Meltdown. Pirates 5, Reds 4.
For the third consecutive Sunday, silent bats and a bullpen implosion cost the Reds a game that they'd had in the bag for hours. We can't even chalk it up to a getaway day lineup, either.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66 | 243 | 38 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 55 | 37 | 70 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .342 | .486 | |
| 2010 | Pirates | 95 | 347 | 42 | 89 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 37 | 119 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .326 | .461 |
| 2010 | 66 | 242 | 42 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 68 | 4 | 4 | .277 | .363 | .533 | |
| 2011 | Pirates | 74 | 235 | 18 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 80 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .272 | .289 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Pirates | 149 | 525 | 64 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 85 | 57 | 180 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .317 | .467 |
| Career Total | 318 | 1107 | 124 | 262 | 55 | 3 | 50 | 168 | 118 | 379 | 2 | 0 | .237 | .311 | .427 | |
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