just another opportunity, john
this is his 15th appearance in
the second start against the
cubs in his first start, he took
a 15 27 loss Joey Votto tonight
1988 game played matches.
Larry walker the most by a
player born in Canada to down
the left side swing and a miss
Grand Ashcraft all business him
down one 23 back out there
again.
He normally puts in a good days
work.
He's a guy that lives with that
fastball.
He pitches to contact and he's
been pitching really well, leads
off for the fourth time as the
red first to came in the opening
month of the season and ships
this one softly over third pops
on in.
He turns helmet, flies off,
throw the ball gets away and hit
in the face.
He slides into the bag and he's
slow to get up that ball skipped
and made contact with
Brooks Raley and he's got to
come up and make a perfect throw
and not only a perfect throw but
a catch, you can see the throw
is there but not the catch and
then catching it in the face,
looks like the top of the head.
So Brooks Raley stands the top
second.
Reds have a man in scoring
position out of the gate.
Nixon's held of the plate looks
at second and delivers the pitch
foul at the plate that looks
like it got a piece of Contreras
did.
Contreras is bent over at the
waist, right at the plate so far
for the guys on the field.
Second hitter of the bottom of
the first and guys have already
hit the deck.
So one away here is Kyle Farmer
with a man at second base For
Cincinnati.
Scoreless game.
The first hit of the game for
the cubs.
It comes with one out and it
will bring up Niko chopper to
3rd, 2nd, 1 double play, one on
one out for the cubs.
Zack, McKinstry chopped left
side Farmer against the green
throw in time.
Just McKinstry velasquez up to
second.
Nice play.
What a play by Kyle Farmer
showing the ability to move to
his right, throwing the run at
1st and 2nd, 2 down here in the
top of the third.
But here's Willson Contreras who
grounded out to second and is
only at bat the pitch, this is
hit on the line to right center
field, going back and making the
catch near the track at the
center fielder Senzel it was
playable all the way solano with
a single up the middle.
The inning will continue from
matt Reynolds well hit to right
back is Suzuki with room and he
makes the play so one down
here's see a Suzuki.
The cubs cleanup man grounded
out to short his first at bat in
the second to short.
Barreiro makes the play and it
was in the dirt.
That's going to be a throwing
error I believe on Barreiro
routine ground ball.
Lowe throw to first base.
Love for your first baseman to
pick that one up for you raise
hit in the air deep right field
going back.
Aquino at the track near the
wall, looks up, it's gone.
Franmil Reyes gives the cubs the
lead his first home run with the
cubs and it's a 21 lead for the
cubs here in Cincinnati in the
fourth.
Well Reyes, does you know that's
why the cubs ended up getting
him off waivers from Cleveland
is the power right?
And you you just know if he puts
the barrel of the bat on the
baseball.
Good things are going to happen
, especially if he gets the ball
elevated lead.
Cincinnati 2 to 1. Now Sampson
has the lead for the first time
in the ball game leading things
off swing and a miss, strike
three.
There you go Jose Barreiro two
to got him swinging elevated
fastball back to back strikeouts
in the inning that is five
strikeouts in the game for
Adrian Samson, Samson delivers
the 02.
Papierski swung on and missed
strike three.
Sampson strikes out the side is
lead by a run as we go to inning
number five and now the cubs in
businessmen at 1st and 2nd, no
one out in the top of the fifth.
Indian half do up, here comes
the pitch.
Happ swings grounds one through
past the diving Reynolds in the
right field around third and
coming home is madrigal, no
throw he scores and advancing
the second base is contreras
cubs extend their lead three to
one now over the Reds on the R.
B.I single to right by Ian hat
still no one outcomes have met
at 1st and 2nd and the cleanup
man see a Suzuki, the one oh
Suzuki bounces one to third,
farmer fields into second for
one.
Reynolds the first in time
double play and this is a really
good pitch right here.
I talked about the times where
you need to induce a ground ball
, that's how you draw it up
right there now, Franmil Reyes
who homered his last time, He's
also single chopper up.
The middle runner breaks from
third, backhanded by Reynolds.
Leadoff man reaches and scores
with a 31 lead over the Reds.
Cincinnati against the veteran
right hander.
Adrian Sampson check swing
bounces right side and never
loses hope spreading down the
line, the confusion of the shift
and that's going to be a third
base hit for jake 1st and 2nd
for Cincinnati, one out, former
comes up 3 to 1 grounded through
the left side to the plate, no
throw he eats him.
Brooks Raley scores one run game
, another hit another R.B.I.
Left hander Sean Newcomb is the
new man on the mound for the
cubs and cleanup man, Joey Votto
now the two to out, number one
big strikeout for Newcomb.
Votto is out on strikes and it
brings up Donovan Solano back to
back strikeouts for Sean Newcomb
Solano is out on strikes, two
down and the batter is matt,
Reynolds Newcomb has struck out
back to back hitters backdoor
breaking ball that is half of
the seventh inning, comes
leading the reds 3 to 2 and the
new pitcher on the mound is
right hander.
Ian Gibaut at 1st and 2nd for
the cubs.
So here's Ian Happ switch hitter
batting from the left side.
He loves hitting here most
hitters, the 12 is hit in the
air to right field, going back
on the track with a three run
home run, 62 to the lead over.
Cincinnati just wrecked havoc
here, one down in the top half
of the ninth inning will bring
up Willson Contreras leading the
Red 6 to 2 delivers Contreras
hit in the air to right field.
Aquino going back at the track,
looks up, it's gone Willson
Contreras with a solo home run
the other way now lead 7 to 2
here in the ninth.
I mean, we've seen this from
back in the day when he first
made his debut in 2016, 372 ft
drive by Contreras.
The other way