Cleveland simply could not retire the late Ryan Freel, who singled three times, doubled twice, stole two bases, coaxed a balk and a throwing error, and scored two runs. This might be a quintessential distillation of his career and why Reds fans loved him. Freel actually was retired once, but on the bases, trying to advance to second on a would-be wild pitch in the third.
This wasn’t a masterpiece by Aaron Harang; he allowed seven hits and two walks, striking out six, but he got the shutout. I’d like to know why Aaron Boone decided it was a good idea to make the last out bunting. Of course getting on base is paramount in that situation, but post-knee injury Aaron Boone trying it doesn’t exactly fit my definition of “savage”.
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