Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle….
FINAL
Cincinnati 2
St. Louis 1
W: M. Latos (2-0)
L: A. Wainwright (4-2)
S: A. Chapman (6)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
–So, as it turns out, Mat Latos has a little bit of talent when it comes to throwing a baseball. Tonight, six innings of shutout baseball, surrendering five hits. Latos has now tossed seventeen consecutive scoreless innings, and he’s 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA. That’ll do, Mat. That’ll do.
–Joey Votto had two hits and a run batted in, because he’s awesome. Brandon Phillips had a hit and a walk. Shin-Soo Choo and Todd Frazier each doubled.
–Logan Ondrusek pitched a scoreless inning, though you shouldn’t be surprised that he walked a batter. In the ninth, Aroldis Chapman did what Aroldis Chapman does.
NEGATIVES
–Jonathan Broxton gave up a run on two hits in one inning pitched. He was too hittable tonight, once again.
NOT-SO-RANDOM THOUGHTS
–Is there anything more glorious than beating the Cardinals in St. Louis? I submit that there is not.
–You can quibble with any number of decisions that GM Walt Jocketty has made, but the acquisitions of Mat Latos and Shin-Soo Choo were masterful.
–The Reds have now won two road games in a row, after losing eight straight. They’re unstoppable all of a sudden!