Best Record in August

Wow what a comeback the Reds had in the month of August. They had nineteen wins and only eight losses. They only lost two series during the month. The first series loss was to the Cardinals and the second one was to the Giants.

In the beginning of the August the Reds were swept by the Cardinals, but after that the Reds seemed to kick it into high gear and went on a great winning streak. They had a West coast trip that in years past buried them in the standings but this year they had six wins and three losses on that West coast trip and cemented themselves in first place above the Cardinals.

It looks like the Reds are going to be rolling right along into September. I can really feel it this year I hope the Reds can win the division and make some noise in the playoffs. Right now they have an eight game lead in the central division.

Swept by the Cardinals

Ouch that was probably one of the worst series for the Reds this year. Probably even worse than they sweep by the Phillies even though that was a four gamer.

This sweep by the Cards put the Reds one game back of first place and their first series loss after the All-star break. I think the Cardinals were sparked by remarks from Brandon Phillips, and they put a beat down on the them. The Reds were outscored 21-8 in the series and were out pitched. It looked pretty ugly. I watched the first two games and you could tell the Cardinals were bringing their A game.

It looks like the Reds bounced back pretty well with a sweep of the Marlins in their next series. It's a good thing baseball has a long season, or this series with the Cardinals could have done the Reds in. This year they seem really resiliant every time they have been knocked down in a series they step up their game and work even harder.

Taking Two Outta Three

Well it was a successful weekend for the Reds. After losing the opening game to the Cards and snapping a 5 game winning streak the Reds won the next two games. The last game with Arroyo starting was just dominating.

I was afraid the Reds offense would have problems against Brad Penny, but they just kept hitting him almost every inning it was great. The final score ended up being 7-2 and the Reds had the lead the whole game. With this win the Reds pulled into first place for the first time this month.

They seem to be on a tear lately especially the pitching. I think the players are finally starting to gel and it seems like the veteran pitchers are feeding off Mike Leake's great outings.

Pujols is the Cardinals Ace

Wow, Pujols dominated the Reds on Opening day. Two home runs, three rbis, and that was pretty much all the Cardinals needed to beat the Reds.

Also Harang's outing wasn't that great. He started off pretty well, but only lasted five innings which isn't enough, and the bullpen was terrible except for the eighth inning.

The Reds seemed like they were gonna make a comeback in the eighth and they did score a run, but they left a couple runners on. Jay Bruce didn't have much of a day either.

Opening Day!

Today is Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds. They are playing the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ballpark. Harang is the opening day pitcher, and I am hoping to see him in good form. This first series will be a good test for the Reds.