Reds Clinch Division Title

What a great day it is to be a Reds fan. Coming into today they needed just one more win or one more Cardinals loss in order to win the division. Today the Reds clinch the division title by beating the Houston Astros 3-2 in exciting fashion. They went against the tough lefty Wandy Rodriguez and were only able to produce two runs against him through six innings.

Luckily Volquez delivered a good outing for the Reds and held the Astros to two runs through six innings also.

When I saw it was going to be decided by the bullpens I knew the Reds had a great chance to win. The Reds bullpen did excellent with Rhodes, Masset and finally Chapman getting the win. Each pitcher struck out at least one batter.

The game ended with a dramatic home run. Jay Bruce came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth being hit-less in the game, and had bounced into a disastrous inning ending double play in the sixth with the bases-loaded.

The first pitch Bruce saw he launched into deep center field. He raised his hand up as he watched the ball clear the fence as he rounded the bases his team was waiting to start celebrating. It was a very good game, and I am really happy to be a Reds fans.