I'm a bit behind with updates on my Redlegs. The Milwaukee series went about as expected. Cincy took game 1, but the Brew Crew continued their dominance against us.
The Reds then took a trip to the south Chicago. The result was Cincinnati's first ever sweep of the woeful Sox. And it wasn't even close. Red pitching dominated:
Game 1: Abbott - 7 innings, 4 hits, 3 K's, 0 BB's, 1 ER. Bullpen - 2 innings, 2 K's, 0's across the board everywhere else.
Game 2: Lodolo (season debut) - 5.2 innings, 1 hit, 10 K's, 1 BB, 0 ER. Bullpen - 3.1 innings, 1 hit, 5 K's, 2 BB's, 0 ER.
Game 3: Ashcraft - 5.2 innings, 5 hits, 8 K's, 2 BB's, 2 runs (1 ER). Bullpen - 3.1 innings, 3 hits, 2 ER.
Reds hitting dominated, scoring 11, 5, and 11 runs throughout the series. Most notable was game 1. Elly hit a bomb off the batter's eye. Next time up he hit an inside-the-parker. What an exciting player to watch. Entering game 3, he had reached base safely at least once in every game this season (14 games), with
@JohnBM01's own Jose Altuve being the only other player to match that feat to start the year. That streak ended, but is it every impressive!
Game 1: 11-1 Cincinnati
Game 2: 5-0 Cincinnati
Game 3: 11-4 Cincinnati
The Red Stockings are now up in the northwest visiting Seattle. The game has just started as of this post.