Stubbs Homers In 10th, Leads to Reds Win.

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The Cincinnati Reds were looking to win the series today vs. the Brewers. With some very powerful hitting, the Reds grinded out 15 hits to lead to a extra inning 7-6 win. Here's what happened.....

Sam LeCure was on the hill for the Reds, who didn't last long, going 4.1 innings.

The Reds scored 4 runs in the 1st, starting with a 3 run homer by 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto.

Then, Paul Janish hit a sac fly to score Jonny Gomes and the Reds had a big lead, 4-0.

Carlos Gomez singled to right to scored 2 runs in the 3rd, then in the 5th, Lucroy had a RBI Groundout, and then the Brew Crew tied it with a Prince Fielder RBI Groundout.

Joey Votto singled to right in the 6th to bring in Edgar Renteria, in the same inning, Brandon Phillips singled to score Drew Stubbs. Now 6-4 Reds.

But it was not over. Kotsay hit a 1 run single, the last, Rickie Weeks hit a Sac fly and the Brewers have tied it.

The Reds in the 10th did one thing. Just one, and it was a amazing one.

Drew Stubbs hit a solo Home Run in the 10th and the Reds won 7-6. The Reds don't play until Friday, when they go back home to face the surging Florida Marlins.

Reds-Cardinals Series Preview.

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A rivalry that was really tested last year, when the Cincinnati Reds and the St.Louis Cardinals got in a huge brawl.

It was a big part of the season when the Reds got swept in the Queen City, which gave the Cardinals a half a game lead in the NL Central.

But the Reds started to play Reds baseball and got back into first, clinch the NL Central last year.

Anyways, lets get on to the 3 game series in St. Louis.

GAME 1: Edison Volquez had a terrible outing vs. Pittsburgh, having early woes, and the Reds couldn't come back from a 4-0 hole. Volquez's record make look good, 2-0, but he has a 6.75 ERA. Now if you are a MLB Pitcher with that ERA, you are terrible. Kyle McClellan had been pitching very well lately, he is 2-0, with a 1.89 ERA. He is one of those guys that will beat you on any day. Now, to renew a rivalry, Look at these Shirts Cardinal Fans made making fun of Mike Leake's department store theft, but the truth is, don't make fun of a pitcher that is better than you ace, and we all know their ace, Chris Carpenter.

GAME 2: Reds will send young pitcher Travis Wood to the mound, vs. Cardinals ace, who has had a bad start to the season, Chris Carpenter, he 0-2 with a 4.13 ERA, all 4 starts he has had have been losses for his team. Wood is 1-2 with a 5.73 ERA. MY PREDICTION: Reds can't get my Carpenter ever, Carpenter is 9-0 vs. the Reds in his career.

GAME 3: This game will be on famous Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Sam LeCure will pitch for the Reds, but the Cardinals have not yet scheduled a pitcher for this game.

So that's the series preview. GO REDS!

Reds-Diamondbacks Series Preview.

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The Cincinnati Reds vs. Arizona Diamondbacks will kick off today, the Reds and the D-Backs have already met once this season, so maybe the Reds can bounce back from that series loss.

Here is the Preview.

GAME 1 TODAY 4:10 PT: Sam LeCure is pitching for the Reds, and for the D-Backs, is the "Almost Perfect" pitcher, Armando Galarraga, who almost pitched a perfect game last year, but then a blown call was made, but it is time to move on from that. LeCure is 0-0 this season, and Galarraga is 2-0 with a 6.08 ERA. MY PREDICTION: The Reds bounce back from an early threat, come back to win, 5-3.

GAME 2 WEDNESDAY 4:10 PT: Bronson Arroyo had a bad outing vs. Pittsburgh in Game 1 of that 4 game series that Reds lost, 6-1. The Reds never got to Ian Kennedy in a 13-2 loss to Arizona and Kennedy, as he is 1-1 this season with a 6.88 ERA. MY PREDICTION: The Reds win the series, 8-2.

GAME 2 THURDAY 9:35 PT: Mike Leake got arrested yesterday, but is scheduled to start on Thursday when the Reds face the D-Backs and their pitcher Daniel Hudson. MY PREDICTION: The Reds can't get the sweep, lose 2-1 in 11 innings.

So thats it! See ya! GO REDS!!!

Reds-Pirates Preview.

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The Cincinnati Reds will face the Pittsburgh Pirates starting tonight, so we have a series preview of the Reds first 4 game series of the year.

GAME 1 FRI 4:10 PT: Bronson Arroyo has had great success vs. the Pirates in his career, hopefully, he can keep going and bump to 3-0, but the Reds face Pirates ace who the Reds can never beat, Charlie Morton, who is 1-0 this season with a 2.08 ERA. The Reds bats will have their hands full vs. Morton. MY PREDICTION: Reds get by with this one, Arroyo spectacular, 5-2.

GAME 2 SAT 10:10 AM PT: Edison Volquez has had sluggish starts to this 2010 season, but this one will be his easiest. Volquez is 2-0 but with a 5.82 ERA. The Reds will face James Mcdonald who is 0-0 with a 5.56 ERA. MY PREDICTION: Reds win again, 6-3.

GAME 3 SUN 10:10 AM PT: Mike Leake had a bad start vs. the D-backs, and this game will be different. Leake is 1-0 with an ERA of 6.75. The Reds will face Jeff Karstens. MY PREDICTION: The Reds lineups on Sundays are pretty much never good, so I say the Reds bats go cold, Reds lose, 2-1.

GAME 4 MON 4:10 PT: Sam LeCure had a great outing vs. the Padres, but the Bullpen blew it for him, and because of that, he is 0-0 this season. He will face Kevin Correia. MY PREDICTION: Joey Votto and Scott Rolen have a great game, and the Reds blank the Pirates, 8-0.

So thats the Preview!

Reds Explode In 11th, Beat Padres.

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The Cincinnati Reds were down to 2 outs in the 11th inning on Tuesday, Jonny Gomes was up, and he started a 6 run inning.

Jonny Gomes would single, bringing up Ryan Hanigan to double, and th Reds led 3-2.

Later, Chris Heisey singled to put the Reds up 4-2, then, Edgar Renteria would have a RBI Single to score Jay Bruce. Then, you wouldn't beilive what happened next.....

Drew Stubbs, who has had a silent start to the season, hit a 3 run jack to cap off a 6 run inning, pretty much giving the Reds the win.

They shut down the Padres in the bottom of the 11th, getting a 8-2 win. Logan Ondrusek is your winner, he is 2-0 this season!

Today, the Reds will play a early game at 3:35 PT. Travis Wood will look to bounce back from his pounding, vs. Tim Stauffer.

Reds end Slmup, Defeat Padres in Latos Opener.

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The Cincinnati Reds were looking to break out of a slight slump vs. the Padres. They did, 3-2. Here's what happened.....

Edison Volquez was on the hill for the Reds, who got off to a slow start in the 1st, giving up 2 runs on no hits, but he would get better.

The Reds slimed the Padres lead when Jonny Gomes went yard, making it 2-1.

Then later, Chris Heisey drilled a 2-run shot into left and the Reds lead 3-2 and never looked back.

Edison Volquez got the win to go to 2-0, and Mat Latos was handed the loss. These 2 teams will face off tonight, at 7:05 PT. Sam LeCure vs. Clayton Richard.

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Reds-Padres Preview.

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Tonight, a tough series for the Reds in San Diego will start tonight, at 7:05 PT. It should be and OK series, not the best.

So join me as I break down this series preview, Reds vs. Padres!

GAME 1 TONIGHT 7:05 PT: Edinson Volquez will pitch for the Reds, who had a horrible start to opening day, then had a bad start vs. the Astros but the Reds game back to win, 12-4, and Volquez got his first win of the season. He is 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA. Not the best start to a season, could be better. Padres Ace Mat Latos will pitch for the Padres, who missed his first start this season after starting the season on the DL. Now it would be nice to sneak one out at Petco, but tonight it should be a good start for Mat Latos. MY PREDICTION: The Reds will have a tough start to this tough 3 game series, and I say, Padres will beat the Reds 1-0.

GAME 2 TUESDAY 7:05 PT: Sam LeCure had a rough outing vs. the Astros to start his 2011 season, but this game should be a real bounce back. LeCure is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA. He sould get this one to win. Clayton Richard will be on the hill for the Dads, (thats Padres in English), he is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. He is a pretty good pitcher. So is LeCure. MY PREDICTION: Reds bounce back from Game 1 shutout to beat the Padres, 4-3. Close game.

GAME 3 WEDNESDAY 3:35 PT: Travis Wood had a pretty rough outing vs. Arizona after losing 13-2, getting pretty roughed up, but he is 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA. Tim Stauffer will go on the hill for the Daddies, he is 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA, he is a pretty OK pitcher. MY PREDICTION: Reds rough up Padres and win it, 8-4.

And thats about It GO REDS!!!

Reds Handed First Loss Of The 2011 Season.

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The Cincinnati Reds were looking to sweep the Astros today going into a tough 3 game series with Arizona. Well, they didn't, losing 3-2 today. Here's what happened......

The Astros score early in the first off Young pitcher, Sam LeCure, who didn't hurt us, he pitched pretty much a solid game with just 5 innings pitched, gave up 3 hits and struck out 6.

The Reds tied the game at 1 when Edgar Renteria double to center to score Jonny Gomes.

The Astros retaked the lead in the 4th on a RBI Groundout, but the Reds veteran 3rd baseman, Scott Rolen, captilized and drilled a solo shot into left field and the game was now a Nail-bitter, 2-2.

But, the Astros got a run in the 9th, with a double by Matt Downs to score Brett Wallace.

The Reds will suffer this one and lose their first game of the year, now 5-1. The Reds will start a new series tomorrow vs. The Arizona Diamondbacks. Game time is set for 6:40 PT. Travis Wood (1-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. Ian Kennedy (0-0, 4.50 ERA). Here's some highlights....

Reds Destroy The Astros, Go To 5-0.

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The Cincinnati Reds were looking to go 5-0 today and clinch the series vs. The Astros. The Reds came back to win, 12-4. Here's what happened......

The Astros led 4-0, all 4 runs were off Edinson Volquez who pitched over 45 pitches that inning, but after that, the Reds would just dominate.

The Reds got one run in the 2nd to cut the Astros lead to 3 with a Paul Janish single to plate Jay Bruce.

Reds had a 5 run 3rd inning, starting off with a Scott Rolen Double to score Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto. Chris Heisey would then get on base on an error on a terrible throw by pitcher Nelson Figueroa scoring Scott Rolen.

Another run scored again on a bad throw by the Astros Catcher Towels to third base and Jay Bruce ran home to score and the Reds now led the game 5-4. The Reds capped a 5 run inning with a Paul Janish RBI Single to score Heisey.

The Reds scored 4 runs in the 6th, starting with a Drew Stubbs single to score Janish. Then, Brandon Phillips had a RBI Single to score Miguel Cairo. Joey Votto then hit just short of a home run to bounce off the wall, but then into the stands for a ground-rule double scroing Speedy Stubbs.

The Reds added one more in the 6th, with a RBI Fielder choice by Rolen to score Phillips.

The Reds got another 2 runs in the 8th starting with a Edgar Renteria RBI Single and ending with a Error by the Astros SS to score Joey Votto.

So, thats it. The Reds win 12-4. Tomorrow, will be an early game at 9:35 AM PT Brett Myers for the Stros and Sam LeCure for the Reds.

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Reds vs. Astros series preview.

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The Cincinnati Reds will face the Houston Astros starting on Tuesday, so today, we will preview a 3 game series for these teams.

A Rivalry game this might be known as, teams that had dominated each other over the years.

These teams play in the same division, (the NL Central), both have been contenders the last 10 years. As we all know, the Stros were close to winning it all in 2005.

GAME 1 4/5/11 4:10 PT: Mike Leake will pitch for the Reds and J.A. Happ for the Astros. Both will be making their first starts of the season and both are predicted to have huge breakout seasons. Leake was 8-4 last year, but he would go 1-1 vs. the Astros last season in 3 starts Last season. Last season, Brandon Phillips had a nice season vs. the Astros and so was Joey Votto. My Prediction for this one is that the Reds go to 4-0 and win it 5-3.

GAME 2 4/6/11 4:10 PT: Edison Volquez will pitch for the Reds and Nelson Figueroa will go for the Astros. We all saw the first game of the season on Opening Day when Volquez allowed back to back homers to start the game and ended up going 6 innings giving up all the 6 runs the Brewers scored that day. Figueroa will make his first start of the season. My Prediction: Reds 4-0 start to the season will end. I say the Astros will scored a bunch of runs off Volquez, the Reds lose 9-6.

GAME 3 4/7/11 9:35 PT: Young Sam LeCure will pitch for the Reds on this day, and he had looked brilliant and I am starting to like this kid. Him, and Travis Wood will be aces someday, I love the way he pitches and he is on his way as he will face his first full season this 2011 season. Brett Myers will pitch for the Astros and he was good last year, he would be all the good teams he had to face and I think Myers is the real deal. He is looking good on the mound. This will be Myers 2nd start this season after he got the no desicion on Opening Day for Houston. My Prediction: Reds win the series, 3-1. Good Pitching match-up here.

So thats your Reds-Astros Preview. Game 3 will be the best game to watch. See you tomorrow! GO REDS!

Bronson Arroyo has Mononucleosis.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher, Bronson will probably have to join Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey on the DL to start the season.

Arroyo, has been ill for at least 2 weeks, was diagnosed with Mononucleosis.

Mononucleosis is a viral disease that is marked by fatigue, fever and a sore throat. There are no drugs to cure mono; the only treatments are rest and medications to alleviate the symptoms, which usually dissipate in four to eight weeks.

Arroyo says that he does not expect to miss any starts however.

The Reds rotation will look like this coming into the season.

1. Edinson Volquez.

2. *Bronson Arroyo.

3. Mike Leake (Replacement for Johnny Cueto).

4. Travis Wood.

5. Sam Lecure (Replacement for Homer Bailey).

*Possibly on DL.

It wouldn't be good to see Arroyo hurt, he was the one to had the most wins for the Reds last season. If there will be more news, we will keep you updated.