CiN Weekly took a field trip to Great American Ball Park to watch the Reds whoop up on the Houston Astros last night (14-zip!). My main goal was to see fireworks at least once, but baby, the sky was lit up like the fourth of July with all the home runs!! Brandon Phillips, Scott Hatteberg, Adam Dunn and David Ross all got some muscle behind their swings and made me one happy Reds fan. And Ryan Freel brought it all home with some awesome catches in the outfield.

To top off an evening of butt-kicking sports and friendly company, Cirque du Soleil made an appearance with one of the performers throwing out the first pitch. He was described by many of the CiN staffers (most notably Gina Daugherty) as "creepy," but I think after our little stare down, he and I had an understanding. Cirque du Soleil opens this Thursday and runs through September 16 so check out Cirque du Soleil for more about the show, and keep supporting your Cincinnati Reds!

Oh, and I totally won the face-off.


Check out these clowns they let work at CiN!