--SS/OF Jerry Hairston Jr. starts a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday to test his injured hamstring and hopes to join the club Friday at Washington. The team is 28-17 in games he starts.
--RF Ken Griffey Jr. has an 11-game hitting streak since the All-Star break and has hit .343 (12-for-35) in that span. --LF Adam Dunn, CF Jay Bruce, RHP Homer Bailey, LHP Bill Bray and RHP Gary Majewski, all from Texas, are making their first appearance of the year in their home state this week when the Reds pay their first visit to Houston.
--RHP Bronson Arroyo (9-7, 5.60) goes after his sixth victory in his last six starts when he faces the Astros on Tuesday in Minute Maid Park, where he has a career record of 3-3 with a 6.70 ERA.
BY THE NUMBERS: 10 -- Number of walk-off wins by the Reds, most in the majors.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "He had us fishing and we weren't catching nothin'. He was throwing a lot of bait out there." -- manager Dusty Baker after Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa threw a two-hitter at the Reds.
