Reds vs. Cards wrap-up

The Reds are off to a 1-2 start to begin the 2010 season. Some would say that is awful and here we go again, but I say it is better than it looks.
The starting pitching was good, especially Arroyo, and the hitting was average. Aaron Harang wasn't as bad as most think he was, but he didn't help himself with his error on the throw to first base. That took a lot of air out of his and the teams sails as that put them down three. I put that loss on the bullpen. Yeah you can say that who knows what it would have been like if the Cards hadn't hit the grand slam, but regardless of that, your bullpen cannot blow up and give up six runs. That flat out takes your team out of the game.

As for game two, it was the bullpen again. Logan Ondrusek was awful, but I can give him a little slack for it being his major league debut. Cueto was his usual self. He was over-throwing, wild, throwing too many balls and not enough strikes. Still, with all that considered,he only gave up two earned runs. He had three walks and three strikeouts. The offense was the problem as Orlando Cabrera had all three rbi's for the Reds, and only three other Reds had hits. Just need more offense than that.

Game three was special. It was the kind of early season win that the Reds needed. It gave Arroyo a shot in the arm with some confidence as he went eight innings, only gave up four hits and three walks, while striking out six. His only run given up was on a Matt Holliday home run. It's just a shame that Bronson didn't get the win. It also gives a boost to Jonny Gomes. It may also give Duster the idea to play him more. Gomes' walk-off shot in the ninth was hopefully a boost that this offense needed. They managed to score just five runs in the final 18 innings against the Cards. That number will need to come up if the Reds expect to do anything at all this season.

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