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captaincarl · 05-31-2009, 05:38 AM

May 12,13,14,15 vs. Florida

May 12
Florida 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 11 0
Cincinnati 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 x - 6 13 1
Sanchez, Gregg (4), Miller (6), Tankersley (8) and Baker
Harang, Weathers (7), Cordero (9) and Bako
WP: Harang (4-1) LP: Sanchez (1-5) SV: Cordero (5)
HR - FLO: C.Ross (14) CIN: Patterson (2), Votto (2), Bako (4)

Paul Bako went 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs in leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins in the first game of a 4-game series. Joey Votto had a home run and 2 RBIs and Corey Patterson had a solo HR for the Reds. Mike Jacobs drove in 3 runs with Cody Ross and Dallas McPherson also driving in a run for the Marlins.

After the game, we announced that pitcher Kent Mercker was designated for assignment. Mercker was 0-0 with an 8.10 ERA in six games.

May 13
Florida 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 6 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 2
Nolasco, Lindstrom (8), Gardner (9) and Baker
Volquez, Burton (7), Affeldt (9) and Bako
WP: Nolasco (5-1) LP: Volquez (2-3)
HR - FLO: C.Ross 2 (16) CIN: Griffey (7), Dunn (13)

Cody Ross went 3-4 with a pair of home runs, one a grand slam, and drove 7 runs to lead the Florida Marlins to an 8-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Josh Willingham also drove in a run for Florida. Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey each had a solo homer for the Cincinnati runs. Ken Griffey's home run was his 600th of his career.

May 14
Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 0
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Hendrickson, Gregg (8), Gardner (9) and Baker
Arroyo and Bako
WP: Gregg (4-0) LP: Arroyo (2-3) SV: Gardner (11)
HR - FLO: Hermida (1)

Jeremy Hermida homered in the top of the 9th to break a no-hit bid by Cincinnati pitcher Bronson Arroyo (2-3) to give the Florida Marlins a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Hendrickson allowed only two hits in 7 innings of work for Florida.

May 15
Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 1
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 x - 6 11 0
Mitre, Tankersley (7), Miller (8) and Baker
Cueto, Cordero (9) and Bako, Ross (8)
WP: Cueto (2-4) LP: Tankersley (2-1) SV: Cordero (6)
HR - CIN: Phillips (11)

Brandon Phillips belted a solo homer off Florida reliever Taylor Tankersley (2-1) to break a 3-3 tie and Ryan Freel added a 2-run pinch hit single later in the inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-3 win over the Florida Marlins and a split of the 4-game series. Johnny Cueto (2-4) went 8 innings, striking out 11 and allowing 3 runs and 5 hits, and was named the player of the game. Jeff Keppinger and Joey Votto also drove in runs for the Reds. Hanley Ramirez had a 2-run triple and Cody Ross drove in a run to account for the Marlins' runs.

May 16,17,18 vs Cleveland

May 16
Cleveland 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 14 0
Cincinnati 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Westbrook, Betancourt (9) and Martinez
Haring, Weathers (7), Bray (8) and Ross, Bako (8)
WP: Westbrook (5-1) LP: Harang (4-2) SV: Betancourt (14)
HR - CLE: Martinez (4)

Victor Martinez went 2-5 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati in the first game of the 3-game interleague set. Grady Sizemore and David Dellucci also drive in runs for Cleveland. Aaron Harang and Ken Griffey each drove in a run for the Reds.

May 17
Cleveland 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 11 1
Cincinnati 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Sabathia, Perez (8) and Martinez
Volquez, Affeldt (4), Burton (8) and Bako
WP: Sabathia (6-2) LP: Volquez (2-4)
HR - CLE: Choo (2), Peralta (4)

Jhonny Peralta went 2-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Shin-Soo Choo belted a 2-run HR with Jason Tyner and C.C. Sabathia also driving in runs for the Indians. Ken Griffey and Brandon Phillips each drove in a run for the Reds.

May 18
Cleveland 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 10 3
Cincinnati 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 x - 8 9 1
Carmona, Perez (3), Lewis (3), Kobayashi (6), Borowski (7) and Martinez
Arroyo, Affeldt (6), Lincoln (7), Bray (8), Weathers (9) and Ross
WP: Arroyo (3-3) LP: Lewis (0-1) SV: Weathers (3)
HR - CLE: Dellucci (5) CIN: Dunn (14), Freel (1)

Adam Dunn broke a 4-4 tie with a 2-run homer and Ryan Freel (pog) went 2-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs to give the Cincinnati Reds an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the series finale to avoid a series sweep. Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips each drove in runs for Cincinnati. David Dellucci and Victor Martinez each drove in a pair of runs with Shin-Soo Choo also driving in a run for the Indians.

MLB News

Weekly Awards
Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo was selected the AL Player of the Week after rocking opposing pitching for a .458 average (11-24), 2 HRs and 8 RBIs.
Atlanta's Mark Teixeira was selected the NL Player of the Week after racking up 15 hits in 29 at bats, 3 HRs and 14 RBIs last week in 7 games.

Contract News
5/12 - Toronto's Alexis Rios agreed to a 2-year, $20,620,000 extension
5/13 - The New York Mets have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber closer Billy Wagner that will extend his stay in New York at least 2 years and will pay out $8,980,000
5/16 - Media analysts hailed Toronto's signing of Roy Halladay, on of Major League's brightest stars, as a pivotal move. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, Halladay is expected to earn every bit of the $50,240,000 promised him over 4 years.
5/18 - The Chicago White Sox have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber reliever Matt Thornton that will extend his stay in Chicago at least 1 year and will pay out $1,860,000

Milestones & Achievements
5/12 - Atlanta's Jeff Bennett shuts out Pittsburgh
5/13 - Cincinnati's Ken Griffey slugs 600th Home Run
5/13 - Texas' Vicente Padilla shuts out Mariners
5/18 - Detroit's Curtis Granderson smacks 5 hits

Injury News
5/13 - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui strained a medial collateral ligament and will miss 3-4 weeks
5/14 - Atlanta has lost starting pitcher John Smoltz for at least 11 months due to sustaining a ruptured disc
5/15 - Chicago fans will be disappointed to learn that Carlos Zambrano developed a strained bicep tendon and is expected to miss 4 weeks
5/17 - Doctors in Pittsburgh said Tom Gorzelanny may not play anymore this year. The Pirates starting pitcher received a ruptured bicep tendon and will be out for at least 7 months
5/18 - Cleveland fans will be disappointed to learn that Fausto Carmona developed a strained rib cage muscle and is expected to miss 3 weeks
5/18 - The doctors have spoken and Wes Littleton of the Texas Rangers didn't like what he heard. The 25-year old reliever is almost certainly gone for the rest of the year with a ruptured tricep tendon and would be absent for at least 8 months

05-31-2009, 05:38 AM	#25
captaincarl Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,363	May 12,13,14,15 vs. Florida May 12 Florida 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 11 0 Cincinnati 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 x - 6 13 1 Sanchez, Gregg (4), Miller (6), Tankersley (8) and Baker Harang, Weathers (7), Cordero (9) and Bako WP: Harang (4-1) LP: Sanchez (1-5) SV: Cordero (5) HR - FLO: C.Ross (14) CIN: Patterson (2), Votto (2), Bako (4) Paul Bako went 3-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs in leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins in the first game of a 4-game series. Joey Votto had a home run and 2 RBIs and Corey Patterson had a solo HR for the Reds. Mike Jacobs drove in 3 runs with Cody Ross and Dallas McPherson also driving in a run for the Marlins. After the game, we announced that pitcher Kent Mercker was designated for assignment. Mercker was 0-0 with an 8.10 ERA in six games. May 13 Florida 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 8 6 1 Cincinnati 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 2 Nolasco, Lindstrom (8), Gardner (9) and Baker Volquez, Burton (7), Affeldt (9) and Bako WP: Nolasco (5-1) LP: Volquez (2-3) HR - FLO: C.Ross 2 (16) CIN: Griffey (7), Dunn (13) Cody Ross went 3-4 with a pair of home runs, one a grand slam, and drove 7 runs to lead the Florida Marlins to an 8-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Josh Willingham also drove in a run for Florida. Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey each had a solo homer for the Cincinnati runs. Ken Griffey's home run was his 600th of his career. May 14 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Hendrickson, Gregg (8), Gardner (9) and Baker Arroyo and Bako WP: Gregg (4-0) LP: Arroyo (2-3) SV: Gardner (11) HR - FLO: Hermida (1) Jeremy Hermida homered in the top of the 9th to break a no-hit bid by Cincinnati pitcher Bronson Arroyo (2-3) to give the Florida Marlins a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Mark Hendrickson allowed only two hits in 7 innings of work for Florida. May 15 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 1 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 x - 6 11 0 Mitre, Tankersley (7), Miller (8) and Baker Cueto, Cordero (9) and Bako, Ross (8) WP: Cueto (2-4) LP: Tankersley (2-1) SV: Cordero (6) HR - CIN: Phillips (11) Brandon Phillips belted a solo homer off Florida reliever Taylor Tankersley (2-1) to break a 3-3 tie and Ryan Freel added a 2-run pinch hit single later in the inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-3 win over the Florida Marlins and a split of the 4-game series. Johnny Cueto (2-4) went 8 innings, striking out 11 and allowing 3 runs and 5 hits, and was named the player of the game. Jeff Keppinger and Joey Votto also drove in runs for the Reds. Hanley Ramirez had a 2-run triple and Cody Ross drove in a run to account for the Marlins' runs. May 16,17,18 vs Cleveland May 16 Cleveland 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 14 0 Cincinnati 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Westbrook, Betancourt (9) and Martinez Haring, Weathers (7), Bray (8) and Ross, Bako (8) WP: Westbrook (5-1) LP: Harang (4-2) SV: Betancourt (14) HR - CLE: Martinez (4) Victor Martinez went 2-5 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati in the first game of the 3-game interleague set. Grady Sizemore and David Dellucci also drive in runs for Cleveland. Aaron Harang and Ken Griffey each drove in a run for the Reds. May 17 Cleveland 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 11 1 Cincinnati 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Sabathia, Perez (8) and Martinez Volquez, Affeldt (4), Burton (8) and Bako WP: Sabathia (6-2) LP: Volquez (2-4) HR - CLE: Choo (2), Peralta (4) Jhonny Peralta went 2-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Shin-Soo Choo belted a 2-run HR with Jason Tyner and C.C. Sabathia also driving in runs for the Indians. Ken Griffey and Brandon Phillips each drove in a run for the Reds. May 18 Cleveland 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 10 3 Cincinnati 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 x - 8 9 1 Carmona, Perez (3), Lewis (3), Kobayashi (6), Borowski (7) and Martinez Arroyo, Affeldt (6), Lincoln (7), Bray (8), Weathers (9) and Ross WP: Arroyo (3-3) LP: Lewis (0-1) SV: Weathers (3) HR - CLE: Dellucci (5) CIN: Dunn (14), Freel (1) Adam Dunn broke a 4-4 tie with a 2-run homer and Ryan Freel (pog) went 2-4 with a home run and 4 RBIs to give the Cincinnati Reds an 8-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the series finale to avoid a series sweep. Jeff Keppinger and Brandon Phillips each drove in runs for Cincinnati. David Dellucci and Victor Martinez each drove in a pair of runs with Shin-Soo Choo also driving in a run for the Indians. MLB News Weekly Awards Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo was selected the AL Player of the Week after rocking opposing pitching for a .458 average (11-24), 2 HRs and 8 RBIs. Atlanta's Mark Teixeira was selected the NL Player of the Week after racking up 15 hits in 29 at bats, 3 HRs and 14 RBIs last week in 7 games. Contract News 5/12 - Toronto's Alexis Rios agreed to a 2-year, $20,620,000 extension 5/13 - The New York Mets have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber closer Billy Wagner that will extend his stay in New York at least 2 years and will pay out $8,980,000 5/16 - Media analysts hailed Toronto's signing of Roy Halladay, on of Major League's brightest stars, as a pivotal move. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, Halladay is expected to earn every bit of the $50,240,000 promised him over 4 years. 5/18 - The Chicago White Sox have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber reliever Matt Thornton that will extend his stay in Chicago at least 1 year and will pay out $1,860,000 Milestones & Achievements 5/12 - Atlanta's Jeff Bennett shuts out Pittsburgh 5/13 - Cincinnati's Ken Griffey slugs 600th Home Run 5/13 - Texas' Vicente Padilla shuts out Mariners 5/18 - Detroit's Curtis Granderson smacks 5 hits Injury News 5/13 - New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui strained a medial collateral ligament and will miss 3-4 weeks 5/14 - Atlanta has lost starting pitcher John Smoltz for at least 11 months due to sustaining a ruptured disc 5/15 - Chicago fans will be disappointed to learn that Carlos Zambrano developed a strained bicep tendon and is expected to miss 4 weeks 5/17 - Doctors in Pittsburgh said Tom Gorzelanny may not play anymore this year. The Pirates starting pitcher received a ruptured bicep tendon and will be out for at least 7 months 5/18 - Cleveland fans will be disappointed to learn that Fausto Carmona developed a strained rib cage muscle and is expected to miss 3 weeks 5/18 - The doctors have spoken and Wes Littleton of the Texas Rangers didn't like what he heard. The 25-year old reliever is almost certainly gone for the rest of the year with a ruptured tricep tendon and would be absent for at least 8 months Last edited by captaincarl; 06-04-2009 at 06:46 PM.