Griffey and Dunn get very little to hit in these lineups, with the responsibility of the game going to Phillips/Encarnacion (who isn't getting much either, lately) and the 7/8 hitters.Originally Posted by Highlifeman21
I think its silly to set your lineup for what "might" happen in the later innings.
Most games are won or lost in the first six.
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I hate the idea of planning your lineup for late innings while ignoring innings 1-6. If the Reds score more runs against the starter maybe it won't matter. Case in point was the Suppan start: the lefties did a great job of getting on base via hit or walk while the righties did nothing but make outs. Maybe, just maybe, if the lefties were stacked the Reds manage a few more runs and win that game.
oneupper, you beat me to it and said it better.
I agree with Baker's approach. Don't bunch up the lefty hitters.
Problem is the performance of many of the righty hitters. Reds just have a weakness there.
Heres the hitters vs. pitchers stats from espns website:
Reds hitters vs. Villanueva:
Corey Patterson: 0 ABs
Jeff Keppinger: 1 for 3 and 1 BB
Ken Griffey Jr.: 5 for 12 with a double and 4 Ks
Brandon Phillips: 1 for 8
Adam Dunn: 1 for 9 with 1 BB and 4 Ks
Edwin Encarnacion: 1 for 4 with a double
Scott Hatteberg: 4 for 6 with a double, 3 RBIs and 1 BB
Paul Bako: 1 for 2
Aaron Harang: 0 ABs
Brewers hitters vs. Harang:
Rickie Weeks: 8 for 23 with 1 BB and 6 Ks
Gabe Gross: 4 for 10 with a double, 1 RBI and 2 BBs
Prince Fielder: 9 for 24 with 2 homeruns, 5 RBIs, 1 BB and 6 Ks
Ryan Braun: 3 for 10 with 2 homeruns, 2 RBIs and 4 Ks
Bill Hall: 15 for 38 with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homeruns, 9 RBIs, 3 BBs and 8 Ks
Corey Hart: 1 for 7 with a double and 3 Ks
J.J. Hardy: 3 for 12 with 2 homeruns and 2 RBIs
Carlos Villanueva: 0 ABs
Jason Kendall: 4 for 21 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 4 BBs and 2 Ks
Brewers don't look too bad against Harang!
Back to following MiLB; there's always hope for tomorrow!
Yargh.. I see this one isn't on tv and there's no link on mlb.tv yet anyway. Hopefully I'll get a chance to watch since I'm out of class
Lucky you, I've got two tests this afternoon.
This is the ol Left Hander rounding third and heading for home.
red in chicago dialing in from Milwaukee. Hoping for a big win today.
god, I hate Bill Hall.
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It's on MLBTV. I just saw the link for it when I logged into the audio portion.
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Harang topped out at 89 in that first inning, according to MLB Gameday.
We alive again here?
Just in case this blows up again, a game thread was started in the Peanut Gallery.
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Site seems to be back up now, I'll try to get PBP in here now.
Top 2 one out, Dunn grounds out to 1b. 5 in a row down for Villanueva
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