A New Big Red Machine (MLB 10 The Show)

[Marino]

Inside Edge Scouting Report
April 9-11, 2010



Chicago Cubs
Record: 1-2 (3rd in NL Central)
Team BA: .248
Team ERA: 7.56

Projected Cubs Lineup:
1. Ryan Theriot SS .267 0HR 1RBI
2. Marlon Byrd CF .091 0HR 2RBI
3. Aramis Ramirez 3B .429 0HR 0RBI
4. Alfonso Soriano LF .250 1HR 3RBI
5. Xavier Nady RF .091 0HR 2RBI
6. Chad Tracy 1B .000 0HR 0RBI
7. Geovany Soto C .333 1HR 1RBI
8. Jeff Baker 2B .167 1HR 2RBI

Projected Pitching Matchups
4/9 Randy Wells (0-0, 0.00) vs Johnny Cueto (0-0, 0.00)
4/10 Esmailin Caridad (0-0, 0.00) vs Aroldis Chapman (0-0, 0.00)
4/11 Carlos Zambrano (0-0, 11.25) vs Aaron Harang (0-1, 9.00)

Cubs Disabled List
Derrick Lee (15 Day DL) Fractured Leg

[unexpectedorc]

i love your franchises and am following but i have to root against you because i am a diehard pirates fan.

[WTF]

Very nice.. Following. Good to see my team get off to a good start. Unrealistic... but nice to see nonetheless.

[Marino]

Quote: Originally Posted by WTF

Very nice.. Following. Good to see my team get off to a good start. Unrealistic... but nice to see nonetheless.

Don't worry, my first game against the Cubs was very Reds-ish.

[panterarespect]

look good so far im following.

[WTF]

Quote: Originally Posted by Marino

Don't worry, my first game against the Cubs was very Reds-ish.

I'll be running with the Reds when I pick it up... Definitely enjoying the reads though. Looking forward to the Cubbies write-up.

[Marino]

Chicago (1-2) vs Cincinnati (2-1)
Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati, Ohio

One Poor Pitch Does in the Reds
Cueto's hanger leads to Cubs victory.

Cincinnati, OH- Things were going smoothly for the Reds through out the beginning of the game. They took an early lead in the 1st behind Votto's towering homerun. Cueto was striking out batters left and right. The Reds were in complete control.

Then the 4th happened. A bloop single by Theriot, a ducksnort by Ramirez, but still no worries. Cueto gets Soriano down 1-2 in the count and was looking to throw Alfonso's buggaboo, the down and away slider. The only problem, it did not get down or go away, it was nailed over the left field wall, the Cubs were up 3-2.

You would think, no worries, the Reds could score again, but Wells had his A game on the mound Friday night. He pitched 7 strong innings, only allowing the 2 run homer in the 1st.

Carlos Marmol came into the game in the 9th, with a 4-2 lead, and made things interesting. 2 runners on, 2 outs, lead off man Chris Dickerson up and it was a battle. It was a 3-2 count and on the 8th pitch, the ball thrown was a slider, that looked a tad outside, but the umpire [Ed Coleman] thought differently, ringing up Dickerson, ending the Reds chances and the Cubs were victorious.

MLB Scoreboard | Chicago (2-2) at Cincinnati (2-2)
April 9, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0
Cincinnati	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
WIN: Wells (1-0) LOSS: Cueto (0-1) SAVE: Marmol (2)

Scoring Summary
			CHC	CIN
CIN	1st	Votto 2 run HR	0	2
CHC	4th	Soriano 3 run HR	2	3
CHC	9th	Soriano RBI singl	2	4

Chicago
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Theriot, SS	4	2	2	0	0	1	.315
Byrd, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.066
Ramirez, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.444
Soriano, LF	4	1	2	4	0	0	.312
Nady, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Tracy, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Soto, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.266
Baker, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.133
Wells, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Fukudome, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.666
TOTALS	32	4	6	4	0	10
BATTING HR: Soriano (2) RBI: Soriano 4(7)
BASERUNNING SB: Theriot (1)

Chicago
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Wells (W, 1-0)	7.0	7	2	2	1	8	2.57
Guzman (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Marmol (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	1	10

Cincinnati
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Dickerson, LF	3	1	0	0	1	2	.285
Cabrera, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Votto, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.285
Phillips, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.333
Bruce, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.187
Rolen, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.266
Hernandez, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	.142
Stubbs, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.454
Cueto, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Nix, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Gomes, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	35	2	8	2	1	10
BATTING 2B: Votto (1), Bruce (2) HR: Votto (1) RBI: Votto 2(3) HBP: Dickerson
BASERUNNING CS: Dickerson (1)

Cincinnati
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cueto (L, 0-1)	5.2	3	3	3	0	8	4.76
Herrera	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Masset	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lincoln	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	4.50
Totals	9.0	6	4	4	0	10

Player Of The Game

Alfonso Soriano

[Marino]

Chicago (2-2) vs Cincinnati (2-2)
Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati, Ohio

Drew It All Along
Young CF has career day.

Cincinnati, OH- In what was a subs day for some of the starters on the Reds, one everyday starter has a game to remember. Drew Stubbs 3-6 performance led the Reds past the Cubs in 10 innings, including his walkoff 2 run HR to win the game.

Stubbs also impressed with his glove, he robbed Aramis Ramirez in the 6th of a HR to end the inning. He had an all around great game.

Saturday was also the debut of Aroldis Chapman. He pitched okay, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs and striking out 8. But this game would go back and forth all the way until the 10th when Stubbs hit a bomb over the Center Field fence to win the game.

MLB Scoreboard | Chicago (2-3) at Cincinnati (3-2)
April 10, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	EXTRA INNINGS	R	H	E
Chicago	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	6	11	1
Cincinnati	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	8	12	1
WIN: Lincoln (1-0) LOSS: Guzman (0-1)

Scoring Summary
			CHC	CIN
CHC	1st	Soriano RBI single	1	0
CHC	3rd	Ramirez RBI single	2	0
CIN	3rd	Stubbs 2 run HR	2	2
CHC	4th	Baker RBI groundout	3	2
CIN	5th	Stubbs RBI double	3	3
CHC	6th	Baker RBI double	4	3
CIN	6th	Rolen RBI double	4	4
CIN	7th	2 RBI double by Cairo	4	6
CHC	8th	Soriano Solo HR	5	6
CHC	8th	Soto Solo HR	6	6
CIN	10th	Stubbs 2 run HR	6	8

Chicago
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Theriot, SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.292
Byrd, CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.050
Ramirez, 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	.391
Soriano, LF	5	1	3	2	0	1	.381
Nady, RF	5	1	1	0	0	3	.100
Soto, C	4	2	3	1	1	1	.368
Baker, 2B	3	0	1	2	0	1	.167
Vitters, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667
Tracy, 1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	.000
Caridad, P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Fukudome, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Fuld, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
TOTALS	40	6	11	6	3	10
BATTING 2B: Ramirez (2), Soto (1), Baker (1) HR: Soriano (3), Soto (2) RBI: Ramirez (1), Soriano 2(9), Soto (2), Baker 2(4) GIDP: Byrd
BASERUNNING CS: Soriano (1)
FIELDING E: Soto (1)

Chicago
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Caridad	5.0	5	3	3	3	4	5.40
Marshall (BS, 1)	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	6.23
Grabow	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	4.91
Fox	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0.00
Guzman (L, 0-1)	1.1	1	2	2	0	0	5.40
Totals	9.1	12	8	8	4	5

Cincinnati
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Stubbs, CF	6	2	3	5	0	0	.471
Cabrera, SS	4	0	2	0	1	0	.368
Votto, 1B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.278
Phillips, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Bruce, RF	4	0	0	0	1	0	.150
Gomes, LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Cairo, 3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.400
Hanigan, C	4	2	2	0	0	1	.500
Chapman, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Dickerson, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Rolen, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.313
Alonso, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	38	8	12	8	4	5
BATTING 2B: Stubbs (2), Cabrera (3), Votto (2), Rolen (3), Cairo (1) HR: Stubbs 2(3) RBI: Stubbs 5(6), Rolen (2), Cairo 2(2) HBP: Gomes, Hanigan, Alonso SAC: Lincoln GIDP: Stubbs
FIELDING E: Phillips (1)

Cincinnati
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chapman	5.0	4	3	2	1	8	3.60
Bailey	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	3.00
Masset	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	4.50
Rhodes (BS, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	3.00
Lincoln (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	2.25
Totals	10.0	11	6	5	3	10

Player Of The Game

Drew Stubbs