This game was wild, so wild that I’m not going to try to recap it all (there were 30 hits, 12 walks, and 21 runs) and instead hit the most wild elements:
* I had no recollection of three of the Reds pitchers. John Rielding made 70 appearances in 2004 and 229 for his career. Phil Norton made 69 appearances in 2004, but only 23 previous to that year and none after it. Brian Reith made 22, the last of 73 in his career.
* Barry Larkin got two PA as a pinch-hitter in the sixth (led it off with a single and ended with a K)
* There were three multi-homer innings, including Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou on consecutive pitches from Danny Graves to walk it off in the ninth. It was the second time Alou was involved in back-to-back homers, as part of a monster day that included a single and a double as well.
* Both managers were ejected. Dave Miley of the Reds for arguing balls and strikes after Sean Casey was called out looking by CB Bucknor to end the fourth. Dusty Baker for…
* The Cubs batted out of order in the seventh in what was apparently a failed attempt at a double switch. Ramon Martinez replaced Alex Gonzalez at short but was supposed to bat ninth instead of Gonzalez’ eighth spot. He doubled to the wall in left to lead off the inning, but was called out when the Reds pointed it out, leading to Baker’s ejection.
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