Game 149: Reds 10 Pirates 4

This game was disgusting. I turned it off for about an hour after the Reds five-run fifth inning because watching that inning nearly made me physically ill. I'm not kidding. It's almost as if the Pirates players read my post about ERA this morning and went out of their way to prove that it can be a virtually meaningless stat. With the bases loaded and one out, Paul Janish hit a weak grounder right in front of Ryan Doumit; Doumit fielded the ball, stepped on home plate, and threw a strike to Garrett Jones, who couldn't hold on to the ball as he collided with Janish at first base. Doumit got charged with the error, the inning didn't end, and five runs (all earned) scored. Duke wasn't great tonight, but he didn't deserve his fate. What was maybe the worst part of the inning, though, was watching the Pirates botch bunt coverage with runners on first and second and no outs. When Johnny Cueto squared to bunt, Neil Walker and Jones charged, Delwyn Young moved to cov...