The Cincinnati Reds were trying to go into a tie with St. Louis for 1st place, as they were playing the Brewers. In game one of the series the Reds lost 3-2, and they looked TERRIBLE! Bronson Arroyo looked good, but the bats, as the title says, were gone. Only 2 runs of support, and the Reds, I'd hate to say it, are looking like the Reds of the past, the Reds that sucked. At least in recent games. They MUST get the bats going if they want to win the division or win the wildcard. That means, being patient. Brandon Phillips, Jonny Gomes, Orlando Cabrera, and Joey Votto are first pitch swingers, and they are not dangerous at all when they swing at the first pitch, they are easy outs. Also, the Reds need to get rid of Jay Bruce, and get a better hitter, and need to get rid of Drew Stubbs, he is only good at running and strike outs. He is a waste of money.
In the 2nd inning, Ryan Hanigan put the Reds on the board first with a 2 RBI single, that would plate Gomes and Rolen, and the Reds had a 2-0 lead. But, not for long.
In the bottom of the 3rd, after a single by the pitcher, Randy Wolf (which Rolen could have got and threw to 1st to end the inning), Rickie Weeks hit a 2-run home run, and it was a monster home run, and the game was tied.
Then, in the 8th inning, Jim Edmonds came into the game to pinch hit. After hitting one a mile high, and just going foul, on the very next pitch, he went yard to give the Brew Crew a 3-2 lead.
The Reds had somewhat of a threat in the top of the 9th, with 1 out and Laynce Nix on 2nd. Ryan Hanigan was the batter, he hit a ground ball to 3rd, and Laynce Nix made a mental mistake (I dunno what drug he is on, but he better stop taking it), as he tried to advanced, and he was tagged out easily for the 2nd out. Then, Chris Heisey came on to pinch hit with a runner on 1st and 2 outs, and he was a strikeout victim. However, the Reds did better in the 9th than I thought they would, with Bruce, Stubbs, and Hanigan it should be a very easy inning, but Laynce Nix pinched hit, so it could not be a 1-2-3 inning.
Bronson Arroyo did very good, however is the loser, off of 88 pitches, he went 8.0 innings, gave up 3 runs off of 3 hits (2 being home runs), walked 1, and fanned 5. Arroyo has now lost 2 games in-a-row, and so have the Reds.
With this loss, the Reds are 54-45 and are now a game back in the NL Central, as the Cardinals did not play today.
Tomorrow the Reds will try and get revenge on the Brewers, as it will be Edinson Volquez (1-1, 7.56 ERA) on the hill for the Reds, and for the Brewers it will be Yovani Gallardo (9-4, 2.54 ERA). Game time is set for 8:10 PM ET, and will be televised on FS Ohio.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT GARZA ON THROWING THE 1ST NO HIITER IN TAMPA BAY RAYS HISTORY!
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