Indians 7, Reds 3

NOTABLE THINGS

Pitching: Arroyo started, pitched the first 2 innings, allowed just 1 hit and had 3 K's. Nice stuff. Hermanson made his debut, pitching a clean inning. Weathers was adequate. Victor Santos was strong yet again, starting to like this guy. Shackelford & Salmon did well, Ligtenberg had some struggles. The big story here is Homer Bailey. And he finally lived up to his name, giving up a 3-run shot to Rouse and a 2-run shot to Sizemore. He got 2 outs in total, 3 hits, 2 walks, 1 hit batter, 1 K, and 5 earned runs. So much for that fifth slot, as I think this pretty much does knock him out of the face. I don't think this is too disheartening for Reds fans, but maybe on a subconscious level because we expected him to be lights out every time he pitches and to be the savior of the team. He still might be able to do that, he just looked awful today.

Hitting: Well, the offense sure has been in a rut ever since I was talking about how great it was. That's what you'll get if you stick around with me long enough. You'll learn to bet on the opposite of whatever I say. Freel led off and was 0/2. Hamilton was 1/2 and scored a run. Conine had a 2-RBI double, and Bellhorn got the other RBI. Conine also hit into a double play, something I'm sure we will see a lot of. Nothing else stands out really, Denorfia needs to get back on track, but he did get a hit today.

Fielding & such: No errors today. Dewayne Wise had a nice throw from center field to get Rouse out at home.