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Saturday, May 10, 2008
When you send out Matt Belisle to start for you, and the other team puts up Johan Santana, you figure you are at a disadvantage. And you'd be oh, so right. Yet the Reds' offense managed to put some runs on the board this afternoon, while the prevent unit struggled to keep the Mets off the board. The Mets beat the Reds 12-6 in a game that never seemed to be close. Santana wasn't exactly unbeatable, giving up ten hits in six innings, but the Reds never inspired confidence in their ability to win this game. Marty Brennaman expressed surprise on the radio that there was no one warming up in the bullpen in the fifth, while the Mets were in the process of extending a 4-1 lead to 6-1. However, with another game coming up tonight, it seemed that come Gehenna or high water, Belisle would pitch five innings to save that bullpen. Then, when Bill Bray started the 6th, he pitched to only two batters (giving up two hits) and was pulled without getting an out. So much fo saving the bullpen. In five innings Belisle gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks, with two strikeouts. Bray was charged with two runs, aided by Mike Lincoln, who gave up two homers in two innings, and a total of four runs on three hits and two walks. Jeremy Affeldt pitched a shutout inning. Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo homer for the team's first run, Brandon Phillips had a triple and a double, Ryan Freel had three hits, and there were two from Ken Griffey, Phillips and Encarnacion. Freel, Griffey, and Joey Votto also had doubles. The biggest quibble of the game has to be in the lineup. Adam Dunn was out of the lineup against the lefty Santana, which is nothing to complain about. However, Corey Patterson WAS in the lineup, and not only that was batting leadoff. Why not Jerry Hairston? And why not Freel and Keppinger at the top of the order, if you wanted Patterson for defense? Dusty Baker needs to realize that Patterson is hurting the team, not helping it, and has no business batting leadoff. Well, they play again this evening, if the rain holds off in Queens. |
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