Reds 9, Nats 5
Arroyo vs Marquis
Staten Island's own Jason Marquis left the game with a 5-2 lead, but the Nats pen imploded under the pressure of the Reds bats. Cincy scored 8 runs over the final 3 innings to make this game a laugher. 6 Reds had 2 hits, including pitcher Jeremy Horst. Catcher Ramon Hernandez had himself a 3 RBI day for the Reds. Washington's pen wasted a 2 homer performance from centerfielder Rick Ankiel.
GAME 2
Nats 8, Reds 3
Bailey vs Lannan
John Lannan fanned 5 Reds and gave up just 1 run in 7 innings of work. This time the Nats pen didn't completely self destruct. Sure Tyler Clippard's 2 runs in 2 innings was not what the doctor ordered, but with a 7 run lead to play with it was good enough. Rick Ankiel kept up his hot hitting (3 for 5) as the Nats evened up he series a 1 game apiece. Ramos, Zimmerman and Ankiel combined for 9 (3 each) of Washington's 11 hits. Jay Bruce hit homers for the Reds in both games.
GAME 3 - Great American Ballpark
Nats 9, Reds 8
Wang vs Volquez
Washington has to consider themselves lucky to have won a game that Chen-Ming Wang started. The ability to overcome the 6 runs that he gave up in 4 innings talks to how resilient this young team really is. Down 6-2 the Nats rallied for 5 runs in the top of the 5th. Ryan Zimmerman's solo blast followed Ankiel's warning track shot. A bases clearing double by Laynce Nix broke it open. Nix would go on to hit a 2 run homer in the 7th to cap off a 5 RBI day. This pen gave up just 2 runs in 5 innings of work with Drew Storen notching the save.
GAME 4
Reds 5, Nats 2
Hernandez vs Cueto
Johnny Cuerto was masterful with 10 k's in 6 2/3 innings of work as the Reds staved off elimination and forced a decisive game 5. With the score tied at 1-1 the Reds scored 3 in the bottom of the 4th. Jay Bruce hit 2 more homers to give him 5 in the series and 1 in each game played. Both teams combined to strike out 23 times.
GAME 5 - Nationals Park
Nats 5, Reds 3
Leake vs Zimmerman
The decisive game 5 was played on a beautiful 66 degree autumn day in our Nation's capital. Heading into the bottom of the 6th the tension was mounting as the game was knotted up at 2-2, when National's third basemanRyan Zimmerman hit a solo shot to dead center to make it 3-2. Could Washington's suspect pen hold off the Reds great offense ? The answer: No...and then Yes. No, because the Reds managed to tie it up in the top of the 8th with back to back doubles from Jay Bruce and Scott Rolen as starter Jordan Zimmerman tired and Tyler Clippard couldn't clean up his mess. Cincy's Mike Leake was also tiring as he allowed back to back 1 out doubles to Ankiel and Zimmerman to make it 4-3 Washington. An RBI single by 1st baseman Mike Morse provided just enough insurance for Storen to close out the game and the series.
Arroyo vs MarquisStaten Island's own Jason Marquis left the game with a 5-2 lead, but the Nats pen imploded under the pressure of the Reds bats. Cincy scored 8 runs over the final 3 innings to make this game a laugher. 6 Reds had 2 hits, including pitcher Jeremy Horst. Catcher Ramon Hernandez had himself a 3 RBI day for the Reds. Washington's pen wasted a 2 homer performance from centerfielder Rick Ankiel.
GAME 2
Nats 8, Reds 3
Bailey vs Lannan
John Lannan fanned 5 Reds and gave up just 1 run in 7 innings of work. This time the Nats pen didn't completely self destruct. Sure Tyler Clippard's 2 runs in 2 innings was not what the doctor ordered, but with a 7 run lead to play with it was good enough. Rick Ankiel kept up his hot hitting (3 for 5) as the Nats evened up he series a 1 game apiece. Ramos, Zimmerman and Ankiel combined for 9 (3 each) of Washington's 11 hits. Jay Bruce hit homers for the Reds in both games.
GAME 3 - Great American Ballpark
Nats 9, Reds 8
Wang vs VolquezWashington has to consider themselves lucky to have won a game that Chen-Ming Wang started. The ability to overcome the 6 runs that he gave up in 4 innings talks to how resilient this young team really is. Down 6-2 the Nats rallied for 5 runs in the top of the 5th. Ryan Zimmerman's solo blast followed Ankiel's warning track shot. A bases clearing double by Laynce Nix broke it open. Nix would go on to hit a 2 run homer in the 7th to cap off a 5 RBI day. This pen gave up just 2 runs in 5 innings of work with Drew Storen notching the save.
GAME 4
Reds 5, Nats 2
Hernandez vs Cueto
Johnny Cuerto was masterful with 10 k's in 6 2/3 innings of work as the Reds staved off elimination and forced a decisive game 5. With the score tied at 1-1 the Reds scored 3 in the bottom of the 4th. Jay Bruce hit 2 more homers to give him 5 in the series and 1 in each game played. Both teams combined to strike out 23 times.
GAME 5 - Nationals Park
Nats 5, Reds 3
Leake vs ZimmermanThe decisive game 5 was played on a beautiful 66 degree autumn day in our Nation's capital. Heading into the bottom of the 6th the tension was mounting as the game was knotted up at 2-2, when National's third basemanRyan Zimmerman hit a solo shot to dead center to make it 3-2. Could Washington's suspect pen hold off the Reds great offense ? The answer: No...and then Yes. No, because the Reds managed to tie it up in the top of the 8th with back to back doubles from Jay Bruce and Scott Rolen as starter Jordan Zimmerman tired and Tyler Clippard couldn't clean up his mess. Cincy's Mike Leake was also tiring as he allowed back to back 1 out doubles to Ankiel and Zimmerman to make it 4-3 Washington. An RBI single by 1st baseman Mike Morse provided just enough insurance for Storen to close out the game and the series.
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