mhm Red said to the hill Justin
done for his second start as the
Cincinnati Reds, I think it's
interesting to watch Justin done
go out there and second start as
Red just to see how he goes and
compete his first start.
You can see his numbers against
the Mets.
He did a nice job.
First of all, I think going back
to new york, harnessing his
emotions, being his first time
back from the disabled list or
the injured list, did a nice job
of mixing up the fastball and
the curveball slider, the
changeup, he pitched very
effectively 3 to ball, four,
check swing, no swing a 13 pitch
battle grounded to Votto hits
the bag, rundown, flicks to
Barreiro lunges, applies the tag
and a double play a starting
pitcher for the cubs.
As keegan Thompson 27 year old
right hander out there looking
for his 10th win of the season
and it's kind of funny to look
at the numbers.
I was told today that if he
picks up that 10th victory, he
will be the first starting
pitcher in the National League
Central to do so hit sharply but
one hop right to McKinstry and
that's going to be out.
Number one score that 14 to 3.
Here's the two to swing and a
Miss Strike three.
Senzel is retired to Away.
Excellent pitched a little tight
slider from Thompson, 88 mph,
starts out right in the middle
of the plate and darts down and
away in the air to center.
Should be routine for Ortega,
he's got it.
Reds don't score, nothing,
nothing at the end of one.
This is a fair ball down the
left field line, going to be an
extra base knock chasing it down
as L Maura racing the second
with a standing two bagger as
Niko Horner.
So Niko continues to just tear
it up.
That was a bouncing ball down
the line and through he always
seems to find the whole, let's
see if that leads to the games.
First run for the cubs have a
man in scoring position in
Horner, here's Patrick wisdom
drives one in the air to left
down the line near the wall,
that ball is going to be a home
run.
That wisdom gets a pitch to hit
inside and it's just a line
drive down the left field line
and you know, you just didn't
know if it was going to stay
fair or not or if it was going
to be high enough to be a home
run, It's just a line drive and
it clears the wall by no more
than a foot or two, no one out
in the bottom of the second.
It will bring up Aristide aquino
the right field hammered to
left.
That is a relief in reds land
and definitely for him and you
think he knew he got that one.
I think that's his fourth homer
, three of the four have come
against the cubs that is lined
through the shift base hit, got
some scoots, turns into second
base, standing double that
breaking ball had absolutely
nothing on it other than spin.
Brooks Raley has been hot.
David ross is going to make a
pitching change.
I could not agree more.
I not only think it's the best
thing for the team, but I think
it's the best thing for keegan.
This is just one of those days
where you you just go back to
work mechanically to be able to
throw more strikes.
That brings up Kyle Farmer who
negotiated the first walk with
two outs in the opening third
another and just keep doing it
with runners in scoring position
his hands in on that breaking
ball that's turned on race a
great job of getting the wall
and then and then the shortstop
with the gun.
Here's a high drive deep left
center field, this is going to
tie the ball game, get out the
tape measure long gone for Yoan
Gomes and this ballgame is back
to even tied at four what a
blast his sixth of the year.
That's one of the longest ones
we've seen him hit.
Gary Matthews used to say,
there's no doubt it.
And here's another fly ball hit
deep right center field by moral
way back at the wall, gone back
to back home runs by the cubs is
a guy that when he was in the
lead off the third.
He's hitting ninth right now.
Yeah, he's got some but he's
also got a lot of talent.
Lopez to pinch hit for the Reds
grounded to short glove straight
up, goes to third.
Tag headfirst slide is out,
Romans scores.
Lopez reaches the equalizer is
home a bit of a gamble by horner
on the flip to Morel.
They were able to cut down
potential.
Go ahead man in scoring
position.
Barreiro has struck out looking
, his bounced to short, That one
is way around third base.
Solano scores third in the 2nd,
65 minutes 2nd and 3rd to down
Austin roman right center.
That's going to get down
multiple runs away at the plate
, standing to run double And the
3 1 down low.
He walked in back to back walks
issued by Hunter Strickland.
The bags are now loaded with one
away swing and miss stuff.
Some go to the slider earlier
came back with the fastball and
the sweeping slider for the put
away Neil before Diaz, he gets
the bent knee, the strikeout and
a clenched fist popped into the
glove of the catcher.
Austin roman punctuated by K.
Diaz delivers the save and the
reds claim the finale 8 - five.
Well Lexus Diaz, it's just been
amazing since the all star break
and coming up with the five out
save