Reds @ Pirates 8.21.11

[Ron Madden]

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Tie ballgame!!!

[Guacarock]

Cairo now roughs up Hanrahan with another single. Bases juiced for Phillips.

[Guacarock]

Open the floodgates! Phillips knocks in another run. 5-4 Reds.

[Kc61]

Walk to Lewis, bad idea with Votto up next.

[Guacarock]

Lewis walks. Bases juiced for Joey.

[Ron Madden]

Bases loaded for Joey Votto.

[Kc61]

Hurdle removes the closer who doesn't have it.

[WVRedsFan]

Need another run or two. Pitching change. Dusty would have left his "closer " in. Good move by Hurdle.

[Ron Madden]

Hurdle removes the closer who doesn't have it.

Dusty would never do such a thing.

[Guacarock]

Pitching change -- Daniel McCutchen replaces the bruised Hanrahan who surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks, and still has three men on base.

[Big Klu]

Hurdle removes the closer who doesn't have it.

Of course, you could also say that Hurdle closed the barn door after the horse already got out.

[Guacarock]

Votto strikes out to end the rally. But we're ahead 5-4.

[Ron Madden]

Hurdle thinks outta the box and it works.

[Kc61]

Of course, you could also say that Hurdle closed the barn door after the horse already got out.

Yeah, I was just picking on Dusty. Hanrahan has been money this year, I think Hurdle handled it ok.

Let's go Coco.

[WVRedsFan]

Hope Codero has it today.
Otherwise, the season was pretty much lost to Pittsburgh.