Game 1
Arizona 4 WP: B. Webb (1-0)
Cincinnati 2 LP: A. Harang (0-1)
S: B. Lyon (1)
Game 2
Arizona 5 WP: J. Affeldt (1-0)
Cincinnati 6 LP: B. Lyon (0-1)
Game 3
Arizona 2 WP: J. Cueto (1-0)
Cincinnati 3 LP: D. Davis (0-1)
S: F. Cordero (1)
Good Series
Johnny Cueto - Making his major league debut, he struck out 10 in 7 innings, had 0 walks and only allowed 1 home run, a solo shot in the 6th inning. Until that home run, he had a perfect game going.
Jeff Keppinger - Went 5 for 10, with 2 walks, a double, a solo home run, and only one strikeout.
Edwin Encarnacion - In game two, hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th.
Bad Series
Ken Griffey, Jr. - Went 1 for 9, with 3 strikeouts, but did manage to get 3 walks.
Brandon Phillips - Even though he went 4 for 12, he struck out 5 times.
David Weathers - Gave up 3 walks in 1.1 innings during the series.
Thoughts
It was encouraging that a couple pitchers that were brought in to improve the staff did not disappoint. Cordero did what he was brought in to do, and closed out the game, and Cueto performed well in the #3 starter spot. Harang and Arroyo did not have bad starts, but they were plagued by errors by Encarnacion. Strikeouts continue to be a problem for this team. In 88 at-bats, there were a total of 21 strikeouts, compared to 17 hits. To have a successful season, this number needs to be reversed. Phillips cannot strikeout this much if he is going to be batting fourth.
Overall record: 2-1
Series record: 1-0-0
Next up: 4 game series against Philadelphia
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