Don't you remember you told me you'd score for me baby? Carpenter feasts on Reds "offense" (but really hides it in his napkin)

by Brendanukkah on Jun 4, 2009 11:08 PM EDT in Game Threads Comment 22 comments

Aaron Harang needs to go to Albert Pujols's Baseball Reference page. That thing is just silly. The lowest OPS he's ever posted in a season is .955. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

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Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game

Albert Pujols. He drove in all three runs, and winked at George Grande.

Key Plays

Albert Pujols hit a two run homer in the third.
Albert Pujols hit a double in the sixth that scored Colby Rasmus.
Laynce Nix homered in the eighth inning.
Following the last out of the ninth inning, Tony LaRussa gave D.J. Reyburn the rest of the $50 he'd promised him before the game.

Other Notes

Laynce Nix has three home runs in his last two games.
Both pitchers threw complete games, though Chris Carpenter threw one more inning but 20 fewer pitches. Their chinstrap beards were equally goofy.
Besides Nix's home run, Carpenter only gave up two hits, both of which were singles by Chris Dickerson. And both times Brandon Phillips promptly erased the threat by grounding into double plays.
This was Aaron Harang's 200th career start. Would you have guessed that his career record is 74-72?
Jay Bruce went 1-27 on the road trip.
This is the first time since opening day that Harang has lost a game in which he gave up three or fewer runs.
The game only took two hours and five minutes.

Final - 6.4.2009	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	X	3	8	0
WP: Chris Carpenter (4 - 0) LP: Aaron Harang (5 - 6)

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Pujols?

I gotta say Carpenter. He’s unreal.

And Randy Johnson got the 300th win. I assume Daedalus was there to see it.

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by BubbaFan on Jun 4, 2009 11:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We're just gonna differ on athletes tonight

by Brendanukkah on Jun 4, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

positive note

Carpenter’s ERA went up.
Harang had a solid bounce back game.
Could have been an okay road trip if they wouldnt have wasted 2 or more runs on the basepaths Saturday.

by davidmac84 on Jun 4, 2009 11:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Still worried about Aaron

He didn’t walk many but his control still seems off. He left more than a few up up in the zone. I think he was a little lucky tonight.

by ken on Jun 5, 2009 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

next up

Hide the drink dispensers! It’s Zambrano vs. Owings. Zambrano will be going for his 100th win. (It was supposed to be tonight, but they were rained out.)

And on Saturday, it’s Ryan Dempster vs. Matt Maloney.

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by BubbaFan on Jun 4, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dammit. I always get Zambrano.

Well, at least I can hope for an epic Z meltdown that includes 8 ER and an attempted tossing of the umpire.

"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"

by Ash on Jun 4, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

micah

no worries.

"We're going to Adonis, son"

jch24

by obc2 on Jun 4, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Micah now worries if he's at the plate, dude

Hope he can pull one out of his arse..we need it.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. Henrik Ibsen

by Madville on Jun 4, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

was this one where he overthrew it to 3rd base on a pickoff (attempting to pick off Eric Milton, no less), allowing Milton to score. Also featured Dunn, FeLo, and Kearns home runs, Matt Murton showing why he was the Next Big Thing, and yours truly in attendance.

by Cy Schourek on Jun 5, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite

Was Opening Day 2007 when Dunn hit two HR off him. You could actually see the mental meltdown. :)

"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 5, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we need to trade Harang

After 200 starts, he is only 74-72. He should have 120 wins after the way he has pitched. If he could get traded to a team with a bullpen and some run support, maybe the rest of the league would recognize how good he is because he is clearly wasting away with this team.

by Jack Armstrong started an All Star Game on Jun 4, 2009 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I mean, I don't think Harang was getting to the Hall anyways

by Cy Schourek on Jun 5, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I gotta say Nix is impressive as hell so far

Get Bruce turned around – I don’t know, just make a video loop of when he came into the league and have it play on some of those video goggles. Also forbid him to swing at anything low and away for a while. Make sure Joey is getting first rate help. If all three of those guys got going, you would brutalize right handers.

Also, even with Gallardo pitching (and with all others), the Brewers either used intentional walks or the unintentional/intentional walk for Pujols. The best part is that he gets so desperate to hit that he starts swinging at crap and you end up getting a K or two. Gimme the Dusty phone and I’ll clue him in.

by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Reds suck

I am losing all perspective and patience.

I don’t even know what to say about Jay Bruce; at least drop him down in the order. It kills the team to have an automatic out in the cleanup spot.

WTF BP? Really? Perhaps his worst game ever. I guess that is something to build on.

We cannot hope to contend without JV, EE and EV. Why, Joey, why?

I only look forward to games that Cueto starts.

Nice defense tonight, A-Gon. Ever consider getting a hit?

Hanigan needs a night off. Taveras needs a DL stint.

At least the Brewers lost.

"I lay my head on the railroad tracks, and wait for the double E"- Warren Zevon

by Colin Auscapee on Jun 5, 2009 12:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Man,

you’re a big fruit!

by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jun 5, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sad replies are sad.

Long baseball season is long. Not as long as the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but long.

by jsl413 on Jun 5, 2009 3:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hmmm not a good sign so far

if they win 2/3 from cubs it would be 4-6 on this 10 game stretch, which ain’t terrible, but it also ain’t what a division winner or even wild card team would do. This team might make it to 85 wins, maybe even 90 tops, but I don’t think the division is theirs this year. Just hope nothing crucial gets tossed away in some mad hope to win now, this team has a bright future.

by cokane on Jun 5, 2009 4:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What is frustrating

is that no one can really know if this team is a contender with 3 crucial players out of the lineup (not Taveras, Volquez)

We need to get all three back, fast.

I also would vote for Pujols as JNMHSG

Carpenter is good, but he only had 3 ks and that lineup suuuuucks.

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

by nycredsfan on Jun 5, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Coldplay Lie

Chris Martin sang that the Reds had beat the Cardinals last night at the Coldplay gig so I didn’t even check the score until now. Liar….Unless he meant the night before.

He did not sing any other baseball updates as far as I am aware.
…Unless “Yellow” was some Votto dizziness DL update.

by the_howler on Jun 5, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs