A road trip that was only eight games, but lasted 10 days over three cities, felt like an eternity to the Reds. As much could be said about the club’s entire month of June. Both the trip and the month are now over, but not before one final disappointment. A 3-2 loss to the Rangers […]
Clippers Split Doubleheader with Tides
June 28, 2013 by
Despite rain getting in the way of things, Columbus put together a solid offensive performance that buried the Tides in a 10-3 Clippers win. Columbus used a methodical approach to jump out an early lead. Jeremy Hermida started it with an RBI single in the first. RBI sacrifice flies by Matt Lawson in the second […]
Orioles Beat Indians 7-3
June 28, 2013 by
The maturation of Corey Kluber has been a highlight of this first half for the Indians. For four innings on Thursday night, the right-hander appeared poised to add another entry to his growing list of solid starts for Cleveland. The evening changed course in a hurry. Baltimore churned out five runs in a relentless fifth […]
Indians Rally in the Ninth, Beat Orioles 4-3
June 27, 2013 by
The Indians were three outs away from the kind of defeat that feels like a punch to the gut. Left-hander Scott Kazmir flirted with history in a brilliant outing, only to leave with an injury, and he watched from the dugout as the bullpen let a slim lead slip away. Thanks to a series of […]
A’s Blank Reds 5-0
June 27, 2013 by
It didn’t matter how good or bad Homer Bailey pitched for the Reds vs. the A’s on Wednesday. His lineup went down quietly, too quietly. Oakland jumped Bailey for four quick runs in the fourth inning, but the Reds managed to scrape together just two hits against A.J. Griffin during a 5-0 loss to drop […]
Tides Beat Clippers 6-3
June 26, 2013 by
A five run Norfolk eighth doomed Columbus as the Clippers fell 6-3 to the Tides at Harbor Park. The Tides were the first to crack the scoreboard when Jason Pridie drove home a run with an RBI single to center in the bottom of the first. The Clippers would later tie the game with a […]
Orioles Beat Indians 6-3
June 26, 2013 by
In a span of six pitches, sinkerballer Justin Masterson spiraled from dominance to disaster. After overpowering the Orioles for six innings on Tuesday night, Masterson fell apart in a decisive seventh and sent Cleveland on its way to a 6-3 loss at Camden Yards. Masterson will have to wait another five days to try for […]
A’s Beat Reds 7-3
June 26, 2013 by
The A’s formula for success against the Reds Tuesday night wasn’t just to stack a bunch of lefty hitters and switch-hitters against Bronson Arroyo. It was also the approach that those hitters took that had Arroyo conceding he was also beaten at the mental game following a 7-3 loss. “They flipped the tables on me […]
Iron Pigs Smack Clippers 9-2
June 25, 2013 by
The Clippers fell victim to the hot bats of the Iron Pigs as Lehigh Valley pounded Columbus 9-2 on a Business Day Special at Huntington Park. After a quiet four innings of play, Columbus would break the scoreless tie when Nate Spears drove home a run with an RBI single in the bottom of the […]
Indians Beat Orioles 5-2
June 25, 2013 by
This has been a trying month for first baseman Nick Swisher, as the Tribe’s cleanup hitter and vocal leader has battled a shoulder issue that has taken a toll on his offensive performance and forced him to miss a handful of games. Sitting in the visitors’ dugout at Camden Yards prior to Monday’s 5-2 victory […]
