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The second game of the Reds' 2010 campaign was Opening Night at Great American Ballpark and was in hopes of getting the first win and draw even with the Cardinals. Bronson Arroyo was the starter for the Reds as Adam Wainwright was the starter for La Russa's ball club.
After a routine inning and a half for both clubs, the Reds grabbed their second baserunner from a liner to right from Bruce. Dickerson was able to put the Reds ahead with a 2 run dinger to right. Arroyo remained spotless in the third, while Wainwright serves up another home run to the young lefty Votto in the bottom half of the inning. A popup, flyout and a groundout was the story for the Cardinals in the top of the 4th as Arroyo seemed to have his A-game.
In the bottom half, Bruce grabs a leadoff double. Dickerson grounded to Pujols and got Bruce to move to 3rd. With Stubbs coming up to the plate, the Reds were looking to put another run on the board. On a 1-0 count, the Reds lay down the suicide squeeze. One problem -- Stubbs pops the ball up. A throw on to third by Pujols, a double play and the inning is over. Brilliant move if successful; costly move if not.
With two out in the 5th, Arroyo seemed to have another perfect inning going. That was until Colby Rasmus lined up the middle. Perfect game and no-hitter gone. But all was well when Brendan Ryan grounded out to 2nd baseman Phillips to end the inning. The Reds went down in order in the bottom of the inning.
With 2 outs in the 6th, Arroyo was looking to set down possibly his batter of the outing. Skip Schumaker grounds to Cabrera but he drops the ball. He picks it up and throws to Votto but it was well to late and chalks up an E6. Now Arroyo has to deal with Holliday with two outs and a man on first. Holliday rips a ball to the wall left center. Schmaker goes from 1st to home and Holliday winds up in 2nd. Cabrera's error really made a difference now. The rookie Ondrusek warms up in the bullpen incase Pujols makes it a 2 run inning. He popped to Votto and the Reds avoid what coulda been a big inning. Phillips lined out to Ludwick, Votto struck out and Rolen struck out in the bottom half of the 6th.
Making his major league debut, the 6'8" right hander, Logan Ondrusek. He faced trouble already as Ludwick doubled to center. Molina then lined to center. Stubbs racing towards the ball to catch it but was just behind it. He threw it to the cutoff man, Votto, who threw to Hernandez but Ludwick just missed the tag and it's now a 3-2 game. Masset and Rhodes were called to warm up in the bullpen. Luckly, Rasmus flew out, Ryan grounded out and Freese lined out to end the top of the 6th. Bruce struck out, Dickerson flew out and Stubbs popped out to end the 7th.
Masset came out of the bullpen to pitch the 8th and hope to keep it a one run game for Cordero in the 9th. After pinch hitter Tyler Greene struck out, and Schumaker grounded out, it was Holliday's turn. He hit his second double of the game to about the same spot he hit in the 6th. Rookie Shane Robinson was to take Holliday's place on the bags. Masset intentionally walks Albert. At that point, it was a wise move, until Ludwick sent one out to left. Instead of Pujols homering and making it a 4-3 game, Ludwick homered to make it a 5-3 game. Molina grounded to Phillips to end the inning. The Reds went down in order, once again, in the bottom of the 8th.
The 40 year old Rhodes was called on to pitch. Rasmus flew out, Ryan popped to Rolen and Freese popped to Votto. It was the Reds' last chance to put something together to make this game go into extra innings or win right here in the 9th. Phillips didn't help much as he grounded to Schumaker. Votto popped behind first to Pujols. In stept Rolen. The first pitch he saw, he sends over the wall in left. It had Reds Country on their feet as the deficit was cut down to 1 run. In stepped Bruce, hoping to get on base to have Dickerson end the game with a walk off. On an 0-2 count, Cardinals' closer, Franklin, tied Bruce up knots with an inside fastball and this game was over.
Reds fall to the Cardinals, 5-4.