Waveland of Mutilation. Reds win, 3-0.
Reds use the off day to come back even stronger and shut out the Cubs, 3-0.
| Final - 8.6.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Reds use the off day to come back even stronger and shut out the Cubs, 3-0.
The Cubs' offense went back to sleep Friday after its 15-run outburst on Wednesday.
Please win. Again.
Please. Win again.
Arroyo just got himself out of a 2nd and 3rd, no outs jam to maintain the shutout. To the top of the 6th we go, with the Reds leading 2-nil.
The Cubs face the Reds again this weekend -- just five weeks after their last visit to Wrigley Field.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Chris Heisey, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| Scott Rolen, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Jonny Gomes, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Paul Janish, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Bronson Arroyo, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Arthur Rhodes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Francisco, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Francisco Cordero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo (W, 12-6) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.83 | 1 | 105-68 |
| Arthur Rhodes (, 3-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Francisco Cordero (S, 3-4; S,30) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.78 | 0 | 28-13 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Colvin, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Derrek Lee, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 |
| Tom Gorzelanny, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .148 |
| Andrew Cashner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Baker, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Justin Berg, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorzelanny (L, 6-6) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.51 | 0 | 117-76 |
| Andrew Cashner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.64 | 0 | 21-15 |
| Justin Berg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 | 0 | 16-11 |