JOHNNY CUETO FACES ADAM WAINWRIGHT IN GAME TWO OF THE SEASON

4.7.10
BY:MEH
GAME TWO: C'MON CUETO
JOHNNY CUETO FACES ADAM WAINWRIGHT IN GAME TWO OF THE SEASON

(Photo: Getty Images)
After a low-blow loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Opening Day, the Reds look to even their record during game two of the season. The lineup for Wednesday looks like the one most Reds fans expected on Opening Day (Stubbs 8, Cabrera 6, Votto 3, Phillips 4, Rolen 5, Bruce 9, Gomes 7, Hernandez 2 and Cueto 1). The replacement of Laynce Nix and Chris Dickerson from Monday's roster is strange. It appeared that Dusty Baker wanted Gomes and Stubbs (2-2 off the bench on Monday) to sit with the Reds facing a right hander, but after poor performances by Nix and Dickerson on Opening Day, he switched the lineup back to the predicted one with a right hander on the mound once again. This seems to contradict Baker's use of Nix and Dickerson on Opening Day. He obviously did not sit Gomes and Stubbs just because RHP Chris Carpenter was on the mound, there must be more complex reasoning.

Johnny Cueto was 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA against St. Louis last season. Skip Schumaker has had triumph against Cueto batting .455 against the right hander. If Cueto can hit the outside corners while facing Schumaker, Pujols, and Holliday, with Gomes and Stubbs arrogantly proving they can bash righties, the Reds could easily walk away with a victory on Wednesday.

*Update - Cueto threw the ball effectively (6IP, 2ER, 5H) on Wednesday, but the Reds' offense and bullpen couldn't get it done. Orlando Cabrera drove in all three of the Reds' runs going 2-4. After Cabrera tied the game at two with his first homerun as Red in the sixth, the bullpen entered the game and quickly allowed four runs in the seventh. The Reds lost by a final score of 6-3.  

The Reds play game three against the Cardinals Thursday at 12:35pm. Bronson Arroyo will face Brad Penny.




(Photo: Jamie Ramsey)

MORE NEWS:
-Opening Night impressions OMGREDS
-Cards get to Reds' pen again CNATI
-VIDEO: Aroldis Chapman press conference JOHN FAY
-Alsonso to play left field in Carolina REDLEG NATION
-Votto top arb-eligible candidate MLB TRADE RUMORS
-Cabrera seeks consistency CNATI
-VIDEO: Todd Frazier interview YOUTUBE
-Beacon Award Winners C.TRENT

COMMENTS?
 

2010 ARCHIVES:
OCTOBER 2010 (1-30)
SEPTEMBER 2010 (1-14) (15-30)
AUGUST 2010 (1-14) (15-31)
JULY 2010 (1-14) (15-31)
JUNE 2010 (1-14) (15-30)
MAY 2010 (1-14) (15-31)
APRIL 2010 (1-14) (15-30)
MARCH 2010  (1-14)  (15-31)
FEBRUARY 2010 (1-28)