Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle….
FINAL
Detroit 7
Cincinnati 6
W: B. Villarreal (3-1)
L: A. Chapman (4-2)
S: J. Valverde (12)
BOX SCORE
NOT-SO-RANDOM THOUGHTS
–I don’t have the strength to recap that one. It was a punch in the gut. Reds were leading 6-2, cruising to a nice win on national television. Then everything went wrong.
I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. I think I care about this baseball team more than I should.
Devin Mesoraco with a solo homer! #Reds lead 4-1.
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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Todd Frazier with the 2-run homer to give the #Reds a 6-2 lead! Is there anything Todd Frazier cannot do?
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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Uh oh…Dusty just threw a toothpick. He’s angry. #Reds #soamI
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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Solid outing tonight by Homer Bailey. He’s had a couple blow-up starts this year, but I still believe he’ll put together a solid season.
— David Schoenfield (@dschoenfield) June 11, 2012
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Votto 0-4, Chapman/ bullpen implodes, Reds blow 6-2 lead, crowd chanting ‘let’s go Tigers’ at GABP with ESPN audience watching. Yikes. #Reds
— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) June 11, 2012
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Right decision, wrong outcome for Dusty. Wonder if we’ll ever see him get frisky with Chapman again.
— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) June 11, 2012
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@joe_sheehan biggest problem is that Arredondo & Marshall faced one batter each and threw 7 total pitches.
— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 11, 2012
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Just saw the replay of Chapman’s alleged HBP. Pathetic blown call. Absolutely horrible.
— Jonathan Machuga (@Chuges) June 11, 2012
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Chapman line was 1 IP, 2h, 2r (2er), 1bb, 1K. Also 1 WP, 1 HB. ERA rose from 0.30 to 0.87 #reds
— Tom Groeschen (@TomGroeschen) June 11, 2012
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#Tigers MVP tonight doesn’t even appear on the roster. Angel Hernandez will have cost the #Reds a loss tonight barring a comeback.
— Kerry Moss (@CKFreshness) June 11, 2012
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Alfredo Simon has a 0.47 ERA in his last 12 outings (19.1 IP) #Reds
— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 11, 2012
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Yeah, this game hasn’t been so great…but it turns out Alfredo Simon is pretty darn good. Who knew? #reds
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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This would sting: lose on Sunday (8-1), lose B-B series,lose sole possession 1st, stand 7-8 last 15 games #Reds
— Lance McAlister (@LanceMcAlister) June 11, 2012
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#Reds go down in order in 9th, lose 7-6. Chapman (4-2) is the loser. Reds now tied for 1st with Pirates.
— Tom Groeschen (@TomGroeschen) June 11, 2012
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Wow, the #Reds just blew another game on national television. Sigh….
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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First loss by the #Reds this year when they scored 6+ runs. Were 18-0.
— Joel Luckhaupt (@jluckhaupt) June 11, 2012
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I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. Good start by Bailey, #Reds playing well on national TV…then oof.
— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) June 11, 2012
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#Reds drop a heartbreaker in their 59th game of the season. You know what that means? There are still 103 games to go. Breaaaathe, everyone.
— Dylan Moody (@dmoody46) June 11, 2012
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–A day off tomorrow? I need that.
Source: FanGraphs