High-yield Bonds

Given injuries and trades, the Reds' season leaders will be far from the norm. Here's a look at how the Reds' leaders (based on reasonable time with the club) compare to Barry Bonds, entering Saturday:

	Reds leader	Bonds
Average	D. Jimenez, .305	.342
Walks	Adam Dunn, 74	145
Doubles	Jason LaRue, 22	21
Triples	Sean Casey, 3	1
Homers	Adam Dunn, 27	44
RBI	Casey, 73	87
OB	Jimenez, .376	.534
Slug	Dunn, .465	.760
OPS	Jimenez .823	1.294

Top fives

Previous Reds leaders:

HITTING

Games

2002	Aaron Boone	162
2001	Sean Casey	145
2000	Dmitri Young	152
1999	Barry Larkin	161
1998	Bret Boone	157

Batting average

2002	Todd Walker	.299
2001	Sean Casey	.310
2000	Chris Stynes	.334
1999	Sean Casey	.332
1998	Dmitri Young	.310

Runs

2002	Adam Dunn	84
2001	Sean Casey	69
2000	Ken Griffey Jr.	100
1999	Barry Larkin	108
1998	Barry Larkin	93

Hits

2002	Todd Walker	183
2001	Sean Casey	165
2000	Dmitri Young	166
1999	Sean Casey	197
1998	Larkin, Young	166

Home runs

2002	A. Boone, Dunn	26
2001	Ken Griffey Jr.	22
2000	Ken Griffey Jr.	40
1999	Greg Vaughn	45
1998	Bret Boone	24

RBI

2002	Aaron Boone	87
2001	Sean Casey	89
2000	Ken Griffey Jr.	118
1999	Greg Vaughn	118
1998	Bret Boone	95

Stolen bases

2002	Aaron Boone	32
2001	Pokey Reese	25
2000	Pokey Reese	29
1999	Mike Cameron, Pokey Reese	38
1998	Barry Larkin	26

PITCHING

Games

2002	Scott Sullivan	71
2001	Scott Sullivan	79
2000	Scott Sullivan	79
1999	Scott Sullivan	79
1998	Scott Sullivan	67

ERA

2002	Elmer Dessens	3.03
2001	Jim Brower	2.70
2000	Scott Williamson	3.29
1999	Pete Harnisch	3.68
1998	Pete Harnisch	3.14

Victories

2002	Jimmy Haynes	15
2001	Elmer Dessens	10
2000	Steve Parris	12
1999	Pete Harnisch	16
1998	Pete Harnisch	14

Innings pitched

2002	Jimmy Haynes	196.2
2001	Elmer Dessens	205
2000	Steve Parris	192.2
1999	Pete Harnisch	198.1
1998	Brett Tomko	210.2

Saves

2002	Danny Graves	32
2001	Danny Graves	32
2000	Danny Graves	30
1999	Danny Graves	27
1998	Jeff Shaw	23

Strikeouts

2002	Jimmy Haynes	126
2001	Elmer Dessens	128
2000	Scott Williamson	136
1999	Brett Tomko	132
1998	Brett Tomko	162

The week ahead

Monday, Off

Tuesday, vs. Cubs, 7:10 p.m.

Wednesday, vs. Cubs, 7:10 p.m.

Thursday, vs. Cubs, 7:10 p.m.

Friday, vs. Expos, 7:10 p.m.

Saturday, vs. Expos, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, vs. Expos, 1:15 p.m.

The skinny: The Reds can play spoiler as the Cubs battle the Astros for NL Central title.

Hot corner

Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Matt Clement, Carlos Zambrano, Cubs: If the Cubbies make the playoffs, it will be on the arms of a rotation that ranks right up there with the '90s Braves and current Athletics. And they've all been effective down the stretch, a point Wood (right)punctuated with his four-hit shutout of the Mets on Wednesday.

Minnesota Twins: They hadn't been in first place since June 30, but they battled their way back to the top this month and swept the hard-charging White Sox in a crucial series last week. Now, while the Pale Hose face the Yankees the rest of the way, the Twins get a steady diet of Tigers and Indians.

Felipe Alou, Giants: Let's hear it for Alou, who took over for Dusty Baker this season and led (with considerable help from Barry Bonds) the Giants to another division title - Alou's first as a manager.