Last Game
The Reds lost the game and the series to the Pirates last night, 2-1. Apparently Johnny Cueto should have known better than to allow 2 whole runs.

Next Game
The Reds are off today and traveling to Houston. Tomorrow they’ll take on the 22-28 Astros.

Series Finale
The Reds’ series record for the month of May was 5-2-2. They won series against the Pirates, Brewers, Braves (twice), Yankees, and Rockies. They lost series against the Nationals and Pirates. The splits were against the Cubs and Mets.

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Joey Votto is hitting .405 in Minute Maid Park, and has an 18-game hitting streak going there.

Last Game
The Reds brought the series even with an 8-1 win over the Pirates last night. The game was delayed by weather, but they didn’t do the start-and-stop thing, allowing Homer Bailey to get his second career complete game.

Next Game
The rubber match happens tonight at 7:05 p.m. Johnny Cueto (5-2, 2.53 ERA) takes on A.J. Burnett (3-2, 4.19 ERA). The light-hitting Pirates could be a good springboard for a struggling Cueto.

MLB Draft
Next Monday, baseball goes the way of football and tries to convince television watchers that 150 front office guys playing with the lives of teens and 20-somethings is worth tuning in for. To make the first-year player draft more palatable, the Reds have enlisted Sean Casey to be their representative. The Reds will select 14th, 49th, 57th, 78th, 109th, and 142nd.

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Homer Bailey, Jay Bruce, Mike Leake, Devin Mesoraco, and Drew Stubbs were all selected in the first round of the draft.

Last Game
The Reds broke their modest winning streak with a loss to the Pirates yesterday. The Reds remain in first place, but only by a half game. The win extended the Pirates’ win streak to 4 and brought their record to .500.

Next Game
Tonight at 7:05 p.m. the Reds and Pirates face off again in PNC Park. Homer Bailey (3-3, 4.19 ERA) goes up against Charlie Morton (2-5, 4.27 ERA).

Forecast calls for baseball showers in Pittsburgh
The Reds hit 17 home runs in the 7-game homestand they just finished, and the Pirates’ starting pitcher tonight has trouble keeping guys in the park. It could be quite a show tonight.

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The average age of the Reds’ starting rotation is 27.3 years. Without Bronson Arroyo, the average age is 25.

Last Game
The Reds beat the Braves 3-6. This time the hero was Devin Mesoraco, who his hit first career grand slam in the sixth inning.

Next Game
Tonight the Reds get to see someone new as the Colorado Rockies come to down. Johnny Cueto (5-1, 1.97 ERA) takes the mound against Christian Friedrich (1-1, 5.00 ERA).

Four-Game Sweep and Six-Game Streak
Just before the Reds started this winning streak, they were 19-19 and 2.5 games out of first. It took six straight wins to finally drag themselves ahead of the Cardinals, who have not exactly been traveling a hard road in their series against the Padres.

25-19 is the worst first place record for all the divisions in baseball, but the Reds can change that tonight.

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The Reds haven’t won more than 5 games in a row since August 2010 when they won 7 in a row.

Last Game
The Reds extended their winning streak to 5 last night with a 1-2 win over the Braves. Todd Frazier took his turn being the hero in this one with a walk-off home run.

Next Game
Tonight the Reds go for the sweep of the four-game series at 7:10 p.m. Homer Bailey (2-3, 4.34 ERA) faces off against Randall Delgado (2-4, 4.26 ERA). Bailey is coming off a strong start against the Yankees last Saturday.

Feeling Chipper
Today’s the day they stop stepping on the Chipper Jones’ commemorative bases and actually hand one over to the guy. Before the game tonight, there will be a ceremony with Scott Rolen and Walt Jocketty. Here’s hoping the good karma from this celebration of the opponent continues tonight.

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Aroldis Chapman got the win last night. His line on the season so far: 24.1 IP, 7 H, 7 BB, 43 K.