--2B Brandon Phillips undergoes surgery Friday to place a pin in his broken right index finger to assure that it heals properly. Phillips broke the finger trying to bunt Tuesday with two outs in the 11th inning against the Brewers, and then with the finger fractured, he drove a game-winning single to right-center field.
--RHP Aaron Harang is the Reds' nominee for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award for his community work, including Aaron's Aces, a ticket program for kids whose families are serving in the Middle East. --LHP Danny Herrera, who features a screwball, made his first two major league appearances with the Reds in June. He was a September call-up on Tuesday but has yet to make another appearance.
--RHP Francisco Cordero has not given up an earned run in his last nine appearances. He has six saves in those nine outings, giving him 29 for the season as he closes in on his fourth season of 30 or more.
--SS Jeff Keppinger was hitting .324 after 39 games when he fractured his left knee and landed on the disabled list from May 14 to June 21. He is hitting .231 in 69 games since coming off the DL.
BY THE NUMBERS: 2 -- Wins in 12 games against the Astros, with three remaining at home.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "In the future, we just have to do better against teams in our division (NL Central) because what we have done so far is unacceptable; it stops right now." -- Manager Dusty Baker, on his team's 22-38 record after 60 games against NL Central teams.
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