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While the 2009 Cincinnati Reds did not land any players among the final vote-getters in the National League Rookie of the Year voting, the club certainly had a more-than-respectable pipeline of young players that contributed throughout the season.

Despite being only 23 years old, starting pitcher Homer Bailey seemed on the brink of being written off by Reds fans who wanted him traded.

Cincinnati Reds The Reds have a ballpark built for hitting and they have a set of prospects coming up through the system that promise to be productive major leaguers.

Jay Bruce scored from third base in the 11th inning when Mike Fontenot's throw home was high, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Though the club has been out of any sort of contention pretty much since May, manager John Russell would like to think that this is still a perfect time for his team to get rolling.

I couldnt find a pic of George and Hal from yesterday's game, so I went with this one instead.

Justin Lehr will get one more start this season after all. Lehr was named the Reds' starting pitcher for Friday's series opener vs.

Rookie Daniel McCutchen pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win, and Lastings Milledge homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Reds 3-1 Friday night.

CINCINNATI - Laynce Nix hit a grand slam off John Smoltz, Bronson Arroyo pitched into the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St.

The blister on the tip of the middle finger of Matt Maloney's left hand ended his season.

Wednesday will be Bronson Arroyo's final start of 2009 and his one and only chance to match a career high with a 15th victory.

It would have taken a tank to drag Brandon Phillips out of the Reds' lineup on Thursday, or any other day coming up the rest of the season.

'To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is to be derived.' --Sherlock Homes I think Sherlock Holmes would have loved something about two of Friday night's least important games.

Journeyman right-hander Justin Lehr faces the Houston Astros for the second straight start tonight when the Cincinnati Reds head to Minute Maid Park for the second game of a three-game weekend series.

HOUSTON - It's safe to say that left-hander Matt Maloney has pitched his way into the race for the fifth starter next season.

Veteran right-hander Brian Moehler faces one of his former teams tonight when the Houston Astros host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.

All of Matt Maloney's peripheral stats look respectable, except for one. He has a 3-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio.

Considering the Florida Marlins arrived having lost eight consecutive games at Great American Ball Park and saw that streak hit nine Thursday, under less dire circumstances splitting a four-game set might be construed as a successful trip.

With an announced crowd of 9,685 in Great American Ball Park on Thursday night, Sept.

Darnell McDonald homered during Cincinnati's three-run first Thursday and five pitchers made the lead stand up in a 3-2 decision over Florida.