Beat up North of the border, by a guy with a Porn 'stache

[Box Score]

It doesn’t matter what kind of lefty it is that opposes the Cincinnati Reds. And it has been this way for a long time now. The Reds just don’t hit left handed pitching. Not a little, not at all.
Brian Tallet, who looks like your garden-variety junior high physical education teacher; could have done whatever he wanted with the Reds last night. They were at his mercy. I’m shocked that he was removed from the game after only 90 pitches. And I know when there is a lefty on the mound, the Reds are going to have to wait him out rather then attack and try and score off the lefty starter. Doesn’t matter who it is. It might as well be an off night and there might as well be no game on the schedule if they’re facing a lefty. It’s not even worth watching most of the time.

For 6 innings, Tallet cruised through the Reds lineup, striking out 7 and allowing only 3 hits with of course no runs. Micah Owings dug the Reds a nice hole, as they found themselves down 6-0 before Jay Bruce’s bases loaded double (off a lefty reliever) opened up scoring. The Reds would add a few more mercy runs, but would lose the game 7-5.

In Joey Votto’s return he went 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts. Chris Dickerson went 2 for 3 with an RBI.
It has become so obvious that the Reds need to add a big right handed bat. Walt Jocketty says at this point that the Reds are buyers. Now is that time, as we’re under .500 for the first time since before mid-April. They’re 14-21 since May 14.