Reds eke out 3-2 win, exclaim, "Those Washington Generals are TOUGH!"

by Brendanukkah on Jun 10, 2009 12:35 AM EDT in Game Threads

Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

Johnny Cueto. Threw his customary seven innings, allowing four hits and a run. Struck out five, and somewhat worryingly walked four.

Key Plays

Cueto was shaky in the first, giving up a single to Christian Guzman (who was then erased on a double play by Nick Johnson), a single to Ryan Zimmerman, and walks to Adam Dunn and Elijah Dukes. With the bases loaded and two outs, Cueto struck out Willie Harris.
In the second inning, Jay Bruce drew a two out walk, Alex Gonzalez hit a single, and Ryan Hanigan drove in Bruce with a single to give the Reds a lead.
"You tied, dawg!" Elijah Dukes homered in the fourth.
In the fifth inning, Alex Gonzalez doubled to lead off, and Cueto and Hairston drew walks. Then Brandon Phillips hit a two run double, scoring Gonzalez and Cueto in our Frisch's Big Boy Big Play of the Game.
Christian Guzman (Christian Guzman!) homered off of Arthur Rhodes (Arthur Rhodes!) in the eighth.

Other Notes

This is the first time the Reds have won in Washington since Apr. 26, 2006. Coincidentally, this is the first Reds game in Washington that I haven't attended since Apr. 26, 2006.
This was Cueto's sixth start this season in which he allowed no more than one run.
Willy Taveras went 0-5 in the leadoff spot with three strikeouts and also was caught stealing.
Alex Gonzalez went 2-4 to give him a higher batting average than Jay Bruce.
The Nationals have only won 15 games. The next worst team in baseball, the Royals, have 24 wins, nine more than the Nats.
St. Louis and Milwaukee both lost, putting Cincinnati in a three way tie for second place, 2.5 games back.

Final - 6.9.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
Washington Nationals	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	0
WP: Johnny Cueto (6 - 3) SV: Francisco Cordero (15) LP: Ross Detwiler (0 - 3)

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woohoo

Second place!

by jacob brumfield on Jun 10, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions

If you're not first, you're last.

by jsl413 on Jun 10, 2009 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

try convincing

Annabel Chong’s #2 of that

by jacob brumfield on Jun 10, 2009 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions

LAST!

by jsl413 on Jun 10, 2009 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Ew.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 10, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Howdy y'all

How we lookin’?

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 10, 2009 1:12 AM EDT reply actions

If the Reds don't take 2 out of 3, at least, from the Nats

I’m going to Joey Votto’s apartment with a handful of anti-depressants.

Needless to say, this didn't work and everybody died.

by SullivanSmith on Jun 10, 2009 1:15 AM EDT reply actions

There's no such thing as a chemical imbalance.

You don’t know the history of psychiatry; I do.

He sits alone...Reds are not home.

by Gapper on Jun 10, 2009 3:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Jump on the couch, beyotch.

"It seems as if every mistake I've ever made in life I've had an erection in one hand and a Bud Light in the other."

by jch24 on Jun 10, 2009 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions

So can we all agree Cueto is the official ace of the staff?

I’m not too worried about the 4 walks, considering 2 of them were in that rough first inning. How many times have we seen pitchers come out and be really shaky after a long rain delay?

Isn't there a slanket somewhere you should be filling with your farts?

by nycredsfan on Jun 10, 2009 8:22 AM EDT reply actions