Reds Yield Sweep With Win Over 'Zona

Mike Leake earned the win, Thursday, helping the Reds pick up only their
2nd win in 8 games.

By:  Coop


The Cincinnati Reds had lost 5 of their last 6 games, and were trying to avoid being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  If they wanted to pick up a win, and go over the .500 mark, Mike Leake would have to pitch well.  He usually pitches well every time he takes the hill, but this time, he would have to play somewhat distracted.  Why was he distracted?  Because he was arrested earlier this week for stealing tee shirts from Macy's.  Well, despite the nasty signs some fans made, and some boos from the crowd, Leake pitched well, helping the Reds go to 10-9, as they win 7-4.  Here is how.


The Diamondbacks scored in the 1st inning off of a Steven RBI single, Roberts would score, 1-0.  The Reds pitchers have gave up tons of runs in the 1st inning so far this season, not sure how many exactly, but I know the amount leads the NL.


The Reds would answer back in their half of the 1st, where they scored 4 runs.  The 1st run was plated when the bases were loaded, and Jay Bruce walked, 1-1 the score.  The 2nd and 3rd runs came across when Miguel Cairo hit a 2 RBI single, Votto and Gomes scored, the Redlegs had a 3-1 lead.  The final run of the inning was scored when the bases were loaded and Paul Janish walked, 4-1 the score after the 1st.  Not a good 1st inning for the starter Daniel Hudson.


Mike Leake went to school in Arizona, and maybe was kinda hoping the D-Backs would do something, so he helped them out.  In the 2nd inning, Hudson laid down a sac bunt, Miranda would come across to score, 4-2.  Then in the 5th, Johnson hit a long ball to right field, the Reds lead was only by 1.


In the Cincinnati 5th inning, Joey Votto hit a 378 foot home run to right, his 3rd long ball of the year, and the Reds lead was back to 2.


In the 6th inning, the Reds would score twice.  The 1st run came off of Ramon Hernandez's bat, when he hit an RBI double, Miguel Cairo would score, 6-3.  Then the 2nd run scored when Paul Janish hit an RBI single to center, Ramon would score, 7-3.


Francisco Cordero would give up a run in the 9th when Drew went yard, 7-4 the score, and that's how she finished.


Mike Leake gets the win, as he went 7 innings, have up 3 earned runs off of 4 hits, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Leake is now 3-0 on the season, and 0-1 when it comes to getting away from the cops, well as far as we know.


Tonight the Reds will hop on the plane and head to St. Louis to take on the filthy Red Birds for a 3 game series.  We all know what happened last year, the bench-clearing brawl.  We'll see if any kind of scuffle happens in this series.  Hopefully the Reds put the Cardinals in their place if there is.  Game time tomorrow is set for 8:15 PM ET, and will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio and MLB Network.