Re: Rebuilding the Big Red Machine -- OOTP9
April 21,22 vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 21
LA Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 - 7 12 1
Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Penny, Broxton (8), Myers (9) and Martin
Fogg, Affeldt (6), Coffey (8) and Bako
WP: Penny (2-1) LP: Fogg (0-2)
HR - LAD: Martin (4)
Russell Martin went 2-5, including a solo homer in the top of the 1st, and Andre Ethier went 3-4 to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a 2-game series. Tony Abreu drove in a pair of runs and James Loney, Matt Kemp, Jeff Kent and Rafael Furcal each had an RBI for the Blue Crew. Cincinnati rookie 1b Joey Votto drove in a run and Edwin Encarnacion scored on a wild pitch to account for the Reds' runs.
April 22
LA Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 3 0
Schmidt and Martin
Volquez and Bako
WP: Volquez (2-0) LP: Schmidt (0-1)
HR: none
Edinson Volquez (2-0) hurled a 3-hit shutout and outdueled Jason Schmidt (0-1) in pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to split the 2-game series. Adam Dunn scored on a wild pitch after hitting a 2-out triple in the bottom of the 6th to provide the game's only run.
April 23,24 vs Houston
April 23
Houston 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 10 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 8 0
Sampson, Brocail (9), Paronto (10) and Piazza, Cruz Jr (9)
Arroyo, Lincoln (9) and Bako
WP: Brocail (1-0) LP: Lincoln (1-2) SV: Paronto (1)
HR - HOU: Berkman (2), Pence (2) CIN: Dunn (9), Bako (2), Keppinger (2)
Carlos Lee drove in Michael Bourn with a sac fly in the top of the 10th inning to break a 5-5 tie and give the Houston Astros a 6-5 extra inning win over the Cincinnati Reds in the first of a 2-game series. Lee went 2-4 in the game with 3 RBIs. Lance Berkman and Hunter Pence each had solo HRs with Bourn also driving in a run for the 'Stros. Paul Bako (pog, 2-4, HR, 3 RBI) led the Cincinnati attack. Adam Dunn and Jeff Keppinger each had solo homers for the Reds.
April 24
Houston 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 14 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Backe, Villarreal (9) and Quintero
Cueto, Adkins (6), Lincoln (8), Cordero (9) and Bako, Valentin (6)
WP: Backe (2-1) LP: Cueto (1-2)
HR - HOU: Bourn (1), Berkman (3)
Houston start Brandon Backe (2-1) went 8 shutout innings and allowed only 4 hits, to hurl the Houston Astros to a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to sweep the 2-game series. Michael Bourn went 3-6 with a solo HR and Lance Berkman went 2-3 with a 2-run HR to pace the Houston lineup. Carlos Lee, Ty Wigginton, Geoff Blum and Hunter Pence each had an RBI for the 'Stros.
April 25,26,27 @ San Francisco
April 25
Cincinnati 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1
Harang and Ross
Lincecum, Hennessey (8) and Alfonzo
WP: Harang (2-1) LP: Lincecum (2-3)
HR - CIN: Ross (1)
Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang (2-1) scattered 9 hits, with only 3 base runners reaching 3b, and hurled the Reds to a 4-0 shutout win over the San Francisco Giants in game one of the 3-game weekend series. Reds' catcher Dave Ross had a 2-run HR with Adam Dunn and Joey Votto each driving in a run each for Cincinnati.
April 26
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
San Francisco 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 4 x - 13 19 0
Belisle, Lincoln (5), Affeldt (6), Mercker (7), Cordero (8) and Bako
Correia, Mateo (7), Walker (8) and Molina
WP: Correia (5-1) LP: Belisle (0-1)
HR - SF: Roberts (1), Rowand (3), Ortmeier 2 (2), Frandsen (1)
Dave Roberts went 5-5, including a 2-run HR and an RBI double, and hit for the cycle to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 13-1 rout over the Cincinnati Reds in game 2 of the 3-game series. Aaron Rowand went 3-5 with a 2-run HR and 3 RBIs and Dan Ortmeier hit a pair of HRs and drove in 3 runs to aid Roberts in the pounding of Reds' starter Matt Belisle (0-1, 4 1/3 ip, 9 ha, 7 r). Jose Valentin had a 3-run double and Kevin Frandsen had a solo HR to account for the other San Francisco runs. Jeff Keppinger drove in Cincinnati's only run with a ground out in the top of the 1st.
April 27
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 - 5 11 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 x - 6 11 2
Volquez, Mercker (6), Burton (7), Affeldt (8) and Bako, Valentin (6)
Cain, Walker (8), Wilson (9) and Molina
WP: Walker (1-0) LP: Affeldt (1-1) SV: Wilson (7)
HR - SF: Ortmeier (3)
Dan Ortmeier went 3-4 including a 3-run HR to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Jose Valentin drove in pinch runner Rajai Davis from 1st base with a double to break a 5-5 tie in the last half of the 8th inning. Ray Durham drove in the other 2 runs for the Giants. Cincinnati had tied the game in the top of the 8th on a sac fly by pinch hitter Ken Griffey Jr. Jeff Keppinger had 2 RBIs with Edwin Encarnacion and Ryan Freel each driving in runs for Cincinnati.
MLB News
Contract News
4/21 - Colorado's Aaron Cook has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $4,990,000 per annum
4/24 - Atlanta officials triumphantly announced that the Braves and superstar reliever Rafael Soriano have closed a deal that keeps the 28-year old in an Atlanta unifor for another 2 years. Soriano will earn $9,580,000 as part of the settlement
4/27 - A $12,960,000 package keeping Gil Meche a member of the Royals has been accepted by the player and his agent. Meche will earn $4,320,000 annually over the next 3 years
Injury News
4/22 - Minnesota's Mike Lamb will miss 4 weeks with a fractured foot
4/23 - LA Dodgers' Matt Kemp has a damaged meniscus and is expected to miss at least 3 weeks
4/24 - LA Angels of Anaheim's Torii Hunter is suffering back spasms and will be out of action for 3 weeks
4/26 - Colorado's Manuel Corpas will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured disc and will be out for at least 8 months
4/27 - Texas's Jarrod Saltalamacchia suffered a torn back muscle and will forego the rest of the year due to the injury. Team doctors said it would take at least 7 months to heal
4/27 - San Francisco's Aaron Rowand developed a damaged meniscus while throwing the ball in today's game and is expected to miss 2 weeks
Milestones & Achievements
4/21 - Toronto's Roy Halladay shuts out Detroit
4/21 - Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur extends hit streak to 20 games
4/21 - St.Louis's Rick Ankiel bangs 3 HR against Milwaukee
4/22 - Roger Clemens announced his retirement. He was 2-2 with a 5.86 ERA through 5 starts for Baltimore this season. Clemens's lifetime won-loss record is 356-185 with a 3.13 ERA.
4/25 - Kansas City's Luke Hochevar shuts out Toronto
4/25 - Boston's Sean Casey bangs out 5 base hits vs Tampa Bay
4/27 - Chicago White Sox's Gavin Floyd shuts out Baltimore
4/27 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero collects hit number 2000
Weekly Awards
Boston's David Ortiz was named the AL Player of the Week for piling up 12 hits in 29 at bats with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs while hitting .414
St.Louis's Rick Ankiel was awarded the NL Player of the Week for racking up 9 hits in 22 at bats with 6 HRs and 15 RBIs
Cincinnati Red's News
Louisville's ss Juan Castro was released
Scott Hatteberg has been complaining about playing time and not being in the starting lineup. He was placed on waivers by GM George Anderson and has cleared without being claimed.
April 21,22 vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 21
LA Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 - 7 12 1
Cincinnati 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Penny, Broxton (8), Myers (9) and Martin
Fogg, Affeldt (6), Coffey (8) and Bako
WP: Penny (2-1) LP: Fogg (0-2)
HR - LAD: Martin (4)
Russell Martin went 2-5, including a solo homer in the top of the 1st, and Andre Ethier went 3-4 to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of a 2-game series. Tony Abreu drove in a pair of runs and James Loney, Matt Kemp, Jeff Kent and Rafael Furcal each had an RBI for the Blue Crew. Cincinnati rookie 1b Joey Votto drove in a run and Edwin Encarnacion scored on a wild pitch to account for the Reds' runs.
April 22
LA Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 3 0
Schmidt and Martin
Volquez and Bako
WP: Volquez (2-0) LP: Schmidt (0-1)
HR: none
Edinson Volquez (2-0) hurled a 3-hit shutout and outdueled Jason Schmidt (0-1) in pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to split the 2-game series. Adam Dunn scored on a wild pitch after hitting a 2-out triple in the bottom of the 6th to provide the game's only run.
April 23,24 vs Houston
April 23
Houston 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 10 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 8 0
Sampson, Brocail (9), Paronto (10) and Piazza, Cruz Jr (9)
Arroyo, Lincoln (9) and Bako
WP: Brocail (1-0) LP: Lincoln (1-2) SV: Paronto (1)
HR - HOU: Berkman (2), Pence (2) CIN: Dunn (9), Bako (2), Keppinger (2)
Carlos Lee drove in Michael Bourn with a sac fly in the top of the 10th inning to break a 5-5 tie and give the Houston Astros a 6-5 extra inning win over the Cincinnati Reds in the first of a 2-game series. Lee went 2-4 in the game with 3 RBIs. Lance Berkman and Hunter Pence each had solo HRs with Bourn also driving in a run for the 'Stros. Paul Bako (pog, 2-4, HR, 3 RBI) led the Cincinnati attack. Adam Dunn and Jeff Keppinger each had solo homers for the Reds.
April 24
Houston 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 14 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Backe, Villarreal (9) and Quintero
Cueto, Adkins (6), Lincoln (8), Cordero (9) and Bako, Valentin (6)
WP: Backe (2-1) LP: Cueto (1-2)
HR - HOU: Bourn (1), Berkman (3)
Houston start Brandon Backe (2-1) went 8 shutout innings and allowed only 4 hits, to hurl the Houston Astros to a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to sweep the 2-game series. Michael Bourn went 3-6 with a solo HR and Lance Berkman went 2-3 with a 2-run HR to pace the Houston lineup. Carlos Lee, Ty Wigginton, Geoff Blum and Hunter Pence each had an RBI for the 'Stros.
April 25,26,27 @ San Francisco
April 25
Cincinnati 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1
Harang and Ross
Lincecum, Hennessey (8) and Alfonzo
WP: Harang (2-1) LP: Lincecum (2-3)
HR - CIN: Ross (1)
Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang (2-1) scattered 9 hits, with only 3 base runners reaching 3b, and hurled the Reds to a 4-0 shutout win over the San Francisco Giants in game one of the 3-game weekend series. Reds' catcher Dave Ross had a 2-run HR with Adam Dunn and Joey Votto each driving in a run each for Cincinnati.
April 26
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
San Francisco 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 4 x - 13 19 0
Belisle, Lincoln (5), Affeldt (6), Mercker (7), Cordero (8) and Bako
Correia, Mateo (7), Walker (8) and Molina
WP: Correia (5-1) LP: Belisle (0-1)
HR - SF: Roberts (1), Rowand (3), Ortmeier 2 (2), Frandsen (1)
Dave Roberts went 5-5, including a 2-run HR and an RBI double, and hit for the cycle to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 13-1 rout over the Cincinnati Reds in game 2 of the 3-game series. Aaron Rowand went 3-5 with a 2-run HR and 3 RBIs and Dan Ortmeier hit a pair of HRs and drove in 3 runs to aid Roberts in the pounding of Reds' starter Matt Belisle (0-1, 4 1/3 ip, 9 ha, 7 r). Jose Valentin had a 3-run double and Kevin Frandsen had a solo HR to account for the other San Francisco runs. Jeff Keppinger drove in Cincinnati's only run with a ground out in the top of the 1st.
April 27
Cincinnati 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 - 5 11 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 x - 6 11 2
Volquez, Mercker (6), Burton (7), Affeldt (8) and Bako, Valentin (6)
Cain, Walker (8), Wilson (9) and Molina
WP: Walker (1-0) LP: Affeldt (1-1) SV: Wilson (7)
HR - SF: Ortmeier (3)
Dan Ortmeier went 3-4 including a 3-run HR to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Jose Valentin drove in pinch runner Rajai Davis from 1st base with a double to break a 5-5 tie in the last half of the 8th inning. Ray Durham drove in the other 2 runs for the Giants. Cincinnati had tied the game in the top of the 8th on a sac fly by pinch hitter Ken Griffey Jr. Jeff Keppinger had 2 RBIs with Edwin Encarnacion and Ryan Freel each driving in runs for Cincinnati.
MLB News
Contract News
4/21 - Colorado's Aaron Cook has signed a 3-year extension at a pay rate of $4,990,000 per annum
4/24 - Atlanta officials triumphantly announced that the Braves and superstar reliever Rafael Soriano have closed a deal that keeps the 28-year old in an Atlanta unifor for another 2 years. Soriano will earn $9,580,000 as part of the settlement
4/27 - A $12,960,000 package keeping Gil Meche a member of the Royals has been accepted by the player and his agent. Meche will earn $4,320,000 annually over the next 3 years
Injury News
4/22 - Minnesota's Mike Lamb will miss 4 weeks with a fractured foot
4/23 - LA Dodgers' Matt Kemp has a damaged meniscus and is expected to miss at least 3 weeks
4/24 - LA Angels of Anaheim's Torii Hunter is suffering back spasms and will be out of action for 3 weeks
4/26 - Colorado's Manuel Corpas will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured disc and will be out for at least 8 months
4/27 - Texas's Jarrod Saltalamacchia suffered a torn back muscle and will forego the rest of the year due to the injury. Team doctors said it would take at least 7 months to heal
4/27 - San Francisco's Aaron Rowand developed a damaged meniscus while throwing the ball in today's game and is expected to miss 2 weeks
Milestones & Achievements
4/21 - Toronto's Roy Halladay shuts out Detroit
4/21 - Atlanta's Jeff Francoeur extends hit streak to 20 games
4/21 - St.Louis's Rick Ankiel bangs 3 HR against Milwaukee
4/22 - Roger Clemens announced his retirement. He was 2-2 with a 5.86 ERA through 5 starts for Baltimore this season. Clemens's lifetime won-loss record is 356-185 with a 3.13 ERA.
4/25 - Kansas City's Luke Hochevar shuts out Toronto
4/25 - Boston's Sean Casey bangs out 5 base hits vs Tampa Bay
4/27 - Chicago White Sox's Gavin Floyd shuts out Baltimore
4/27 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero collects hit number 2000
Weekly Awards
Boston's David Ortiz was named the AL Player of the Week for piling up 12 hits in 29 at bats with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs while hitting .414
St.Louis's Rick Ankiel was awarded the NL Player of the Week for racking up 9 hits in 22 at bats with 6 HRs and 15 RBIs
Cincinnati Red's News
Louisville's ss Juan Castro was released
Scott Hatteberg has been complaining about playing time and not being in the starting lineup. He was placed on waivers by GM George Anderson and has cleared without being claimed.
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