TONIGHT'S GAME
: Is
Game 2
(1-0) of a 3-game series vs
Tim O'Driscoll's Brewers
and
Game 5
(3-1) of a 6-gameroad trip that included a
2-1 weekend series win at Pit
...this trip begins a stretch during which the Reds will play
13-16g on the road
(2-1 at Pit, 1-0 at Mil,
3g vs Wsh
, 2g at Atl, 2g at NYM, 3g at NYY)...are coming off a scheduled9-game homestand that included
2-1 series wins
vs the
Giants
and
Astros
, Tue's
rainout
and then a
1-1 seriessplit
vs the
Cubs
...following this series the Reds return to
Great American Ball Park
for a brief 3-game set vs the
Nationals
before hitting the road again for
7 games
in
Atlanta
(2g) and
New York
(2g at Mets, 3g at Yankees).
DOT, DOT, DOT....
: The Reds' next victory will be
Dusty Baker's 1,500th
as a Major League manager...in their previous 5 completed series the Reds went
4-0-1
(9-5 overall, 2-1 at Chi, 2-1 vs SF, 2-1 vs Hou, 1-1 vs Chi, 2-1 at Pit).
SPELLING RELIEF
:
Reds relievers
lead the National League in
bullpen ERA
(2.34) and
opponent's BA
(.198) andrank second in
relief strikeouts
(93, Col 97)...in the last
15g
have posted a
1.35era
(40ip, 6er), including a
0.00era
intheir last
8g
(23.1ip, 10h, 9bb, 25k)...
Aroldis Chapman's
14.2 innings pitched tie Oak's
Ryan Cook
for the most byany reliever in the Major Leagues who hasn't allowed a run (Cin's
Logan Ondrusek
13.1, Det's
Duane Below
13.1).
ON THE HILL
: The Reds rank
second
in the National League in overall
team ERA
(3.17)...in the last 16g are
11-5, 2.39
(143ip, 38er), dropping ERA from
4.15
and including ERAs of
2.80
by
Reds starters
(103ip, 32er) and
1.35
by
Redsrelievers
(40ip, 6er)...that
2.39era
beginning
4/19
is the best in the
Major Leagues
...the staff's ERA of
3.53
for
April
was the lowest team mark for the month of
March/April
since
2002
, when they went
16-9, 3.43
.
MILESTONES
:
Scott Rolen's
next double will be the
506th
of his career and will tie him with the immortal
Babe Ruth
for
48th
on that all-time list...Hall of Famer
Rickey Henderson
is
47th
with
510 doubles
...
Joey Votto's
next homerun while 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
and all30 club web sites...when the in-stadium phase concludes on
Fri, 6/22
fans can continue to vote online until
11:59 p.m.ET
on
Thu, 6/28
...Reds players on the ballot include
C Ryan Hanigan
,
1B Joey Votto
,
2B Brandon Phillips
,
SS ZackCozart
,
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
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...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 (8-6, .571)
: In
10 seasons
and
745 games
at GABP the Reds are
381-363-1
(.511)...this season have gone
3-1-1
in their
5 home series
(
2-1 vs Mia
, 1-2 vs StL,
2-1 vs SF
,
2-1 vs Hou
, 1-1vs Chi) and
1-0-1
on their
2 homestands
(3-3,
5-3
).
REDS ON THE ROAD (7-7, .500)
: The Reds are
3-1
on this road trip (2-1 at Pit,
1-0 at Mil
)...went
4-6
on their rst road
trip (1-3 at Wsh, 1-2 at StL, 2-1 at Chi).
IN THE STANDINGS (34):
The Reds have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the NationalLeague Central Division standings:
FIRST
- 1,
SECOND
- 20,
THIRD
- 5,
FOURTH
- 7,
FIFTH
- 1,
SIXTH
- 0...havespent
6 days
above,
9 days at
and
18 days below
.500.
REDS at BREWERS
: The Reds are
118-106-1
all-time vs the Brewers, including
1-0
this season and
20-11
the last 3seasons...
at Miller Park
: Reds are
50-43
, including
1-0
this season and
19-12
the last 5 seasons...
last Reds sweep
:at Cin: 5/17-5/18, 2010 (2g);
3/31-4/3, 2011 (3g)
...at Mil: 6/5-6/6, 2001 (2g); 8/25-8/27, 2009 (3g); 5/13-5/16, 2002 (4g).
UP NEXT: REDS vs NATIONALS
: The Reds are
236-201
all-time vs the franchise formerly known as the
MontrealExpos
, including
27-23
overall vs the
Nationals
and
1-3
in 2012...
at Great American Ball Park
: Reds are
19-12
vsthe franchise, including
17-9
vs the
Nationals
and
3-0
in 2011.
Game 29, Road 15 (7-7)Cincinnati Reds (15-13)RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.77)atMilwaukee Brewers (12-17)RHP Yovani Gallardo (1-3, 5.79)Tuesday, May 8, 2012Miller Park, Milwaukee
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSTue at Mil:
RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.77) vs RHP Yovani Gallardo (1-3, 5.79)
700 wlw/fso, 8:10etWed at Mil:
RHP Johnny Cueto (4-0, 1.31) vs RHP Zack Greinke (3-1, 4.11)
700 wlw/fso, 1:10etThursday:
Off day in Cincinnati
Fri vs Wsh:
RHP Mike Leake (0-4, 5.97) vs LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-1, 1.72)
700 wlw/fso, 7:10etSat vs Wsh:
RHP Mat Latos (2-2, 4.93) vs RHP Jordan Zimmerman (1-3, 2.29)
700 wlw/fso, 7:10etSun vs Wsh:
RHP Bronson Arroyo (2-1, 2.75) vs RHP Edwin Jackson (1-1, 3.69, +Tue)
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
All-Time Wins By Managers
18. Tommy Lasorda, HOF ............1,59919. Dick Williams, HOF ................1,571
20. DUSTY BAKER ...........1,499-1,380Dusty Baker's Milestone Wins
#1..............4/6/93 at StL .................2-1 Giants win#500..........6/1/99 at Phi ..........6-5 Giants win (12)#1,000.......8/30/04 at Mtl .................5-2 Cubs win#1,400.......9/21/10 at Mil .................4-3 Reds win
NL Records Beginning April 19Team W L Pct. GBREDS 11 5 *.688 -
Braves 11 7 .611 -1.0Dodgers 10 7 .588 -1.5Nationals 8 7 .533 -2.55 teams 9 8 .529 -2.5
* Third-best in the Major Leagues behind the
Rays
(13-4, 7.65) and
Orioles
(12-5, .706)
Major League ERAs Beginning April 19Team W L Pct. ERAREDS 11 5 .688 2.39
Orioles 12 5 .706 2.54Rays 13 4 .765 2.68 Angels 9 9 .500 2.72Padres 7 10 .412 2.98Marlins 9 8 .529 3.10
Reds On The Road Trip
Fri at Pit ......W, 6-1 .............Cueto complete gameSat at Pit .....L, 2-3 ...............Leake 2-run, solo HRSun at Pit ....W, 5-0 .....Reds pitchers 17 strikeoutsMon at Mil ...W, 6-1 .......................Bruce 3-run HR
On The Road Trip
Bruce ......5-17, 2hr, 4rbi Ludwick ...................0-4Cairo ..........1g, 1-1, 1rbi Mesoraco .................1-3Cozart .....5-17, 2hr, 3rbi Phillips ...........3-16, 2rbiFrazier ......2-4, 1hr, 1rbi Rolen .............2-11, 1rbiHanigan .........5-11, 1rbi Stubbs ....7-16, 1hr, 3rbiHarris .................1g, 0-1 Valdez ......................0gHeisey............4-14, 1rbi Votto ..............4-14, 2rbi Arredondo .....1g, 1ip, 0r Latos ...........1gs, 6ip, 0r Arroyo ....1gs, 6.2ip, 1er Leake ........1gs, 7ip, 3er Bailey ......................0gs LeCure ......................0gChapman ...1g, 1.1ip, 0r Marshall ........1g, 1ip, 0r Cueto .......1gs, 1cg, 1er Ondrusek ......1g, 1ip, 0r Hoover .......1g, 0.2ip, 0r Simon ...........1g, 1ip, 0r
10,000
The
9-4 win
on
4/20 at Cubs
was the
10,000th victory
in the history of the Redsfranchise..listed below are the 6 franchiseswith
10,000 wins
, according to baseball-reference.com:
Team ...............................................Wins
Giants .....................
10,534
- 9,048 (.538)Cubs .......................
10,321
- 9,795 (.513)Dodgers ..................
10,235
- 9,286 (.524)Cardinals ................
10,212
- 9,499 (.518)Braves ..................
10,049
- 10,039 (.501)
REDS......................10,007
- 9,714 (.507)Pirates ......................
9,893
- 9,788 (.503)
All-Time Doubles Leaders
47. Rickey Henderson .....................51048. Babe Ruth .................................506
49. SCOTT ROLEN ........................505
Tony Perez ................................505
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
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0Reds relievers
lead the National League in
bullpen ERA
(2.34) and didn't allow a run in any of their last
8 games
(23.1ip, 10h, 9bb, 25k)...is their longest scoreless game streak since a stretch of
8 scoreless apps
from
7/26-8/4,2000
(17.1ip)...according to
Elias Sports Bureau
, the franchise record for consecutive scoreless team apps by thebullpen is
9 games
(
6/3-6/14, 1971
and
5/3-5/13, 1987
).