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Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Reds swept not only the Cleveland series, but the 6-game homestand, with a 6-4 victory over the Indians this afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Edinson Volquez won the battle of league ERA leaders, as the Reds treated Cliff Lee rather rudely. The Reds scored more runs off Lee than he had given up all season. Volquez went six innings and gave up two runs on four hits and four walks (and two HBP) with five strikeouts. Jeremy Affeldt started the 7th, but couldn't get an out and gave up three hits. He would be charged with two runs. Jared Burton pitched two innings and was charged with no runs, and Francisco Cordero pitched a shutout 9th for his 9th save. The Reds got on the board in the first when Ryan Freel singled, Paul Janish worked a walk (just the fifth of the season for Lee) and one out later Brandon Phillips grounded out but Freel scored. That lead held up until the fourth when the Indians scored, but Adam Dunn answered with a solo homer. The Reds got two more in the 5th on four straight singles with two out, by Freel, Janish, Ken Griffey, and Phillips. They tallied another two in the 6th when Joey Votto hit a pinch-hit homer, plating Javier Valentin in front of him. Valentin was starting at first, his first start in nearly a month. Janish had three hits, Freel and Dunn two each. Janish is now batting .800 as a big leaguer. See, playing in the majors isn't so hard. The Reds have pulled themselves up to two games under .500, at 21-23. They head out on a road trip tied with Pittsburgh for fourth place, jumping ahead of Milwaukee. The Reds now play three each in Los Angeles and San Diego before returning home. For the LA series, Bronson Arroyo faces Brad Penny on Monday night, Matt Belisle and Chad Billingsley will hook up on Tuesday, and Johnny Cueto faces Hiroki Kuroda on Wednesday. All games are late west-coast starting times. |
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