Official Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals 4/22/2011

vs.

Friday 4/22, 8:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium

Reds 10-9. 3-3 on the road
Cardinals 10-9. 4-5 at home.

Edinson Volquez 2-0 vs. Kyle McClellan 2-0

Volquez Right hander. 22.2 innings 20 hits 17 runs 6 HR's 16 BB 24 K's ERA 6.75
*McClellan Right hander. 19 innings 19 hits 4 runs 1 HR 5 BB 13 K's ERA 1.89

 

Projected Reds lineup

D. Stubbs, CF .271
B. Phillips, 2B .350
J. Votto, 1B .418
J. Gomes, LF .228
J. Bruce, RF .258
E. Renteria, SS .381
M. Cairo, 3B .250
R. Hernandez, C .351
E. Volquez, P .000

 

Projected Cardinals lineup

R. Theriot, SS .300
C. Rasmus, CF .351
A. Pujols, 1B .247
M. Holliday, LF .455
L. Berkman, RF .339
D. Freese, 3B .328
Y. Molina, C .264
D. Descalso, 2B .233
M. Batista is starting right hander. 7 innings 6 hits 1 run 4 BB 4 K's. ERA 1.29

* McClellan was pulled because of the threat of rain. Could be a shortened game. Saving Scott for longer games.

 

The Reds and Cardinals enter this weekend series tied for first place in the N.L. Central (10-9). Last season, the Cardinals went 12-6 against the Reds, including winning six of the last seven.

Cincinnati has eight players with two or more home runs this season -- most in the majors.

St. Louis is hitting a MLB-best .299 and has scored a league-high 53 runs with two outs so far this season.

Joey Votto is hitting .418 (28/67) so far this season. That would be the fourth-highest average in the month of April by a Red (min. 50 PA) since 1946 -- and the highest since Pete Rose (who owns the highest April average by a Red since 1946) hit .466 in 1976.

Kyle McClellan's first 202 appearances in the majors were all in relief. This season, all three of his appearances have come in a starting role, with his 1.89 ERA ranking eighth among N.L. starting pitchers (min. three starts).

Albert Pujols (6) and Lance Berkman (6) have combined for 12 home runs this season, tied for the league lead by the most by two teammates.

 

Stubbs .271 4 HR 11 RBI's

Walks on four straight pitches

 

Phillips .350 1 HR 6 RBI's

Rain has started

Stubbs steals second.

Game halted. Rain

 

Game to restart at 10:30 pm EST. Rumor is, Kyle McClellan will pitch. Will know in a few minutes

 

Matt Maloney will pitch for the Reds

 

Phillips .350 1 HR 6 RBI's

grounds to second, runner advances

 

Votto .418 3 HR's 10 RBI's

Strikes out swinging

 

Gomes .228 6 HR's 14 RBI's

Flies to center.

 

Maloney left hander. 9.2 innings 13 hits 8 runs 3 HR's 2 BB 9K's ERA 7.45

 

Theriot .300 8 RBI's

base hit to left

 

Rasmus .351 3 HR's 9 RBI's

base hit to right center, theriot goes to third

 

Pujols .247 6 HR's 14 RBI's

Flies to center, run scores.

 

Holliday .455 2 HR 11 RBI's

Base hit to left.

 

Berkman .339 6 HR's 15 RBI's Is batting right. 1-9 for the season from the right side.

flies to center

 

Freese .328 2 HR's 10 RBI's

infield hit to short! Bases full

 

Molina .264 6 RBI's

strikes out swinging.

1 inning played 1-0 Cardinals

Maloney threw 39 pitches that inning.

 

Bruce .258 2 HR's 7 RBI's

Bruce flied out to left fielder