REDS

Cozart, SS
Stubbs, CF
Phillips, 2B
Ludwick, LF
Bruce, RF
Rolen, 3B
Frazier 1B
Hanigan, C
Arroyo, P

PHILLIES

1. Jimmy Rollins, SS
2. Juan Pierre, LF
3. Chase Utley, 2B
4. Ryan Howard, 1B
5. John Mayberry, CF
6. Domonic Brown, RF
7. Placido Polanco, 3B
8. Brian Schneider, C
9. Vance Worley, P

*Gametime Forecast: 81°F • Partly Cloudy • 10%PoP

*The Reds 7 1/2 game lead in the NL Central is their largest of the season.

*The Phillies have historically been a rough opponent for Bronson Arroyo. He is 1-7 with a 7.28 ERA in 10 games lifetime vs. the Phillies and is 0-2 with a 18.00 ERA at Citizens Bank Park.

*Aroldis Chapman has 22 consecutive saves since his last blown one on June 24 vs. the Twins and is tied with the Rangers’ Joe Nathan for the longest active streak. Chapman is one save shy of the club record for converting consecutive saves, held by John Franco (1988) and Rob Dibble (1991).

*And speaking of 1991, the Reds and Phillies will be wearing uniforms of that era tonight. The Phillies are doing it for some reason that we don’t know and the Reds are going along. Of course, Cincinnati’s 1991 uniforms are no different than the 1990 or 1975 uniforms.

Worley (6-8, 4.11) has given up four runs in each of his last three outings, going 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA. He lasted only 4 2/3 innings of Friday's 6-2 loss to Milwaukee, and opponents are hitting .367 off him during his rough stretch.

"It's upsetting. I know I'm better than what I'm doing," Worley said. "I'm just not catching the breaks this year."

The right-hander is 1-0 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts versus the Reds -- both last season -- and will look to help Philadelphia (57-66) bounce back after having its three-game winning streak snapped Tuesday.

With those Arroyo numbers in Philly, looks like it sure is a good thing we prevailed last night.

In only 7 innings total for those 2 starts in CBP, a total of 14 runs (all earned) on 20 hits, including 5 bombs.

... and I thought his Toronto numbers were bad. Mercy!

Not usually this optimistic but I feel good about tonights game.

Big game from Jay Bruce tonight.

Well Worley hasn't fared much better, might be a high scoring game but who knows.

LOL, Arroyo and the Phillies. Sometimes Bronson can surprise you, though. This year the Reds do not do the predictable and this great. In the past, there was no way they win that game last night. I am hoping for 2-2 this week. We get Hamel tomorrow and I am not sure the last time we score against him LOL. so hopefully we get them tonight.

Looks like a winner, although I don't much like Ludwick at four. I don't think he's comfortable there.

No pitcher (Worley)who wears such ugly glasses can be any good.I hope Bronson is on tonight. We may well have a better chance tonight than tomorrow when we face Cole Hammels, even with Cueto on the mound.

I think the Reds win them both.

I think the X factor(s) for tomorrow's game will be Frazier/Ludwick/Paul

Those three don't seem to be afraid of any pitcher and so far nobody has solved Frazier's approach at the plate. The guy can hit one handed homer runs for crying out loud!

Luddy has a .292 avg as a cleanup man pretty good, but he hits .364 at the 5 spot. What I don't get is Frazier hitting 7th. He's the hottest hitter on the team in August hitting .350 with 6 hr and 18 rbi for the month.

No Ludwick isnt comfy in the 4 spot..his numbers are ridic...smh

How about this one?

1 Hanigan
2 Phillips
3 Frazier
4 Bruce
5 Ludwick
6 Rolen
7 Cozart
8 Stubbs
9 Arroyo

That lineup cannot possibly be right. It is the same as last night except for the pitcher. That simply never happens with the Reds. I definitely picked the wrong game to go to on Monday night.

If you think Arroyo's numbers are bad, wait until you see Cueto's. Pretty sure Cueto was the one on the mound a couple of years ago when we were down 10-0 before even getting out of the 1st inning and pretty sure he was pulled before even getting an inning in. Point being that stats can lie given one bad sample size.

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