Archive for April, 2010

Friday Game Preview – Reds @ Cardinals

When: April 30, 8:15 PM (ET) Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO Who: Johnny Cueto (0-1, 5.73 ERA) vs. Brad Penny (3-0, 0.94 ERA) This may be the road trip that the Cincinnati Reds dreads the most of all the roadies they take this season – even if they do not admit it publicly. And [...]

Bats Drop Sixth Straight, Edged By Yankees 3-2

The Louisville Bats struggles continued Thursday afternoon as they dropped their sixth straight decision 3-2 to the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees. Despite a solid outing from starting pitcher Justin Lehr, the Bats offense remained dormant as a crowd of 4,872 saw Yankee left fielder Chad Huffman send the second pitch of the ninth inning over the [...]

Dickerson Hurt Against Astros

Reds center fielder Chris Dickerson exited Thursday’s 4-2 win over the Astros with a sprained right wrist. He will fly back to Cincinnati on Friday to undergo an MRI exam. Cincinnati’s leadoff hitter, Dickerson was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and came out after his inning-ending strikeout against Roy Oswalt in the top of the second [...]

Arroyo’s Strong Effort Helps Reds Win 4th Straight, Beat Astros 4-2

Bronson Arroyo’s performance Thursday night, when the Cincinnati Reds took on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, was a 180 degree turn from his last outing when he gave up eight runs in three innings on the mound. Besides Arroyo’s pitching effort, Joey Votto clubbed a two-run home run and Cincinnati would hold on [...]

Thursday Game Preview – Reds @ Astros

When: Thursday, April 29, 8:05 PM (ET) Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Who: Bronson Arroyo (0-2, 7.43 ERA) vs. Roy Oswalt (2-2, 2.42 ERA) Hey folks, the Reds are on a four-game winning streak (believe it or not!), and look to extend it to five when they face Roy Oswalt on Thursday night. I don’t [...]

Chapman Gets No Decision In Bats 4-3 Loss To SWB

In his fourth start for Triple-A Louisville, Aroldis Chapman gave up the first two homers of his professional career, but emerged with a no-decision during a 5-4 loss to Scranton-Wilkes Barre on Wednesday night. In six innings, Chapman allowed three runs — two earned — on five hits, with two walks and four strikeouts. He [...]

Reds Take a Leake, Flush Astros 6-4

It looks like the walk issue that dogged Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake is a thing of the past. Wildly effective when the season started, Leake has seemed to curb his wildness with each start he takes. Wednesday found Leake and the Reds visiting Minute Maid Park in the second -of-three games in Houston, and [...]

Wednesday Game Preview – Reds @ Astros

When: Wednesday, April 28, 8:05 PM (ET) Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Who: Felipe Paulino (0-2, 5.94 ERA) vs. Mike Leake (1-0, 3.92 ERA) Very nice effort put out by Aaron Harang Tuesday as the Reds easily disposed of the Houston Astros 6-2. And it only gets better as Mike Leake gets the starting [...]