[情報] Reds notch 10th win in last at-bat
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
05/18/10 6:00 PM ET
CINCINNATI -- Even though the confident Reds were down by two runs to the
Brewers going into the bottom of the ninth, they acted like they had
Milwaukee right where they wanted them.
That's how well things are going for Cincinnati these days. Sure enough, a
three-run inning that featured five straight batters reaching base gave the
Reds a 5-4 walk-off win -- their ninth victory in the last 10 games. It was
also the 16th win in the last 21, and it maintained their hold of first place
in the National League Central.
After getting a break from the starting lineup, Scott Rolen hit a pinch-hit,
game-tying two-run home run off of Brewers closer Trevor Hoffman. Joey
Votto's long RBI single off the right-field wall scored Chris Heisey with the
winning run.
"It wasn't a matter of, 'Are we going to come back?' It was, 'When is this
going to happen?'" said Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey, who pitched seven
innings for a no-decision. "We just have that much confidence right now. It
doesn't matter who we're playing."
Hoffman (1-3) might be the all-time saves leader, but he now has five blown
saves in 10 chances this season and a 13.15 ERA after not retiring a batter
in the ninth. The Reds were trailing, 4-2, when Paul Janish led off with a
lined single into center field. That brought up Rolen to pinch-hit. Rolen
fell behind 0-2 but sent a 1-2 changeup into the left-field seats for the
two-run home run that perked up the crowd of 17,697 fans at Great American
Ball Park.
Rolen is 6-for-13 with four home runs lifetime against Hoffman but couldn't
explain that successful history.
"He's the all-time saves leader. I certainly don't look forward to facing
him," Rolen said. "I've seen the ball fairly well off of him in the past. I
saw the ball well today. Imagine my surprise when the thing went out. You
think you were shocked?"
The inning continued with Heisey hitting a ball near the line in left field
and hustling all the way to second base for a double.
"Heisey's speed is what really caused that," Reds manager Dusty Baker said.
"He was barely safe at second, but the fact he can run, you like that speed."
Brandon Phillips was willing to sacrifice, but he took three straight balls
before walking on five pitches. That left it up to Votto, who sharply lined
Hoffman's first pitch all the way to the right-field wall. It was almost too
hard as the ball skipped straight to right fielder Corey Hart, who threw to
the cut-off man. But it was too late as Heisey scored easily without the
relay. Votto touched first base and tried to run off the field before he was
mobbed by celebrating teammates.
"It's a big situation with runners on first and second," Votto said. "I'm
trying to get the guys to second and third at the very least. Obviously, I'm
trying to drive them in, too. I can't hit into a double play. I have to at
least put the ball in the air or on the line somehow. I got a pretty good
pitch to hit and ended up striking it pretty good."
That gave the 23-16 Reds their 10th victory in their last at-bat this season.
Before Rolen was given a rest, Baker offered it first to Votto, who had
played a lot lately and appeared a little worn down. Votto wanted no part of
it.
"I want to play every single day. I don't want to be out of the lineup,
ever," Votto said.
Think of what he could have missed. In the eighth inning with a 4-1 score, he
launched a 460-foot home run onto the riverboat deck above the batters' eye
in center field off of reliever Marco Estrada, who had retired his first nine
in a row during his Brewers debut.
"He put it on the boat," said an amazed Bailey, who allowed two runs and four
hits. He gave up only one hit after a 30-pitch first inning where Milwaukee
took a 2-0 lead.
With his team trailing, 2-1, in the top of the seventh, Baker tried to get
some long dormant relievers some work. But the bullpen didn't do its job as
three relievers gave up two runs. Both were charged to Mike Lincoln, who
hadn't pitched since Friday. He gave up an infield single and a walk. Daniel
Ray Herrera struck out Prince Fielder but gave up Casey McGehee's RBI single.
Carlos Fisher (1-1), idle since May 7, threw a wild pitch that scored Ryan
Braun.
Fisher gave up a walk and a hit in the ninth but escaped when Phillips made a
nice leaping catch on Alcides Escobar's two-out line drive to the right side.
"To have been down 4-1 and 4-2 and come back in the last inning against
arguably the greatest closer of all time, that says a lot," Votto said. "I
think the guys on the team felt like we had a real good shot."
紅人贏得了近10場比賽的第9勝,近21場比賽拿到了16勝,也是本季第10次在最後一局的
進攻才打進勝利打點。
Hoffman本季第5次BS。
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MLB版那邊說第10次再見安打是錯的
10th victory in their last at-bat this season應該是說最後一次進攻機會
本季的walk-off有4次
RBI
4/8 Gomes HR 1
5/3 Nix HR 1
5/5 Cabrera HR 1
5/18 Votto H 1
再加上最後一局進攻才打進勝利打點的場次
RBI
4/9 Stubbs HR 4
4/11 Hernandez BB 1
4/12 Rolen H 1
4/13 Votto H 1
4/20 Janish H 1
4/25 Hernandez H 1
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