2008 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 2008 National League Central Great American Ball Park Cincinnati 74–88 (.457) 5th Robert Castellini Dusty Baker Wayne Krivsky, Walt Jocketty FSN Ohio (George Grande, Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh) WLW (700 AM)Cincinnati Bell Reds Radio Network (Marty Brennaman, Thom Brennaman, Jeff Brantley, Jim Kelch) cin CIN thumb | right | Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn during a Spring Training workout outside Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, 2008 The 2008 Cincinnati Reds season was the 139th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their sixth at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The Reds play in the National League Central; their divisional foes were the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs were the defending champions. The Reds did not make the playoffs until 2010 season, with their last playoff appearance in 1995.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1995.shtml 1995 Cincinnati Reds Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com April 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080409141957/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1995.shtml April 9, 2008 dead mdy The 2008 season was manager Dusty Baker's first with the Reds; the 19-year major league veteran outfielder from 1968 to 1986 with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Oakland Athletics, previously managed the San Francisco Giants from 1993 to 2002 and the Chicago Cubs from 2003 to 2006. He took the entirety of 2007 off. Baker replaced Pete Mackanin, who was named the interim manager on July 1, 2007, after Jerry Narron, coincidentally hired as an interim manager himself, was fired. Baker was the club's first-ever African American manager.http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071014&content_id=2264933&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin&vkey=news_cin https://web.archive.org/web/20071015124611/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071014&content_id=2264933&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin dead October 15, 2007 News: Reds hire Baker as manager Sheldon Mark October 14, 2007 The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds April 9, 2008 The season was dedicated to a number of people who died prior to the beginning of the season. Primarily, former Reds left-handed pitcher and longtime announcer Joe Nuxhall, affectionately known to fans as "The Ol' Lefthander", who died on November 15, 2007, of cancer. A patch that said "NUXY" was worn on Reds uniforms. Other Reds figures who passed were Sheldon "Chief" Bender, a former major league pitcher who developed the Reds' minor league farm system in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. Bender died on February 27, 2008. He worked with general manager Bob Howsam, who had died eight days earlier, to develop the Reds into 1970s powerhouse team nicknamed "The Big Red Machine". Just 21 games into the 2008 season, the Reds fired 3rd year General Manager Wayne Krivsky and replaced him with former St. Louis Cardinals General Manager Walt Jocketty. The Reds had a 9–12 record, tied for 4th in the NL Central standings at the time of the firing. It was the team's worst start since the 2003 season. The Reds again stirred up controversy in Cincinnati in late July and early August by first trading right fielder Ken Griffey Jr., who a month earlier had hit his 600th home run, to the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline. On their next off day they sent popular left fielder Adam Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor leaguers and pitcher Micah Owings. Regular season Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 2008 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 64 Jon Adkins 41 Jeremy Affeldt 61 Bronson Arroyo 34 Homer Bailey 31 Matt Belisle 45 Bill Bray 51 Jared Burton 56 Todd Coffey 48 Francisco Cordero 47 Johnny Cueto 33 Josh Fogg 39 Aaron Harang 52 Daniel Ray Herrera 57 Mike Lincoln 38 Gary Majewski 40 Nick Masset 50 Kent Mercker 63 Adam Pettyjohn 58 Ramón Ramírez 65 Josh Roenicke 53 Daryl Thompson 36 Edinson Vólquez 25 David Weathers Catchers  9 Paul Bako 29 Ryan Hanigan 26 David Ross 17 Javier Valentín Infielders  7 Juan Castro 28 Edwin Encarnación 15 Jerry Hairston Jr. 21 Scott Hatteberg  7 Paul Janish 27 Jeff Keppinger 46 Andy Phillips  4 Brandon Phillips 62 Danny Richar 60 Adam Rosales 19 Joey Votto Outfielders 32 Jay Bruce 54 Jolbert Cabrera 26 Wilkin Castillo 21 Chris Dickerson 44 Adam Dunn  6 Ryan Freel  3 Ken Griffey Jr. 30 Norris Hopper 23 Corey Patterson Other batters 56 Micah Owings Manager 12 Dusty Baker Coaches 55 Mark Berry (third base) 22 Billy Hatcher (first base) 49 Brook Jacoby (hitting) 59 Juan López (bullpen) 43 Dick Pole (pitching) 35 Chris Speier (bench) 2008 game log The following is the Reds' 2008 season game log.http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=cin The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds: Homepage April 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080404013847/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=cin April 4, 2008 deadhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2008_sched.shtml 2008 Cincinnati Reds Schedule, Box Scores and Splits Baseball-Reference.com April 9, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080407014348/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2008_sched.shtml April 7, 2008 dead background:#6E8B3D 2008 game log y background:#9EBD69; March # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Webb (1–0) || Harang (0–1) || Lyon (1) || 42,498 || 0–1 |- y background:#9EBD69; April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || April 2 || Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Affeldt (1–0) || Lyon (0–1) || || 14,016 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 3 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Cueto (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || Cordero (1) || 11,987 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 4 || Phillies || 8–4 || Kendrick (1–0) || Fogg (0–1) || || 17,905 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 5 || Phillies || 4–3 || Cordero (1–0) || Durbin (0–1) || || 23,069 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 6 || Phillies || 8–2 || Vólquez (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || || 26,566 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 7 || Phillies || 5–3 || Hamels (1–1) || Arroyo (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 14,674 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 8 || @ Brewers || 3 – 2 (10) || Torres (1–0) || Weathers (0–1) || || 27,717 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 || April 9 || @ Brewers || 12–4 || Fogg (1–1) || Bush (0–2) || || 31,313 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 || April 10 || @ Brewers || 4–1 || Harang (1–1) || Villanueva (1–1) || Cordero (2) || 25,023 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 11 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Grabow (1–0) || Burton (0–1)|| Capps (2) || 13,603 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 12 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Snell (2–0) || Lincoln (0–1) || Capps (3) || 18,906 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 13 || @ Pirates || 9–1 || Gorzelanny (1–1) || Cueto (1–1) || || 11,201 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || Dempster (2–0) || Harang (1–2) || || 39,130 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 12–3 ||Zambrano (2–1) || Fogg (1–2) || || 40,099 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 9–2 || Vólquez (2–0) || Lilly (0–3) || || 39,534 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 18 || Brewers || 5–2 || Sheets (3–0) || Arroyo (0–2) || Gagné (5) || 32,629 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || Brewers || 5 – 3 (10) || Mota (1–0) || Weathers (0–2) || Gagné (6) || 26,410 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || April 20 || Brewers || 4 – 3 (10) || Burton (1–1) || Gagné (1–1) || || 26,902 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 20 || April 21 || Dodgers || 9–3 ||Penny (3–2) ||Belisle (0–1) || || 14,446 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || April 22 || Dodgers || 8–1 || Vólquez (3–0) || Kuo (0–1) || || 14,763 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 23 || Astros || 9–3 || Sampson (1–2) || Arroyo (0–3) || || 16,017 || 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 23 || April 24 || Astros || 5–3 || Cassel (1–0) || Cueto (1–2) || Valverde (3) || 17,403 || 9–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 24 || April 25 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Sánchez (2–1) || Harang (1–3) || Wilson (8) || 34,657 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 || April 26 || @ Giants || 10–9 || Belisle (1–1) || Hennessy (1–1) || Cordero (3) || 34,215 || 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || April 27 || @ Giants || 10–1 || Vólquez (4–0) || Zito (0–6) || || 39,050 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || April 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Arroyo (1–3) || Wellemeyer (2–1) || Cordero (4) || 37,229 || 12–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Piñeiro (2–2) || Cueto (1–3) || || 35,356 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || April 30 || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Looper (4–1) || Harang (1–4) || Isringhausen (9) || 40,629 ||12–17 |- y background:#9EBD69; May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 2 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Hudson (4–2) || Vólquez (4–1) || || 32,057 ||12–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 3 || @ Braves || 9–1 || Reyes (1–0) || Belisle (1–2) || || 37,969 ||12–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 4 || @ Braves || 14–7 || Ring (1–0) || Arroyo (1–4) || || 33,750 ||12–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || May 5 || Cubs || 5–3 || Cueto (2–3) || Dempster (4–1) || Cordero (5) || 20,289 || 13–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 34 || May 6 || Cubs || 3–0 || Zambrano (5–1) || Harang (1–5) || Wood (5) || 21,153 || 13–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 7 || Cubs || 9–0 || Vólquez (5–1) || Lieber (2–2) || || 28,418 || 14–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || May 9 || @ Mets || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 10 || @ Mets || 12–6 || Santana (4–2) || Belisle (1–3) || || 55,186 || 14–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 10 || @ Mets || 7–1 || Arroyo (2–4) || Pelfrey (2–3) || || 47,673 || 15–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || @ Mets || 8–3 || Pérez (3–3) || Cueto (2–4) || || 49,264 || 15–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 12 || Marlins || 8–7 || Harang (2–5) || Tankersley (0–1) || Cordero (6) || 15,233 || 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 40 || May 13 || Marlins || 5–3 || Vólquez (6–1) || Hendrickson (5–2) || Cordero (7) || 14,015 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || May 14 || Marlins || 7 – 6 (10) || Burton (2–1) || Pinto (1–2) || || 12,756 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | - || May 15 || Marlins || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || May 16 || Indians † || 4–3 || Weathers (1–2) || Lewis (0–2) || Cordero (8) || 33,433 || 19–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || May 17 || Indians † || 4–2 || Bray (1–0) || Kobayashi (1–2) || || 42,023 || 20–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 18 || Indians † || 6–4 || Vólquez (7–1) || Lee (6–1) || Cordero (9) || 34,612 || 21–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 19 || @ Dodgers || 6–5 || Saito (2–1) || Weathers (1–3) || || 34,669 || 21–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 20 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Billingsley (4–5) || Belisle (1–4) || Saito (7) || 34,306 || 21–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 21 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Kuroda (2–3) || Cueto (2–5) || Saito (8) || 33,224 || 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 22 || @ Padres || 8–2 || Wolf (3–4) || Harang (2–6) || || 22,047 || 21–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 23 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Weathers (2–3) || Hoffman (0–3) || Cordero (10) || 26,422 || 22–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || May 24 || @ Padres || 7–2 || Arroyo (3–4) || Ledezma (0–2) || || 27,499 || 23–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 25 || @ Padres || 12 – 9 (18) || Banks (1–0) || Vólquez (7–2) || || 36,508 || 23–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || May 27 || Pirates || 9–6 || Cueto (3–5) || Snell (2–4) || Cordero (11) || 17,694 || 24–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || May 28 || Pirates || 9–1 || Arroyo (4–4) || Gorzelanny (4–5) || || 15,797 || 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 29 || Pirates || 7–2 || Dumatrait (2–2) || Harang (2–7) || || 18,142 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 || May 30 || Braves || 3 – 2 (11) || Mercker (1–0) || Ring (1–1) || || 37,015 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || May 31 || Braves || 8 – 7 (10) || Cordero (2–0) || Acosta (3–2) || || 38,585 || 27–29 |- y background:#9EBD69; June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 || June 1 || Braves || 6–2 || Cueto (4–5) || Hudson (7–4) || || 35,942 || 28–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 2 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Kendrick (5–2) || Arroyo (4–5) || Lidge (14) || 38,530 || 28–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 3 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Eaton (2–3) || Harang (2–8) || Lidge (15) || 45,096 || 28–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 4 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Vólquez (8–2) || Myers (3–7) || Cordero (12) || 45,223 || 29–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 5 || @ Phillies || 5–0 || Hamels (6–4) || Bailey (0–1) || || 45,492 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 6 || @ Marlins || 11–3 || Cueto (5–5) || Miller (4–5) || || 16,084 || 30–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 7 || @ Marlins || 8–7 || Badenhop (2–3) || Cordero (2–1) || || 25,289 || 30–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 8 || @ Marlins || 9–2 || Tucker (1–0) || Harang (2–9) || || 12,444 || 30–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 9 || @ Marlins || 9–4 || Vólquez (9–2) || Hendrickson (7–4) || || 16,003 || 31–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 10 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Boggs (1–0) || Bailey (0–2) || || 34,234 || 31–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 11 || Cardinals || 10–0 || Looper (8–5) || Cueto (5–6) || || 19,851 || 31–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || June 12 || Cardinals || 6–2 || Burton (3–1) || Worrell (0–1) || || 22,121 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || June 13 || Red Sox † || 3–1 || Harang (3–9) || Masterson (3–1) || Cordero (13) || 38,855 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 14 || Red Sox † || 6 – 4 (10) || Papelbon (3–2) || Lincoln (0–2) || Hansen (1) || 40,947 || 33–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 15 || Red Sox † || 9–0 || Beckett (7–4) || Bailey (0–3) || || 39,958 || 33–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 17 || Dodgers || 3–1 || Billingsley (5–7) || Cueto (5–7) || Saito (9) || 26,906 || 33–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 18 || Dodgers || 6–1 || Lowe (5–6) || Arroyo (4–6) || || 20,055 || 33–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 19 || Dodgers || 7–4 || Stults (1–0) || Harang (3–10) || Saito (10) || 30,136 || 33–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || June 20 || @ Yankees † || 4–2 || Vólquez (10–2) || Mussina (10–5) || Cordero (14) || 53,421 || 34–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || June 21 || @ Yankees † || 6–0 || Bray (2–0) || Giese (1–2) || || 54,509 || 35–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 77 || June 22 || @ Yankees † || 4–1 || Pettitte (8–5) || Cueto (5–8) || Rivera (21) || 54,234 || 35–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 78 || June 24 || @ Blue Jays † || 14–1 || Burnett (7–7) || Arroyo (4–7) || || 28,153 || 35–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || June 25 || @ Blue Jays † || 6–5 || Burton (4–1) || Wolfe (0–2) || Cordero (15) || 25,437 || 36–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 80 || June 26 || @ Blue Jays † || 7–1 || Litsch (8–4) || Vólquez (10–3) || || 25,129 || 36–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || June 27 || @ Indians † || 6–0 || Sabathia (6–8) || Thompson (0–1) || || 34,844 || 36–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || June 28 || @ Indians † || 5–0 || Cueto (6–8) || Byrd (3–9) || || 39,506 || 37–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 83 || June 29 || @ Indians † || 9–5 || Arroyo (5–7) || Laffey (4–5) || || 37,079 || 38–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 84 || June 30 || Pirates || 4–3 || Cordero (3–1) || Capps (1–3) || || 20,745 || 39–45 |- y background:#9EBD69; July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 85 || July 1 || Pirates || 6–5 (11) || Capps (2–3) || Weathers (2–4) || Sánchez (1) || 19,345 || 39–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 86 || July 2 || Pirates || 9–5 || Bautista (1–1) || Thompson (0–2) || || 16,890 || 39–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 87 || July 3 || Nationals || 5–3 || Cueto (7–8) || Colomé (2–2) || Cordero (16)|| 23,259 || 40–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 88 || July 4 || Nationals || 3–0 || Arroyo (6–7) || Bergmann (1–6) || Cordero (17) || 22,626 || 41–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 89 || July 5 || Nationals || 3–2 || Cordero (4–1) || Hanrahan (5–3) || || 37,121 || 42–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 90 || July 6 || Nationals || 6–5 || Vólquez (11–3) || Balester (1–1) || Cordero (18) || 28,814 || 43–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 8 || @ Cubs || 7–3 || Dempster (10–3) || Harang (3–11) || || 41,360 || 43–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 92 || July 9 || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Zambrano (10–3) || Cueto (7–9) || Wood (23) || 41,605 || 43–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 93 || July 10 || @ Cubs || 12–7 || Arroyo (7–7) || Lilly (9–6) || || 41,459 || 44–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 94 || July 11 || @ Brewers || 6–5 || Lincoln (1–2) || Shouse (3–1) || Cordero (19) || 41,229 || 45–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 95 || July 12 || @ Brewers || 8–2 || Vólquez (12–3) || McClung (5–5) || || 43,556 || 46–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 13 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Sabathia (8–8) || Weathers (2–5) || || 42,108 || 46–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 17 || Mets || 10–8 || Sánchez (4–1) || Cordero (4–2) || Wagner (23) || 23,681 || 46–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 98 || July 18 || Mets || 5–2 || Arroyo (8–7) || Maine (8–7) || Cordero (20) || 31,922 || 47–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 99 || July 19 || Mets || 7–2 || Fogg (2–2) || Pérez (6–6) || || 41,959 || 48–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 100 || July 20 || Mets || 7–5 || Sánchez (5–1) || Bray (2–1) || Wagner (24) || 31,195 || 48–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 21 || Padres || 6–4 || Hensley (1–0) || Cordero (4–3) || Hoffman (18) || 18,177 || 48–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 102 || July 22 || Padres || 4 – 3 (11) || Majewski (1–0) || Corey (1–3) || || 21,233 || 49–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 103 || July 23 || Padres || 9–5 || Arroyo (9–7) || Meredith (0–3) || Cordero (21) || 22,970 || 50–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 104 || July 25 || Rockies || 7–2 || Cook (13–6) || Vólquez (12–4) || || 27,501 || 50–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 26 || Rockies || 5–1 || de la Rosa (5–5) || Bailey (0–4) || || 33,981 || 50–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || July 27 || Rockies || 11–0 || Jiménez (7–9) || Fogg (2–3) || || 28,246 || 50–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || July 28 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Oswalt (8–8) || Cueto (7–10) || Valverde (27) || 31,783 || 50–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || July 29 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Moehler (6–4) || Arroyo (9–8) || Wright (1) || 34,015 || 50–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || July 30 || @ Astros || 9–5 || Vólquez (13–4) || Rodríguez (6–4) || || 30,272 || 51–58 |- y background:#9EBD69; August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 1 || @ Nationals || 5–2 || Pérez (4–8) || Bailey (0–5) || || 30,572 || 51–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 2 || @ Nationals || 10–6 || Manning (1–2) || Lincoln (1–3) || || 30,970 || 51–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 3 || @ Nationals || 4–2 || Balester (2–3) || Cueto (7–11) || Hanrahan (1) || 32,939 || 51–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 4 || Brewers || 6–3 || Arroyo (10–8) || Parra (9–5) || Cordero (22) || 24,706 || 52–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 5 || Brewers || 8–1 || Bush (6–9) || Vólquez || || 24,739 || 52–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 6 || Brewers || 6–3 || Suppan (7–7) || Bailey (0–6) || Torres (22) || 26,602 || 52–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 7 || Astros || 7–4 || Oswalt (9–8) || Josh Fogg (2–4) || || 27,378 || 52–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 8 || Astros || 9 – 5 (10) || Sampson (6–4) || Cordero (4–4) || || 25,652 || 52–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 9 || Astros || 3–1 || Moehler (8–4) || Arroyo (10–9) || Valverde (28) || 26,044 || 52–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 10 || Astros || 13–4 || Rodríguez (7–4) || Harang (3–12) || || 30,789 || 52–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 12 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Vólquez (14–5) || Karstens (2–1) || || 23.686 || 53–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 13 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Maholm (8–7) || Fogg (2–5) || Grabow (3) || 15,787 || 53–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 14 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Cueto (8–11) || Snell (4–10) || Cordero (23) || 35,439 || 54–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 15 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Thompson (5–2) || Arroyo (10–10) || Perez (4) || 26,234 || 54–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 16 || Cardinals || 9–3 || Piñeiro (6–5) || Harang (3–13) || || 30,713 || 54–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 17 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Vólquez (15–5) || Lohse (13–10) || || 37,468 || 55–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 19 || @ Cubs || 5–0 || Harden (3–1) || Cueto (8–12) || || 41,208 || 55–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 20 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Arroyo (11–10) || Lilly (12–7) || || 40,509 || 56–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 21 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Zambrano (13–5) || Fogg (2–6) || Wood (26) || 40,730 || 56–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 22 || @ Rockies || 8–5 || Harang (4–13) || Hernández (11–10) || Cordero (25) || 30,337 || 57–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 23 || @ Rockies || 7–6 || Vizcaíno (1–0) || Lincoln (1–4) || Fuentes (25) || 42,282 || 57–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 24 || @ Rockies || 4–3 (12) || Speier (2–1) || Lincoln (1–5) || || 31,173 || 57–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 26 || @Astros || 2–1 || Arroyo (12–10) || Geary (2–3) || || 30,395 || 58–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 27 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Oswalt (12–9) || Fogg (2–7) || Valverde (34) || 30,741 || 58–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 28 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Backe (9–12) || Harang (4–14) || Valverde (35) || 30,028 || 58–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || August 29 || Giants || 11–7 || Vólquez (16–5) || Zito (8–16) || || 25,445 || 59–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || August 30 || Giants || 7–6 || Lincoln (2–5) || Taschner (3–2) || Cordero (26) || 21,729 || 60–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || August 31 || Giants || 9–3 || Arroyo (13–10) || Cain (8–11) || || 26,519 || 61–76 |- y background:#9EBD69; September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 2 || Pirates || 3–2 || Snell (6–10) || Harang (4–15) ||Capps (18) || 18,024 || 61–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 3 || Pirates || 6–5 || Yates (5–3) || Affeldt (1–1) || Capps (19) || 18,561 || 61–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 4 || Pirates || 8–6 || Masset (2–0) || Hansen (1–6) || Cordero (27) || 20,626 || 62–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 5 || Cubs || 10–2 || Arroyo (14–10) || Lilly (13–9) || || 31,213 || 63–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 6 || Cubs || 14–9 || Marquis (10–8) || Cueto (8–13) || || 41,204 || 63–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 7 || Cubs || 4–3 || Cordero (5–4) || Wood (4–4) || || 37,540 || 64–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 8 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Burton (5–1) || Torres (6–5) || Cordero (28) || 30,867 || 65–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 9 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Adkins (1–0) || McClung (5–6) || Cordero (29) || 30,312 || 66–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 10 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Mota (5–5) || Weathers (2–6) || Torres (27) || 30,124 || 66–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Webb (20–7) || Harang (4–16) || Qualls (3) || 29,046 || 66–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Weathers (3–6) || Peña (1–2) || Cordero (30) || 45,075 || 67–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 14 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Weathers (4–6) || Rauch (4–8) || Cordero (31) || 27,297 || 68–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 16 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Arroyo (15–10) || Looper (12–13) || || 19,708 || 69–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Harang (5–16) || Wellemeyer (12–8) || || 14,850 || 70–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 18 || Cardinals || 5–4 || Lohse (14–6) || Vólquez (16–6) || Motte (1) || 14,041 || 70–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 19 || Brewers || 11–2 || Ramírez (1–0) || Suppan (10–10) || || 20,855 || 71–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 20 || Brewers || 4–3 || Cueto (9–13) || Sabathia (9–2) || Cordero (32) || 24,440 || 72–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 21 || Brewers || 8–1 || Coffey (1–0) || Arroyo (15–11) || || 22,624 || 72–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || Marlins || 7–5 || Harang (6–16) || Miller (6–10) || Cordero (33) || 13,565 || 73–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Vólquez (17–6) || Rodríguez (8–7) || Cordero (34) || 27,361 || 74–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Wolf (12–12) || Ramírez (1–1) || || 26,103 || 74–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 25 || @ Astros || 8–6 || Roy Oswalt (17–10) || Cueto (9–14) || Valverde (43) || 31,204 || 74–85 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 26 || @ Cardinals || 7–6 || Franklin (6–6) || Bray (2–2) || || 44,709 || 74–86 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 27 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Wellemeyer (13–9) || Harang (6–17) || || 43,682 || 74–87 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || September 28 || @ Cardinals || 11–4 || Thompson (6–3) || Pettyjohn (0–1) || || 43,300 || 74–88 |- Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average Player G AB R H HR RBI SB AVG Bako, Paul 99 299 30 65 6 35 0 .217 Bruce, Jay 108 413 63 105 21 52 4 .254 Cabrera, Jolbert 48 115 17 29 3 12 2 .252 Castillo, Wilkin 18 32 6 9 0 1 0 .281 Castro, Juan 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Dickerson, Chris 31 102 20 31 6 15 5 .304 Dunn, Adam 114 373 58 87 32 74 1 .233 Encarnación, Edwin 146 506 75 127 26 68 1 .251 Freel, Ryan 48 131 17 39 0 10 8 .298 Griffey Jr., Ken 102 359 51 88 15 53 0 .245 Hairston Jr., Jerry 80 261 47 85 6 36 15 .326 Hanigan, Ryan 31 85 9 23 2 9 0 .271 Hatteberg, Scott 34 52 3 9 0 7 0 .173 Hopper, Norris 26 50 3 10 0 1 1 .200 Janish, Paul 38 80 5 15 1 6 0 .188 Keppinger, Jeff 121 459 45 122 3 43 3 .266 Owings, Micah 4 4 0 2 0 3 0 .500 Patterson, Corey 135 366 46 75 10 34 14 .205 Phillips, Andy 52 73 11 17 3 10 0 .233 Phillips, Brandon 141 559 80 146 21 78 23 .261 Richar, Danny 16 36 4 8 0 3 1 .222 Rosales, Adam 18 29 0 6 0 2 1 .207 Ross, David 52 134 17 31 3 13 0 .231 Valentín, Javier 94 129 10 33 4 18 0 .256 Votto, Joey 151 526 69 156 24 84 7 .297Pitcher totals16228217331101.117Team totals1625465704135118767785.247 Starting and other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched Player G IP W L K ERA WHIP Vólquez, Edinson 33 (32 starts) 196.0 17 6 206 3.21 1.33 Harang, Aaron 30 (29 starts) 184.1 6 17 153 4.78 1.38 Arroyo, Bronson 34 200.0 15 11 163 4.77 1.44 Cueto, Johnny 31 174.0 9 14 158 4.81 1.41 Fogg, Josh 22 (14 starts) 78.1 2 7 45 7.58 1.58 Bailey, Homer 8 36.1 0 6 18 7.93 2.09 Belisle, Matt 6 29.2 1 4 14 7.28 1.79 Ramírez, Ramón 5 (4 starts) 27.0 1 1 21 2.67 1.04 Thompson, Daryl 3 14.1 0 2 6 6.91 1.88 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched Player G IP W L SV K ERA WHIP Cordero, Francisco 72 70.1 5 4 34 78 3.33 1.41 Affeldt, Jeremy 74 78.1 1 1 0 80 3.33 1.31 Weathers, David 72 69.1 4 6 0 46 3.25 1.53 Bray, Bill 63 47.0 2 2 0 54 2.87 1.57 Lincoln, Mike 64 70.1 2 5 0 57 4.48 1.28 Burton, Jared 54 58.2 5 1 0 58 3.22 1.38 Majewski, Gary 37 40.0 1 0 0 27 6.53 1.90 Coffey, Todd 17 19.1 0 0 0 8 6.05 1.60 Mercker, Kent 15 13.2 1 0 0 6 3.29 1.54 Masset, Nick 10 17.1 1 0 0 11 2.08 1.21 Herrera, Danny 7 7.1 0 0 0 8 7.36 1.77 Roenicke, Josh 5 3.0 0 0 0 6 9.00 2.67 Adkins, Jon 4 3.2 1 0 0 3 2.45 1.91 Pettyjohn, Adam 3 (1 start) 4.0 0 1 0 1 20.25 3.25Team Pitching Totals1621442.174883412274.551.46 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Bats International League Rick Sweet AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mike Goff A Sarasota Reds Florida State League Joe Ayrault A Dayton Dragons Midwest League Donnie Scott Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Pat Kelly Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Julio Garcia References 2008 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds Cinc