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May 7, 2008

I just didn’t see any way that the Reds were going to be on the losing end of a Jon Lieber/Edinson Volquez battle. 

Chicago Cubs
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Jon Lieber 2.0 7 5 5 0 2 4 49-37 3.80

 

Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Edinson Volquez 7.0 4 0 0 6 10 0 118-75 1.06

Hitting four homeruns in one inning, seven in the game, and three by Joey Votto - well, I didn’t see that, either.

So, if you believe Ryan Dempster (which nobody really does), then the Reds just won 2 of 3 against the 2008 World Series champion Cubbies, and are 3-3 against them this season.

It may not be much, but it’s a start.  The Reds are off to New York next to play the Mets, where they will surely be knocked back down to Earth.

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3 Comments leave one →
  1. Steve permalink
    May 7, 2008 3:06 PM

    I’m ready for the street vendors to start selling Votto t-shirts.

  2. chatchi permalink
    May 7, 2008 3:10 PM

    One of the reasons why I was bummed when Josh Hamilton got traded was that I never got my hands on one of his “The Natural” shirts.

  3. Dave from Louisville permalink
    May 7, 2008 7:18 PM

    Did anyone think Votto would be this good????

    I never thought he would be on pace for 35 homers.

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