--RHP Johnny Cueto (3-1, 1.59) goes after his fourth consecutive victory Wednesday when he pitches against the Diamondbacks. Cueto is 1-0 in two starts for his career against the Diamondbacks with a 1.50 ERA. The win came in his first start last year, when he pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, striking out 10.
--CF Willy Taveras, who lifted his batting average to .315 with five hits Monday, added a hit Tuesday and has a 13-game hitting streak. He also stole a base and leads the team with nine. --RHP Micah Owings has two pinch home runs in his career that tied a game. The only other pitcher in the last 50 years with two pinch home runs that tied games was Milwaukee's RHP Brooks Kieschnick in 2005 and 2006.
BY THE NUMBERS: 20 -- Quality starts by opposing pitchers in the Reds' first 31 games. Cincinnati was 10-10 in those quality-start games.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We want to stay away from .500, above it, as much as we can, and we want to keep ourselves in the rear-view mirror of the Cardinals." -- Manager Dusty Baker.
