--1B Joey Votto, hitting .364, has played every inning of every game so far. Manager Dusty Baker has no plans to rest him. "The big boys play every game, guys like Lance Berkman and Albert Pujols, and that's why they are called the big boys," Baker said.
--RHP Francisco Cordero is 6-for-6 in save situations. However, manager Dusty Baker brought him into a tie game Monday in the ninth inning against the Astros, and Cordero gave up three runs to absorb a 4-1 loss. --RHP Homer Bailey, awaiting a call-up from Class AAA Louisville back to the Reds, made a statement last week. He was the International League Player of the Week after going 2-0 in two starts with a 2.92 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings.
BY THE NUMBERS: 20 -- Consecutive saves recorded by RHP Francisco Cordero, through April 26. The streak included his last 14 chances in 2008.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "What we have so far is a six-inning game -- if we can get a lead after six innings, we have been able to close it off with Arthur Rhodes, David Weathers and (Francisco) Cordero." -- Pitching coach Dick Pole.
