CIN 9 13 1 (81-52)
HOU 3 9 1 (40-92)
W: Mike Leake (7-8)
L: Fernando Abad (0-2)
Box Score
- Recap:
- Mike Leake was solid last night for six innings in Houston, Texas. Although he didn't need much, he had plenty of help from the offense. The Reds had five extra base hits on the night; three doubles and a pair of longballs. Jay Bruce hit a homerun off a left-hander giving him a pretty cool distinction according to the Elias Sports Bureau: " It was Bruce's 28th home run of the season and his 10th off a left-handed pitcher; he had hit 12 homers off lefties in 2010 and 11 last year. Bruce is the lone left-handed hitter with 10-or-more home runs against left-handed pitchers in each of the last three seasons (that is, 2010, 2011 and 2012). And he has tied the Reds' record of three straight seasons with 10-or-more lefty-on-lefty homers; Ted Kluszewski (1953-55) and Adam Dunn (2004-06) are the others who did that." So that's pretty neat-o in my book.
- Reds Offense:
- Brandon Phillips: 3-for-5 with his 29th double and his 71st RBI. The best second-baseman in the National League plays for the Cincinnati Reds and is batting .300 on the year.
- Zack Cozart: Two big hits for Cozy on the night; the first was a two-run homer (15) that sailed into the Crawford Boxes in left that gave the Reds an early boost. His second hit was launched even further but landed just under the yellow line off the tall wall in left-center for his 32nd double. (Maybe having Heisey behind him rather than Stubbs helps a little?)
- Heisey and Navarro: Heisey had a pair of singles and two RBI (29) as he continues to swing the bat very well as of late for the Reds. He always got an uncontested, stand-up steal (6). It's hard not to imagine what it would be like to have Chris in the daily lineup over Drew right now. Navarro also had a pair of hits last night including a double. Last night was most likely Dioner's last go 'round with the Reds big club barring any unfortunate scenarios.
- Jay Bruce: Jables reached base three times by walking twice and pelting a three-run homerun (28) that put the game out of reach. It was also Jay's 82nd, 83rd and 84th runs batted in.
- Frazier and Ludwick: Both had a hit on the night. Ludwick also drew a walk.
- Miguel Cairo: The old fart came in to pinch-hit in the 8th and battled out a long at-bat in which he ended by singling over third base and driving in a run (12).
- Reds Pitching:
- Mike Leake: 6.0 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 6 SO. Mikey scattered some hits but was really only in trouble one time in the game when he allowed back-to-back jacks in the 4th inning. Outside of that, Leake was splendid. When "Leakey" is going strong, he is a very good number five pitcher and would be welcomed in that role by any ballclub.
- LeCure and Simon: 3.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K. LeCure looked terrific in his one inning as he didn't allow squat and struck out a batter. Simon got into some trouble in the 8th and allowed a run, but he was still quite solid overall.
- Something I wanted to add:
- Fernando Abad gave up six runs on nine hits in just 4.1 innings. It was 'a bad' night for Fernando! Ha! Yeah, its a dumb pun. So what?
**It'll be Homer Bailey (10-9, 4.24) vs. the best pitcher Houston has to offer, Lucas Harrell (10-9, 3.92), in the 7:05pm (ET) game tonight between the Reds and the Astronomicals. Let's go Redlegs! I would love for us to come back to Cincy with a perfect 7-0 road trip under our belt.
-Votto Update: Seeing as the Redlegs just keep on winning and Joey is just now getting back into the swing of things, we won't see him until after this series in Houston. The Reds return home for a series against the Phillies on Labor Day and we are keeping our fingers crossed for a return on that date. Votto has been playing in Dayton the last few days as he continues to rehab his way back to where he belongs; batting third and playing first base for the best team in baseball.
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