Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Reds' ups and downs in first 6 weeks
March 26 — Center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. hurts left hamstring while rounding third base in an exhibition game against Kansas City. Injury is initially diagnosed as a strain; it was later characterized as a partial tear.
April 2 — Reds lose to Atlanta on Opening Day, 10-4. Braves score in each of tphe final five innings to pull away.
April 8 — Reds lose at
Milwaukee, 8-4, completing three-game series sweep for the Brewers. Cincinnati's starting pitchers fail to last more than five innings in each game.
April 15 — The pendulum has swung the other way. Reds complete three-game sweep at New York and would win their next game on April 17 against Milwaukee for their fifth consecutive victory.
April 18 — Winning streak ends with a 7-4 loss to Milwaukee. Opening Day starter Pete Harnisch allows five runs and has his next start pushed back two days due to elbow discomfort.
April 21 — Reds commit four errors, two by shortstop Barry Larkin, in a 5-2 loss to New York. Cincinnati is now entrenched in last place in the NL in fielding percentage.
April 28 — A 9-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies improves the Reds to 14-9 and ties them for first place in the NL Central. Cincinnati loses the next day, 14-7, ending a five-game winning streak and 5-1 road trip in which the team hit .388.
May 1 - Deion Sanders goes 3-for-3 in his Reds season debut; since then he is 3-for-25.
May 6 — San Diego completes a three-game sweep at Cinergy Field, extending the Reds' losing streak to five games — all at home.
May 8 — Reds endure Randy Johnson's 20 strikeouts to score twice in the 11th inning, but Graves yields three in the bottom of the inning as Arizona prevails.
May 9 — A 5-2 loss in series finale at Arizona drops Reds to 16-17, the first time they've been below .500 since April 13.
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