Archive for August, 2007
Ankiel’s first career grand slam lifts Cardinals to 8-5 win over Reds (AP)
Rick Ankiel hit a go-ahead grand slam, adding another chapter to the former pitcher’s comeback as a power-hitting outfielder. Ankiel’s sixth-inning drive and Yadier Molina’s two-run homer powered St. Louis over the Cincinnati Reds 8-5 Friday night as Tony La Russa passed Red Schoendienst as the winningest manager in Cardinals history.
Posted: August 31st, 2007.
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Reds lose 2-run single, but recover to beat Pirates 5-4 (AP)
Alex Gonzalez scored from first base on Ken Griffey Jr.’s pop-fly single that fell among three Pirates fielders in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds overcame Adam Dunn’s baserunning mistake that cost them two runs in a 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. With Griffey getting three hits and scoring twice, the Reds […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Reds lose 2-run single as Dunn misses base (AP)
The Cincinnati Reds had two runs taken off the scoreboard and Edwin Encarnacion lost a hit when Adam Dunn was called out for missing third base on an apparent two-run single in the fourth inning Thursday night. The ruling by crew chief Wally Bell and third base umpire Chris Guccione changed the score from a […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Ground rules: Reds’ Shearn can tend a mound as well as pitch on it (AP)
There probably isn’t a major league groundskeeper who hasn’t thought to himself after seeing a struggling pitcher labor through an inning, “He’s so bad, I could pitch better than that.” Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Shearn might be the only major leaguer who watches the grounds crew pull out the tarp, line the batter’s box, groom […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Cubs send minor league OF Coats to Reds (AP)
The Chicago Cubs traded minor league outfielder Buck Coats to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday for a player to be named or cash. Coats was optioned to Triple-A Louisville. He had been playing at Triple-A Iowa, where the 25-year-old was hitting .303 with 11 homers, 59 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Coats was an 18th-round […]
Posted: August 30th, 2007.
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Aaron Harang throws 2-hitter and Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 8-0 (AP)
Aaron Harang threw a two-hitter for his fourth career shutout, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Brandon Phillips homered and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on Wednesday night. Alex Gonzalez and Javier Valentin had three hits and Phillips, Scott Hatteberg and Edwin Encarnacion each had two for Cincinnati, which had won six straight before […]
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie of the year candidate (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Brawny Braun is NL’s top rookie (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers’ slugging third baseman heads a deep list vying for the award.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Coutlangus back with Reds, Ramirez sent down (AP)
The Cincinnati Reds recalled left-hander Jon Coutlangus from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday and optioned right-hander Elizardo Ramirez to their top farm club. Coutlangus was 4-1 with a 3.93 ERA in 57 appearances before being optioned to Louisville on Aug. 7, where he was 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA in nine games.
Posted: August 29th, 2007.
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Pirates sweep Reds in doubleheader behind Sanchez’s big night (AP)
Freddy Sanchez drove in five runs in the opener, then tripled and scored the winning run in the eighth inning of the second game to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory and doubleheader sweep Tuesday night that slowed the previously surging Cincinnati Reds. The Reds had won six in a row and nine of […]
Posted: August 28th, 2007.
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