Reds 2, Phillies 0: The Power of Ed
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:42 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds (29-31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Phillies (35-26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Edinson Volquz pwned the Phillies, as he has so many teams this year. Seven innings, 8 strikeouts, and no runs, lowering his ERA to an unheard-of 1.32. That’s crazy good territory.
He faced Philly Brett Myers, who also pitched a gem of a game. Both starters had no-hitters going for the first few innings. Joey Votto broke Myers’ bid in the 7th, driving in Brandon Phillips with a double. And that was all the Reds needed for their first win on this road trip.
First win in their third game of the trip, huh? Why, that equates to a 33% winning percentage, which is exactly what they’ve done all season away from home. They haven’t been blown out, though, so there is room for a tiny bit of optimism.
Homer Bailey makes his first appearance of 2008 today, starting against Cole Hamels at 1:05pm EDT.