Game Thread For 7/21---Cubs @ Reds

[Wally Mo Pena]

milton through 3. gave up a single to todd walker, but seems to have decent control going.

[Wally Mo Pena]

griffey lines out to ramirez, kearns and dunn coming up.

[Wally Mo Pena]

kearns 2 for 2 after a single to left on a 3-2 pitch.

they're over-shifting on dunn, i don't think most teams do that, do they?

[Wally Mo Pena]

dunn grounds into a dp.

[CincyRedsFan30]

Dunn again not getting much to hit and tries to hit bad pitches(with bad results).

I prefer him walking than swinging at bad pitches because he doesn't get that many good pitches.

[Wally Mo Pena]

are you watching the game? It sounds like you're making excuses for Dunn again. He went after a pitch early in the count and i don't know that it was a bad pitch. Maybe you saw something i didn't, but i don't think you can just say that everytime dunn gets out with someone on base, that he would have walked if he hadn't swung.

you go so far out of your way to forgive his hitting, i just don't know why. He's good, but he still has a lot to learn, it seems clear to me. No one has ever told him to go after bad pitches anyway.

[Wally Mo Pena]

milton's given up two in the 4th so far on two singles and a double. 2 down.

[Wally Mo Pena]

todd walker hits a three run shot. 5-1 cubs.

and that's it for me.

[CincyRedsFan30]

Not making excuses. The evidence is overwhelming. When he tries to be too aggressive, he makes Outs. The goal is to avoid Outs. He does that when he isn't too aggressive.

Milton's ERA is over 7.

[Wally Mo Pena]

your evidence is underwhelming at best. You claim he was too aggresive on a bad pitch whenever he makes an out. What other evidence is there? Show it to me.

[Wally Mo Pena]

Dunn up in the 7th, bases loaded, one out, cubs up 5-4. He's left 4 on base already today, here is a chance for some redemption.

called strike 1
swining strike 2 on a ball in the dirt
ball 1 outside
ball 2 down and out
called strike 3

unbelievable. how can they load them up with no outs and not get anything time after time. It's all up to aurilia. awsome.

[Wally Mo Pena]

diving catch in center robs aurilia. if dunn could have done that it would be a tie game, but i'll look the other way because he's the best hitter in baseball.

I guess dunn should have been so agressive in that last ab, i'm sure he would have walked a run in if he had just stood there, since everyone is so scared of him.

[Wally Mo Pena]

threatening again in the 8th. olmedo sacrafice bunts to move wily mo and valentin to 2nd and 3rd with one out.

Casey pinch hitting for freel. 2 and 1 the count.

ball 3, which makes this what they call a "hitters count"

strike 2 called.

[Wally Mo Pena]

And Noboa Balks! They Called A BALK!!

Pena scores to tie the game!

Valentin to third.

Ball 4! Lopez to the plate!

[Wally Mo Pena]

ooohhh and they bring in the Dumpster. Sweet vengence if the Felo can come through.

5-5 game, 1st and 3rd, one out, Lopez up.

Felo smashes a shot right at dempster and he's able to hold valentin at third and get lopez at first. bad luck.

intentional walk coming to griffey. Kearns with a chance to put the reds ahead.