Game 37 - Cincinnati Reds (Edinson Volquez) at Houston Astros (Wandy Rodriguez)

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May 11, 2011 12:03 PM
The Reds go for the sweep, which would be great with the off day upcoming and the Cardinals' series upcoming at GABP. Volquez has been good the last few times out, but they really need more innings from him. The 100 pitch, 5 inning starts are not a good pattern.

Wandy Rodriguez has always been tough on the Reds, and in his last 4 starts he has gone 29 innings with a 2-1 record and has allowed only 7 earned runs. He has a 4.07 career ERA against the Reds and he's been historically good at Minute Maid Park with a career 3.43 ERA.
May 11, 2011 12:03pm
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May 11, 2011 12:29 PM
Gomes is inexplicably in the lineup yet again, not to mention he's hitting 5th!?! :confused:

Stubbs
Renteria
Votto
Phillips
Gomes
Hernandez
Bruce
Janish
Volquez
May 11, 2011 12:29pm
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May 11, 2011 12:33 PM
I always pronounced it Wandy as in Randy with a W but Kelch was saying it was Wandy like a Wand..........

always thought Randy with a W was alawys a funny name.

Hope the reds sweeeeeeeeep. Kinda got lacksidasical late with bases loaded twice with one out and only scored one run.

Sweep those stros
May 11, 2011 12:33pm
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May 11, 2011 12:49 PM
It's definitely like the Wand with a Y.

Makes sense, even struggling, that Gomes is in the lineup against this lefty. I'd like to see Heisey but you can't sit Stubbs or Bruce, they are too good.
May 11, 2011 12:49pm
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May 11, 2011 1:04 PM
So why is Gomes hitting 5th while he's still hitting under .200 and Bruce is hitting right before Janish? Gomes is probably playing because Baker would say it's "matchups." I guess that means even if a guy is in a major slump you continue to play him because he can hit left handed pitching.
May 11, 2011 1:04pm
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May 11, 2011 1:06 PM
Gomes is due :)
May 11, 2011 1:06pm
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May 11, 2011 1:18 PM
Nice to see Janish back in there
May 11, 2011 1:18pm
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May 11, 2011 1:28 PM
Also on FSO I'll be watching.
May 11, 2011 1:28pm
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May 11, 2011 1:28 PM
I really hope Dusty didn't just look at Gomes' 2 hits last night and thought that was good enough to get a start tonight.

I really don't understand hitting Bruce 7th, but whatever
May 11, 2011 1:28pm
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May 11, 2011 1:40 PM
No problems with today's lineup. Bruce is a career .227 hitter against lefties. He's hitting .182 against them this year with 7 K's in 22 AB's.

Jay Bruce career vs Wandy Rodriguez, is 1 for 20 with 12 K's...
May 11, 2011 1:40pm
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May 11, 2011 1:42 PM
Azubuike24;765190 wrote:No problems with today's lineup. Bruce is a career .227 hitter against lefties. He's hitting .182 against them this year with 7 K's in 22 AB's.

Jay Bruce career vs Wandy Rodriguez, is 1 for 20 with 12 K's...

K well that makes sense haha
May 11, 2011 1:42pm
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May 11, 2011 1:43 PM
In fact, Jay Bruce has 20 career at-bats against Wandy Rodriguez. Of every pitcher Bruce has ever faced (hundreds of them), he's faced only Roy Oswalt (29 at-bats) and Cris Carpenter (20 at-bats) as many or more times than Wandy. You can argue that the absolute worst match-up for Jay Bruce against an opposing pitcher is Wandy Rodriguez. Maybe we have to give Dusty some credit today. Then again, watch Bruce go like 3 for 5 with a HR and 3 RBI's...
May 11, 2011 1:43pm
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May 11, 2011 1:51 PM
I still don't really understand why Heisey hasn't got much PT in a while...
May 11, 2011 1:51pm
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May 11, 2011 1:54 PM
zach24oz;765228 wrote:I still don't really understand why Heisey hasn't got much PT in a while...

He isn't hitting either.
May 11, 2011 1:54pm
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May 11, 2011 1:58 PM
pretty sure Gomes has hit Wandy quite well.
May 11, 2011 1:58pm
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May 11, 2011 2:23 PM
Volquez looks sharp today...and on a good pitch count so far.
May 11, 2011 2:23pm
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May 11, 2011 2:38 PM
SportsAndLady;765293 wrote:and on a good pitch count so far.

Whoops, I thought he was through 2 on that count, it was only 1.

So disregard that. He's looking at another 5 inning outing.
May 11, 2011 2:38pm
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May 11, 2011 2:38 PM
SportsAndLady;765293 wrote:Volquez looks sharp today...and on a good pitch count so far.

Was just the 1st cuz he's just about to load em up in the 2nd with 1 down.
May 11, 2011 2:38pm
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May 11, 2011 2:39 PM
Loads the bases via walks...yikes
May 11, 2011 2:39pm
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May 11, 2011 2:39 PM
Four walks through 1.1 innings. That could be better.
May 11, 2011 2:39pm
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May 11, 2011 2:41 PM
SportsAndLady;765293 wrote:Volquez looks sharp today...and on a good pitch count so far.

I can't agree with that.

EV a little shaky in the first on control, especially the fastball, but he gets thru it with no runs and 20 pitches. finally got a strike on Bourn on the 4th fastball he threw. Then a four pitch walk to Towles, all on fastballs. Then he finally gets a fastball strike(2-2 foul) on Pence, after his two balls come on fastballs.

In the 2nd inning, he's walked three and the only two outs were a great play on a line drive by BP and the pitcher popping up on the first pitch!
May 11, 2011 2:41pm
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May 11, 2011 2:46 PM
This is ugly.
May 11, 2011 2:46pm
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May 11, 2011 2:49 PM
Votto and Janish complete a tough play to end the 2nd with the damage held to 2 runs.
May 11, 2011 2:49pm
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May 11, 2011 2:51 PM
I'll take only being down 2 after that crap. We cant fall behind Wandy too much more though.
May 11, 2011 2:51pm
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May 11, 2011 2:57 PM
Would have been good if Renteria could have gotten that run in with two outs, but no cigar.
May 11, 2011 2:57pm