Well, 3-1 against the Reds ain't gonna happen. Last night, Bronson Arroyo just outpitched Ben Sheets who, it should be repeated, pitched very, very well himself. As a matter of fact, he fulfilled my every prophecy. And he didn't walk anybody.
Now we're stuck fighting for a split at home. Dave Bush starts for us, coming off a solid start in Houston. Like Tomo Ohka, Bush has been up and down--let's hope that doesn't mean Bush will have to be down this start. Opposing is Brandon Claussen, also following a strong outing. On the 17th against the Marlins, Claussen threw 7 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts.
The Brewers are now 1-5 in their last six games. I'm fighting the urge to get really worried. It all seems to boil down to this:
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Pro: we've lost a bunch of games, but they've all been close.
- Con: we've lost a bunch of close games.
I'll post the starting lineups as soon as I see them, but I won't be watching the game; I'll be watching this. See, I thought it was a night game today when I bought these tickets. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Update [2006-4-22 13:17:20 by Jeff]: Interesting thing about these lineups: if you swap the corner outfielders, the positions are in the same order.
| Reds | Brewers |
|---|---|
| Ryan Freel - CF | Brady Clark - CF |
| Felipe Lopez - SS | JJ Hardy - SS |
| Adam Dunn - LF | Geoff Jenkins - RF |
| Austin Kearns - RF | Carlos Lee - LF |
| Scott Hatteberg - 1B | Prince Fielder - 1B |
| Edwin Encarnacion - 3B | Bill Hall - 3B |
| Brandon Phillips - 2B | Rickie Weeks - 2B |
| Jason LaRue - C | Damian Miller - C |
| Brandon Claussen - P | Dave Bush - P |
Tags: Bronson Arroyo, Scott Hatteberg, Ryan Freel, Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds, Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Claussen, Milwaukee Brewers, Austin Kearns, Florida Marlins, Jason LaRue, Adam Dunn, Felipe Lopez