Duckworth report
Brandon Duckworth gets the start this afternoon for Houston and it will mark his first career appearance at Great American Ball Park. Duckworth is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in four games (one start) against the Reds in his career. The righthander appeared in one game this year for Houston, a 4-3 win against the Reds last Saturday. He pitched one inning and allowed one run on two hits. Duckworth has a career record of 16-20 as a starter with a 5.06 ERA. He has lost two in a row as a starter with his last win coming on April 23, 2004 at Colorado.
Brandon Duckworth gets the start this afternoon for Houston and it will mark his first career appearance at Great American Ball Park. Duckworth is 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA in four games (one start) against the Reds in his career. The righthander appeared in one game this year for Houston, a 4-3 win against the Reds last Saturday. He pitched one inning and allowed one run on two hits. Duckworth has a career record of 16-20 as a starter with a 5.06 ERA. He has lost two in a row as a starter with his last win coming on April 23, 2004 at Colorado.
<TABLE class="cnnContent cnnSmall" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class="cnnNoBold cnnHeader"><TD width=200>Pitchers</TD><TD width=39>IP</TD><TD width=39>H</TD><TD width=39>R</TD><TD width=39>ER</TD><TD width=39>BB</TD><TD width=39>K</TD><TD width=39>HR</TD><TD width=48>NP-ST</TD><TD class=cnnEndCell width=39>ERA</TD></TR><TR class=cnnData1><TD class="cnnBold cnnLeft">B. Duckworth</TD><TD>5.0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>80-49</TD><TD class=cnnEndCell>9.00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
With two men aboard in the fourth inning, Pena smacked a pitch from Astros starter Brandon Duckworth well into the upper deck in left-center field, giving the Reds a 5-3 advantage.
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With two men aboard in the fourth inning, Pena smacked a pitch from Astros starter Brandon Duckworth well into the upper deck in left-center field, giving the Reds a 5-3 advantage.
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