TONIGHT'S GAME
: Is
Game 1
of a brief 2-game series vs
Jay Horwitz' Mets
and
Game 3
(1-1) of a 7-game road tripthat included a
1-1 series split
vs the
Braves
and features this weekend's 3-game set at
Yankee Stadium
...followingthis road trip the Reds return to
Great American Ball Park
for a 4-game series vs the
Braves
and a 3-game series vsthe
Rockies
...the Redlegs are
11g
(6-5) into a stretch in which they are scheduled to play
13-16g on the road
(2-1 atPit, 2-1 at Mil, 1-2 vs Wsh, 1-1 at Atl,
0-0 at NYM
, 3g at NYY)...are
5g
(2-3) into a stretch of
20 consecutive games
without a day off.
DOT, DOT, DOT....
: The Reds went
5-1-2
in their previous
8 series
(2-1 at Chi, 2-1 vs SF, 2-1 vs Hou, 1-1 vs Chi,2-1 at Pit, 2-1 at Mil, 1-2 vs Wsh, 1-1 at Atl)...prior to last night's
6-2 loss at Atl
had been
10-1
in the nal game of a
series...
Brandon Phillips
has
498rbi
as a Red...bullpen coach
Porky Lopez
today is celebrating his
52nd birthday
.
MILESTONES
: The
9-4 win
on
4/20 at Cubs
was the
10,000th victory
in the history of the Reds franchise...the
2-1win
on
5/9 at Mil
was
Dusty Baker's 1,500th
as a Major League manager...
Scott Rolen's
double off
Jose Veras
on
5/8 at Mil
was the
506th
of his career, tying
Babe Ruth
for
48th
on that all-time list.
SPELLING RELIEF
:
Reds relievers
lead the National League in bullpen
ERA
(2.35), opponent's
BA
(.214) and relief
strikeouts
(128)...in the last
22g
have posted a
1.76era
(66.2ip, 13er)...
Aroldis Chapman's
18.1 innings are the mostby any reliever in the Major Leagues who hasn't allowed a run, followed by Oak's
Ryan Cook's
17.2 scoreless inningsand
Logan Ondrusek's
15.1 scoreless frames.
ON THE HILL
: The Reds rank
seventh
in the National League in overall
team ERA
(3.41)...in the last 23g are
14-9,3.00
(204ip, 68er), dropping ERA from
4.15
and including ERAs of
3.60
by
Reds starters
(137.1ip, 55er) and
1.76
by
Reds relievers
(66.2ip, 13er)...that
3.00era
beginning
4/19
is the second-best in the
Major Leagues
...the staff'sERA 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
.
HISTORIC
: According to
Elias Sports Bureau
, in Sun's 9-6 win vs Wsh
Joey Votto
became the rst player in
Major League history
to produce in the same game
3 home runs
and a
walkoff grand slam
(off
Henry Rodriguez
)...in tyingthe club record for homers in a game - accomplished
33 times
now by
27 players
-
Votto
became the fth player in
Reds history to produce more than one 3-homer game:
Johnny Bench
(3 times),
Gus Bell
(twice),
Eric Davis
(twice)and
Aaron Boone
(twice)...the bat
Votto
used is on its way to the
Hall of Fame
in
Cooperstown
.
CAREER GAME
: In Sun's 9-6 win vs Wsh,
Joey Votto
tied career highs with
4 hits
,
4 runs
and
3 HR
while establishingnew career bests with
6 RBI
and
14 total bases
...he homered twice off Nationals starter
Edwin Jackson
and once off
Henry Rodriguez
...his
14 total bases
were the most by a Reds batter since
Jeffrey Hammond
had
14tb
on
5/19/99 atCo
, fell 1 shy of the franchise's single-game record held by
Walker Cooper
(15tb,
7/6/49 vs Cubs
) and tied the recordfor total bases in a game by a native of
Canada
(
Larry Walker
, 6/25/04 for Col at Cle)...according to
Elias SportsBureau
,
Votto
became the fourth Major League player this season to produce at least
14 total bases
in a game (
CurtisGranderson
14,
Ryan Braun
15,
Josh Hamilton
18).
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 ON THE ROAD (9-9, .500)
: This season went
3-2-1
in their previous
6 road series
(1-3 at Wsh, 1-2 at StL,
2-1at Chi
,
2-1 at Pit
,
2-1 at Mil
, 1-1 at Wsh), including a streak of
4 straight
road series wins or splits, and
1-1
on their previous
2 road trips
(4-6,
4-2
).
IN THE STANDINGS (42):
The Reds have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the NationalLeague Central Division standings:
FIRST
- 1,
SECOND
- 28,
THIRD
- 5,
FOURTH
- 7,
FIFTH
- 1 (4/10),
SIXTH
- 0...have spent the last
21 days
in
second place
...have spent
13 days
above,
10 days at
and
18 days below
.500.
REDS vs METS
: The Reds are
302-259
all-time vs the Mets, including
2-5
in 2011...
at Great American Ball Park
:Reds are
11-18
, including
0-4
in 2011...the Mets'
sweep
from
7/25-7/28, 2011
was their rst ever
4-game series sweep
in Cincinnati
...
at Citi Field
: Reds are
5-4
, including
2-1
in 2011 and
4-2
the last 2 years...at
Shea Stadium
the Redswent
126-131
.
Game 36, Road 19 (9-9)Cincinnati Reds (18-17)RHP Mike Leake (0-5, 7.11)atNew York Mets (20-16)LHP Johan Santana (1-2, 2.92)Wednesday, May 16, 2012Citi Field, Flushing
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSWed at NYM:
RHP Mike Leake (0-5, 7.11) vs LHP Johan Santana (1-2, 2.92)
700 wlw/fso, 7:10Thu at NYM:
RHP Mat Latos (2-2, 4.54) vs RHP R.A. Dickey (5-1, 3.65)
700 wlw/fso, 1:10Fri at NYY:
RHP Bronson Arroyo (2-1, 3.25) vs LHP Andy Pettitte (0-1, 5.68)
700 wlw/fso, 7:05Sat at NYY:
RHP Homer Bailey (1-3, 4.35) vs RHP Ivan Nova (4-1, 5.44)
700 wlw/fso, 1:05Sun at NYY:
RHP Johnny Cueto (4-1, 1.89) vs LHP CC Sabathia (5-1, 3.77)
700 wlw/fso, 1:05
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WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS:1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS:1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990
New York, New York
According to
STATS LLC
, the Reds' 2series in
New York
vs the
Mets
(today-tomorrow) and
Yankees
(Fri-Sun) will markthe
seventh
time since
interleague play
began in
1997
that a visiting team will playconsecutively both Major League teams ina shared market:2012 Reds ...............at Mets, at Yankees2009 Padres .........at Dodgers, at Angels2009 Pirates .........at White Sox, at Cubs2007 Astros .........at White Sox, at Cubs*2001 Rockies .........at Athletics, at Giants1999 Mariners.......at Angels, at Dodgers1998 Mariners........at Giants, at Athletics
* 1-game makeup from an April postponement
Reds On The Road Trip
Mon at Atl.......W, 3-1 ...................Bailey 6.2ip, 1er Tue at Atl .......L, 2-6 ..................Cueto 4ip, 6r, 5er
On The Road Trip
Bruce .......................3-8 Ludwick ...................0-1Cairo ........................1-1 Mesoraco .................0-3Costanzo .................0-2 Phillips .............2-8, 1rbiCozart ......................0-9 Stubbs .............2-9, 1rbiFrazier .....................1-8 Valdez .......................0gHanigan ...........2-4, 1rbi Votto ................1-6, 3bbHeisey..............6-7, 1rbi Arredondo .....1g, 1ip, 0r Latos .......................0gs Arroyo .......................0g Leake ......................0gsBailey .....1gs, 6.2ip, 1er LeCure ......................0gChapman ...1g, 0.2ip, 0r Marshall ........1g, 1ip, 0r Cueto ..........1gs, 4ip, 6r Ondrusek ...1g, 0.2ip, 0r Hoover ..........1g, 1ip, 0r Simon ...........1g, 2ip, 0r
2012 Active On-Base Streaks
Bryan LaHair, Cubs .........32 ........Beginning April 8
JOEY VOTTO, Cin ........*26 .....................April 15
A.J. Ellis, LAD ..................25 .......................April 11Mike Moustakas, KC........22 ......................April 17
* 28-for-88, .318, 14 2b, 4hr, 20rbi, 27bb
ML Records Beginning April 19Team W L Pct. GB
Rays 17 8 .680 -Orioles 16 9 .640 -1.0Braves 16 9 .640 -1.0Dodgers 15 9 .625 -1.5
REDS 14 9 .609 -2.0
Yankees 14 10 .583 -2.5
ML Team ERAs Beginning April 19Team W L Pct. ERA
Rays 17 8 .680 2.91
REDS 14 9 .609 3.00
Padres 10 14 .417 3.03Giants 12 12 .500 3.14
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 .....................
10,540
- 9,052 (.538)Cubs .......................
10,326
- 9,800 (.513)Dodgers ..................
10,241
- 9,290 (.524)Cardinals ................
10,216
- 9,505 (.518)Braves ..................
10,057
- 10,041 (.501)
REDS......................10,012
- 9,719 (.507)Pirates ......................
9,899
- 9,793 (.503)
Dusty 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
#1,500.......5/9/12 at Mil ..................2-1 Reds win
RED HOTS
Interleague Play
Major League Baseball's
16th season
of interleague play begins this weekend...in addition to their upcoming visit tonew
Yankee Stadium
, the Reds will play interleague road games at
Cle
(3g, 6/18-6/20) and home games vs
Det
(3g,6/8-6/10),
Cle
(3g, 6/12-6/14) and
Min
(3g, 6/22-6/24)...all-time vs AL teams, the Reds are
97-123 (.441)
, including
6-12 in 2011
(0-3 at Cle, 1-2 vs Tor
,
1-2 vs NYY, 1-2 at Bal, 2-1 at TB, 1-2 vs Cle)...Cin produced a winning record
in 5 of interleague play's rst 15 seasons (9-6 in 1997, 7-6 in 1998, 7-5 in 2003, 9-6 in 2008, 8-7 in 2010)...
the Reds'all-time results vs AL teams can be found on
page 311
of the media guide.