Ninth

Never boring with the Buccos...
Craig Hansen just walked Laynce Nix with two outs in the ninth and the Pirates leading the Reds 6-5. Wily Taveras stands in...and walks.
Wow. Hansen is making this very interesting. Now it's Adam Rosales' turn...
..and HE walks.
Hansen, throw a STRIKE!
Well, he has to now...Joey Votto is up with the bases loaded, and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan is taking a brisk jog toward the mound. This is Hansen's game to win or lose - heck, it's still March. It'd be MY game to win or lose if I was out there.
So Votto stands in...as this game just hit the three-hour mark... and Hansen fires in his sixth straight ball. (These aren't exactly borderline calls, either.)
3-1. Catcher Jason Jaramillo has to lunge for the next pitch. A foul pitch fills up the count...3-2 to Joey Votto...and the crowd has a pulse! Believe this?
...and Hasnen strikes him out looking...
Pirates 6, Reds 5...
see ya tomorrow!