TODAY'S GAME
: Is
Game 3
(0-1, 1ppd) of a scheduled 3-game series vs
Jason Carr's Cubs
and
Game 9
(4-3,1ppd) of a scheduled
9-game homestand
that included
2-1 series wins
vs the
Giants
and
Astros
and Tuesdaynight's
rainout
...tomorrow night the Reds begin their second road trip of the season, a 6-game jaunt to NationalLeague 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 upcoming road trip begins a stretch during which the Redlegs willplay
13-16g on the road
(3g at Pit, 3g at Mil,
3g vs Wsh
, 2g at Atl, 2g at NYM, 3g at NYY).
DOT, DOT, DOT....
:
Homer Bailey
today is celebrating his
26th birthday
, while
Sam LeCure
(28) and
Miguel Cairo
(38) will celebrate birthdays tomorrow...
Cairo
tomorrow will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Class A Dayton…since 4/17 he has been on the DL with a
strained left hamstring
...throwing out today's ceremonial rst pitch is
Cincinnati native
Gary Owen
, currently starring in the No. 1 hit move
Think Like A Man
.
PITCHING
: In the last 11g
Reds pitchers
are
7-4, 2.76
(98ip, 30er), including
5-3, 3.16
(68.1ip, 24er) by
Redsstarters
and
2-1, 1.82
(29.2ip, 6er) by
Reds relievers
...the staff's ERA of
3.53
for
April
was the lowest team markfor the month of
March/April
since
2002
, when they went
16-9, 3.43
...
Aroldis Chapman's
12.1 innings pitched tieOak's
Ryan Cook
for the most by any 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.
ALL-STARS
: Major League Baseball's
All-Star Game
balloting has begun
in-stadium
and online at
MLB.com
andall 30 club web sites...when the in-stadium phase concludes on
Fri, 6/22
fans can continue to vote online until
11:59p.m. ET
on
Thu, 6/28
...Reds players on the ballot include
C Ryan Hanigan
,
1B Joey Votto
,
2B Brandon Phillips
,
SS Zack Cozart
,
3B Scott Rolen
,
LF Ryan Ludwick
,
CF Drew Stubbs
and
RF Jay Bruce
.
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 the traditional
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
as part 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 thefans through the modern player ballot presented by Cincyfavorites.com...the veterans committee selected
Driessen
and
Reilly
...the trio will be honored
June 22-24
during
Reds Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
.
REDS AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK (7-6, .538)
: In
10 seasons
and
744 games
at GABP the Reds are
380-363-1
(.511)...are
4-3
on this homestand (2-1 vs SF, 2-1 vs Hou,
0-1 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 (29):
The Reds have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the NationalLeague Central Division standings:
FIRST
- 1,
SECOND
- 15,
THIRD
- 5,
FOURTH
- 7,
FIFTH
- 1,
SIXTH
- 0...havespent
3 days
above,
7 days at
and
18 days below
.500.
REDS vs CUBS
: The Reds are
1,077-1,098
all-time vs the Cubs, including
1,009-1,027
since 1900,
2-2
in 2012 and
25-13
the last 3 seasons...
at Great American Ball Park
: Reds are
39-34
, including
0-1
this season and
13-6
the last3 years...
at Wrigley Field
: Reds are
415-440
all-time, including
2-1
in 2012 and
12-7
the last 3 seasons...won 10of the last 16g there...
last Cubs sweep
: at Cin: 4/26-4/27, 1995 (2g); 5/28-5/30, 2001 (3g)...at Chi: 7/21-7/22, 2004(2g); 7/24-7/26, 2009 (3g).
UP NEXT: REDS at PIRATES
: The Reds are
997-1,036
all-time vs the Pirates, including
5-10
in 2011...
at GreatAmerican Ball Park
: Reds are
38-37
all-time, including
1-5
in 2011...
at PNC Park
: Reds are
46-42
all-time, including
4-5
in 2011.
FOLLOWED BY: REDS at BREWERS
: The Reds are
117-106-1
all-time vs the Brewers, including
8-8
in 2011 and
19-11
the last 2 seasons...
at Miller Park
: Reds are
49-43
, including
3-4
in 2011 and
18-12
the last 4 seasons.
Game 24, Home 14 (7-6)Cincinnati Reds (11-12)RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.60)vsChicago Cubs (9-15)RHP Ryan Dempster (0-1, 1.33)Thursday, May 3, 2012Great American Ball Park
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSThu vs Chi:
RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.60) vs RHP Ryan Dempster (0-1, 1.33)
700 wlw, 12:35etFri at Pit:
RHP Johnny Cueto (3-0, 1.39) vs RHP Kevin Correia (1-1, 2.42)
700 wlw/fso, 7:05etSat at Pit:
RHP Mike Leake (0-3, 6.65) vs RHP James McDonald (1-1, 2.97)
700 wlw/fso, 7:05etSun at Pit:
RHP Mat Latos (1-2, 5.97) vs RHP Charlie Morton (1-12, 4.22)
700 wlw/fso, 1:35etMon at Mil:
RHP Bronson Arroyo (1-1, 3.03) vs TBA
700 wlw/fso, 8:10etTue at Mil:
RHP Homer Bailey vs TBA
700 wlw/fso, 8:10etWed at Mil:
RHP Johnny Cueto vs TBA
700 wlw/fso, 1:10et
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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990
Player 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
Streaking
In a streak snapped last night,
JayBruce
had homered in a career-high 4consecutive games for the fourth time, 1shy of the team record...listed below arethe Reds' most recent home run streaksof at least 3 games:
Jay Bruce ..........4g .......4/26-4/29, 2012Jay 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).
Reds On The Homestand
Tue vs SF ..............W, 9-2 ......................9 inningsWed vs SF .............W, 4-2 ......................9 inningsThu vs SF ..............L, 5-6........................9 inningsFri vs Hou ..............L, 4-6........................9 inningsSat vs Hou .............W, 6-0 ......................9 inningsSun vs Hou ............W, 6-5 ......................9 inningsWed vs Cubs .........L, 1-3........................9 innings
On The Homestand
Bruce ..11-24, 4hr, 10rbi Ludwick ..3-17, 1hr, 1rbiCairo ........................DL Mesoraco ..2-7, 1hr, 2rbiCozart ............6-28, 1rbi Phillips ....7-25, 1hr, 4rbiFrazier .............3-7, 1rbi Rolen ......4-20, 2hr, 5rbiHanigan .................6-17 Stubbs ...........6-29, 1rbiHarris .................4g, 1-5 Valdez .......1g, 1-3, 1rbiHeisey....................3-13 Votto .......6-24, 1hr, 6rbi Arredondo ..4g, 3.2ip, 0r Latos ....2gs, 13.1ip, 5er Arroyo .....2gs, 11ip, 4er Leake .....1gs, 3.2ip, 3er Bailey .....1gs, 6.1ip, 2er LeCure ........3g, 4ip, 2er Chapman ......2g, 2ip, 0r Marshall ......3g, 3ip, 3er Cueto ..........1gs, 7ip, 0r Ondrusek ...3g, 3.2ip, 0r Hoover ..........3g, 4ip, 0r Simon ........1g, 1.1ip, 0r
10,000 Wins ClubTeam ...............................................Wins
Giants .....................
10,534
- 9,046 (.538)Cubs .......................
10,320
- 9,794 (.513)Dodgers ..................
10,234
- 9,286 (.524)Cardinals ................
10,211
- 9,498 (.518)Braves ..................
10,049
- 10,037 (.501)
REDS......................10,005
- 9,714 (.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