Eric Gagne Needs New Goggles

Can I have a high five? No, you may not.

Alert the media! Eric Gagne has blown another save!

Edwin Encarnacion stepped up to the plate Sunday in the 10th inning amongst boos from what little fans were left in the rain-drenched seats at the Great American Ballpark. In the top of the inning, the third baseman allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to pull ahead with another error, his sixth of the year. That is an alarming number since the Cincinnati Reds have eleven as a team.

Edwin felt like he had to make up for his on-field shenanigans, so he lined a solo shot to right, his second of the game, to spark the Reds' rally to a 4-3 win. Paul Bako followed suit with another homer off the Brewers closer, who was pitching for the fourth day in a row. (Mistake #1) Eventually, Ken Griffey Jr. topped off the night with a game-winning single off right-handed reliever Salomon Torres.

Gagne has watched his ERA inflate to 8.22 pretty quickly this season, screwing up three of nine save opportunities.

"I felt very good," he said.

Yeah, but you sucked. So what's the problem? Getting behind in the count is no excuse. You're a closer, do your job.

Update: Make that 4 blown saves and an 8.31 ERA. However, the Brewers still managed an extra-inning comeback thanks to The Gabes.

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