--LHP Pedro Viola was called up from Class AAA Louisville and will be available Friday in Atlanta. Viola, 25, was 2-2 with a 5.47 ERA in 54 bullpen appearances at Louisville and will make his major league debut with his first appearance. --2B Brandon Phillips has three straight multi-hit games. He went 3-for-4 with a home run Wednesday against the Pirates. --After Thursday's day off, the Reds are scheduled to play on 17 consecutive days, their longest stretch of continuous play this season. It opens with a 10-game, three-city road trip, starting with three games at Atlanta.
--RHP Bronson Arroyo, Friday's scheduled starter for Cincinnati at Atlanta, had a 1.99 ERA in six August starts. All he got out of it was a 1-2 record. His win was a complete-game two-hitter in the Reds' 7-0 decision over Washington on Aug. 13.
BY THE NUMBERS: 109 -- Number of runs the Reds have allowed in the first inning, most in the majors, and they have been outscored 109-62. They've allowed first-inning runs in 53 of their 129 games.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "No matter where we are in the standings, we are trying to win every game, because that's important, as well as check out all our younger players and our fringe players." -- Manager Dusty Baker.
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