Cincinnati Reds vs Seattle Mariners Live Streaming
Friday, June 18, 2010
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10:10 pm EDT Fri Jun 18, 2010
After a brief slump resulted in a three-game losing streak, the Cincinnati Reds reignited their powerful offense to end their homestand with a victory. Scoring runs against Cliff Lee at Safeco Field would be a bigger feat.The Reds open their six-game West Coast trip against last-place Seattle on Friday night, but they will have a challenge on their hands when the Mariners’ ace left-hander takes the mound.The NL’s most productive lineup in terms of runs and batting average has been a big reason for Cincinnati’s surge to the top of the NL Central. However, the Reds totaled five runs in three games between Sunday and Wednesday, causing their first three-game skid in nearly two months. Home runs from Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and pitcher Bronson Arroyo in Thursday’s 7-1 win over the Dodgers helped to quickly end that funk. Phillips has been especially hot, batting .442 since May 28, with at least one hit in 17 of 18 games.
A frequent interleague opponent of the Reds while pitching for Cleveland, Lee has a spotty history against Cincinnati, going 3-2 with a 5.77 ERA. Now, though, he’s looking to stay in a groove after working at least seven innings and allowing three or fewer runs in four straight starts. He has also achieved those results in seven of his nine outings for the Mariners. Minimal run support and a late meltdown by the Seattle bullpen were among the reasons Lee was the loser in Saturday’s 7-1 defeat at San Diego. The Mariners haven’t been able to shake their offensive woes. They have averaged fewer than 2.5 runs over their last 13 games, losing 10 of them, and needed a brilliant outing from left-hander Jason Vargas to beat San Diego 2-1 on Wednesday. Seattle ranks last in the majors in home runs and among the bottom five in runs and batting average.
