Quote Originally Posted by CTA513 View Post
Harden now at 99 pitches with 2 outs in the 4th

Reds could win the pitch count battle today.

The game, no, but the pitch count battle, maybe.

Dusty might start planning for this. For example, I'd stay away from Coco today, he sometimes throws a lot of pitches. That might hurt the Reds' chances of ending the game with fewer pitches.

Of course, if the Cubs don't have to bat in the bottom of the ninth -- and they probably won't -- that helps the Reds mightily in the pitch count fight. One could argue it's not really fair if the Reds' pitchers don't throw the ninth. But we'll take it.

Home run, 4-1 Cubs.