NL Wild Card

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Back with info and stats.....

So far shitloads of love for the Reds EVERYWHERE.

One thing I don't get everyone is saying the pressure is on the Pirates. I think Dusty is an idiot and a horrible manager. Hurdle has this team playing great in playing with ease.

 

[2CAN SAM]

So you like pirates tonight?

 

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PIRATES vs. REDS: The Pirates went 11-8 against Cincinnati during the regular season, going 5-4 at PNCPark and 6-4 at Great
American Ball Park...The clubs just finished up the regular season with a three-game series in Cincinnati Sunday afternoon with
the Pirates sweeping the series, which ended with a 4-2 victory on Sunday.

 

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LIRIANO vs. CINCINNATI: 0-3 with a 3.70 ERA (24.1ip/10er) in four career starts - all coming this season...He struck out 11 batters and gave up one run in 6.0ip, but lost a 2-0 decision
to Mike Leake at PNC Park on 6/1...He also gave up two solo home runs in a 4-1 loss to Leake at Great American Ball Park on 6/17 and allowed five runs in 4.1 innings while
losing a 5-3 decision to Leake on 7/19 at Great American...He also was in line for the win but had a no-decision (8.0ip/2r) in a 6-5, 10-inning loss at PNC Park on 9/20.

 

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LIRIANO AT HOME :

Liriano 9-1-0 1.55 87.1 54 15 3

 

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2013 vs. Cincinnati
AVG AB H HR RBI
Alvarez .246 65 16 4 12
Barmes .222 36 8 0 1
Buck .235 17 4 0 1
Byrd .375 24 9 2 8
Harrison .286 7 2 0 1
Jones .314 51 16 4 6
Marte .222 63 14 2 5
Martin .235 51 12 2 8
McCutchen .232 69 16 4 8
Mercer .297 37 11 1 3
Morneau .133 15 2 0 1
Sanchez, G .063 16 1 0 2
Sanchez, T .000 1 0 0 0
Snider .263 38 10 1 4
Tabata .320 25 8 1 4
Walker .228 57 13 4 7

 

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: Dusty Baker is 145-114 (.560) in his career vs the Pirates,
the third-most wins by any manager vs Pit (Walter Alston 218, Tony
LaRussa 146)...the Pirates won the 2013 series, 11-8, and outscored the
Reds, 73-71...the 9 shutouts by Reds pitchers at Pit's PNC Park since
2009 are the most by any visiting team at any ballpark during that span and
their 10 shutout wins here since 2001 are tied with the Brewers for the most
by any visiting team at PNC

 

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Cueto is making his third appearance since he came off his third stint on
the disabled list (1-0, 0.75, 12ip, 8h, 1er, 4bb, 10k)...his 2.92era over the last
4 seasons is the fourth-best in the Major Leagues among pitchers with at least
80 starts (Kershaw 2.37, Weaver 2.84, Lee 2.89)...at PNC Park is 1-0, 0.73
(12.1ip, 1er) in 2 starts this season and 8-2, 1.90 (85.1ip, 18er) in 13 career
starts...the club's Opening Day starter was on the disabled list with a strained
right lat 3 times this season, from 4/15-5/19, from 6/5-6/15 and from 6/29-9/15

 

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Cueto in the Postseason: The 27-year-old is making his third career
Postseason appearance/start...in his first playoff start suffered the 2-0 loss vs
Phi in Game 3 of the 2010 NLDS...was opposed by Cole Hamels, who threw
a 5-hitter (0bb, 9k)...started Game 1 of the 2012 NLDS at SF and left the 5-2
victory with back spasms after 1 batter and 8 pitches...was the fewest batters
faced by any starting pitcher in a Postseason game in Major League history...
the previous record was held by Wsh's Curly Odgen, who faced 2 batters in Game 7 of the 1924 World Series vs the New York Giants.

 

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Cueto 2013 Season: Went 1-0, 2.60 in his first 3 starts of the season before he was disabled on 4/15...went 2-0, 1.80 in 3 starts in May before he was disabled again on 6/5...made
3 more starts in June (1-2, 7.15) and went back on the DL on 6/29...returned on 9/16 and in 2 starts the rest of the season went 1-0, 0.75...on Opening Day earned no decision
in the 13-inning, 3-1 loss vs LAA but his 9 strikeouts were the most by a Reds pitcher on Opening Day since Mario Soto had 10k in 1982 vs Cubs...Reds pitchers produced 17
strikeouts total, a club record for Opening Day...in his 2 career Opening Day starts (2012, 2013) allowed just 1 run in 14.0 innings (6h, 4bb, 13k).

 

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Cueto Career vs Pirates Batters
BATTER PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO BA OBP SLG
Alvarez, Pedro PIT 21 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 .278 .333 .278
Barmes, Clint PIT 14 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .214
Buck, John PIT 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .167 .000
Byrd, Marlon PIT 14 12 1 7 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 .583 .643 .917
Harrison, Josh PIT 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000
Jones, Garrett PIT 43 39 1 11 4 1 1 3 4 0 11 .282 .349 .513
Marte, Starling PIT 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000
Martin, Russell PIT 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .091 .091 .182
McCutchen, Andrew PIT 45 39 3 9 2 0 3 5 5 1 6 .231 .333 .513
Mercer, Jordy PIT 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250
Sanchez, Gaby PIT 8 7 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .286 .375 .571
Snider, Travis PIT 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000
Tabata, Jose PIT 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
Walker, Neil PIT 33 28 0 6 1 0 0 3 4 1 5 .214 .333 .250
Team Totals 254 228 5 49 14 1 5 17 21 3 53 .215 .289 .351

 

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Reds Career at PNC Park
avg h ab hr rbi
Bruce .211 35 166 6 23
Choo .236 13 55 0 3
Cozart .269 21 78 3 6
Frazier .293 17 58 3 9
Hamilton .429 3 7 0 0
Hanigan .207 17 82 1 8
Hannahan .375 3 8 0 1
Heisey .333 25 75 2 9
Izturis .227 32 141 0 8
Ludwick .267 51 191 6 27
Mesoraco .222 6 27 0 5
Paul .217 25 115 2 9
Phillips .322 79 245 7 40
Robinson .200 3 15 0 3
Votto .346 56 162 5 32

 

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Reds Career vs LiriaNo
avg h ab hr rbi
Bruce .000 0 11 0 0
Choo .194 6 31 0 2
Cozart .200 2 10 1 1
Frazier .333 3 9 2 2
Hamilton .--- - - - -
Hanigan .--- - - - -
Hannahan .286 2 7 0 1
Heisey .667 2 3 1 2
Izturis .429 3 7 0 1
Ludwick .444 4 9 0 2
Mesoraco .333 2 6 0 0
Paul .--- - - - -
Phillips .273 3 11 0 1
Robinson .200 1 5 0 0
Votto .200 2 10 0 0

 

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Krusty Baker....u have that right ....feel im in a no lose situation...Reds win ..awesome. ..lose and im hoping its the last of Krusty....tired if him for last 2 years now...gl