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Wish granted. 1-2-3 ninth inning, Reds win!

The Reds pull into a virtual tie for 1st in the division, and add some daylight between themselves and the wild card pack.

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">CENTRAL</td><td width="6%">W</td><td width="6%">L</td><td width="8%">PCT</td><td width="5%">GB</td><td>HOME</td><td>ROAD</td><td>RS</td><td>RA</td><td>STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20060824--> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">St. Louis</td><td>66</td><td>60</td><td>.524</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-24</td><td>31-36</td><td width="5%">616</td><td width="5%">611</td><td>Lost 3</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Cincinnati</td><td>67</td><td>61</td><td>.523</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-33</td><td>32-28</td><td width="5%">643</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>6-4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Milwaukee</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>39-26</td><td>23-39</td><td width="5%">582</td><td width="5%">649</td><td>Won 3</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Houston</td><td>60</td><td>68</td><td>.469</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">7</td><td>34-31</td><td>26-37</td><td width="5%">572</td><td width="5%">594</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Chicago Cubs</td><td>54</td><td>73</td><td>.425</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">12.5</td><td>27-36</td><td>27-37</td><td width="5%">537</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Pittsburgh</td><td>50</td><td>78</td><td>.391</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">17</td><td>33-30</td><td>17-48</td><td width="5%">562</td><td width="5%">641</td><td>Won 3</td><td>5-5</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="12">2006 National League Wild Card Standings</td></tr><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">NATIONAL</td><td width="6%">W</td><td width="6%">L</td><td>Pct</td><td>GB</td><td>HOME</td><td>ROAD</td><td width="5%">RS</td><td width="5%">RA</td><td>STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20060824--> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">St. Louis*</td><td>66</td><td>60</td><td>.524</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-24</td><td>31-36</td><td width="5%">616</td><td width="5%">611</td><td>Lost 3</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Cincinnati*</td><td>67</td><td>61</td><td>.523</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-33</td><td>32-28</td><td width="5%">643</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>6-4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">San Diego</td><td>65</td><td>62</td><td>.512</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">1.5</td><td>33-36</td><td>32-26</td><td width="5%">563</td><td width="5%">552</td><td>Won 4</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Philadelphia</td><td>64</td><td>63</td><td>.504</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">2.5</td><td>33-35</td><td>31-28</td><td width="5%">673</td><td width="5%">659</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Arizona</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>30-31</td><td>32-34</td><td width="5%">622</td><td width="5%">637</td><td>Lost 4</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Milwaukee</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>39-26</td><td>23-39</td><td width="5%">582</td><td width="5%">649</td><td>Won 3</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">San Francisco</td><td>62</td><td>66</td><td>.484</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">5</td><td>35-31</td><td>27-35</td><td width="5%">589</td><td width="5%">594</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>7-3</td></tr></tbody></table>
 
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8/25/06

REDS 6 GIANTS 3
Home run by Ross caps rally from 3-0 deficit

Friday, August 25, 2006

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SAN FRANCISCO — David Ross’ solo homer broke a tie with two outs in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 last night.
Ross connected against Vinnie Chulk (0-2) with a drive to left for the National League wild card-leading Reds, who began a season-long 10-game road trip against contending NL West teams by pulling to .0004 behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central (.5238 to .5234).
Ryan Franklin (5-6) got the final out in the seventh for the win as Cincinnati gained a half-game on idle San Diego for a 1 1 /2-game edge in the wildcard race. David Weathers pitched the ninth for his 10 th save in 16 chances.
Edwin Encarnacion drove in two runs for the Reds on a cold August evening at San Francisco’s waterfront ballpark, where the first-pitch temperature was 58 degrees. Juan Castro hit a two-run single in the ninth off Mike Stanton for the Reds’ final runs.
Pedro Feliz hit a two-run homer and Randy Winn added a solo shot, but the Giants didn’t score after the second inning.
San Francisco had won eight of 10 to get back in the playoff chase after falling 7 1 /2 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West race Aug. 13. The Gi
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ants now trail division-leading Los Angeles by 4 1 /2 games and are five games back in the wildcard chase.
Trailing 3-0, Encarnacion singled in a run to get the Reds on the board in the sixth. The ball bounced slightly in front of second and over the bag and rolled under lunging second baseman Ray Durham. Ken Griffey Jr. scored moments later from third on a passed ball. After a walk to Adam Dunn, Giants starter Brad Hennessey gave way to Kevin Correia. He got Rich Aurilia to pop out. After Brandon Phillips drew a walk, Correia struck out Ross and starting pitcher Eric Milton.
Encarnacion doubled in the tying run in the seventh.
Hennessey had a better showing than his last game when the right-hander didn’t make it out of the second inning in the shortest outing of his career Saturday against the Dodgers.
Durham extended his seasonbest and team-high hitting streak to 14 games with a leadoff double in the second, then Feliz followed with a drive to left on a 2-2 pitch from Milton for his 21 st home run of the season.
Winn hit Milton’s second pitch of the game over the leftfield wall for his 10 th home run and second leadoff homer of the year. Barry Bonds went 0 for 3 with a walk.
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Wish granted. 1-2-3 ninth inning, Reds win!

The Reds pull into a virtual tie for 1st in the division, and add some daylight between themselves and the wild card pack.

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">CENTRAL</td><td width="6%">W</td><td width="6%">L</td><td width="8%">PCT</td><td width="5%">GB</td><td>HOME</td><td>ROAD</td><td>RS</td><td>RA</td><td>STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20060824--> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">St. Louis</td><td>66</td><td>60</td><td>.524</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-24</td><td>31-36</td><td width="5%">616</td><td width="5%">611</td><td>Lost 3</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Cincinnati</td><td>67</td><td>61</td><td>.523</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-33</td><td>32-28</td><td width="5%">643</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>6-4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Milwaukee</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>39-26</td><td>23-39</td><td width="5%">582</td><td width="5%">649</td><td>Won 3</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Houston</td><td>60</td><td>68</td><td>.469</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">7</td><td>34-31</td><td>26-37</td><td width="5%">572</td><td width="5%">594</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Chicago Cubs</td><td>54</td><td>73</td><td>.425</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">12.5</td><td>27-36</td><td>27-37</td><td width="5%">537</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Pittsburgh</td><td>50</td><td>78</td><td>.391</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">17</td><td>33-30</td><td>17-48</td><td width="5%">562</td><td width="5%">641</td><td>Won 3</td><td>5-5</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="12">2006 National League Wild Card Standings</td></tr><tr class="colhead" align="right"><td align="left">NATIONAL</td><td width="6%">W</td><td width="6%">L</td><td>Pct</td><td>GB</td><td>HOME</td><td>ROAD</td><td width="5%">RS</td><td width="5%">RA</td><td>STRK</td><td>L10</td></tr><!--seasonType=2--> <!--startDate=20060824--> <tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">St. Louis*</td><td>66</td><td>60</td><td>.524</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-24</td><td>31-36</td><td width="5%">616</td><td width="5%">611</td><td>Lost 3</td><td>4-6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Cincinnati*</td><td>67</td><td>61</td><td>.523</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">-</td><td>35-33</td><td>32-28</td><td width="5%">643</td><td width="5%">652</td><td>Won 1</td><td>6-4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">San Diego</td><td>65</td><td>62</td><td>.512</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">1.5</td><td>33-36</td><td>32-26</td><td width="5%">563</td><td width="5%">552</td><td>Won 4</td><td>5-5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Philadelphia</td><td>64</td><td>63</td><td>.504</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">2.5</td><td>33-35</td><td>31-28</td><td width="5%">673</td><td width="5%">659</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">Arizona</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>30-31</td><td>32-34</td><td width="5%">622</td><td width="5%">637</td><td>Lost 4</td><td>3-7</td></tr><tr class="evenrow" align="right"><td align="left">Milwaukee</td><td>62</td><td>65</td><td>.488</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">4.5</td><td>39-26</td><td>23-39</td><td width="5%">582</td><td width="5%">649</td><td>Won 3</td><td>7-3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow" align="right"><td align="left">San Francisco</td><td>62</td><td>66</td><td>.484</td><td class="sortcol" width="5%">5</td><td>35-31</td><td>27-35</td><td width="5%">589</td><td width="5%">594</td><td>Lost 1</td><td>7-3</td></tr></tbody></table>
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Stayed up late to watch it. like LL Cool J "Don't call it a comeback"
I'm really excited the way the reds have been playing, a really solid year. The upper management went out and got there bull pen help, Amazing!! years before that was a no no.
 
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Magic #

What do we think the magic number(s) are for reaching the playoffs as either the wild card or as the division winner? Right now we are 66-60 with a 1.5 game lead in the Wild Card and % points behind the Cards for the division lead. Assuming this holds, 85 wins would net us the wild card, but you have to think one of the 5 teams within 5 games will catch fire and close that gap. So, I'd guess 88 wins nets us the wild card.

As for the division, that one is a little harder. Our position right now is as much a testament to our success as it is to the Cards failures. Does this mean we expect more of the same or for them to regain championship form? I would think, in the end, it will take more games the win the division than to win the WC, so I think 90 is the goal to see the division banner flying over friendly skies next summer.

I'd love to hear others thoughts!
 
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8/26/06

GIANTS 4 REDS 1
Morris continues to rule Cincinnati

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Janie McCauley
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SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Morris hit a key two-run double in the eighth inning and pitched a three-hitter, lifting the San Francisco Giants past the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 last night.
Morris retired 18 straight batters to finish his second complete game of the season and 20 th of his career. He ended a seven-start winless stretch with his first victory since July 14 against Philadelphia.
Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 26 th home run of the season and No. 562 of his career for the wild card-leading Reds, who fell out of a virtual tie with St. Louis for first place in the National League Central.
Omar Vizquel stole three bases, the first San Francisco player to do so since he did it in July 2005.
Shea Hillenbrand hit a solo home run to help Morris win his fourth straight decision against the Reds since a losss June 20, 2004.
With the Giants ahead 2-1, manager Felipe Alou sent Mark Sweeney to the on-deck circle as a decoy in the eighth. After the Reds intentionally walked rookie Eliezer Alfonzo with two outs, the crowd roared when Morris came to bat.
Morris delivered, hitting a liner into the left-center field gap for his 10 th hit in 52 at-bats this season and his third double.
Morris (9-11) won with an efficient 99-pitch effort.
Griffey connected with two outs in the first, sending the ball into the elevated seating area in right-center. He moved within one home run of tying Reggie Jackson for 10 th place on the all-time list.
The Giants tied it at 1 in the bottom half on Barry Bonds’ RBI single up the middle. The hit gave him 1,351 RBI as a Giants players, moving him past his godfather, Willie Mays, and into sole possession of second place on the San Francisco list behind Willie McCovey’s 1,388.
Hillenbrand hit a towering homer to left leading off the third against Aaron Harang (13-9). It was Hillenbrand’s fourth homer since joining the Giants in a trade from Toronto on July 21 and his 16 th overall.
Ray Durham had his 14-game hitting streak stopped, going 0 for 4.
Morris allowed a leadoff double to Edwin Encarnacion in the fourth, then didn’t permit another base runner. Morris struck out five and didn’t walk a batter.
The 42-year-old Bonds, who hit his 725 th career homer Monday, planned to take off today’s game after playing in eight straight games. Twice in the season’s second half the slugger has played 12 straight games — including 10 straight days following the All-Star break — and 11 in a row in the first half of the year.
"I’m exhausted," Bonds said in the dugout before the game. "I’ve been playing every day."
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Vizquel stole his 21 st base in the first after a one-out single, swiped No. 22 of the year in the seventh after another single, then stole again moments later for his 23 rd. ... Harang is 7-6 in 15 road outings this year. ... It warmed up to 65 degrees at first pitch, after Thursday’s gametime temperature was 58. ... One of the Reds’ first priorities come Sept. 1 will be calling up another outfielder, and Chris Denorfia is likely at the top of the list. He was batting .340 with five home runs and 40 RBI for triple-A Louisville and also had 15 stolen bases. Brandon Watson is another top candidate. "If the rosters stay the way they are right now, hopefully we’ll get another outfielder for sure," manager Jerry Narron said. "There will definitely be an outfielder here the first chance we can get an outfielder here."
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8/27/06

GIANTS 4 REDS 1
Giants silence Reds hitters again

Sunday, August 27, 2006

Janie McCauley
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SAN FRANCISCO — It took well into the second half of the season for the San Francisco Giants to start playing with a sense of urgency.
The way they’re competing now, the Giants aren’t even thinking about the consolation prize of the National League wild card, considering the West is still anybody’s division to win.
Shea Hillenbrand homered for the second straight game for No. 100 in his career and Noah Lowry won back-toback starts for the first time this season, leading the Giants past the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 yesterday for their 10 th victory in 13 games.
"I see the guys understanding that we don’t have time or room to make mistakes," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. "We can’t afford to beat ourselves. They know that. The time left is not that big. The shot is legitimate."
Hillenbrand hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning for San Francisco, which began the day 3 1 /2 games behind NL West-leading Los Angeles and pulled within three games of the Reds in the wild-card race.
David Ross hit his 18 th home run in the sixth for the Reds, snapping a stretch of 16 1 /3 scoreless innings by San Francisco starters.
The Reds lost their second in a row three games into a season-long 10-game road trip. Cincinnati trails first-place St. Louis by two games in the NL Central.
"It’s not going to be easy," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "We just have to come out of it, and we will."
Hillenbrand connected for his fifth homer since being acquired from Toronto on July 21. His 17 th homer overall chased Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (10-9).
"He’s starting to pay big dividends," Alou said.
Pedro Feliz’s RBI double in the fourth broke a scoreless tie, and Randy Winn later ran around the bases on a crazy play for another run.
Winn doubled to start the fifth and wound up scoring when center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. made a wild throw that deflected off second baseman Brandon Phillips’ glove and caromed down the dugout stairs for a two-base error.
Lowry (7-7) looked strong again after coming off a careerbest two-hit shutout Monday night against Arizona that ended a five-start winless stretch. He gave up six hits, struck out three and walked three in eight innings.
Arroyo didn’t allow a hit until Ray Durham’s one-out single in the fourth, and Feliz lined a double three batters later to get the Giants on the board.
Arroyo, 0-3 in four career appearances against the Giants, allowed four runs and eight hits, struck out six and walked four.
Griffey extended his seasonbest hitting streak to 11 games with a two-out single in the seventh. Barry Bonds got the day off after playing the previous night, his eighth straight game. Mark Sweeney started in left field and went 0 for 4.
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8/28/06

GIANTS 8 REDS 0
Reds bats go silent against rookie
Cain helps hand Cincinnati fourth loss in five games

Monday, August 28, 2006


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SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds and the other San Francisco hitters made it an easy afternoon for rookie Matt Cain.
Cain pitched seven sharp innings and the resurgent Giants won again yesterday, beating the slumping Cincinnati Reds 8-0. Omar Vizquel, Ray Durham and Shea Hillenbrand each drove in two runs as San Francisco won for the 11 th time in 14 games.
Bonds went 3 for 3 and the Giants pulled two games behind Cincinnati in the wild-card race and kept up their chase of Los Angeles in the National League West.
Bonds also drew his 100 th walk of the season. He’s batting .251 with 17 home runs and 55 RBI this year.
"He’s getting hot again and he’s still one of the best hitters in the game, regardless of what anybody says," Hillenbrand said. "When Bonds gets hot, the three-hole hitter sees a lot more strikes."
The Reds have lost four of five since climbing within percentage points of NL Central-leading St. Louis.
Cain (10-9) gave up four hits, struck out nine and walked two. He allowed only two runners past first base.
"I wanted to establish the zone early and I was able to do that," he said. "The offense was awesome. It takes pressure off when we score early. I could concentrate on getting my first two pitches in the zone."
Cain became the ninth rookie to win at least 10 games for San Francisco, and the first since Ryan Jensen in 2002. Cain has given up one run and 12 hits in his past 19 1 /3 innings.
"He’s getting better every outing," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. "Every time he throws a pitch he has some thought behind it, some strategy."
The 3-4-5 hitters were a combined 8 for 13 with five RBI. Hillenbrand, batting third, had three hits.
Bonds had nine hits in his last 20 at-bats during the homestand, including a home run, and drove in five runs.
"He’s not getting pitches to hit for home runs, but he is getting pitches to do what he’s doing now and we need that," Alou said.
Hillenbrand went 8 for 16 with five RBI against the Reds, snapping an 0-for-15 stretch.
Kyle Lohse (1-1) allowed five runs and 10 hits in five innings. The five runs matched the total he had given up in his other five appearances since being traded from Minnesota to the Reds on July 31.
"The main thing before I’ve been able to get ahead with my fastball and location," Lohse said. "That didn’t happen today. They jumped on a lot of firstpitch fastballs. I threw a lot of bad strikes."
In his previous outing, Lohse pitched eight shutout innings against Houston.
The Giants scored in each of the first three innings. Durham had an RBI single in the first, Vizquel had a two-run single in the second and Durham had a sacrifice fly in the third.
Pedro Feliz doubled home a run in the fifth, matching his career high with 84 RBI. Bonds singled in a run in the sixth.
The Reds went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.
"They played a great series against us," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "In the last three games, we haven’t done a whole lot. We’ve been in this situation before and we’ll see what we’re made of the next six games on the road." Ryan Freel led off the eighth with a single and reached second on Ken Griffey Jr.’s one-out single, but reliever Kevin Correia got Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunn on infield popups.
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We're in big trouble. You don't want to go into L.A. trying to snap a losing streak and stay alive, against Brad Penny no less. We need at least two wins here to salvage the road trip and maybe get a split out of the 10.
 
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8/29/06

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Reds try hard but just can’t catch up

Tuesday, August 29, 2006


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LOS ANGELES — Russell Martin hit a two-run homer, Jason Repko had a two-run single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 last night.
Andre Ethier also had three hits and Jeff Kent added an RBI double, helping the Dodgers increase their National League West lead to three games over San Diego after a 4-5 trip.
Cincinnati dropped 3 1 /2 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central with its fourth straight loss. The Reds lead the wild-card race, a half-game in front of San Diego and a game in front of Philadelphia.
Brad Penny (14-7) tied a career high for victories after overcoming early control problems and pulled even with Carlos Zambrano and Brandon Webb for the NL lead in wins. He allowed a run and four hits over five innings.
Todd Hollandsworth had three RBI for Cincinnati, two on an eighth-inning single against Elmer Dessens. Brandon Phillips followed with a two-run homer off converted reliever Brett Tomko that cut the gap to one run.
Tomko then walked David Ross and pinch-hitter Adam Dunn before Jonathan Broxton struck out Scott Hatteberg with runners at second and third. Broxton finished for his third save, throwing a called third strike past Phillips to end the game with two on.
Chris Michalak (1-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in four innings in his Dodger Stadium debut. He spent most of the 2001 season with the Dodgers’ triple-A team, then in Albuquerque.
Reds No. 3 hitter Edwin Encarnacion had a chance to drive in a runner from third base each of his first three times up but was retired all three times by Penny — leaving Ken Griffey Jr. in the on-deck circle twice.
Penny threw 61 pitches over the first three innings while giving up all five of his walks. He stranded Freel at third base in the first, throwing a called third strike past Encarnacion and retiring Griffey on a foul pop. He walked three straight batters with one out in the third, then escaped the jam when shortstop Rafael Furcal turned Encarnacion’s grounder up the middle into a double play.
Griffey led off the fourth with a double, took third on Rich Aurilia’s bloop single and scored on a groundout by Hollandsworth that trimmed the Dodgers’ lead to 2-1.
LA made it 4-1 in the bottom half with ground-rule doubles by Nomar Garciaparra and Kent, followed by Ethier’s RBI single. Repko’s tworun single against Todd Coffey made it 6-1 in the seventh. Martin opened the scoring in the second with his eighth homer.

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Jerry Narron might be the worst gametime manager that I have ever seen.

Matt Belisle is done. His fastball is barely reaching 85mph according to sportsline tonight and his control sucks. Bring Bailey up before we miss the playoffs!:smash:
 
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8/30/06

LATE MONDAY
Reds’ rally falls short in 6-5 loss

Wednesday, August 30, 2006


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LOS ANGELES — Jason Repko hit a two-run bloop single to create a five-run cushion, Russell Martin hit a two-run homer, Andre Ethier had three hits and Jeff Kent added an RBI double, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers increase their National League West lead to three games over San Diego with a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Cincinnati dropped 3 1 /2 games behind St. Louis in the NL Central with its fourth straight loss. The Reds lead the wild-card race, a half-game in front of San Diego.
Brad Penny (14-7) tied a career high for victories after overcoming early control problems and pulled even with Carlos Zambrano and Brandon Webb for the NL lead in wins. He allowed a run and four hits over five innings.
Todd Hollandsworth had three RBI for Cincinnati, two on an eighth-inning single against Elmer Dessens. Brandon Phillips followed with a two-run homer off Brett Tomko that cut the gap to one run.
Tomko then walked David Ross and pinch-hitter Adam Dunn before Jonathan Broxton struck out Scott Hatteberg with runners at second and third. Broxton finished for his third save, throwing a called third strike past Phillips to end the game with two on.
"You certainly don’t quit. But it’s still a hard one to swallow," Hollandsworth said. "Tonight’s game might help us because we got in their bullpen and scored some runs off them and made them work a little bit. I know they’ve been using a lot of bullets down there — as have we. So if we can pull anything out of this game, hopefully that’s what it is, and maybe it’ll benefit us tomorrow."
Chris Michalak (1-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in four innings in his Dodger Stadium debut. He spent most of the 2001 season with the Dodgers’ triple-A team, which at that time was in Albuquerque.
Reds No. 3 hitter Edwin Encarnacion had a chance to drive in a runner from third base each of his first three times up but was retired all three times by Penny — leaving Ken Griffey Jr. in the on-deck circle twice. "We wore Penny down and made him throw an awful a lot of pitches," Hollandsworth said. "But we still really didn’t even get to him. I mean, we got the one run off him, but he got out of it."
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