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By Thaq Diesel 

Make no mistake - going into extra innings the season was on the line.  I kept trying to tell myself it wasn’t, but it’s time to put up or shut up.  The wildcard is muddy right now and requires a win almost every day.  Jason LaRue ran out one of the more indignant home run trots in recent memory.  It’s been a tough season for Jason, but he more than made up for it tonight.

The strangest part - Uncle Milty leaves the game with stiffness in his elbow in the 6th.  You think this is divine providence - rather than let Milton stay in past his time and give up the lead (not that we’ve ever seen THAT before), the bullpen comes in after Milton gives up only one run.  Ryan Franklin subsequently fills in for Milton and does the job for him.  All seems lost; yes we’ve seen this before.

 The Reds scrape out a critical home run in the 8th, yet again without a home run (whoo!).  Then the bullpen holds the lead into extra innings.  I’m going to enjoy this one.

[...] A man named Jason LaRue allows the struggling Cincinnati Reds to remain in the thick of the Wild Card race. (Cutting Edge) [...]

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