Brad Lincoln encountered his first bad outing in his spot start of the season allowing five runs in four innings in a 5-4 loss to the first place Reds.
Lincoln gave up a Brandon Phillips lead off homer in the second then really blew up when he loaded the bases in the fourth which was followed by a Ryan Ludwick bases clearing double. Ludwick would then score on a single to make it 5-0. Lincoln would be done after four and Doug Slaten would play savior as he would work the next three innings while only throwing 27 pitches. Tony Watson would then pitch a scoreless eighth.
The offense was, yet again, dominated by Johnny Cueto. He would only allow five Bucco baserunners through the first seven innings. Two of them would be caught stealing (J-Hay and Cutch), while the other three would not reach second base. I had counted them out completely but the Bucs refused to quit. The Barge would lead off the eighth with a double and would advance to third on a Pedro Alvarez pinch hit single. Two batters later, Neil Walker would single The Barge home bumping Cueto from the game. Cutch would take advantage of that two pitches later sending a fastball over the center field fence making it a 5-4 game. It would be all the Bucs would get, thanks to Aroldis Chapman, but the no quit effort by the Bucs really impressed us.
Other teams in the past would have their late night dinner plans made after the sixth inning but this team, having been in the thick of things for 3/5ths of a season last year and so far this year, has that no quit attitude that we saw from those teams we loved in the '70's and early '90's. This is a scrappy ball club to watch.
Starters Lines
Lincoln: (L, 3-1) 4 IN, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's (1 to Cueto)
Cueto: (W, 6-3) 7 2/3 IN, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's (1 to Lincoln)
Turning Point
Ryan Ludwick's bases clearing double in the fourth - At the time it looked like it opened the floodgates for the Reds. It turned out to be the deciding hit in a 5-4 victory.
Stud/Dud of the Game
Stud: Cutch - 1-3, 3-run homer, walk, 3 RBI's, and a run.
Dud: Brad Lincoln - The five runs bump his ERA up to 2.40. Still very good, but not for tonight.
Final Thoughts
-- Pedro's pinch hit single in the eighth broke an 0-18 slump. This was his first at-bat in a few days.
-- Doug Slaten's heroic three shutout innings has his scoreless streak to 5 2/3 innings since being called up from "AAA" Indy.
Worth Noting: In Indy he had not given a run up since his first appearance on April 7th (via @northsidenotch)
-- Aroldis Chapman is good. He made the Bucco batters look silly in the ninth (2 K's and a groundout).
This Day in '92
L vs. NYM 15-1
Denny Neagle allowed six runs on eight hits in four innings of work while the pen allowed nine more runs in the blowout loss.
Barry Bonds went 2-2 with 2 singles, a walk, and a RBI. Jay Bell went 1-4 with a single, a run scored, and a strikeout.
Andy Van Slyke went 1-3 with a single.
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