--RHP David Weathers, with 905 appearances, will tie Cy Young with his next appearance. Weathers, who has 69 victories, was asked if he'd catch Young's 511 victories. "I have a better chance of breaking Nolan Ryan's strikeout record," he said.
--INF/OF Jerry Hairston on Tuesday made his first start at shortstop this year with Alex Gonzalez injured. It was the fifth position at which he has started (third base, second base, left field, center field, short). "Shortstop is my favorite and I love it," he said. --RHP Edinson Volquez, RHP Bronson Arroyo and RHP Johnny Cueto were the starters when the Reds posted three shutouts in four games, the second time in the last 25 years the Reds have done that. In 1992, LHP Greg Swindell, LHP Chris Hammond and RHP Tim Belcher were the starters when the Reds had three shutouts in a four-game span.
BY THE NUMBERS: 1 -- Roster moves made by the team over the first 24 games. 3B Edwin Encarnacion had to be placed on the disabled list with a fractured left wrist.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Our goal is to win 15 games a month. And if we do that, we win 90 games, and that should get us something." -- Manager Dusty Baker.
