There is clearly no doubt about who has the overwhelming momentum in the National League Division Series. It’s the Reds, and it’s not even close. After all, they earned an emphatic 9-0 win over the Giants in Game 2 on Sunday night that included one-hit baseball from starter Bronson Arroyo over seven innings. Cincinnati returns […]
Buckeyes Crush Nebraska 63-38
October 7, 2012 by
Urban Meyer promised a hurry-up, high-scoring offense. Six games into his Ohio State coaching career, the Buckeyes came through. Braxton Miller rushed for 186 yards, zig-zagging 72 yards for one score and passing for another, to lead No. 12 Ohio State past No. 21 Nebraska 63-38 on Saturday night before the largest crowd ever at […]
Reds Beat Giants 5-2
October 7, 2012 by
The Reds this season have already persevered when closer Ryan Madson was lost for the year with an elbow injury in Spring Training. When a knee injury knocked best player Joey Votto out for six weeks in July, they rallied and, yes, even prospered. So what did Cincinnati do when ace Johnny Cueto was overtaken […]
Cueto Gets Start as Reds Prepare for Giants
October 5, 2012 by
Two of the most storied National League franchises will meet in a postseason series for the first time Saturday, and their Division Series begins with a Game 1 that features the requisite matchup of aces, along with a few unique storylines. The presence of Matt Cain on the mound for the Giants and Johnny Cueto […]
Indians Drop Season Finale 9-0
October 4, 2012 by
Cleveland closed out its 2012 campaign with a 9-0 defeat at the hands of the White Sox on Wednesday night at Progressive Field, and is now entering a critical offseason. The decisions made over the next few months could very well set the direction for the next few years. “I think there’s going to be […]
Reds Lose 1-0, Look Towards Playoffs
October 4, 2012 by
Coming off the first no-hitter of his career, Homer Bailey ended the suspense immediately on Wednesday. Bailey’s very first batter of the game, Adron Chambers, hit a single up the middle in the bottom of the first inning to guarantee Johnny Vander Meer’s feat of two straight no-hitters was safe from replication. Bailey, who pitched […]
Indians Beat White Sox 4-3
October 3, 2012 by
In the ninth inning on Tuesday night, Travis Hafner sent a pitch from Jake Peavy towering high over right field, where the baseball struck the foul pole for a game-tying, two-run home run. It was a dramatic blast that helped propel the Indians to a 4-3, 12-inning victory over the White Sox. “That was huge,” […]
Reds Beat Cardinals 3-1
October 3, 2012 by
Facing a Cardinals club trying to clinch a Wild Card spot, the Reds took a 3-1 win on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium that kept them alive for the top seed in the National League postseason heading into Game 162. “There was a lot of energy for sure,” said right fielder Jay Bruce, who hit […]
White Sox Trounce Indians 11-0
October 2, 2012 by
The Indians were unable to bounce the White Sox from contention on their own, given the stellar showing by Chicago lefty Hector Santiago and the surplus of support he received in an 11-0 rout at Progressive Field. No, the Tigers took care of that end of the equation. In Kansas City, Detroit took down the […]
Cardinals Beat Reds 4-2
October 2, 2012 by
In a 4-2 Reds loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, Bronson Arroyo had what amounted to a tuneup for his final regular-season game, throwing only 73 pitches over five innings before being pulled. “We decided to take him out early before the game started,” said manager Dusty Baker, following his first game back after […]
