Reds Option Volquez and Smith to AAA, Bring Up Maloney and Frazier

By:  Coop


The Reds have optioned Edinson Volquez to AAA Louisville.  Volquez has been struggling mightily through out the season, especially in the 1st innings of games.


After Edinson got the news, he called out the team.


"I think everybody has to step up and start getting some runs," Volquez said. "The last five games, we've scored how many runs? Thirteen [actually 12] in five games? It's not the way we were playing last year. We're better than that."


In response to that, I say "Edinson, you need to give up less runs.  That's not the way you were a few years ago.  You're better that that."


The Reds also sent down reliever Jordan Smith for the 2nd time this year.


The Reds recalled Todd Frazier from AAA along with Matt Maloney.  


Frazier will get a taste of the big leagues for the first time ever, but don't be surprised if he does very well.  In Louisville he hit .293, had 11 homers, and 33 RBI's.  He was batting .354 and had 6 homers in the month of May, so he was red-hot, hopefully he can carry it over into the bigs.  


Maloney started the year with Cincinnati, and did not look all that good, but that was because he did not get enough chances to prove himself.  He was then sent back down to AAA, where he went 2-1 and had an ERA of 4.45.  

Reds Rebound From Loss, Beat KC

Travis Wood went 3 innings, gave up 5 hits, 2 runs, walked
2, and fanned 2 in his win over Kansas City.

By:  Cooper Ledford


The Cincinnati Reds were coming off of a terrible loss to the Brewers, yesterday, losing 15-2.  They were looking to rebound from that loss, and pick up a win over the Royals.  That they did, as the Reds won 5-2.  Travis Wood was pretty solid in the 3 innings he pitched, but did give up 2 runs and 5 hits, but those 2 runs came from a Billy Butler 2-run-jack, Wood still got the win though.  Anyways, here are the scoring plays.


In the bottom of the 3rd Billy Butler went yard, on a 2-run home run, and KC had a 2-0 lead.


Cincinnati would answer back in the top of the 4th when Drew Stubbs hit a 3-run homer to center, and the Reds, just like that, had the lead 3-0.  4 innings later the Reds would get a run when Fred Lewis grounded out, but Miguel Cairo would come around to score from 3rd, it was 4-2.  The Reds would get their final run in the 9th when Felix Perez (never heard of him) hit an RBI single to plate Ronald Torreyes (never heard of him either), 5-2 was the score, and that would be how she finished.


So a solid game for Wood (see paragraph 1) but also a good outing for LeCure, Willis, and Maloney, who all pitched 2 scoreless innings.  


With this win, the Reds go to 7-4, while Kansas City falls to 7-4.  Next, the Reds will travel to Peoria, Arizona, to take on the San Diego Padres.  That game is tomorrow at 3:05 PM ET and there will be no TV and I am unsure about radio.