Friday, May 31, 2002
Reds vs. Braves
• When: 7:05 p.m. today; 1:25 p.m. Saturday; 1:15 p.m. Sunday.
• Where: Cinergy Field.
• TV: Today, Fox Sports Net and TBS; Saturday, Ch. 19, 45.
• Radio: WLW-AM (700)
• Records: Reds 32-21, first place in the National League Central; Braves 29-25, first place in the NL East.
• The arms: Today — RHP Chris Reitsma (3-1, 2.52) vs. RHP Greg Maddux (5-2, 3.25); Saturday — RHP Jose Rijo (4-2, 4.36) vs. LHP Tom Glavine (8-2, 1.59); Sunday — RHP Elmer Dessens (3-3, 2.78 ERA) vs. LHP Damian Moss (2-1, 2.63).
• The bats: The Braves are 11th in the National League in hitting and runs scored. Chipper Jones is hitting .327 with six homers and 31 RBI. Andruw Jones is hitting .271 with 12 homers and 34 RBI. Gary Sheffield (six homers, 18 RBI) had only one at-bat in the series with Cincinnati last weekend because of a sore hamstring. He was limited to pinch-hitting duty in games Tuesday and Wednesday.
• The rest: The Braves took two of three from the Reds last weekend. The Reds missed Glavine that series. The Reitsma-Maddux matchup is the only repeat matchup.
Reds Stories
Top pick Jones is holding out - hope, that is
Colts owner buys helipad for home
Another league of their own
Louisville facing underdog role in regional
RBI workouts scheduled
Walnut grad named All-America
Western schedules news conference with Marcus
Early hours don't scare World Cup fanatics in States
England's Beckham says he's ready to take on Sweden
For Brazil, World Cup is more than soccer
France takes on Senegal in World Cup opener
Keller misses practice after bruising elbow
U.S. team visits DMZ
World Cup TV schedule
Capriati wins a comedy of errors
Williams sisters are students of history
Lakers say they feel no pressure
Nets, Celtics heating it up
Poor early play puts Boston on the brink
Shaq's attack: Cut fouls, hit free throws, go to basket
Blue Jackets coach coming back for third year
Carolina has week off before Game 1 of Cup
Get your tickets, and a TripTik
Leafs' Quinn says he'll GM, coach again
One of NHL's great rivalries comes down to Game 7
Red Wings not feeling safe at home
Bad luck, faster rivals have derailed recent Triple Crown bids
War Emblem: Reluctant racehorse to Triple Crown threat
Del Greco leads NFL players
In true Kemper tradition, little-known Langham rolls
Coming up this week
Friendly foes Lakota West, Fairfield meet
Students dive into new sport
Colerain topples No. 2 Springfield South
Home run pushes Aves over hump in 3-1 victory
3 records fall at regionals
Midseason adjustment has St. X on title hunt
Surprising Milford, St. X set for rematch
Walnut Hills star Thomas chasing legendary Trabert
Waynesville makes most of its chance
Ohio track results
CovCath's Bogenschutz shuts down Pioneers
Day at state good for Pandas, rough for Colonels
Lawrence, Boone Co. reach Ninth final
St. Henry is upbeat going into state meet
Kentucky state tennis tournament
Baseball pairings
Softball pairings
• Return to Reds front page...
Reds vs. Braves
