Pirates discover the Reds' Secret Underground Lehr. Reds lose, 3-1.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 3, 2009 12:07 AM EDT in Game Threads

Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

Andy LaRoche. He went 2-3 and drove in two runs.

Key Plays

The Brothers McCutchen did the damage in the third inning. Lehr walked Daniel McCutchen, then Andrew McCutchen doubled. That's when Andy LaRoche hit his single. Pirates 2, Reds 0.
In the fourth inning, Lastings Milledge went all Blastings Milledge and hit a home run. Pirates 3, Reds 0.
The Reds didn't have much in the way of offense, but Wladimir Balentien did hit a home run in the seventh inning. Pirates 3, Reds 1.

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via www.fangraphs.com

Other Notes

On both of his hits, Andy LaRoche was thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double.
Double-machine Paul Janish hit a double. Then Joey Votto hit what should have been a double, but Lastings Milledge made a nice catch. Flashtings-the-Leather Milledge.
Arthur Rhodes apparently broke his toe on Sept. 4. He then pitched in eight games. And now he's on the disabled list. Thanks for the great season, Colossus!
Walt Jocketty also broke his toe when he was kicking Dick Pole to the curb.
This was Daniel McCutchen's first career victory. Shame it came against the Reds, but congratulations kid. You prevented the Pirates from losing 100 games this season.

Final - 10.2.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
WP: Daniel McCutchen (1 - 2) SV: Matt Capps (27) LP: Justin Lehr (5 - 3)

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Balentein's homer was a BOMB

Check it out here.

Sig lines are for suckas.

by jch24 on Oct 3, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions

I meant to post this

But prior to My Wladdy Balentien’s homer, the Reds hadn’t scored in 20 innings.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 3, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

that's scary

I guess all theat offense was wasted on Houston

by Red_Poodle on Oct 3, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Since when did he get EdE's number?

When does Wladdy start getting pouty?

Also, I like that Janish, Votto, and Bailey are all hanging out together in the same area of the dugout. It’s like hearthrob row over there

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by Cy Schourek on Oct 3, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Heartthrob row

Where’s Bruce?

Actually, I’ve often noticed the younger players (of various teams) hanging out together in the dugout. Probably because they know each other from playing for years together in the minors.

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by BubbaFan on Oct 3, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions