tuesday. Oh well, one day isn't a big difference.
If Milton starts on Monday, then I'll forget about attending Monday's game and think about attending Tuesday's game. If Milton starts on Tuesday, then I'll think about attending Monday's game and forget about attending Tuesday's game.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
Torres is in the process of coughing up the game to the Cards. Keisler kept them in it, now their offense it appears will finish the job. Just a tough, tough franchise, the Cards.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Cincinnati (4-3) at Arizona (6-2)
By DAN PIERINGER, STATS Writer
Eight games into the 2007 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks already have a longer win streak than they had in the second half of 2006.
The Diamondbacks look to keep that streak alive when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a three-game series Tuesday.
After sweeping the Washington Nationals in a four-game set, the Diamondbacks (6-2) beat Cincinnati in their home opener Monday to extend their win streak to five games, the longest active streak in the majors. It equals their run from July 7-15, 2006, which straddled the All-Star break.
The Diamondbacks haven't won six in a row since a streak of seven straight wins April 30-May 6 last season, and they haven't opened their home schedule with consecutive victories since 2002.
"We don't die," said manager Bob Melvin, whose team has outscored opponents 24-8 over its last five contests. "We keep grinding. We expect good things to happen."
Second baseman Orlando Hudson hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning to lead Arizona to a 3-2 win Monday. It helped Arizona match the best record through eight games in the franchise's 10-year history.
Hudson, a career .276 hitter, is batting .400 (8-for-20) with two home runs and six runs scored during the Diamondbacks' win streak.
"The baseball gods happened to be circling around out there," he said.
Cincinnati (4-3) starter Bronson Arroyo didn't factor in the decision, despite allowing just two runs on four hits in seven innings. Reds starting pitchers have gotten only two runs of support in 12 2/3 innings in the last two games, both defeats.
"It's one of those games you hate to see slip away," Arroyo said.
The Reds, looking to avoid a third straight loss, send Kyle Lohse (0-0, 2.84 ERA) to the mound Tuesday. Coming off a disappointing 2006 season when he went a combined 5-10 with a 5.83 ERA between Minnesota and Cincinnati, Lohse had a solid debut last Thursday. He threw 6 1-3 innings and allowed two runs in the Reds' 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
The right-hander is 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts versus Arizona.
The Diamondbacks will counter with Edgar Gonzalez (1-0, 3.60). He pitched five innings in his first outing of the year Thursday, allowing two earned runs and striking out seven in Arizona's 4-3 win over Washington.
The 24-year-old right-hander spent parts of last year in the minors between stints with the Diamondbacks. After a September call-up to Arizona, he went 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA in five appearances, including three starts.
He has not pitched against the Reds since Aug. 29, 2004, when he surrendered two earned runs in seven innings and failed to factor in the decision.
The Diamondbacks have won four of their last five home games against the Reds.
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