TONIGHT'S GAME
: Is
Game 1
(0-0) of a 3-game series vs
Jason Carr's Cubs
and
Game 7
(4-2) of a
9-gamehomestand
that included
2-1 series wins
vs the
Giants
and
Astros
...following this series the Reds embark on their second road trip of the season, a 6-game jaunt to National League Central Division rival cities
Pit
(3g) and
Mil
(3g)before returning to
Great American Ball Park
for a brief 3-game weekend homstand vs the
Nationals
...the upcomingroad trip begins a stretch during which the Redlegs will play
13-16g on the road
(3g at Pit, 3g at Mil,
3g vs Wsh
, 2gat Atl, 2g at NYM, 3g at NYY).
DUSTY BURGER
: Across the street from GABP earlier this afternoon,
Johnny Rockets
president and chief executive
ofcer
John Fuller
presented
Dusty Baker
with a check for
$5,000
to benet the
Bilingual Christian Center
, acharitable organization that provides church services, ministries and other Christian-based outreach programs in thebilingual communities of the Sacramento, CA suburb of
Carmichael
...the donation represents a portion of the proceedsof the sales of
Dusty’s Bacon Burger
, which can be purchased at the restaurant's
Banks
location next to the ballpark.
DOT, DOT, DOT....
: Tonight marks the second of 5
Kid Glove Games
...now in its
64th
consecutive season, the
KidGlove Game
program has helped raise more than
$300,000
to buy baseball and softball equipment for more than
40,000 kids
in the Greater Cincinnati area...fans with tickets for last night's rainout can exchange them for tonight'scontest or for
Kid Glove Games
on
5/21 vs Atl
,
6/5 vs Pit
or
6/6 vs Pit
.
PITCHING
: In the last 10g
Reds pitchers
are
7-3, 2.73
(89ip, 27er), including
5-2, 3.03
(62.1ip, 21er) by
Reds starters
and
2-1, 2.03
(26.2ip, 6er) by
Reds relievers
...the staff's ERA of
3.53
for
April
was the lowest team mark for the monthof
March/April
since
2002
, when they went
16-9, 3.43
...
Aroldis Chapman's
12.1 innings pitched are the most byany reliever in the Major Leagues who hasn't allowed a run (Det's
Duane Below
12.0, Cin's
Logan Ondrusek
11.0).
MILESTONES
:
Scott Rolen's
next double will be the
505th
of his career, which will tie him with Hall of Famer
TonyPerez
for
49th
on that all-time list...the immortal
Babe Ruth
is
48th
with
506 doubles
...
Joey Votto's
next home runwhile playing 1B will be his
118th
, snapping a tie with
Sean Casey
and moving him alone into
fourth place
on the
club's all-time list for homers by a rst baseman.
THE DRAFT
: On
June 4
, Major League Baseball's rst-year player draft will be broadcast live at
7:00 p.m. ET
on
MLB Network
and
MLB.com
(pre-draft show begins at
6:00
)...the Reds will select
14th
,
49th
(as compensation for the loss of Type B free agent
Ramon Hernandez
to the Rockies),
57th
(as compensation for the loss of Type B freeagent
Francisco Cordero
to the Blue Jays),
78th
,
109th
and
142nd
...the
Astros
will have the No. 1 overall pick for the third time in their history (
1976
,
1992
)...per the new
Basic Agreement
, the draft will have
40 rounds
instead of
50
.
FIRST VOTTO....
: On
4/4
the Reds signed
2010 National League MVP
and 2-time
All-Star 1B Joey Votto
to a 10-year contract extension through the
2023
season, with a club option for
2024
...
Votto
had been signed through
2013
aspart of a 3-year contract he received in
January 2011
, when he avoided arbitration.
....THEN PHILLIPS
: On
4/10
the Reds signed
All-Star 2B Brandon Phillips
to a 6-year contract through the
2017
season...he had been signed through
2012
as part of a 5-year contract he received in
February 2008
...
Phillips is a
2-time National League All-Star who in the last 4 seasons has won 3
Rawlings Gold Glove Awards
and a
LouisvilleSilver Slugger Award
...in 2011, he was 1 of only 6 players voted to the All-Star team who also won both
Gold Glove
and
Silver Slugger
awards, and he was rated by eld managers as the best defensive second baseman in the NL.
COOPERSTOWN
: Former Reds All-Star
Barry Larkin
and Cubs great
Ron Santo
will be inducted into the
NationalBaseball Hall of Fame
during ceremonies on
Sun, 7/22
in
Cooperstown
...media looking for housing shouldcontact the
Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce
at
(607) 547-9983
or visit its online reservation system at www.cooperstownchamber.org...the
Reds Hall of Fame
and
Provident Travel
are coordinating travel packages for
inductionweekend
...for more information call
(513) 247-1100
or
(800) 354-8108
.
REDS HALL OF FAMERS
: Modern rst basemen
Sean Casey
and
Dan Driessen
, along with 19th Century rst baseman
John Reilly
, have been announced as the
Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2012
...
Casey
was selected by the fans throughthe modern player ballot presented by Cincyfavorites.com...the veterans committee selected
Driessen
and
Reilly
...thetrio will be honored
June 22-24
during
Reds Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
.
REDS AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK (7-5, .583)
: In
10 seasons
and
743 games
at GABP the Reds are
380-362-1
(.511)...are
4-2
on this homestand (2-1 vs SF, 2-1 vs Hou,
0-0 vs Chi
)...went
.500
on the rst homestand of the
season after splitting the 2 series (2-1 vs Mia, 1-2 vs StL).
REDS ON THE ROAD (4-6, .400)
: On their rst road trip the Reds went
4-6
(1-3 at Wsh, 1-2 at StL, 2-1 at Chi).
IN THE STANDINGS (28):
The Reds have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the NationalLeague Central Division standings:
FIRST
- 1,
SECOND
- 14,
THIRD
- 5,
FOURTH
- 7,
FIFTH
- 1,
SIXTH
- 0...havespent
3 days
above,
7 days at
and
17 days below
.500.
REDS vs CUBS
: The Reds are
1,077-1,097
all-time vs the Cubs, including
1,009-1,026
since 1900,
2-1
in 2012 and
25-12
the last 3 seasons...
at Great American Ball Park
: Reds are
39-33
, including
7-2
in 2011 and
13-5
the last 2years...
last Reds sweep
: at Cin: 5/16-5/17, 2011 (2g); 9/24-9/26, 2002 (3g); 4/8-4/11, 1983 (4g)...
last Cubs sweep
:at Cin: 4/26-4/27, 1995 (2g); 5/28-5/30, 2001 (3g).
UP NEXT: REDS at PIRATES
: The Reds are
997-1,036
all-time vs the Pirates, including
5-10
in 2011...
at PNC Park
:Reds are
46-42
all-time, including
4-5
in 2011.
Game 23, Home 13 (7-5)Cincinnati Reds (11-11)RHP Bronson Arroyo (1-0, 2.70)vsChicago Cubs (8-15)RHP Jeff Samardzija (1-2, 4.13)Wednesday, May 2, 2012Great American Ball Park
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSWed vs Chi:
RHP Bronson Arroyo (1-0, 2.70) vs RHP Jeff Samardzija (2-1, 4.13)
700 wlw/fso, 7:10Thu vs Chi:
RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.60) vs RHP Ryan Dempster (0-1, 1.33)
700 wlw, 12:35Fri at Pit:
TBA vs RHP Kevin Corriea (1-1, 2.42)
700 wlw/fso, 7:05Sat at Pit:
TBA vs RHP James McDonald (1-1, 2.97)
700 wlw/fso, 7:05Sun at Pit:
TBA vs RHP Charlie Morton (1-12, 4.22)
700 wlw/fso, 1:35
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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990
Raindrops
Last night’s
rainout
was only the
sixth
in
10 seasons
at
GABP
(listed below):6/15/03 vs Phi ....................5/2/11 vs Hou5/15/08 vs Fla .................6/21/11 vs NYY4/10/09 vs Pit .....................
5/1/12 vs ChiPlayer of the WeekJay Bruce
was named National League
Player of the Week
for the fourth time inhis career...he hit .476 while leading theMajor Leagues in slugging (1.143) andtotal bases (24) while tying for the lead inHR (4)...he ranked second in the NL in bothRBI (10) and on-base percentage (.542)...listed below are the all-time leaders in
Player of the Week
awards won by Reds:Eric Davis ........5 Barry Larkin ..........4Jay Bruce.........4 9 players ...............3
StreakingJay Bruce
has homered in a career-high
4 consecutive games
for the fourth time,1 shy of the team record...listed below arethe Reds' most recent home run streaks of at least 3 games:
Jay Bruce ..........4g ............4/26-currentJay Bruce ..........3g .......8/12-8/14, 2011
Joey Votto ...........3g .......7/26-7/28, 2011
Jay Bruce ..........3g .......8/29-9/13, 2010
Laynce Nix ..........3g .......5/20-5/22, 2010
Jay Bruce ..........3g .........5/31-6/2, 2008
Adam Dunn........*5g .......5/14-5/19, 2008
*
Dunn
shares with
Ted Kluszewski
,
Johnny Bench
and
Ken Griffey Jr.
the club record for consecutivegames with at least 1 home run (5).
On The Homestand
Bruce ..10-21, 4hr, 10rbi Ludwick ..3-17, 1hr, 1rbiCairo ........................DL Mesoraco ..2-7, 1hr, 2rbiCozart ............6-24, 1rbi Phillips ....6-21, 1hr, 4rbiFrazier .............3-7, 1rbi Rolen ......4-17, 2hr, 5rbiHanigan .................6-14 Stubbs ...........6-25, 1rbiHarris .................3g, 1-4 Valdez .......1g, 1-3, 1rbiHeisey....................2-10 Votto .......6-21, 1hr, 6rbi Arredondo ..4g, 3.2ip, 0r Latos ....2gs, 13.1ip, 5er Arroyo .......1gs, 5ip, 1er Leake .....1gs, 3.2ip, 3er Bailey .....1gs, 6.1ip, 2er LeCure ........2g, 2ip, 2er Chapman ......2g, 2ip, 0r Marshall ......3g, 3ip, 3er Cueto ..........1gs, 7ip, 0r Ondrusek ...3g, 3.2ip, 0r Hoover ..........2g, 3ip, 0r Simon ........1g, 1.1ip, 0r
10,000 Wins
The
9-4 win
on
4/20 at Cubs
was the
10,000th victory
in the history of the Redsfranchise:
Team ...............................................Wins
Giants .....................
10,534
- 9,045 (.538)Cubs .......................
10,319
- 9,794 (.513)Dodgers ..................
10,234
- 9,285 (.524)Cardinals ................
10,210
- 9,498 (.518)Braves ..................
10,048
- 10,037 (.501)
REDS......................10,005
- 9,713 (.507)
All-Time Doubles Leaders
47. Rickey Henderson .....................51048. Babe Ruth .................................50649. Tony Perez ................................505
50. SCOTT ROLEN ........................504
Roberto Alomar .........................504
Reds’ All-Time Homers, First Base
249 Ted Kluszewski ..............1947-1957141 Tony Perez .........1964-76, 1984-86139 Lee May .........................1965-1971
117 JOEY VOTTO................2007-2011
117 Sean Casey ...................1998-2005
Includes home runs hit only as a rst baseman
Courtesy Elias Sports Bureau
RED HOTS
Brian Wilson Field
At a press conference ealier today
Jay Bruce
and the
Reds Community Fund
announced plans for
Brian WilsonField
at the
Batavia Township Community Center
in honor of the longtime scout who signed current Reds players
Bruce
,
Drew Stubbs
,
Logan Ondrusek
and
Sam LeCure
...in June 2006
Wilson
died of a heart attack at age
33
...
next summer the eld will become the new home for the the University of Cincinnati
Clermont College Cougars
andwill serve as the home of the
Reds Rookie Success League of Clermont County
, a free coed, character-buildingsummer baseball program for underprivileged kids ages 7-10.