Professional Documents
Culture Documents
com
Game 43, Home 20 (11-8)
Cincinnati Reds (23-19)
RHP Bronson Arroyo (2-2, 3.46)
vs
Atlanta Braves (26-18)
RHP Tommy Hanson (5-3, 3.31)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Great American Ball Park
RED HOTS
300
Bronson Arroyo tonight is making the
300th start of his Major League career
in his 336th appearance...23 active
pitchers have made at least 300 starts,
including 6 with at least 400 starts...Cols
Jamie Moyer is the active leader with
637 career starts, followed by NYYs
Andy Pettitte with 481 and Atls Livan
Hernandez with 474.
NL Records Beginning April 19
Team
W L Pct. GB
Dodgers 21 10 .677 REDS 19 11 .633 -1.5
Braves 19 13 .594 -2.5
Marlins 18 13 .581 -3.0
ML Team ERAs Beginning April 19
Team
W L Pct. ERA
Rays
20 12 .625 2.87
Dodgers 21 10 .677 3.00
REDS
19 11 .633 3.12
Angels 15 17 .469 3.14
2 of the Best
Scott Rolen, Cooperstown Hall of Famer
George Brett and Atl's Chipper Jones
are the only third basemen in Major
League history to produce at least 2,000
hits, 500 doubles, 300 HR and 1,200
RBI...only 29 Major League players at
any position have reached those marks in
those categories.
Thu vs Atl:
Fri vs Col:
Sat vs Col:
Sun vs Col:
Mon at Pit:
Tue at Pit:
Wed at Pit:
Honoring Chipper
Commemorative bases are being used during this series to salute the career of retiring Braves 3B Chipper Jones...
one of those bases will be presented to Jones during a ceremony prior to tomorrow night's game...the Reds Hall
of Fame and the Braves also will receive a game-used base...Reds 3B Scott Rolen and President of Baseball
Operations and General Manager Walt Jocketty will participate in tomorrow's ceremony.
TONIGHT'S GAME: Is Game 3 (2-0) of a 4-game series vs Jim Misudek's Braves and Game 3 (2-0) of a 7-game
homestand that also includes an upcoming 3-game weekend set with the Rockies...beginning Monday the Reds hit
the road again for a 7-day, 6-game trip to Pit (3g) and Hou (off day, 3g)...the Reds are 12g (7-5) into a stretch of 20
consecutive games without a day off.
FIRST PITCHES: During pre-game ceremonies tonight the Reds will honor a pair of longtime employees of the
Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati.com...Michael Keating was a photographer and visual journalist for 34 years,
and Howard Wilkinson was a political reporter for 30 years who also contributed to the newspapers coverage of the
Reds...Keating and Wilkinson will throw out simultaneous ceremonial first pitches.
DOT, DOT, DOT....: The Reds' 4-game winning streak is a season high...at 23-19 are 4g over .500 for the first time all
season...for the third straight day the Reds face a -0.5g deficit, their smallest since they were half a game out on 4/8
on the fifth day of the season...haven't been alone in first place since 5/18 of last season...went 6-1-3 in their previous
10 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, 1-1 at NYM, 2-1
at NYY)...Todd Frazier, J.J. Hoover and Drew Stubbs will participate in Friday's season ticket holders luncheon.
MILESTONES: The 9-4 win on 4/20 at Cubs was the 10,000th victory in the history of the Reds franchise...the 2-1
win 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.
HISTORIC: According to Elias Sports Bureau, in the 9-6 win on 5/13 vs Wsh Joey Votto became the first player in
Major League history to produce in the same game 3 home runs and a walkoff grand slam (off Henry Rodriguez)...
in tying the club record for homers in a game - accomplished 33 times now by 27 players - Votto became the fifth
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 at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
FIRST VOTTO....: On 4/4 the Reds signed 2010 National League MVP and 2-time All-Star 1B Joey Votto to a 10year 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.
Player
H 2B HR RBI
George Brett 3,154 665 317 1,596
Chipper Jones 2,646 529 459 1,585
Scott Rolen 2,021 506 310 1,259
....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 Louisville
Silver 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 field 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 National
Baseball Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Sun, 7/22 in Cooperstown...media looking for housing should
contact 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.
On The Homestand
Bruce........................0-6 Ludwick....................0-4
Cairo..........................0g Mesoraco..................0-4
Costanzo..................0-1 Phillips.......3-8, 2hr, 3rbi
Cozart........3-8, 2hr, 2rbi Stubbs.......3-6, 2hr, 2rbi
Frazier......................0-4 Valdez....................... 1g
Hanigan....................0-2 Votto.................2-6, 2bb
Heisey.......................1-3
Arredondo...1g, 0.2ip, 0r Latos.......... 1gs, 7ip, 2er
Arroyo........................0g Leake......... 1gs, 8ip, 1er
Bailey.........................0g LeCure....................... 0g
Chapman.......1g, 1ip, 0r Marshall...... 1g, 0.1ip, 0r
Cueto.........................0g Ondrusek..... 1g, 1ip, 1er
Hoover.......................0g Simon........................ 0g
10,000
The 9-4 win on 4/20 at Cubs was the
10,000th victory in the history of the Reds
franchise...listed below are the 6 franchises
with 10,000 wins, according to baseballreference.com:
Team................................................Wins
Giants......................10,544 - 9,054 (.538)
Cubs........................10,326 - 9,806 (.513)
Dodgers...................10,246 - 9,291 (.524)
Cardinals.................10,218 - 9,509 (.518)
Braves...................10,060 - 10,044 (.501)
REDS......................10,016 - 9,721 (.507)
Pirates.......................9,902 - 9,796 (.503)
All-Time Wins By Managers
18. Tommy Lasorda, HOF............ 1,599
19. Dick Williams, HOF................. 1,571
20. DUSTY BAKER............ 1,507-1,386
REDS HALL OF FAMERS: Modern first basemen Sean Casey and Dan Driessen, along with 19th Century first baseman
John Reilly, have been announced as the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2012...Casey was selected by the fans 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.
THE DRAFT: On June 4, Major League Baseball's first-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)...2012 Reds Hall of Fame inductee Sean Casey will the club's
representative...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 free agent 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.
REDS AT GREAT AMERICAN BALL PARK (11-8, .579): In 10 seasons and 750 games at GABP the Reds are 384365-1 (.512)...the Reds are 2-0 on this homestand (2-0 vs Atl, 3g vs Col)...went 3-2-1 in their previous 6 home series
(2-1 vs Mia, 1-2 vs StL, 2-1 vs SF, 2-1 vs Hou, 1-1 vs Chi, 1-2 vs Wsh) and 1-1-1 on their previous 3 homestands
(3-3, 5-3, 1-2).
REDS ON THE ROAD (12-11, .522): The Reds went 4-3 on their most recent road trip (1-1 at Atl, 1-1 at NYM, 2-1
at NYY)...went 4-2-2 in their 8 road series (1-3 at Wsh, 1-2 at StL, 2-1 at Chi, 2-1 at Pit, 2-1 at Mil, 1-1 at Atl, 1-1 at
NYM, 2-1 at NYY), including an active streak of 6 straight road series wins or splits, and 2-1 on their previous 2 road
trips (4-6, 4-2, 4-3).
IN THE STANDINGS (49): The Reds have spent the following days alone or tied at each position in the National
League Central Division standings: FIRST - 1, SECOND - 35, THIRD - 5, FOURTH - 7, FIFTH - 1 (4/10), SIXTH - 0...
have spent the last 28 days in second place...have spent 19 days above, 11 days at and 18 days below .500.
REDS vs BRAVES: The Reds are 1,083-971 all-time vs the Braves franchise, including 3-1 in 2012...at Great American
Ball Park: Reds are 23-14, including 2-0 this season...won 15 of the last 21g vs the Braves at GABP...last Reds sweep:
at Cin: 9/28-9/29, 1987 (2g); 5/30-6/1, 2008 (3g); 4/9-4/13, 1980 (4g)...at Atl: 9/4-9/6, 2009 (3g); 4/13-4/16, 1990 (4g).
UP NEXT: REDS vs ROCKIES: The Reds are 76-80 all-time vs the Rockies, including 3-4 in 2011...since 6/2/07 have
lost 23 of their last 29g vs Col, including 9 of the last 12g and 18 of the last 23g...at Great American Ball Park: Reds
are 16-13, including 2-2 in 2011...went 31-18 vs Col at Cinergy Field.
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1919, 1939, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1990
S tar ti ng P i tc her
B r o ns o n A r r o y o
RH P
date opp.
dec rec
4/8
vs Mia
-
-
4/13
at Wsh
(bs)
-
4/19
at StL
W
1-0
4/25
vs SF
-
-
April Totals
1-0
5/2
vs Chi
L
1-1
5/7
at Mil
W
2-1
5/13^ vs Wsh
-
-
5/18
at NYY
L
2-2
2012 Totals
2-2
Major League Totals 114-107-1
Career at GABP
39-37
Career at Home 55-50-1
Career on the Road 59-57-0
bb so hr result
-
4
- W, 6-5
1
4
- L, 1-2 (13)
-
5
1 W, 6-3
1
2
1 W, 4-2
2
15
2 4g, 4gs
1
3
2 L, 1-3
1
9
1 W, 6-1
1
6
- W, 9-6
1
4
2 L, 0-4
6
37
7 8g, 8gs
560 1263 263 335g, 299gs
183 465 104 105g, 105gs
281 641 140 169g, 149gs
279 622 123 166g, 150gs
300 Starts: Tonight is making the 300th start of his Major League career
in his 336th appearance...23 active pitchers have made at least 300
starts, including 6 with at least 400 starts...Cols Jamie Moyer is the
active leader with 637 career starts, followed by NYYs Andy Pettitte
with 481 and Atls Livan Hernandez with 474.
date
opp. dec
6/13/00
vs Atl
-
5/27/01
at Atl
W
6/3/01/g1^ vs Atl
-
8/29/02
vs Atl
W
7/2/04
at Atl
-
7/9/06
at Atl
L
8/5/06+
vs Atl
(bs)
7/17/07
at Atl
W
8/22/07
vs Atl
W
5/4/08
at Atl
L
4/25/09
vs Atl
L
9/4/09
at Atl
W
7/31/10
vs Atl
W
5/28/11
at Atl
-
7/22/11
vs Atl
-
Career vs Braves
Career at Turner Field
Career Highs: Innings: 9.0 (10x), Last: 9/21/11 vs Hou; Hits: 13, 9/26/08
at StL; Runs: 10 (2x), 6/23/00 at NYM & 6/24/08 at Tor; Earned Runs:
10, 6/24/08 at Tor; HR: 4, 4 (3x), last on 9/16/11 vs Mil (Fielder, Kotsay,
Braun, Kottaras); Walks: 6, 6/17/10 vs LAD; Strikeouts: 12, 7/19/04 at
Sea; Complete Games: 12, last on 9/21/11 for Cin vs Hou (2-0 win);
Shutouts: 4, last on 9/21/11 for Cin vs Hou (2-0 win); Scoreless Streak:
17.0 (3x), Last: 7/31-8/11, 2010; Winning Streak: 9g, 8/21/04-5/5/05;
Losing Streak: 7g, 5/11-6/24, 2007; Hits (batting): 3, 6/3/06 at Hou
Bourn
Diaz
Freeman
Heyward
Hinske
Jones
Red Hots: Is making his ninth start of the season, his 210th start for the
Reds (81-74, 4.12, 1338.1ip, 612er) and the 300th start of his career...once
was the victim of a blown save...produced 4 quality starts in his 8 apps...
in his 8 starts the Reds went 5-3 and scored 33 runs (4.13 r/g)...since
he was acquired by the Reds in 2006 leads all National League pitchers
with 209 starts and 1,338.1 innings pitched...his 209 starts over the last 7
seasons rank third in the Major Leagues behind Dan Haren (212gs) and
Derek Lowe (210) and his 1,338.1 innings pitched ranks sixth...on 4/25
reached 10.000 years of Major League service time.
era ip h r-er
5.68
6.1 10
5-4
2.63
7.1
3
-
2.91
8.0
5
3-3
2.70
5.0
9
2-1
2.70
26.2 27
10-8
3.03
6.0
9
3-3
2.75
6.2
6
1-1
3.25
5.0 11
4-4
3.46
7.2
9
4-4
3.46
52.0 62
22-20
4.26 1926.2 1975 1009-912
3.97 679.2 672 330-300
4.22 977.1 1001 516-458
4.30 949.1 974 493-454
#61
era
ip h r-er
9.00
5.0 10
5-5
5.06
5.2
6
1-1
5.68
2.0
4
2-2
4.08
5.0
5
1-0
3.65
7.0
5
2-2
4.97
4.1 10
6-6
5.45
5.2
8
5-5
4.54
7.0
3
-
4.40
5.1
6
2-2
5.59
1.1
7
7-7
6.50
5.2
9
9-9
5.90
7.0
6
1-1
5.29
7.0
4
2-0
5.70
3.0
9
5-5
5.68
6.2
9
4-4
5.68
77.2 101
52-49
5.60
35.1 46
22-22
bb so hr result
2
1 1 W, 7-6 (10)
1
1
- W, 6-3
1
1 1 L, 7-11
4
6
- W, 4-1
2
5 2 L, 3-6
3
3 2 L, 3-8
2
3 2 W, 8-6
2
9
- W, 6-5
3
5 2 W, 4-2
1
- 1 L, 7-14
3
5 2 L, 2-10
3
4 1 W, 3-1
3
3
- W, 5-2
1
- 2 L, 6-7 (12)
2
2 3 L, 4-6
33
48 19 15g, 14gs
13
22 8 7g, 7gs
^ In relief, (bs) Victim of blown save, + 3 days rest, 2000-02 for Pit, 2004 for Bos, 2006-2011 for Cin
Avg H AB HR RBI K
.318 7 22 0 1 4 McCann
.333 2 6 0 0 2 Prado
.750 3 4 1 1 0 Ross
.143 1 7 1 1 0 Uggla
.424 14 33 1 4 1 Wilson
.393 11 28 3 10 3
Avg H AB HR RBI K
.500 9 18 4 7 1
.400 4 10 1 3 0
.667 2 3 0 1 0
.313 5 16 1 2 4
.182 2 11 0 0 3
Arroyos Most Recent Starts: 4/8 vs Mia, in the Reds third game of the season received no decision in the 6-5 walkoff win (6.1ip, 10h, 5r, 4er, 0bb, 4k, 82 pitches,
64 strikes)...left trailing, 5-4, but the Reds scored 2 runs in the ninth off Heath Bell on Jay Bruces leadoff HR and Scott Rolens run-scoring single...took a 4-2 lead
into the seventh inning before allowing 3 runs on an RBI-double to Chris Coghlan, an RBI-groundout to Jose Reyes and an RBI-single to Emilio Bonifacio...4/13 at
Wsh and threw 7.1 shutout innings but was the victim of a blown save in the 13-inning, 2-1 loss (3h, 1bb, 4k)...left leading, 1-0, but pinch hitter Xavier Nady homered
off Bill Bray to tie it...singled in the third inning off Jordan Zimmerman for the Reds first hit and then drove in the games first run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth...4/19
at StL and threw a season-high 8.0 innings to earn the 6-3 victory (5h, 3er, 0bb, 5k, 1hr, 90 pitches, 66 strikes)...left leading, 6-3...allowed only a 3-run HR to Matt
Holliday in the sixth inning...retired his last 8 batters...4/25 vs SF and received no decision in the 4-2 victory (5ip, 9h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 2k, 1hr, 80 pitches, 56 strikes)...left
trailing, 2-0...in the third inning allowed a solo HR to Angel Pagan...in the fourth allowed an unearned run following Drew Stubbs fielding error...the Reds scored 4
runs in the bottom of the seventh inning...5/2 vs Cubs and in a start bumped back a day because of Tues rainout suffered the 3-1 loss(6ip, 9h, 3er, 1bb, 3k, 2hr, 99
pitches, 67 strikes)...left trailing, 3-0...allowed solo HR to Ryan LaHair in the second inning and to Ian Stewart in the fourth and then an RBI-single to Geovany Soto
in the sixth...5/7 at Mil and earned the 6-1 victory (6.2ip, 6h, 1er, 1bb, 9k, 1hr, 110 pitches, 73 strikes)...left leading, 5-1, with a pair of runners on base but Logan
Ondrusek stranded both...allowed only a solo HR to Ryan Braun in the first inning...5/13 vs Wsh and after a rain delay of 3 hours, 36 minutes received no decision in
the dramatic 9-6 victory (5ip, 11h, 4er, 1ibb, 6k, 92 pitches, 66 strikes)...left trailing, 4-3...in the second inning allowed a sacrifice fly to Jesus Flores that tied the game
at 1-1...in the third allowed an RBI-double to Roger Bernadina...in the fifth allowed a 2-run double to Danny Espinosa...Reds 1B Joey Votto had 6rbi and became the
first player in Major League history to produce 3 homers and a walkoff grand slam (off Henry Rodriguez).
date opp.
dec rec
4/9
vs StL
L
0-1
4/14 at Wsh
L
0-2
4/20 at Chi
^W
1-2
4/26 vs SF
(bs)
-
April Totals
1-2
5/3
vs Chi
-
-
5/8
at Mil
L
1-3
5/14 at Atl
-
-
5/19 at NYY
W
2-3
2012 Totals
2-3
Major League Totals
27-26
Career at Home/GABP
14-12
Career on the Road
13-14
era
6.35
5.40
3.86
3.60
3.60
3.77
4.93
4.35
4.34
4.34
4.84
5.07
4.56
ip h r-er bb
5.2
6
4-4
3
6.0
7
3-3
4
7.0
5
4-1
-
6.1
7
3-2
2
25.0 25
14-10
9
6.0
9
3-3
1
3.2
6
6-6
3
6.2
6
1-1
2
6.1
7
3-3
1
47.2 53
27-23
16
483.2 515 279-260 186
262.2 285 155-148 108
221.0 230 124-112 78
^ 10,000th win in franchise history, (bs) Victim of blown save, * Tied career high
date opp.
dec
7/23/11 vs Atl
W
5/14/12 at Atl
-
Career vs Braves
Career at Turner Field
so hr result
5 *3 L, 1-7
3
- L, 1-4
2
- W, 9-4
6
- L, 5-6
16 3 4g, 4gs
4 *3 W, 4-3 (10)
4
- L, 3-8
3
- W, 3-1
7 2 W, 6-5
34 8 8g, 8gs
372 60 86g, 86gs
222 37 46g, 46gs
150 23 40g, 40gs
era
ip
3.00
6.0
2.13
6.2
2.13
12.2
1.35
6.2
h
5
6
11
6
r-er
2-2
1-1
3-3
1-1
bb so hr result
3
3
- W, 11-2
2
3
- W, 3-1
5
6 0 2g, 2gs
2
3 0 1g, 1gs
Bailey vs Braves: 5/14 at Atl and in his first career appearance at Turner Field received no decision in the 3-1 victory (6.2ip, 6h, 1er, 2bb, 3k, 114 pitches, 68
strikes)...left with the score tied, 1-1...in the fifth inning allowed a 1-out triple to Michael Bourn and then a sacrifice fly to Martin Prado.
Young Guns: The ages of the pitchers currently in the Reds starting rotation are 24 (Mike Leake), 24 (Mat Latos), 26 (Homer Bailey), 26 (Johnny Cueto) and
31 (Bronson Arroyo), averaging 27.3 years old.
REDS
ON THE MOUND
Pitcher
Jose Arredondo, R
Bronson Arroyo, R
Homer Bailey, R
Bill Bray, L
Aroldis Chapman, L
Johnny Cueto, R
J.J. Hoover, R
Mat Latos, R
Mike Leake, R
Sam LeCure, R
Sean Marshall, L
Logan Ondrusek, R
Alfredo Simon, R
TOTALS
Reds
Starters & Relievers
opp
w-l era g
cg
sho/sv ip h ab r er bb so hr
avg
Starters
13-13 3.79 42 1
- 256.1 271 996 121 108 70 184 32 .272
Relievers 10-6 2.67 41 - 12-16 121.1 95 447 38 36 48 146 11 .213
REDS PITCHERS
Rank sixth in the National League in overall team ERA (3.43)...so far in May have
produced a 3.32era (176ip, 65er)...their ERA of 3.53 in April was the lowest team mark
for the month of March/April since 2002, when they posted a 3.43era.
REDS STARTERS
Rank ninth in the National League in starting staff ERA (3.79)...have produced 24
quality starts (Cueto 7, Bailey 6, Arroyo 4, Leake 4, Latos 3)...the Reds went 17-7
in the quality starts (.708).
REDS RELIEVERS
Lead the National League in opponent's BA (.213) while ranking second in bullpen ERA
(2.67, Pit 2.51) and relief strikeouts (146, Col 147)...Jose Arredondo (1 save), Aroldis
Chapman (2), Sean Marshall (8) and Logan Ondrusek (1) have recorded saves,
the highest total of Reds pitchers with at least 1 save since the 2006 staff produced 8
pitchers with a save (David Weathers 12, Todd Coffey 8, Eddie Guardado 8, Scott
Schoeneweis 3, Bill Bray 2, Kent Mercker 1, Rick White 1, Esteban Yan 1)...from
4/27-5/7 did not allow a run in 8 consecutive games (23.1ip), their longest scoreless
game streak since an identical stretch from 7/26-8/4, 2000 (8g, 17.1ip)...according to
Elias Sports Bureau, the franchise record for consecutive scoreless team apps by the
bullpen is 9 games (6/3-6/14, 1971 and 5/3-5/13, 1987).
33 JOSE ARREDONDO, rhp
20g, 3-1-1, 2.21
In Sat's 6-5 win at NYY retired his only 2 batters and stranded both baserunners to record
his first Major League save...had retired 14 consecutive batters (8k) until he walked
Dan Uggla last night...on 5/8 at Mil allowed a solo HR to Cesar Izturis, snapping his
scoreless streak at 10 apps and 11.1 innings...from 4/12-4/27 retired 16 consecutive
batters and from 5/12-5/21 retired 14 straight...earned his victories in the 11-inning, 8-5
win on 4/15 at Wsh and the 4-2 win on 4/25 vs SF.
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/21 vs Atl
41 W, 4-1
- 0.2 - - - 2 1 -
19
5/19 at NYY
40 W, 6-5 SV 0.2 - - - - - - 7
5/18 at NYY
38 L, 0-4
- 0.1 - - - - 1 - 6
5/16 at NYM
36 W, 6-3
W 1.0 - - - - 1 -
12
5/15 at Atl 35 L, 2-6
- 1.0 - - - - 2 -
16
54 AROLDIS CHAPMAN, lhp
19g, 3-0-2, 0.00
His fastball is rated by managers the best in the National League...earned saves in
each of his last 2 apps...entered this season with 1 Major League save (7/6/11 at StL,
9-8 win in 13 innings)...has not allowed an earned run this season (23.1ip, 7h, 1r, 7bb,
41k)...has recorded at least 1 strikeout in all 19 apps and 14 times produced at least 2k...
according to Elias, the Major League record for consecutive relief apps with at least 1
strikeout is 39 by Bruce Sutter for the Cubs in 1977...in Thu's 9-4 loss at NYM suffered
a blown save and allowed his first run of the season on a hit, 2 walks, an error and a
sacrifice fly...his 19.1 innings pitched heading into that outing were the most by any
reliever in the Major Leagues who hadn't allowed a run...twice this season pitched on
consecutive days (5/16-5/17 at NYM, 5/19-5/20 at NYY)...only once in his career has
he pitched 3 days in a row (9/9-9/11, 2010)...recorded 18 strikeouts over 10.0 innings
before issuing his first walk of the season (Joe Mather, 4/22 at Chi).
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/22 vs Atl 42 W, 4-3 SV 1.0 - - - - 2 -
18
5/20 at NYY
40 W, 5-2 SV 1.0 - - - - 1 -
15
5/19 at NYY
39 W, 6-5
- 1.0 - - - - 2 -
17
5/17 at NYM
37 L, 4-9
BS 1.0 1 1 - 2 2 -
35
5/16 at NYM
36 W, 6-3
- 1.0 - - - - 2 - 9
60 J.J. HOOVER, rhp
9g, 0-0-0, 0.96
On 4/1 was acquired from the Braves in exchange for IF Juan Francisco...was recalled
from Louisville on 4/24, when LHP Bill Bray went on the disabled list...in the 9-6 win
on 5/13 vs Wsh entered the game in the seventh inning and struck out Ian Desmond
to strand a pair of inherited baserunners...in the next inning allowed his only run of the
season...in the 4-2 win on 4/25 vs SF made his Major League debut with a scoreless
sixth inning...recorded his first career strikeout in his second appearance, on 4/27 vs Hou
(Wandy Rodriguez)...for the Bats went 0-0, 2.00 and converted all 4 save opps (9ip, 3h,
6bb, 17k, 0hr, .103oba)...didn't allow an earned run in his last 6 apps there (7ip, 1h, 2r).
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/17 at NYM
37 L, 4-9
- 1.0 - - - - 1 -
17
5/15 at Atl 35 L, 2-6
- 1.0 - - - - - - 8
5/13 vs Wsh
33 W, 9-6
- 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 -
22
5/11 vs Wsh
31 L, 3-7
- 1.0 1 - - - 1 -
12
5/8 at Mil 29 L, 3-8
- 0.1 1 - - - - - 8
Game, Opp
dec ip h r er bb k hr
Pitchers
5/22 vs Atl
SV 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1
Ondrusek, Chapman
5/21 vs Atl
SV 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Arredondo, Marshall
5/20 at NYY
SV 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Marshall, Ondrusek, Chapman
5/19 at NYY
SV 2.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 Ondrsk, Chpman, Mrshall, Arredondo
5/18 at NYY
- 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Arredondo
5/17 at NYM BS, L 3.0 5 6 5 3 4 1
Hoover, Chapman, Ondrusek
5/16 at NYM W, SV 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Arredondo, Chapman, Marshall
5/15 at Atl
- 4.0 4 0 0 0 3 0
Simon, Hoover, Arredondo
5/14 at Atl
W, SV 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 0
Ondrusek, Chapman, Marshall
5/13 vs Wsh
W 4.0 5 2 2 4 4 0
LeCure, Hoover, Marshall
5/12 vs Wsh
L 4.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 Arredondo, Ondrusek, Chapman
5/11 vs Wsh
- 6.0 5 1 1 0 9 0
Simon, Hoover, Arredondo, LeCure
5/9 at Mil
W, SV 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 1
Chapman, Marshall, Ondrusek
63 SAM LeCURE, rhp
12g, 0-1-0, 4.41
Last name is spelled LeCure and is pronounced Leh-CURE...was the only player on
the roster who didn't make an appearance on the recent road trip...in 6 of his 12 apps
threw more than 1.0 inning.
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/13 vs Wsh
33 W, 9-6
- 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 -
46
5/11 vs Wsh
31 L, 3-7
- 1.0 1 - - - 3 -
18
5/8 at Mil 29 L, 3-8
- 2.0 3 1 1 - 4 -
40
5/2 vs Chi
23 L, 1-3
- 2.0 1 - - - 1 -
26
4/27 vs Hou
20 L, 4-6
- 1.0 - - - - 2 -
10
51 SEAN MARSHALL, lhp
18g, 1-2-8, 4.80
On 12/23 was acquired from the Cubs in exchange for LHP Travis Wood, OF Dave
Sappelt and minor league IF Ronald Torreyes...on 2/27 signed a 3-year contract
extension through the 2015 season...in 251 career relief apps has posted a 2.81era
(234ip, 73er)...on 4/26 vs SF made his 300th career appearance.
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/21 vs Atl
41 W, 4-1 SV 0.1 - - - - - - 6
5/20 at NYY
40 W, 5-2
- 0.1 - - - - 1 - 3
5/19 at NYY
39 W, 6-5
- 0.1 4 2 2 - 1 -
20
5/16 at NYM
36 W, 6-3 SV 1.0 1 - - - 1 -
17
5/14 at Atl 34 W, 3-1 SV 1.0 1 - - - 2 -
12
66 LOGAN ONDRUSEK, rhp
21g, 3-1-1, 2.89
Last name is pronounced on-DREW-seck...in Thu's 9-4 loss at NYM allowed a careerhigh 5 runs on 4 hits, an intentional walk and Ronny Cedeno's first homer of the season
(3-run)...were Ondrusek's first runs allowed this season...entered that outing with 15.1
scoreless innings, the third-most by any reliever in the Major Leagues who hadn't
allowed a run (Aroldis Chapman 18.1, Oak's Ryan Cook 17.2), and had allowed just 2
hits in his previous 10 apps (8.2ip, 4bb, 6k)...retired the first batter 17-21 times...has
stranded 18-19 inherited baserunners, including each of his last 14...in the ninth inning
of the 2-1 win on 5/9 at Mil stranded the bases loaded to earn his first Major League
save in his 141st career appearance...was Dusty Baker's 1,500th win as a manager.
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/22 vs Atl 42 W, 4-3
- 1.0 1 1 1 - 1 1
16
5/20 at NYY
40 W, 5-2
- 0.2 - - - - - - 3
5/19 at NYY
39 W, 6-5
- 0.2 - - - - - -
10
5/17 at NYM
37 L, 4-9
L 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 1
34
5/13 at Atl 34 W, 3-1
- 0.2 1 - - 1 - -
15
31 ALFREDO SIMON, rhp
11g, 0-1-0, 2.30
Last name is pronounced SIGH-mon...in his last 8 apps has posted a 0.73era (12.1ip,
1er)...2 days before Opening Day was claimed off waivers from the Orioles...last season
for the O's went 4-9, 4.90 in 16 starts and 7 relief apps...also in 2011 spent time on the
restricted list (Opening Day-5/21, July 18-19) and disabled list (strained right hamstring,
6/13-6/29)...originally was signed by the Phillies as a non-drafted free agent...on 7/30/04
was acquired by the Giants for a PTBNL...on 8/29/08 was signed by the Orioles to a
minor league contract...over the previous 4 seasons made 19 starts and 59 relief apps
for Bal (8-12, 5.18, 17sv).
Date Opp Game Score
Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR TP
5/15 at Atl 35 L, 2-6
- 2.0 4 - - - 1 -
46
5/11 vs Wsh
31 L, 3-7
- 2.0 3 1 1 - 3 -
31
5/8 at Mil 29 L, 3-8
- 1.0 - - - - 1 - 8
5/6 at Pit 27 W, 5-0
- 1.0 - - - - 2 - 8
4/27 vs Hou
20 L, 4-6
- 1.1 2 - - 1 - -
36
Date
5/4
dec ip h r er bb k hr Pitcher/Catcher
W 9.0 7 1 1 0 4 0 Cueto/Hanigan
Score (Career #)
W, 6-1 (5th)
Catchers' ERA
Catcher GS
IP ER ERA
Hanigan 17-8 225.1 71 2.84
Mesoraco 6-11 152.1 73 4.31
Totals 23-19 377.2 144 3.43
Catchers' Caught Stealing %
Catcher
SB CS
%
Hanigan
11 4 27%
Mesoraco 12 2 14%
Catchers 23 6 21%
(Double Steals 1
-)
(Pickoffs/CS - 3)
(PO attempt
0
-)
Inside-The-Park Homers (0)
None....................................... None
Pinch-Hit Homers (0)
None....................................... None
REDS BATTERS
Rank 14th in the National League in team hitting (.237) ...have been shut out just once
all season, on Fri at NYY (4-0 loss)...13 times produced at least 10 hits...pinch hitters
rank third in NL with a .306ba (Mia .326, SD .319).
32 JAY BRUCE, rf
.265, 10hr, 27rbi, 3sb
Turned 25 years old 2 days before Opening Day...has 1 hit in his last 23ab, dropping
BA from .305...leads the team in total bases (83) and HR (10) and ranks second in
RBI (27, Votto 28)...ranks among the National League leaders in several categories...at
home this season is hitting .328 (22-67, 7hr, 19rbi)...with 110 career home runs leads
all active players under the age of 26...for the week ending 4/29 was National League
Player of the Week (6g, .476, 4hr, 10 RBI, .542obp, 1.143slg).
Date Opp Game Position AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
5/22 vs Atl 42
RF - 5 3 - - - - - - - 1 5/21 vs Atl 41
RF - 5 3 - - - - - - 1 2 5/20
at NYY 40
RF - 5
4 1 1
-
-
-
- hbp 2
5/19 at NYY
39
RF - 5 3 - - - - - - 1 2 43 MIGUEL CAIRO, inf/of
.174, 0hr, 2rbi, 0sb
Since he was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list on 5/7 has made 6 apps as a
pinch hitter (3-6, 2 2b) and 2 starts (Fri at NYY at DH, Tue vs Atl at 3B)...from 4/17-5/6
was on the DL with a strained left hamstring...needs 67 apps for 1,500 in his career...
overall for the Reds has made 4 starts at 3B and 1 start at DH.
Date Opp Game Position AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
5/22 vs Atl 42
3B - 7 3 - - - - - - - - 5/18 at NYY
38
DH - 8 3 - - - - - - - - 5/15 at Atl 35
PH
1 - 1 - - - - - - 5/13 vs Atl 33
3B
2 - - - - - - - - 25 MIKE COSTANZO, inf
.111, 0hr, 2rbi, 0sb
Media guide bio is on page 207...had made 7 apps as a pinch hitter and Sat's start at
DH...in the sixth inning of Sat's 6-5 win at NYY singled off Ivan Nova for his first career
hit and in the eighth produced a sac fly to drive in what proved to be the deciding run...
in the fifth inning of the 9-6 win on 5/13 vs Wsh, the 28-year-old made his Major League
debut and produced a sacrifice fly off Edwin Jackson that pulled the Reds to within 4-3...
became the second Reds player this season to make his Major League debut (RHP
J.J. Hoover)...was promoted from Louisville on 5/12, when Scott Rolen went on the
disabled list...in 34 apps at Pensacola and Louisville combined to hit .303 (8 2b, 6hr,
24rbi)...was acquired by the Reds in May 2010 from the Atlantic League.
Date Opp Game Position AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
5/22 vs Atl 42
PH
1 - - - - - - - 1 5/21 vs Atl 41
PH
1 - - - - - - - 1 5/19
at NYY 39
DH - 7
3
- 1
-
-
-
1
- 2
5/17 at NYM
37
PH
1 - - - - - - - - 2 ZACK COZART, ss
.239, 5hr, 11rbi, 1sb
Ranks among the National League rookie leaders in most statistical categories...has
a 3-game hitting streak (4-11, .364, 2hr, 2rbi)...has played in 41 of the team's 43g,
including 37 starts...became the first Reds rookie to start at SS on Opening Day since
Frank Duffy in 1971 (Dave Concepcion did it in 1970).
Date Opp Game Position AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
5/22 vs Atl 42
SS - 1 4 1 1 - - 1 1 - 1 5/21 vs Atl 41
SS - 1 4 1 2 - - 1 1 - - 5/20 at NYY 40
SS - 9 3 1 1 1 - - - 1 1 5/19 at NYY
39
SS
- - - - - - - - - -
1B
2B
3B
SS
C
LF
CF
RF
DH
20 1 2 D ay - B y - D ay Res u lts
H-R
G Date Opp. D-N W-L Score
4/5
Winning
Pitcher
Losing GA
Anncd.
Pitcher
Save
Rec. Pos. GB
Att.
StL 4, Mia 1
0-0 T2
-0.5
H-R
G Date Opp. D-N W-L Score
Winning
Pitcher
Losing GA
Anncd.
Pitcher
Save
Rec. Pos. GB
Att.
82
7/5
at SD
83
7/6
at SD
1-0 2 -0.5
84
7/7
at SD
4/7
vs Mia H-N
3-8
Nolasco, 1-0
Latos, 0-1
1-1 T2
-0.5 41,662
85
7/8
at SD
4/8
Chapman, 1-0
Bell, 0-1
2-1 T2
-0.5 23,539
4/9
vs StL H-N
1-7
Westbrook, 1-0
Bailey, 0-1
2-2 T4
-1.5 16,909
1-3
Lohse, 2-0
Leake, 0-1
2-3
-2.5 17,110
3-3 T3
-1.5 20,672
3-4
-2.0 40,907
Cueto, 1-0
Buehrle, 0-1
Motte, 2
Chapman, 2-0
Rzepczynski, 0-1
2-3 (10)
Stammen, 1-0
Simon, 0-1
1-2 (13)
Stammen, 2-0
Marshall, 0-1
3-5 T4
-2.0 26,959
1-4
JACKSON, 1-0
Bailey, 0-2
3-6 T4
-3.0 35,489
88 7/15 vs StL H-N 8:05 ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN Radio
4-6 T3
-3.0 25,679
Clippard, 1-1
Marshall, 1
89 7/16 vs Ari
4/16
off day
4-6 T2 -3.0
90 7/17 vs Ari
1-2 (10)
Motte, 1-0
LeCure, 0-1
4-7 T3
-4.0 35,562
91 7/18 vs Ari
1-11
Garcia, 2-0
Latos, 0-2
92 7/19 vs Ari
H-D 12:35
1-6
Arroyo, 1-0
5-8 T4
-4.0 40,049
Bailey, 1-2
Volstad, 0-2
6-8 T2
-4.0 37,782
Maholm, 1-2
Leake, 0-2
6-9
-4.0 38,405
Lopez, 0-1
7-9 T2
-4.0 35,801
Cueto, 2-0
Marshall, 3
4/23
off day
7-9 3 -3.5
Latos, 1-2
8-9
-2.5 19,051
Arredondo, 2-0
Hensley, 1-2
Marshall, 4
9-9
-2.5 17,115
Cain, 1-1
19 4/26 vs SF H-D
5-6
Lopez, 2-0
Marshall, 0-2
Casilla, 2
9-10 T2
-3.0 17,317
4-6
WRodriguez, 2-2
Leake, 0-3
Myers, 4
9-11 T2
-4.0 29,486
Cueto, 3-0
Harrell, 1-2
Ondrusek, 1-0
10-11
-4.0 32,971
11-11
-3.0 31,086
4/30
off day
11-11 2 -3.0
5/1
vs Chi H-N
11-11
-3.5
104
8/1
23
5/2
vs Chi H-N
1-3
11-12
-4.5 16,868
105
8/2
vs SD
H-D 12:35
24
5/3
-3.5 23,288
106
8/3
vs Pit
25
5/4
at Pit
R-N W 6-1
26
5/5
at Pit
R-N
27
5/6
at Pit
R-D W 5-0
Latos, 2-2
Morton, 1-3
28
5/7
at Mil
R-N W 6-1
Arroyo, 2-1
29
5/8
at Mil
R-N
3-8
30
5/9
at Mil
R-D W 2-1
2-3
Samardzija, 3-1
Arroyo, 1-1
Ondrusek, 2-0
Dolis, 1-2
12-12
CUETO, 4-0
Correia, 1-2
13-12
-2.5 20,445
107
8/4
vs Pit
Hanrahan, 5 13-13
-2.5 33,019
108
8/5
vs Pit
14-13
-2.5 20,042
109
8/6
at Mil
Estrada, 0-2
15-13
-2.5 27,157
110
8/7
at Mil
Gallardo, 2-3
Bailey, 1-3
15-14
-3.5 28,108
111
8/8
at Mil
Chapman, 3-0
Axford, 0-2
Ondrusek, 1 16-14
-3.5 27,090
112
8/9
McDonald, 2-1
Leake, 0-4
Marmol, 2
5/10
off day
16-14 2 -3.5
3-7
16-15
-3.5 37,255
1-2
Gonzalez, 4-1
Marshall, 1-2
34 5/14
at Atl
R-N W 3-1
Ondrusek, 3-0
35 5/15
at Atl
R-N
2-6
Hudson, 2-1
Arredondo, 3-1
R-D 2:20
-3.5 42,294
17-16
-2.5 28,361
18-16
-1.5 19,697
Cueto, 4-1
18-17
-2.5 21,530
Rauch, 3-2
19-17
-2.5 22,659
Leake, 0-5
Rodriguez, 1-3
Venters, 2-2
Marshall, 6
Marshall, 7
4-9
Parnell, 1-0
Ondrusek, 3-1
19-18
-2.5 29,943
0-4
Pettitte, 1-1
Arroyo, 2-2
19-19
-2.5 42,015
Bailey, 2-3
Nova, 4-2
Arredondo, 1 20-19
-1.5 45,302
121
Cueto, 5-1
Sabathia, 5-2
Chapman, 1 21-19
-0.5 45,622
41 5/21 vs Atl
H-N W 4-1
Leake, 1-5
Minor, 2-4
Marshall, 8
22-19
-0.5 17,606
42 5/22 vs Atl
H-N W 4-3
Latos, 3-2
Beachy, 5-2
Chapman, 2 #23-19
-0.5 26,438
43 5/23 vs Atl
44 5/24 vs Atl
45 5/25 vs Col H-N 7:10 FOX Sports Ohio HD, MLB Network backup
48 5/28
at Pit
130 8/27
at Ari
49 5/29
at Pit
131 8/28
at Ari
50 5/30
at Pit
132 8/29
at Ari
R-D 3:40
51
52
134
53
135
136
9/3
54
6/5
vs Pit
137
9/4
55
6/6
vs Pit
138
9/5
vs Phi
56
6/7
vs Pit
57
6/8
vs Det H-N 7:10 FOX Sports Ohio HD, MLB Network backup
139
58
6/9
140
141
75 6/28 at SF
156 9/27
vs Mil
H-D 12:35
76 6/29 at SF
157 9/28
at Pit
77 6/30 at SF
158 9/29
at Pit
78
7/1
159 9/30
at Pit
79
80
81
at SF
H-D 12:35
BOLD CAPS indicate complete games, bold underlined attendance indicates sellouts
# - Season-high 4g above .500, ++ - Season-high 0.5-game lead
& - Season-high 4g below .500, * - Season-high 5.0g deficit