Reds Hold On To Complete Sweep

Travis Wood got the win in the Reds 9-7 win over
the Cardinals, Sunday.

By:  Coop


In front of 24,672 rain-drenched fans, the Reds were trying to complete the sweep of their foes, the St. Louis Cardinals.  Well, they got it, but barley, 9-7 the final, here is how.


Travis Wood gets the win, as he went 6 innings, giving up 2 runs, which were two home runs, on 7 hits, walked one and fanned 3.  T-Wood is now 3-3 on the year.

Scoring Summary

			STL	CIN
	2nd	L Berkman homered to left center.	1	0
	2nd	Y Molina homered to right.	2	0
	3rd	R Hernandez homered to right.	2	1
	4th	S Rolen singled to center, J Bruce to third, J Bruce scored, S Rolen to third on throwing error by center fielder J Jay.	2	2
	4th	F Lewis grounded out to second, S Rolen scored.	2	3
	6th	S Rolen tripled to deep right, B Phillips scored.	2	4
	7th	B Phillips doubled to deep right, M Cairo and D Stubbs scored, J Votto to third.	2	6
	7th	J Bruce doubled to deep right, J Votto and B Phillips scored.	2	8
	8th	C Heisey homered to left.	2	9
	9th	A Craig walked, L Berkman scored, Y Molina to third, G Laird to second.	3	9
	9th	R Theriot doubled to deep center, Y Molina and G Laird scored, A Craig to third.	5	9
	9th	N Punto doubled to left, A Craig and R Theriot scored.	7	9

Francisco Cordero picked up his 7th save of the season.


Another point of interest in this game was the Reds debut of Jose Arredondo.  Jose pitched in the 7th inning, and had a 1-2-3, 12 pitch inning.  Looked good.  


Tomorrow the Reds will play host to another enemy of theirs, the Chicago Cubs.  This will be the 1st of 2 games.  Homer Bailey (2-0, 0.69 ERA) will take the hill for Cincinnati while Carlos Zambrano (4-1, 5.35 ERA) will pitch for the North-Siders. Game time is set for 7:10 PM ET, and will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.