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Quote: Originally Posted by Octane

dang, heart breaker vs the Astros man.

Yeah, it definitely was. Can't stay mad at Scotty for his defense, though.

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Season 1 - Game 21
8-13

Martinez smacks five hits, Astros win in 16
Phillips with two home runs in loss, Cueto strong again






The game was almost over in the 9th, until Sean Marshall blew his second save of the season--giving up a solo shot to left off the bat of Carlos Lee. It almost ended again in the 13th when J.D. Martinez doubled in a run in the top of the inning. Brandon Phillips answered in the bottom half with an RBI single to keep the game going.

It finally ended in the 16th after Martinez knocked in his 4th run of the game with a solo home run to left. The Reds went down in order to put an end to the longest game in the majors this year.

Phillips had two home runs, both solo shots. Ryan Ludwick also had a solo home run. Jay Bruce struggled, going 0-7 on the day.

Johnny Cueto was in line for the win after throwing six innings and giving up 2 runs. It was his fifth quality start in as many tries.

The Reds will try to avoid the sweep on Sunday with a pair of struggling pitchers taking the mound. Mat Latos (1-3, 8.53) will start for the Reds against the Astros' Bud Norris (0-3, 2.52).

Astros at Reds |
Apr 28, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Houston (12-9)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0-0-1-0-0-1	5	15	0
Cincinnati (8-13)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0-1-0-0-0	4	11	0
W: Fernando Rodriguez (4-0) L: Logan Ondrusek (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	CIN
CIN	1	Phillips homered to left. Phillips scores.	0	1
CIN	1	Ludwick homered to left. Ludwick scores.	0	2
CIN	2	Phillips homered to left. Phillips scores.	0	3
HOU	3	Martinez doubled to center. Altuve and Lee score.	2	3
HOU	9	Lee homered to left. Lee scores.	3	3
HOU	13	Martinez doubled to center. Altuve scores.	4	3
CIN	13	Phillips singled to center. Stubbs scores.	4	4
HOU	16	Martinez homered to left. Martinez scores.	5	4

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
J. Paedes, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
Gonzalez, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
J. Altuve, 3B	5	2	2	0	2	1	0	.271
C. Lee, 1B	6	2	1	1	1	2	1	.298
J. Martinez, LF	6	1	5	4	1	0	1	.372
B. Bogusevic, RF	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	.342
J. Castro, C	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	.155
J. Lowrie, SS	6	0	4	0	1	0	0	.296
J. Shuck, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302
M. Downs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
C. Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Snyder	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
F. Rodriguez, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W. Rodriguez, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Schafer, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.183
TEAM TOTALS	55	5	15	5	6	6	2
BATTING: 2B: J. Martinez 3 (7), J. Lowrie (3), J. Castro (3) HR: J. Martinez (5), C. Lee (5) RBI: J. Martinez 4 (21), C. Lee (10) SAC: J. Paredes GIDP: F. Rodriguez, C. Lee 2, J. Lowrie, C. Johnson, J. Shuck
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Altuve (4) CS: J. Martinez (2)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
D. Stubbs, CF	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	.274
B. Phillips, 2B	7	2	4	3	0	1	2	.241
J. Votto, 1B	7	0	2	0	0	2	0	.247
R. Ludwick, LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.080
D. Mesoraco	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
W. Valdez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.143
L. Ondrusek, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Bruce, RF	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200
M. Cairo, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353
C. Heisey, LF	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.250
Z. Cozart, SS	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	.228
R. Hanigan, C	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	.315
J. Cueto, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
S. Rolen, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
TEAM TOTALS	56	4	11	4	4	9	3
BATTING: 2B: D. Stubbs 2 (7) HR: B. Phillips 2 (4), R. Ludwick (2) RBI: B. Phillips 3 (14), R. Ludwick (2) SAC: J. Cueto GIDP: Z. Cozart
BASERUNNING: CS: B. Phillips

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
W. Rodriguez	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	3	4.50
W. Wright	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38
B. Lyon	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.77
D. Carpenter	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38
B. Myers (BS, 2)	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	3.00
R. Cruz	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.23
F. Rodriguez (W, 4-0)	3.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2.45

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J. Cueto	6.0	4	2	2	3	3	0	1.80
R. Madson (H, 5)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.00
S. Marshall (BS, 2)	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	4.15
N. Masset	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.91
B. Bray	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00
J. Arredondo	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3.75
A. Chapman	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24
L. Ondrusek (L, 0-1)	3.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	3.38

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Season 1 - Game 22
8-14

Swept in Cincy
Martinez out of lineup, still hurts Reds







It looked more like a Triple-A game in Cincinnati, as most of the two teams were resting players from the 16-inning marathon the night before. J.D. Martinez was out of the lineup, but still managed to make the Reds pay off the bench.

Martinez entered the game in a double switch in the 8th, with his team up 3-2. He promptly ripped a single to center on the first pitch he saw. He then stole second, and eventually wound up scoring on Carlos Lee's third double of the year--putting the Astros up 4-2.

That extra run made all the difference, as the Reds were struggling to make solid contact all night. It was clear the team was incapable of putting together a rally late in the game.

Cincinnati's lineup did not include the lately-hot Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen or Jay Bruce--on a day when the home-run ball was sorely needed. Votto's double was the only ball that reached the outfield wall for the Reds. Their two runs were both unearned--thanks in part to three Houston errors.

Mat Latos seemed to be on the top of his game, but as with his previous starts, he fell apart in the middle innings. He gave up all three runs in the 5th, and was pulled before reaching the 6th for the fourth time this season.

Scott Hairston saw his first action since joining the Reds yesterday. He was 0-4 with a couple of strikeouts while spot starting Brandon Phillips at second.

The Reds close out April with a record of 8-14. They'll look to start fresh in May with a three game series against the Cubs at home starting Tuesday. The Reds will face Paul Maholm (1-1, 3.33) for the second time this year--with Maholm and the Cubs winning their last meeting. Bronson Arroyo (1-2, 3.46) gets the nod for Cincinnati.

Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds
Apr 29, 2012	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (13-9)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	8	3
Cincinnati (8-14)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Bud Norris (1-3) L: Mat Latos (1-4) S: Brett Myers (7)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	CIN
CIN	3	Cairo singled to left. Stubbs scores.	0	1
HOU	5	Snyder homered to right. Snyder scores.	1	1
HOU	5	Schafer doubled to center. Shuck scores.	2	1
HOU	5	Altuve singled to left. Schafer scores.	3	1
CIN	5	Stubbs hit sacrafice fly to Shuck. Valdez scores.	3	2
HOU	8	Lee doubled to left. Martinez scores.	4	2

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
J. Schafer, CF	4	1	1	1	0	3	0	.187
J. Altuve, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.270
C. Lee, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.306
M. Downs, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.231
J. Castro, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.147
J. Lowrie, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.293
C. Snyder, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.250
J. Shuck, LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.304
Gonzalez, SS								.222
B. Norris, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
J. Martinez, LF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.380
TEAM TOTALS	33	4	8	4	0	10	1
BATTING: 2B: J. Schafer (3), C. Lee (3) HR: B. Snyder (1) RBI: J. Schafer (3), J. Altuve (5), C. Lee (11), B. Snyder (1) SAC: B. Norris
BASERUNNING: SB: J. Martinez (4)
FIELDING: E: J. Altuve (2), J. Lowrie 2 (2)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
D. Stubbs, CF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.273
M. Cairo, 3B	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.368
J. Votto, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.247
R. Ludwick, LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.103
C. Heisey, RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.232
S. Hairston, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.207
D. Mesoraco, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226
W. Valdez, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.100
M. Latos, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
B. Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
S. Rolen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206
J. Bruce	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.209
TEAM TOTALS	35	2	7	2	1	11	0
BATTING: 2B: J. Votto (6) RBI: D. Stubbs (9), M. Cairo (3) SF: D. Stubbs
BASERUNNING: SB: D. Stubbs (6)
FIELDING: PB: D. Mesoraco (1)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
B. Norris (W, 1-3)	6.1	4	2	0	1	9	0	2.01
W. Wright (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.05
D. Carpenter (H, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.18
B. Myers (S, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.57

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
M. Latos (L, 1-4)	5.0	6	3	3	0	4	1	7.88
R. Madson	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.64
N. Masset	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.73
B. Bray	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.96
J. Arredondo	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.65
A. Chapman	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.79