Friday, May 17, 2002
Reds-Cardinals preview
• When: 8:10p.m. today; 2:10p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 8:10p.m. Monday.
• Where: Busch Stadium.
• TV: Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Fox Sports Net; Monday, ESPN2.
• Radio: WLW-AM (700).
• Records: Reds 25-15, first place in the National League Central. Cardinals 20-20, second place in the NL Central, a half-game ahead of Pittsburgh.
• The arms:
Today — RHP Elmer Dessens (2-3, 2.57) vs. RHP Darryl Kile (1-3, 5.47)
Saturday — RHP Jose Rijo (3-1, 3.93) vs. RHP Matt Morris (6-2, 2.53)
Sunday — RHP Jose Acevedo (4-1, 6.52) vs. RHP Garrett Stephenson (0-2, 2.25)
Monday — RHP Jimmy Haynes (3-4, 4.43) vs. RHP Woody Williams (0-0, 1.12).
• The bats: The Cardinals are second in the NL in hitting. Jim Edmonds is having a good (.339, nine homers, 28 RBI) year, and Fernando Vina (.307), Albert Pujols (.280, five homers, 19 RBI) and J.D. Drew (.302, six homers, 19 RBI) make the top of the lineup tough.
• The rest: The Cardinals took two of three from the Reds last weekend, capping the series by coming back from an 8-0 deficit to win 10-8. The Cardinals have had two starters — Williams and Stephenson — come off the disabled list since then. The Cards were off Thursday after sweeping three from the Chicago Cubs.
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