Cincy Pounds 15 Hits, Beat Milwaukee In 10

Drew Stubbs (6) celebrates his home run with teammate, Joey Votto (19)

By:  Coop

The Cincinnati Reds were trying to win the series against Milwaukee, and continue their dominance of the Brewers.  If they were going to pick up the win, Sam LeCure would need to pitch well, and the Reds would have to get enough runs off of Yovani Gallardo.  Well, Same LeCure pitched pretty well, could have been better, and the Reds got a good amount of runs off of Gallardo, as they scored 6 times against the Milwaukee pitcher.  But, those 6 runs were not enough to win the game in regulation, but in 10 innings the Reds came up with the victory, 7-6, here is how.


After the first two batters, Drew Stubbs and Jay Bruce, reached base via single, Joey Votto came up to bat.  Well, he did what he is payed to do, hit home runs.  He hit a 3-run jack to left center field, it was 3-0 Cincinnati, that was in the 1st inning by-the-way.  Still in the 1st, with Gomes on 3rd, Paul Janish hit a sac fly, Gomes would just slide in ahead of the tag, it was 4-0 Redlegs.


The Brewers would battle back, however.  In the 3rd, Carlos Gomez hit a 2 RBI single, Gallardo and Weeks would score, the Reds' lead was cut in half, 4-2 the score.  


Then, in the 4th inning, Lucroy would grounded into a fielder's choice, it would have been a double play, but the throw to 1st was just late, allowing Prince Fielder to score, and it was a 1-run-ballgame, 4-3.  


Milwaukee would tie it up in the 5th when Prince Fielder hit a grounder to 1st, Votto threw to 2nd for the out, Renteria then tried to complete an inning-ending double play, but his throw was wild, as it rolled way behind Bill Bray who was covering 1st, that allowed Weeks to score, the game was tied at 4 thanks to the E6.


The Reds would take their lead back in the 6th when Joey Votto hit an RBI single to plate Edgar Renteria, 5-4.  Then they would get an insurance run when Brandon Phillips hit an RBI single to bring in Stubbs, 6-4 the score.  Brandon Phillips has been doing very well recently, hopefully he can continue the success.  


The Reds 2-run lead would not last very long.  In the Brew Crew's half of the 6th, they would tie it up thanks to RBI's by Kotsay and Weeks.


6-6 would remain the score until the 10th inning.  At bat was Drew Stubbs.  Stubbs hit this one well, it is going back to center field, and it is gone!  It was a 415 foot home run to dead center, putting the Redlegs up 7-6.  In the bottom of the 10th, Francisco Cordero earned the save, his 4th of the year, and sealed the game up, giving the Reds a victory.  LeCure gets a no-decision, while Aroldis Chapman picks up the win, he is now 2-0 this year.


Oh yeah, and just-so-you-know, Jay Bruce had a 4-hit ballgame.


Cincinnati now has a 13-12 record, and are tied with the Cardinals for 1st place in the NL Central, but the Cards have not played yet.  If they win, the Reds are in 2nd, if they lose, the Reds are in 1st alone.  Let's root for the Astros tonight.


Tomorrow is an off-day for Dusty's Boys, and will open up a home stand with a 3-game series versus Florida.  They will play Friday at 7:10 PM ET, the game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio.

Hanigan And Arroyo Help Reds Complete Sweep Of Brewers

Ryan Hanigan rounds 3rd after hitting a 3-run home run,
Sunday vs. Milwaukee.  Cincinnati ended up winning 12-3.

By: Coop


The Cincinnati Reds were hosting the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. The Reds were looking to complete the sweep, and go to 3-0 on the year.  If they were going to reach 3-0, Bronson Arroyo would need to look like he did in his last Spring Training start, and the Reds offense would have to get some damage done again Randy Wolf, who has been a Reds killer throughout his career.  Well, Bronson looked great, and so did the Reds offense.  The Reds won 12-3, here is how.


In the 1st inning, the lead-off man, Rickie Weeks, who hit a home run in game 1, went yard.  A solo home run, and the Brewers were up 1-0 early on.


The Reds would answer back in the 2nd when Johnny Gomes hit a long one to left center, Jonny's first hit of the season, and the game was tied at 1.  Paul Janish was not a fan of the tie, so in the same inning he hit an RBI single to plate Jay Bruce, 2-1 Cincinnati on top.


In the 3rd inning, the pitcher, Randy Wolf, hit a double, then Rickie Weeks would bring him home with a double of his own.  The game was tied at 2.


The Redlegs would answer back in the 4th when Drew Stubbs reached on an infield single, Ryan Hanigan would score, the score was 3-2.  Same inning, Brandon Phillips hit his first homer of the year, it was a 3-run jack to left, 6-2.


Then in the 5th inning, Ryan Hanigan hit a solo home run to put Cincy up by 5, 7-2.


In the top of the 6th, Ryan Braun went yard off Bronson Arroyo, 7-3 the score.


In the 6th, Scott Rolen hit a sac fly to bring in Brandon Phillips to put the Reds back up by 5.  Still in the 6th, with two men on, Ryan Hanigan hit his 2nd home run of the game, and Cincinnati had an 11-3 lead.


In the 7th, Miguel Cairo hit an RBI single to center, Heisey would score, 12-3 the score, and that's how she finished. 


While Hanigan was the star of the game, Bronson Arroyo can not be overlooked.  Arroyo went 7 innings, gave up 6 hits, 3 earned runs, did not walk a batter, and fanned 5, he got the win.  A nice outing for a guy who has mononucleosis, if you ask me.  Also in this game, Reds fans got to see Aroldis Chapman for the first time this season, as he had a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th, reaching a top speed of 103 mph.  


So the Reds drink the brew, and sweep Milwaukee.  They will next play host to the Houston Astros.  The first game of that series will be Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Ohio.

Reds Win Opener Walk-Off Style

Ramon Hernandez and the Reds celebrate their Opening
Day win over the Brewers.

By: Cooper Ledford


The Cincinnati Reds were trying to win on Opening Day for the first time since 2007. At first, it looked like they had no chance, as they were down early, but Ramon Hernandez hit a walk-off three-run homer to give the Reds the win, 7-6, over the Milwaukee Brewers, here is how.


Edinson Volquez was the pitcher for the Reds, his first batter he faced was Rickie Weeks.  Guess what Weeks, did?  He hit a home run, 1-0 the score early on.  Now who is taller, Rickie Weeks or Carlos Gomez?  Well, they would go back-to-back to find out.  Yes, Gomez hit a homer too, it was 2-0 after the first two batters came to bat.  Looked pretty bad for Volquez.  But the scoring was not done yet, with Braun on 3rd, McGehee would hit a sac fly, 3-0 the score at the end of 1.

Ramon Hernandez celebrates after hitting a walk-off home
run on Opening Day.

The Reds would answer back a little bit in the bottom of the 1st.  Drew Stubbs, the lead-off hitter, hit a double, Brandon Phillips bunted him to 3rd, and then Joey Votto hit a sac fly to bring Drew in, that would  make it 3-1.  


The Brew Crew would get a run in the 2nd when Rickie Weeks hit an RBI double to plate Nieves, 4-1 the score.


That would be the score until the bottom of the 4th when Drew Stubbs hit a solo home run to shorten the lead to 2.


But, Milwaukee would get their 3-run lead back in the 5th when Ryan Braun hit a solo homer to make it 5-2. They would score again in the 7th when Casey McGehee came up to the plate, after a single + an Jonny Gomes error, and then a balk, McGehee hit an RBI single to bring in Braun, and the Brewers had their biggest lead of the game, 6-2.


Cincinnati would shorten that lead to 3 in their half of the 7th when the reigning NL MVP, Joey Votto, hit a solo home run, the score was 6-3.


There would be no scoring until the 9th, the Reds trailed by 4.  Brandon Phillips hit a single, that was followed by a Joey Votto walk, then came a crazy play in which Scott Rolen reached on a fielder's choice, and there you have it, the bases were loaded with no outs.  The batter, Jay Bruce.  We all remember how he hit that walk-off homer to clinch the NL Central, but could he hit a walk-off grand slam to give the Reds win again?  Nope, he was down on strikes.  Then came Jonny Gomes.  Gomes gave the Reds their first win of last season thanks to a walk-off home run, could he do it again?  Nope, but he did hit a sac fly to plate Phillips and make the score 6-4.  Then the catcher Ramon Hernandez came to bat.  There were two on and two outs, a homer would win it.  And guess what? RAMON HERNANDEZ HIT A WALK-OFF THREE-RUN HOME RUN TO GIVE THE REDS THE WIN "And this one belongs to the Reds!". Talk about an exciting finish!


While the Reds feel like winners, Edinson Volquez might not, as he pitched badly.  Volquez went 6 innings, gave up 7 hits, 5 runs, walked 2, and fanned 3.  Not what you want from your Opening Day starter.  He must get better.


Tomorrow the Reds will be off, as always, and will play again on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET.  Travis Wood will be the pitcher for Cincinnati, while Shaun Marcum will pitch for Milwaukee.  The game will be on Fox Sports Ohio.