ST Game Thread 3/30/2006

[redsrbetter]

Today's game is going to be on ESPN. We have Arroyo going against his former team. Interesting matchup will be Wily Mo vs. Arroyo. Here are the lineups for today as the game starts in about 5 minutes.

Reds
Ryan Freel CF
Felipe Lopez SS
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Rich Aurilia 2B
Jacob Cruz DH
Austin Kearns RF
Brian Buchanan LF
David Ross C
(Bronson Arroyo P)

Red Sox
Coco Crisp CF
Mark Loretta 2B
Trot Nixon DH
Manny Ramirez LF
Mike Lowell 3B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Wily Mo Pena RF
Josh Bard C
Alex Gonzalez SS
(Tim Wakefield P)

Lets have a great one guys!

[redsrbetter]

Hatteberg batting cleanup? I realize Griffey and Dunn are not in there, but he should still not be batting 4th.

[griffeyfan3]

This should be a very interesting game. I look forward to talking with you guys for as long as i can.

[redsrbetter]

sounds great griffeyfan!

I want to see a big game from Kearns, EdE and especially Arroyo.

[griffeyfan3]

WEll im off to take a shower real fast, forgot about that for a sec. I should be back at around the bottom of the 1st or top 2nd.

[redsrbetter]

Freel gets the full count...

then goes opposite field to fly out

[redsrbetter]

Good AB from Freel. I like a leadoff hitter to get the pitcher to pitch a lot of pitches. Even that doesn't matter much for Wakefield.

[redsrbetter]

WEll im off to take a shower real fast, forgot about that for a sec. I should be back at around the bottom of the 1st or top 2nd.

sounds good man

[redsrbetter]

Felo grounds out to the new 2B for Boston Mark Loretta.

He went to a full count as well.

[redsrbetter]

First pitch swinging is EdE and he pops out to Loretta.

[redsrbetter]

Its time for Arroyo to face his pals. I am sure he will be nervous, but it will be nice to see how he works through it.

[MarinersFan87]

Crisp pushes a single into RF.

[redsrbetter]

Crisp leads off with a basehit. Nice AB, I think Arroyo just got a little too much of the plate with that curveball.

[MarinersFan87]

Arroyo's early control already looks much better than it did in his initial start.

I had totally forgot that Loretta was on the Red Sox, another good pick up for them.

[MarinersFan87]

Blah, Crisp gets to 3rd on a pass ball on a pickoff move.