Votto falls behind 0-2 and comes back to draw the walk. Great atbat.
EdE RBI single and then gets caught off first. 4-2 Reds.
Votto falls behind 0-2 and comes back to draw the walk. Great atbat.
EdE RBI single and then gets caught off first. 4-2 Reds.
Tie game now. Schumaker struckout to begin the 5th but Lopez singled and Pujols homered.
4-4 after five innings.
What in the world was Hairston doing? Wow. Instead of out number one the Cardinals get a lead off runner on third base after Hairston botches a flyball.
5-4 Cardinals. That run goes on Hairston. Time to pull Arroyo. He doesn't have his stuff tonight plus his defense isn't helping him.
Dusty lets Arroyo hit for himself in the 7th inning. You just knew he was going to send him out there for one more inning just so he can reach 200 innings.
5-4 Cardinals after 6 1/2.
Rough night for Hairston...he's 0-for-4 with 2 K's and botched a flyball that led to the Cardinals last run.
Lopez/Pujols/Ludwick due up. They are 5-for-8 with a walk tonight against Arroyo - there ain't no way I would've sent him back out for another inning.
Lopez singles and Pujols walks. I guess getting Arroyo 200 IP is more important than winning the game.
When the coaching staff makes decisions like this you can't help but wonder how in the world they are retaining their jobs next season.
The Reds dodge a bullet as Ludwick K's and Glaus GIDP. 5-4 Cardinals after seven innings. Arroyo gets charged with five runs in 7 IP but should have only been four.
Arroyo is now at 200 IP on the season.
Top 8:
Keppinger grounds out
Votto singles
EdE gets ahead 2-0 and then swings at ball three and GIDP. Bad atbat. 5-4 Cardinals after 7 1/2.
Wow! He sends Arroyo back out for the 8th inning. Unbelievable!
Kennedy triples to begin the 8th inning. LOL. Great decision Dusty. What in the world were you thinking?
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