Game Thread: Game 109 vs. the Braves

Funny... and sad.

Actually, it's more like "It's a damn shame we can't get :insert starting pitcher's name here: any run support."

We just saw Clayton's place in the lineup solidified for the next 15 games.

EdE gets benched for the next 15 games now.

My head hurts...

6-4-3...

Go Brewers, Go Astros.

• McClayton is now our starting shortstop for all eternity.  And is anybody else scared by the fact that he's hit 2 home runs this week?  I've been to church 3 times since last night, just to be safe.
• Was it just me, or did that home run by Clayton completely ignite some fire into the fans?  It looked like there was a pretty big crowd there last night, and I don't think I've seen home fans be as raucous all year as they were from the 6th inning onward.  Good times.
• EdE's error was completely his fault.  He short-armed the throw, I guess in an attempt to not airmail over Richie's head.  That being said, it wasn't a terrible hop to handle and I think that a first baseman with more experience at the position probably makes that play.  After he made the error, EdE had a look on his face of "great, now I'm not starting for a week."
• The suicide squeeze attempt was foolish.  The Reds were starting to hit the ball and then Jerry tries to get fancy.  Have the Reds ever had a successful suicide attempt?
• Juan Castro is batting .314 with a .824 OPS since coming to the Reds.  He's started just 4 times since McClayton came to the team.
• Harang is a beast.  Even when he's off, he's still pretty damn good.
• The Magi is dead to me.  His arm is dead to him, methinks.
• I think it was fitting that El Guapo pulled a Danny Graves in the game last night.  Those last three innings were very exciting, and getting out of a bases loaded, no out jam was the icing on the cake.  But only because they won.
• All that being said, wins like last night are not the wins of playoff teams.  They should have destroyed Chuck James, who has been dreadful for the past month.  Scraping out a win in that situation does not make me feel any better about their chances, though I will always prefer winning to losing no matter how it happens.
• One last note: Ash, the Reds were last shutout on back-to-back games on May 26th and 27th versus the D-backs.  Since you asked.