The Cincinnati Reds blew-out the Chicago Cubs yesterday at Wrigley Field with the Reds winning 11 to 4. You don’t often see such high scoring games, and anyone with Cubs game tickets sure got their money’s worth. This high-scoring game saw the teams combine for a whopping 15 runs! Talk about excitement! In fact all sports are a great time so check out what sports tickets are out there.
Reds pitcher Travis Wood (2.65 ERA) got the win, while Thomas Diamond (8.00 ERA) took the loss for the Cubs. Travis Wood went 6.1 solid innings for the Reds, allowed 4 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Reds was Bill Bray (5.11), and Jordan Smith (2.16). The Cubs’s starter Thomas Diamond went 3 innings, allowed 4 hits, no home runs and 5 earned runs with 3 walks and one strikeout. Casey Coleman (13.50), James Russell (4.33), and Mitch Atkins (7.20) also pitched for the Cubs. With the win, Wood’s record goes to 3-1, while Diamond falls to 0-2.
In addition to the 11 runs, the Reds managed 13 hits and committed one error. Jay Bruce led the Reds in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Paul Janish’s 2 hits, and Joey Votto with 2. The Cubs didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Cubs managed 4 runs, 4 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Adrian Johnson, Tim McClelland, Andy Fletcher and Mike Everitt. There were 39,016 Cubs ticket holders in attendance at Wrigley Field.
