LIVE BLOG???

1:22
Atlanta has two on with one out and I'm tired of the live blog thing, so if anyone is reading this I'm sorry. I'll have the usual postgame post after things are wrapped up in Atlanta.

1:08
Cincinnati puts two on in the bottom of the seventh against Braves reliever Will Ohman, but Ohman recovers to get Keppinger to ground out to end the inning. Mid-seventh, Braves 13, Reds 7.

1:00
Atlanta winds up with two on in the sixth but only gets one. After six, Braves 13, Reds 7.

12:53
Run scores on Kelly Johnson's drive over Ryan Freel's head. He doesn't seem to get good jumps and he just isn't tall enough, which is probably why he always gets hurt trying to make circus catches. Even with a 25-game suspension this team would be so much better with Mike Cameron in center, it's ridiculous.

12:53
Sloppy, slow game today. Leadoff grounder to third is thrown away by EdE to put a man on.

12:52
Kent Mercker on the hill for the Reds in the bottom of the sixth.

12:49
Griffey flies out to center. Mid-6th, Braves 12, Reds 7.

12:47
On the strength of a Keppinger single and Freel double the Reds get a run back in the sixth. 12-7 Braves lead with two out and man on second.

12:38
Bray gets the third out as Prado grounds to third and Encarnacion takes it to the bag unassisted. Mercifully, that's the inning. After five, Braves 12, Reds 6.

12:37
Bray strikes out Francoeur, and gets Gregor Blanco to ground out, first to home. Two down, bases still loaded.

12:36
McCann crushes it to right-center, Griffey goes to the wall and can't get it. A run scores and it's 12-6, still bases loaded and still no one out. For the second straight game, the Reds bullpen has the Inning from Hell, and this one isn't over yet.

12:35
Bray walks Teixeira to load the bases. Don't like this one bit...

12:31
Jones singles to left and it's 11-6, two on, none out. Looks like a sweep from here.

12:27
Josh Fogg is done. Mark Kotsay walked, and the bases are loaded with none out. Sir William of House Bray is coming on to pitch.

12:25
Kelly Johnson doubled to right-center, scoring Prado. Atlanta leads 9-6. So much for the comeback, with two on and none out they may not be done.

12:23
After a Martin Prado infield single Brayan Pena singled to right, and the Braves have something cooking in the fifth. First and third, none out.

12:17
In what was possibly the most predictable development ever, Adam Dunn swings at the first pitch from Royce Ring and pops it to shallow left. Way to be patient there.

Mid-fifth, Braves 8, Reds 6.

12:14
EdE walks, and that will bring Bobby Cox out of the dugout. Bases loaded, two out for Dunn, and we have a pitching change. Glavine will not be eligible for the win.

12:12
Votto walks and the goahead run is at the plate in EdE.

12:10
Phillips grounds back to the mound for the second out. Griffey to second for Votto.

12:09
Griffey grounds to first, throw to second erases Freel but the relay throw is wild.. Fogg scores, Griffey on first with one out, and it's 8-6.

Disappointing to see Junior not get better contact there, he got ahead in the count 3-1 and fouled what likely was ball four at the plate to fill the count.

12:06
Freel walks, 2 on, none out, and the Reds are knocking on the door again.. Griffey is up.

12:04
Little baseknock to right from Fogg! He's grinning the whole way up the line. Nice to see someone that's struggled this year have a little fun.

12:01
Atlanta gets a one-out double from Brian McCann but Fogg pitches out of it; after four, Braves 8, Reds 5.

11:52
Bako GIDP and that's the inning, but the Reds get four runs. Last time the Reds scored that many was... a week ago in SF, I believe. Before that, I'm not sure. Will have to look. Nice to see the offense break out!

Just looked, they also had a four-run inning the Tuesday game against LA, Game 21.

Mid-fourth, Braves 8, Reds 5.

11:51
Keppinger rips a single to left and it's 8-5... comeback???

11:49
Dunn doubles to right center plating Votto and EdE.. and it's an eight to FOUR ballgame...

11:44
Votto rips a single to center scoring Phillips, who doubled to left. Reds down 8-2.

Phillips seems to be *maybe* heating up a bit.. I hate to say it, because I said it about Dunn a few weeks back and couldn't have been more wrong. I'll say it anyway.

11:41
Ken Griffey Jr. is maddening to watch hit every day when he's going like this, particularly against lefthanded pitchers. Never before have I seen a hitter completely incapable of hitting the exact same pitch, again and again and again. He is completely powerless against a fastball nipping the outside corner. Can't reach it, can't take it because it's a called strike.. it is the ultimate pitch for getting him out.

11:38
Larry Jones flies out to left; after three, Braves 8, Reds 1.

11:36
I've ragged on Josh Fogg quite a bit, but I have to give him some credit: he made a two-strike pitch to Kelly Johnson that tailed back in to get the inside corner that was just a thing of beauty.

Just as I'm typing that Mark Kotsay hits a little infield nubber that Keppinger can't corral at short. Run scores, 8-1.

11:33
Gregor Blanco reached on a bunt, and Fogg walked Martin Prado. Two on, none out for Glavine. This is going to get worse before it gets better, I'm afraid.

11:27
Mmm.... peppered salame sandwich.

Mid-3rd, Braves 7, Reds 1.

11:22
Being completely honest here: I was going to go to LA for the Monday game, then go to 3 of the four games here in San Diego from May 22-25. Earlier this week LA was out for a variety of reasons. Friday I started thinking maybe I would only go to 2 games here. At this point I'm not sure I want to see any of them; they're playing that bad. I was going to buy the most expensive seats, too, kind of treat myself.. but at this point, why?

Paul Bako just homered, it's 7-1.

11:20
Jeff Francoeur flies out to center and mercifully the inning is over.

After two, Braves 7, Reds 0.

11:18
Brian McCann grounds to Votto and he throws it about five feet over the covering Fogg's head at first for an error. I played on Little League teams that went 2-18 that played better than this.

11:17
Popout to left and there's two outs. One pitch, one out for the Foggman. You know, Dusty et. al were right.. Larry's homer killed that rally. He should have just gotten a base hit and there'd still be runners on.

11:16
MEET ME IN DA MALL.. IT'S GOIN DOWN

11:14
Larry Jones just crushed a hanger into the right field seats, and it is 7 to nothing.

It's sunny in most of metro Atlanta, but over Turner Field there's rumors of Fogg rolling in...

11:12
Base hit to left and it's 4-0, first and third.

Westside walk it out! Southside walk it out! Eastside walk it out! Northside walk it out!

11:11
There is ACTION IN THE REDS BULLPEN. C YOU THERE!!!!!

We are officially watching rap videos on teh Youtubes while this game is on.

11:09

This isn't really meant to be an entry updating everything that happens in the game, but Kelly Johnson's double to right puts men on second and third. So much for Bronson's swimming turning him into Cy Young.

11:08
Sac fly makes it 2-0 AND HOLY CRAP GLAVINE SINGLES TO MAKE IT 3-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no words.

11:03 AM
So Atlanta gets two on with none out in bottom 2nd, Gregor Blanco hits a sinking liner to center, Freel tries to DIVE FACE FIRST to nab it, which might work one time out of 100, and it smokes him in the forearm he throws up to protect his face, rolls away, a run scores, Blanco ends up on second. Second and third, still none out, a run in. If he just plays it like a normal human it bounces once, maybe a run scores and maybe it doesn't, and worst-case you have first and third instead of second and third. Awful.

After mid 2nd
Number of runs scored in 20 innings in Atlanta so far: 1
Number of runners thrown out on the bases in the first two innings so far Sunday: 2

Terrible. Just terrible.