Game 50: Reds 4 Pirates 0

Well, that was predictable. After four days of explosive offense, the Pirates sent their ace out to the mound against the worst pitcher the Reds started in this four game series and lost. Got shut-out in fact. By Kyle Lohse. Is it bad form to complain about a shutout after 33 runs in the prior three days? I dunno, but I certainly feel like doing it today. Jason Bay tripled in the second inning and was thrown out at home on a ground ball by Xavier Nady, and that was pretty much it for the whole game. Snell was solid. Not bad but not spectacular either. He probably should've been good enough to win, but that's neither here nor there.

The story of this one was, as you've probably heard by now, Ryan Freel. He managed to make a great running catch in right-center field today while recieving head and neck contusions from colliding with Norris Hopper at full speed. It was really ugly looking and Freel stayed down for a long time before being taken off by ambulance. I really don't know how he managed to keep hold of the ball. Anyway, word now is that he's OK and that's good, because who doesn't like Ryan Freel?