Thursday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while getting Grandma a refill. Despite a great outing from Zack Greinke the Brewers lost again yesterday to fall five games under .500 at 13-18. We've got the recap here, if...
| Final - 5.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Reds 2, Brewers 1: Today's Turning Points
1) Joey Votto's ninth inning RBI double: -.403 WPA (Video) This game was scoreless with two outs in the top of the ninth, but Drew Stubbs' single with two strikes and Joey Votto's ensuing double...
Pitchers' Duel Ends With A Gut Punch As Reds Score Two In Ninth, Beat Brewers 2-1
W: Aroldis Chapman (3-0)L: John Axford (0-2)S: Logan Ondrusek (1) HR: Ryan Braun (10) MVP: Zack Greinke (+.541)LVP: John Axford (-.413) Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting Counting the...
Today's Matchup: Brewers (Greinke) vs Reds (Cueto)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the quick turnaround between last night and today's games, the Frosty Mug is off today. It will return (with a likely super-sized edition) tomorrow. - KL Not only is there no...
GameThreads
Brewers Fans GameThread on Brew Crew Ball
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Reds Fans GameThread on Red Reporter
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Cozart, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| Todd Frazier, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .364 |
| Aroldis Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Miguel Cairo, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Logan Ondrusek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wilson Valdez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Johnny Cueto, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .071 |
| Chris Heisey, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Batting
Doubles - Stubbs, Votto
Stolen Bases - Stubbs, Phillips
Team LOB - 4
Doubles - Stubbs, Votto
Stolen Bases - Stubbs, Phillips
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 | 104-61 |
| Aroldis Chapman (W, 3-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Sean Marshall (, 0-2) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 0 | 35-23 |
| Logan Ondrusek (S, 2-0; S,1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .164 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Corey Hart, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 |
| Edwin Maysonet, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Taylor Green, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Norichika Aoki, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Cesar Izturis, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| George Kottaras, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Zack Greinke, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Brooks Conrad, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| John Axford, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Travis Ishikawa, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Braun
Doubles - Ramirez, Green
Grounded into DP - Green
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Braun
Doubles - Ramirez, Green
Grounded into DP - Green
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.35 | 0 | 104-69 |
| John Axford (L, 0-2) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 32-21 |
Pitching
IBB - Bruce by Axford
IBB - Bruce by Axford
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor, First Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 2:49
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - CB Bucknor, First Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 2:49
