Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle….
FINAL
Houston 0
Cincinnati 2
W: B. Arroyo (9-12)
L: W. Rodriguez (11-11)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
–Brandon Phillips had three of the Reds’ five hits, and scored one of the runs. Miguel Cairo accounted for the other run with an eighth-inning homer.
–Bronson Arroyo had a rare strong outing: a complete game shutout, scattering six hits, tossing only 91 pitches. Even better, he gave up no homers!
NEGATIVES
–None.
NOT-SO-RANDOM THOUGHTS
–The Reds won the final home series of the season today. Cincinnati finishes the year 42-39 at Great American Ballpark.
–The Reds’ attendance for the 2011 home schedule was 2,213,498. That’s an increase of 152,948 over last year’s total.
–Cairo’s homer was his eighth, a new career high.
–Time of game: two hours, twelve minutes. Shortest of the season.
–Final road trip of the season begins Friday with a trip to Pittsburgh and New York.