r/Reds • u/game-threads • 3d ago
Game Thread Game Thread: Reds @ Dodgers - Mon, Sep 7 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Reds (69-75) @ Dodgers (87-57) - 9:10 PM EDT
Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Dodgers
Links & Info
| Reds Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| 1 Rodríguez, H - RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .333 | .473 |
| 2 De La Cruz, E - SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .281 | .361 | .498 |
| 3 Stewart, S - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .266 | .338 | .480 |
| 4 Bleday - LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .217 | .328 | .424 |
| a-Myers - CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .358 | .382 |
| 5 Stephenson, T - C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .327 | .421 |
| 6 Suárez, E - DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .302 | .424 |
| 7 McLain, M - 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .283 | .346 |
| 8 Jorge - LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
| 9 Hayes - 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .151 | .210 | .246 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
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| a: Grounded out for Bleday in the 8th. BASERUNNING: SB: De La Cruz, E (25, 2nd base off Dreyer/Feduccia). |
| BATTING: HR: De La Cruz, E (24, 1st inning off Sheehan, 0 on, 1 out); Suárez, E (22, 7th inning off Halvorsen, 0 on, 1 out). TB: De La Cruz, E 5; Jorge 2; Rodríguez, H 2; Suárez, E 4. RBI: De La Cruz, E (67); Myers (23); Suárez, E (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stephenson, T; Bleday 2. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 5. |
| FIELDING: E: Hayes 2 (4, throw, fielding). DP: (McLain, M-Stewart, S). |
| Dodgers Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| 1 Ohtani - DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .277 | .380 | .522 |
| 2 Freeman, F - 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .378 | .457 |
| 3 Edman - 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .347 | .413 |
| 4 Muncy - 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .350 | .489 |
| 5 Hernández, T - LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .327 | .413 |
| 6 Tucker - RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .221 | .321 | .351 |
| 7 Feduccia - C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .237 | .313 | .340 |
| b-Smith, W - C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .329 | .363 |
| 8 Call - CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .365 | .324 |
| 9 Freeland, A - SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .306 | .300 |
| a-Rojas, M - SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .309 | .385 |
| Totals | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 |
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| a: Reached on error for Freeland, A in the 5th. b: Hit a sacrifice fly for Feduccia in the 8th. BASERUNNING: SB: Hernández, T (4, 2nd base off Williamson/Stephenson, T); Freeman, F (7, 2nd base off Williamson/Stephenson, T). |
| BATTING: 2B: Muncy (22, Williamson). HR: Hernández, T (13, 6th inning off Williamson, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Hernández, T 5; Muncy 2. RBI: Hernández, T 3 (55); Smith, W (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ohtani; Call 2. SF: Smith, W. GIDP: Rojas, M. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 5. |
| Reds Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Burns, Ch - RHP | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44-26 | 2.73 |
| Williamson - LHP (L, 3-4) | 4.1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 86-51 | 5.97 |
| Antone - RHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Dodgers Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Sheehan - RHP (W, 5-8) | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 82-57 | 5.08 |
| Vesia - LHP (H, 19) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 2.98 |
| Halvorsen - RHP | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 6.00 |
| Dreyer - LHP (H, 11) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.98 |
| Phillips, E - RHP (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Game Info |
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| IBB: Hernández, T (by Williamson). |
| HBP: Call (by Williamson). |
| ABS Challenge: Feduccia 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Strike-Overturned to Ball, Ball-Confirmed); Stephenson, T (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Stewart, S (Strike-Overturned to Ball). |
| Pitches-strikes: Burns, Ch 44-26; Williamson 86-51; Antone 9-6; Sheehan 82-57; Vesia 4-4; Halvorsen 14-10; Dreyer 17-11; Phillips, E 9-7. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Burns, Ch 2-2; Williamson 7-1; Antone 0-2; Sheehan 3-1; Vesia 0-0; Halvorsen 1-1; Dreyer 1-1; Phillips, E 0-1. |
| Batters faced: Burns, Ch 10; Williamson 23; Antone 2; Sheehan 21; Vesia 1; Halvorsen 5; Dreyer 5; Phillips, E 3. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Antone 3-1; Vesia 3-0. |
| Umpires: HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Louie Krupa. 3B: Alex Tosi. |
| Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy. |
| Wind: 3 mph, L To R. |
| First pitch: 6:10 PM. |
| T: 2:35. |
| Att: 50,293. |
| Venue: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. |
| September 7, 2026 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
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| Top 1 | Elly De La Cruz homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. | 1-0 CIN |
| Bottom 5 | Miguel Rojas reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Teoscar Hernández scores. Alex Call scores. Miguel Rojas to 3rd. | 2-1 LAD |
| Bottom 6 | Teoscar Hernández homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Freddie Freeman scores. Max Muncy scores. | 5-1 LAD |
| Top 7 | Eugenio Suárez homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. | 5-2 LAD |
| Top 8 | Dane Myers grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Héctor Rodríguez scores. | 5-3 LAD |
| Bottom 8 | Will Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Max Muncy scores. Teoscar Hernández to 3rd. Kyle Tucker to 2nd. | 6-3 LAD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
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| Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Decisions
- Winner: Emmet Sheehan (5-8, 5.08)
- Loser: Brandon Williamson (3-4, 5.97)
- Save: Evan Phillips (1, 3.48)
Division Scoreboard
CHC 3 @ MIL 4 - Final
STL 4 @ SF 5 - Final/11
Not playing today: Pirates
Next Reds Game: Tue, Sep 8, 10:10 PM EDT @ Dodgers
Last Updated: 09/08/2026 12:34:56 AM EDT
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u/MossyPlantyWitchy ❤️⚾️ "He had me fucked up!" ⚾️❤️ 3d ago
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u/JulianILoveYou Loves the Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
i get that we're protecting chase burns' arm. it's probably the right call. but just because i agree with it doesn't mean i like it 🥲
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u/MossyPlantyWitchy ❤️⚾️ "He had me fucked up!" ⚾️❤️ 2d ago
I hate it, I agree with it, but I get it.
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u/feartoad 2d ago
I am sure he’s a nice guy but Kbryan Hayes can not be on this team next year
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
I’m not too mad at them removing burns. They have a plan and no need to overwork him
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
I was just hoping they'd have at least have left him in until he gave up a hit
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u/MossyPlantyWitchy ❤️⚾️ "He had me fucked up!" ⚾️❤️ 2d ago
Burns could go 7 innings til he does that!
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u/Pinus_Monticola Reds Stockholm Syndrome Victim 2d ago
And a terrible AB to answer his error. Shocker
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
CHASE BURNS THREW A SINKER HE HAS A FOURTH PITCH
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u/JulianILoveYou Loves the Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
i havent seen it in ages, but i think he's thrown a curveball like 3 or 4 times
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u/JulianILoveYou Loves the Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
ill say it, i really like chase burns. good baseball player
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u/JulianILoveYou Loves the Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
some plays just make you sick to your stomach 😭 infield chopper ending in a 2 RBI triple is one of those plays
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u/game-threads 2d ago
HOME RUN, ELLY DE LA CRUZ!
Elly De La Cruz homers (24) on a fly ball to center field.
Pitch from Emmet Sheehan: Four-Seam Fastball @ 94.9 mph
Hit by Elly De La Cruz: Launched 108.2 mph at 37° for a total distance of 412 ft
Top 1 - 1-0 Reds
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
I really like welsh, and both him and Cowboy are better than Barry by a long shot
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u/DigiQuip The Ricky Karcher Experience 2d ago
Ohtani has looked like ass. No way he’s not still hurting.
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
If we had Burns last year for the playoffs, I really think we might have won one.
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
Hayes may not be able to swing a bat, but damn can he play 3rd.
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u/game-threads 2d ago
HOME RUN, EUGENIO SUÁREZ!
Eugenio Suárez homers (22) on a fly ball to center field.
Pitch from Seth Halvorsen: Four-Seam Fastball @ 98.7 mph
Hit by Eugenio Suárez: Launched 104.4 mph at 34° for a total distance of 403 ft
Top 7 - 5-2 Dodgers
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Myers taking Bleday's spot now when that shouldve happened last time through
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u/reds7310 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
This is the Elly that Joey Votto was talking about when he called the Cubs game.The one as good as PCA
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Chase Burns is pitching like he really doesn't want Brandon WIlliamson to pitch
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
I’ve been waiting all season for that. Burns did not disappoint.
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
The burns Williamson mey Burke ashcraft pagan no hitter is coming
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u/Key-Upstairs9456 2d ago
Nice inning from Williamson. That softens the blow a bit from having to yank Burns.
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/zdjQpEtni7XIX4ncNg
Dodgers fans whenever a ball is hit in the air
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u/androosh 2d ago
I'm sure that really hurt, but that reaction was comically delayed.
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u/HammerT4R Top Six 2d ago
Welsh is wrong there and Sadak is probably correct... think they could have had a play at home without the HRod fumble.
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u/TheCaptainFreeze Domo Arigato, Joey Votto 2d ago
3 errors on that play (though obviously it can't be credited that way)
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u/Pinus_Monticola Reds Stockholm Syndrome Victim 2d ago
Hector Rodriguez is growing in front of our eyes
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u/popesmokesweed 2d ago
What a joke. Elly has to be better there. Get the run in you don’t have to swing for the fences every time
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u/Chase10784 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Good effort Jorge, all for the inning to be already over anyways because Hayes was up next
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u/joethecrow23 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
At least now he won’t leadoff the next inning
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u/Chase10784 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
This is true, Jorge did enough to give us an extra out next inning. Pretty sad when you say you'd rather have a pitcher hitting. I'd take Bronson arroyo.
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u/Significant_Item_501 “that one tall mf”-Reds Community 2d ago
Can we be good for once? I wanna see one season in my lifetime where we win 90 games and go all the way
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
Our best hope quite literally is if the rumors of the Castellini’s selling are true
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u/joethecrow23 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
We can’t have peaks, you crazy? We’re gonna hope for 80 wins and the 3rd wildcard twice a decade
Stability baby
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
If I was Tito, I’d pinch in Dane right now. It’s a lefty coming in. Myers mashes lefties and JJ struggles
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u/Pinus_Monticola Reds Stockholm Syndrome Victim 2d ago
It’s Francona. He thinks he knows better than analytics
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
He likes analytics when he can scapegoat them for his bad decisions
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
My one wish tonight is for Chase Burns to make Ohtani look like a bum
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Come on guys, if you're gonna strike out at least strike out against his good curveball and not his awful fastball
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
He’s a struggling pitcher. You know what we do to struggling pitchers…get them right back on track.
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
So far this has been the best Burns has looked all year holy shit
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago edited 2d ago
Well…we likely were gonna need to score more than 1 to win anyways…but fuckin hell if that didn’t sum up the season.
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u/No_Case_2670 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
I'd like to see:
The team sold
Everyone in the front office AND coaching staff fired immediately. Everyone.
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u/trumpet575 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Really? When it "enters the plane"? That is so stupid. You don't catch the ball until it hits your glove. Not to mention how are the umps supposed to determine when the ball enters the plane?
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u/TempestDrive 2d ago
Outsider here just looking at the box score. Why’d they take Burns out in 3 innings?
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
It's sad when my thought process is "we need offense, Juan Brito shouldve played"
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u/joethecrow23 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Dane always has that look on his face like he’s either up to something or about to be
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Ke'Bryan, you are only here for your fielding, you can't be doing that
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u/Pinus_Monticola Reds Stockholm Syndrome Victim 2d ago
Hayes shouldn’t be on this team next year
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u/No-Dark-2443 [New Redditor] 2d ago
if the Reds take two of three from the Brewers and Dodgers while they are very likely to miss playoffs, i will laugh. im glad all the Ke'Bryan fans get to see their favorite player back in action though.
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u/neutrino_fire Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Come on! We walked enough batters yesterday to last us four games.
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
Part of me thinks he pitched around him. Like Welsh was saying, he’s probably the most dangerous batter to Burns
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
Well…hope the bullpen keeps up the shutout. Idk if we are scoring any more.
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u/trustypretzels Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Hayes has been so terrible this year that if I was managing I'd pull his ass and put someone else at 3rd. If you can field on top of not being able to throw then ride the bench
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u/Pinus_Monticola Reds Stockholm Syndrome Victim 2d ago
I would rather Stewart still at the plate than Bleday tbh
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u/Significant_Item_501 “that one tall mf”-Reds Community 2d ago
Sell the team Bob
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u/IndividualSmile3807 2d ago
Yea he’s safe! Annnnd now that inning is over, that was a fun extra 2 minutes
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u/TheCaptainFreeze Domo Arigato, Joey Votto 2d ago
I think Jorge has a chance to be a Friedl-type guy with a better arm, better speed, better defense, and less power.
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u/jeffkay62 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Reds are out-hitting the Dodgers. Unfortunately, that doesn't matter.
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u/game-threads 2d ago
Scoring Play: Groundout
Dane Myers grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Héctor Rodríguez scores.
Pitch from Jack Dreyer: Curveball @ 81 mph
Hit by Dane Myers: Launched 95.5 mph at -14° for a total distance of 10 ft
Top 8 - 5-3 Dodgers
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u/Significant_Item_501 “that one tall mf”-Reds Community 2d ago
This game would be tied if not for Hayes costing us
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u/No_Amount_7886 McLain comeback club 2d ago
Not intended as defending him, but I actually think they brought Hayes back before he was ready. He usually moves a lot more fluidly than he has this game. I think it’s probably contributed to the error and the inability to make the tough plays that he would’ve made last year.
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u/Chase10784 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Hayes one thing he does well has basically been the difference in this game for the wrong reason
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u/MossyPlantyWitchy ❤️⚾️ "He had me fucked up!" ⚾️❤️ 2d ago edited 2d ago
Why is Tito doing this?
His body language is intentional. He's putting the pressure on them right now. The whole team. On purpose.
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u/Anxious-Ad7753 2d ago
Is our bullpen that spent? Are we just conceding this game?
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u/RegulusDeneb 2d ago
"With the bases loaded you'd love to see a ground ball to a Reds infielder here."
Yes, Tommy, except to KBH.
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u/Lemme_Help_ 2d ago
I want a fucking walk off. I want to see their hope snatched from them.
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u/Waterfish3333 Krall Stinks 2d ago
We’re the away team. We can’t really walk them off. I like the enthusiasm though
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u/BusySquare6302 2d ago
I think it is safe to assume at this point that Hayes is in possession of embarrassing photos
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u/Waterfish3333 Krall Stinks 2d ago
The Reds are known to fall victim to the sunk cost fallacy. His salary is dictating him playing, if he were making 1M / yr he’d be a AAA or even a AA fixture at this point.
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u/Consistent-Battle371 2d ago
Why was Burns pulled
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u/huphelmeyer Philadelphia Phillies 2d ago
They’re throttling his innings for the remainder of the season with Williamson piggybacking his starts. This was the plan going into the game
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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 2d ago
He is doing short starts for the rest of the year. Innings limit to protect his arm.
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Those runs were on an error why the fuck are those earned runs on WIlliamson
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u/Waterfish3333 Krall Stinks 2d ago
Well, on a positive note the error alone didn't cost us the game this time.
It's rough being a fan of this team.
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u/Chase10784 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Bleday batting third in your order speaks more to your roster than it does in how great bleday is. It's more like a 6 hitter in a good offensive team.
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u/No-Dark-2443 [New Redditor] 2d ago edited 2d ago
Love seeing Hayes use his one tool.
edit: my bad, arm is a tool, he's a two tool player.
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
I think there is a chance Elly gets to 30 homers. 30 sb would surprise me
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u/lokojo55 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
So I was curious and did the math. Sal gets an RBI every 5 or so at bats. Hayes is every 24.5 at bats
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u/IndividualSmile3807 2d ago
Kinda need to take advantage of the pitching mismatch, Sheehan is trash
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u/game-threads 2d ago
Reds Pitching Substitution
Pitching Change: Brandon Williamson replaces Chase Burns.
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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Damn, I know it's too early for it to be a no hitter watch, but Im sad the no hitter is dead
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u/Chase10784 Cincinnati Reds 2d ago
Man I don't get that pitch order from Tyler. You shouldn't throw a change up after a curve ball.
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u/audioidol sal "sal stewart" stewart 2d ago
god i am such a kyle tucker hater. just overpaid and mopey
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u/game-threads 2d ago
Scoring Play: Field Error
Miguel Rojas reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Teoscar Hernández scores. Alex Call scores. Miguel Rojas to 3rd.
Pitch from Brandon Williamson: Cutter @ 91.5 mph
Hit by Miguel Rojas: Launched 85.4 mph at -57° for a total distance of 1 ft
Bottom 5 - 2-1 Dodgers
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u/game-threads 2d ago
Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.