Behind homers by Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce, and great pitching from Bronson Arroyo, the Reds jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Philadelphia. They chased their ultimate nemesis in Roy Oswalt. You could have heard a pin drop in Philly it was so quiet.
But then the Reds found themselves staring at the adversity of all adversities this year. And it was of their own doing.
Two errors by Phillips, one by Rolen, and another by Bruce, where he lost the ball in the lights, led to an astounding 5 unearned runs for the Phillies. Rolen also made a poor decision in trying to cut down the lead runner in the 7th, when he had a sure out at first. Throw in three hitbatsmen and six walks, and the Phillies must have felt like kids on Christmas morning.
Cincinnati gift wrapped this one. And all of the sudden the crowd was roaring like Roy Halladay had thrown another no hitter.
The defense that was so good all year failed miserably.
A win would have given them a good shot at home to win the series. Now they return home, with their backs against the wall.
Maybe they'll rally, put up a fight, and send it back to Philadelphia. It would be nice.
It's been one unbelievable ride, from start to finish. I just don't think anyone thought it might be coming to an end like this. Not the way it did Friday night.
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