Reds 4, Expos 0
Don Carrithers vs Don Gullett
Call this one: the battle of the Don's. Both Don's were on their "A" game early on. Cincy broke a
scoreless tie with a solo shot by Mike Lum in the bottom of the 5th. Dan Driessen's RBI single in the 6th made it 2-0. The bottom of the 7th saw Carrithers completely fall apart along with his defense. Nate Colbert was handcuffed by a sinking liner by Gullett with 1 out in the 7th. A walk to Rose and a single to Griffey loaded the bases for Joe Morgan who lifted an elevator in a silo to shallow center. Pepe Mangual kind of nonchalanted it assuming the pitcher would not try to tag up. Instead Gullett broke from third, while Mangual double clutched, which was just enough to allow him to score and make it 3-0. Dan Driessen would make the previous play insignificant by lining a bases clearing double off the right center wall just below the orange stripe to make it 5-0. Gullett, who seemed to get up slowly from that play at the plate, was not the same pitcher when he went back out to the mound to start the 8th. A walk to Mangual and a long homer to Bombo Rivera told the tale that this lefty was hurting and he needed to go. Pedro Borbon would be summoned from the pen and given unlimited time to warm up. Borbon would allow just one hit in two innings of work to post his second save of the year.
scoreless tie with a solo shot by Mike Lum in the bottom of the 5th. Dan Driessen's RBI single in the 6th made it 2-0. The bottom of the 7th saw Carrithers completely fall apart along with his defense. Nate Colbert was handcuffed by a sinking liner by Gullett with 1 out in the 7th. A walk to Rose and a single to Griffey loaded the bases for Joe Morgan who lifted an elevator in a silo to shallow center. Pepe Mangual kind of nonchalanted it assuming the pitcher would not try to tag up. Instead Gullett broke from third, while Mangual double clutched, which was just enough to allow him to score and make it 3-0. Dan Driessen would make the previous play insignificant by lining a bases clearing double off the right center wall just below the orange stripe to make it 5-0. Gullett, who seemed to get up slowly from that play at the plate, was not the same pitcher when he went back out to the mound to start the 8th. A walk to Mangual and a long homer to Bombo Rivera told the tale that this lefty was hurting and he needed to go. Pedro Borbon would be summoned from the pen and given unlimited time to warm up. Borbon would allow just one hit in two innings of work to post his second save of the year.Record Tracker:
Real Life (6-12) & Replay (5-13)
Real Life (6-12) & Replay (5-13)
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