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CINCINNATI MILWAUKEE # Pos. Name ... Pos. Name 1. CF COREY PATTERSON ... 2B RICKIE WEEKS 2. 3B RYAN FREEL ... CF GABE GROSS 3. RF KEN GRIFFEY JR ... 1B PRINCE FIELDER 4. 2B BRANDON PHILLIPS ... LF RYAN BRAUN 5. LF ADAM DUNN ... 3B BILL HALL 6. SS JEFF KEPPINGER ... RF COREY HART 7. 1B SCOTT HATTEBERG ... SS JJ HARDY 8. C JAVIER VALENTIN ... P DAVE BUSH 9. P JOSH FOGG ... C JASON KENDALL
So we lost a tough one last night. Cueto was agin lights out and our offense simply could not help him out. So, in retrospect, Dusty Baker has decided that something had to change. What is the change? Well. EdE is not getting the start. He has struggled to say the least at the plate so far this season. Perhaps a little taste of pine will do him in.
I like the look of this lineup as well. Having Keppinger protect Dunn is just setting Dunn up for a big night. I would switch Freel and Patterson in this batting order though. Patterson is a great bunter and Freel is more of a leadoff guy (although not exceptional himself) than Patterson.
We need to see a win tonight to keep this team's heads up in hopes for bigger things to come on this road trip. The key tonight is the offense that has been less than stellar all season. And for Josh Fogg to have better command of his pitches this time around.
Lets get this one started!