The Cincinnati Reds lost the to Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday by a score of 9-3 putting the Reds at 8-12 for the season.  This loss comes hard, as the Reds have been slowly falling behind in the season standings and need to start playing some better baseball if they want to stay in contention in the division.

Edwin Encarnacion and Joey Votto hit solo home runs late in the game, but the Reds were so far down it realy didn’t matter.  Paul Bako also had a RBI in the game when he doubled to center field in the fifth inning.

Matt Belisle was the opening pitcher for the Red throwing for four innings giving up 12 hits, seven runs and a walk.  He picked up his first loss of the year putting him at 0-1.  Jeremy Affeldt, Josh Fogg, Todd Coffey, and Kent Mercker would pitch the last six innings for the Reds.  Fogg was the only relief pitcher to give up earned runs as he gave up two runs in his two innings pitched.

The Reds will be facing the Dodgers one more time tonight at home for game two of the series.

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Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker made his return to Wrigley Field to play the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, and the outcome was not what Baker was hoping for as the Cubs defeated the Reds 9-5.  Baker was booed a little before the game, but he made a pitching change, those boos got a lot louder.  Hmm, I wonder if a little alcohol in all those Cubs fans had something to do with that lol.

Aaron Harang did not have his best stuff as he gave up five earned runs on eight hits in six innings.  Mark DeRosa and Derrek Lee both took Harang deep.  Jared Burton, Jeremy Affeldt, and Todd Coffey all pitched .2 innings and gave up earned runs.  Burton gave up two runs, while Affeldt and Coffey both gave up one one.

Ken Griffey Jr. had the biggest hit for the Cubs when he hit a two-run homer in the third inning.  Griffey led the Reds with two RBI.  Jeff Keppinger, Edwin Encarnacion, and Joey Votto all had one RBI in the game as well.

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The Cincinnati Reds lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night after the Phillies connected for three homeruns.  The Reds pitching straff just completely sucked out there and then Reds offense couldn’t save them by putting up nine or ten runs.

Starting pitcher Josh Fogg only lasted four innings as he gave up six hits, six earned runs, and two homeruns.  Terrible performance out of Fogg on Friday night.  Jeremy Affeldt and Todd Coffey also gave up a earned run each.

Ken Griffey Jr. did have two RBI’s for the reds as he had a RBI single in the first inning, and then an RBI double in the third inning.  Corey Patterson helped out with a RBI sac fly in the fourth inning, but it clearly wasn’t enough to come back and beat the Phillies.

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The Cincinnati Reds picked up a relief pitcher to help out of the bullpen in 2008.  Jeremy Affeldt and the Reds have agreed on a one year contract that will be worth $3 million dollars.  Pretty good deal for Affeldt, and I think the Reds over paid by around 1 million.  But you have to have some decent players in the bullpen if you want a chance to compete.

What do you think Reds fans? Do you like the Affeldt signing?

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