If you don't expect too much from me, you might not be let down. Reds lose, 2-0.
Reds can't muster any offense to complete the sweep. Astros win 2-0 in extra innings.
| Final - 5.30.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Stories
Game 51, Thread 3: Hopefully this will be a short thread
The Reds and Astros still can't score, but it's in extra innings where the Reds are undefeated. We've got 'em right where we want 'em!
Game 51, Thread 2: If games were decided by double plays, we'd be winning a blowout again.
It's a scoreless game through five innings. Leake has been living dangerously, but has gotten three double plays and a bases loaded grounder from Lance Berkman. The Reds aren't doing much at...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .271 |
| Jeff Keppinger, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Lance Berkman, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Matt Lindstrom, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Geoff Blum, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Tommy Manzella, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Felipe Paulino, P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Brandon Lyon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cory Sullivan, ph,7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Batting
Doubles - Berkman, Blum
Grounded into DP - 2 Berkman
Hit by pitch - Quintero
Stolen Bases - Bourn
Caught Stealing - Bourn
Team LOB - 8
Doubles - Berkman, Blum
Grounded into DP - 2 Berkman
Hit by pitch - Quintero
Stolen Bases - Bourn
Caught Stealing - Bourn
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Paulino | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.40 | 0 | 113-67 |
| Brandon Lyon (W, 4-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 | 26-12 |
| Matt Lindstrom (S, 1-1; S,11) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | 0 | 14-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Nix by Lyon
IBB - Nix by Lyon
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Cabrera, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Miguel Cairo, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Jonny Gomes, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| Laynce Nix, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .234 |
| Ramon Hernandez, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| Paul Janish, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| Scott Rolen, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Mike Leake, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 |
| Carlos Fisher, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Arthur Rhodes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Masset, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Heisey, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Francisco Cordero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Stubbs, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Micah Owings, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Totals | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Phillips
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Janish
Team LOB - 11
Doubles - Phillips
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Janish
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 97-59 |
| Carlos Fisher | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Nick Masset | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Francisco Cordero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Micah Owings (L, 3-1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 24-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Tim McClelland
Duration: 3:12
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson, Third Base Umpire - Tim McClelland
Duration: 3:12
