Gomes’ Reds @ “Gloveless One’s” Rays 6/27-6/29

[Tobywan]

Cueto VS Hellickson

Leake VS Price

Volquez VS Shields


The Rays are 0-6 against the Reds though they haven’t had a series since 2005.


Hellboy has been pitching well enough for more wins just not getting the outstanding run support he enjoyed in the first couple months. He is 2-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 5 starts at the Trop.

Cueto is 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in 4 starts this month and hasn’t allowed more than 3 runs in any game so far this season.

The Reds will have Chapman in tow who had a perfect 9th inning to preserve a win against the O’s on Sat., just after coming off the DL, they lost the other two games of the series. The Rays are coming off a very good IL road trip taking a series from the Brewers and a sweep of the Astros.


I am attending the game on Tuesday, looking forward to the return of Jonny Gomes.

[Tobywan]

Line ups...

Reds

Lewis LF
Phillips 2B
Votto 1B
Rolen 3B
Bruce RF
Gomes DH
Hernandez C
Stubbs CF
Janish SS


Rays

Damon DH
Zobrist 2B
Longoria 3B
Joyce RF
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Jaso C
Fuld LF
Brignac SS



Pitching change for Reds, they will send leake tonight instead of Cueto.

Lekae is 6-4 with a 4.19 ERA. Leake lost his second straight start on Wednesday against the New York Yankees,

[Tobywan]

Lewis singles up the middle.
Datdude hit’s a high long fly to CF, Upton can’t get it, Lewis scores, a double for Phillips.
Votto hit’s a soft liner to third, caught by Longo.
Rolen grounds out to third, Longo bobbles, but gets it to first in time. Phillips to third.
Bruce hit’s a single to right, Phillips scores.
Heeeeeeeeeeere’s Jonny, flies out to left.

Reds up 2-0.

[Tobywan]

Damon (coming into the game 3 hits behind Ted Williams) out looking.
Zobrist lines a double into the RF corner. (100th career)
Longo pops to the middle of the mound…caught by Rolen.
Joyce pops to short.

[Tobywan]

Hernandez sends ahigh fly ball deeeeeep center, Upton at the wall, makes the catch.
Stubbs goes down swinging.
Janish singles into right center.
Lewis walks.
2 on for Datdude, down swinging.

[Tobywan]

Kotchman out looking.
Upton down swinging.
Jaso hit’s a long one deep to right……just foul. Another high, deep to right…….FOUL!
Grounds out to second.

On to the 3rd, Reds up 2-0.

[Tobywan]

Votto flies out to left.
Rolen out swinging.
Bruce lines out to second.

[Tobywan]

Fuld grounds out to second.
Brignac grounds to second.
Damon loops a fly caught by Phillips.

[Tobywan]

Gomes hit’s the catwalk in deep left, it’s a Gomer.
Hernandez out on strikes.
Stubbs Ks.
Janish grounds to third, but it’s off Longo’s glove between his legs, error.
Lewis, singles to right, Janish goes to third..
Phillips lines a hit to left, Janish scores, Lewis to second.
Votto flies out to left center.

Reds up 4-0.

[Tobywan]

Zobrist grounds to second.
Longoria grounds to third.
Matty J hits into the RF corner, Bruce having trouble picking it up, a double.
Kotchman walks.
Upton pops to mound, caught by Phillips.

[zodious]

I'm listening to it on the radio, have they given a distance on the Gomes HR yet?

[Tobywan]

Rolen Ks.
Bruce Ks.
Gomes Ks.

[Tobywan]

I'm listening to it on the radio, have they given a distance on the Gomes HR yet?

I didn't hear a distance, it hit the catwalk, so it dropped on the field right near the wall.
He hit the second longest ball though at the Trop above the Batter's Eye Restaurant in CF.

[zodious]

Wow, how'd y'all let him go, he's a stud DH.... But an outfield liability

[Tobywan]

Jaso grounds to short.
Fuld grounds to second.
Brignac dribbles up the line, Leake tries to get it, misses the tag, ruled fair and Brignac’s aboard.
Damon hit s looper to right, Bruce slides and he makes the catch!

On to the 6th, Reds up 4-0.

Wow, how'd y'all let him go, he's a stud DH.... But an outfield liability

Yes, I know, that's why.