Milwaukee 1 10 1
Cincinnati 2 8 0
By Ryan Bramwell
- Woo! Boy, that Cueto fella' is really something, huh? Although he wasn't perfect (117 pitches in 7 innings) he was still extraordinary. Johnny C. allowed only one run on eight hits in seven frames on Sunday. He walked one Brewer and struck out nine of them. Cueto is now 12-5 on the season and has an ERA of 2.23. (Cy Young candidate status: He should be in solid contention. He's had the lowest overall ERA in the NL over the last two seasons and he is pitching in a ballpark that has given up home runs in 74 consecutive games. It takes a special pitcher to maintain that kind of dominance.)
- All three runs of the game were scored in the 3rd inning. Luckily, the Reds scored two of them.
- The Reds' top-of-the-order was 5-for-11 including two hits and two RBI for both Wilson Valdez and Brandon Phillips.
- Chapman struck out another pair of batters in the 9th to close out the game and obtain his 17th save on the season.
- The Reds have now won four straight games and 11 of their last 13! During the homestand the Reds were 8-2. Joey who?
- Those pesky Pirates just won't go away. I predicted they would begin to fade and be unable to keep up the magic, but they have yet to prove me right.
- Cincinnati will travel to Houston (34-62) tomorrow for the first of a three-game set. From there, the Reds have an off-day and then head to the Colorado (36-58) for another 3-game series. Mat Latos (7-3, 4.33) faces off against lefty Wandy Rodriguez (7-8, 3.75) tomorrow night at 8:05pm ET.
- We are 15 games over .500! Only one other team in the NL has a better record than Cincy.
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