2009 Cincinnati Reds season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2009 Cincinnati Reds season was the 140th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball , and their seventh at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati . It involved the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central after finishing fifth in the division the previous year .[ 1] For the second year, the Reds were managed by Dusty Baker .[ 1] [ 2] The Reds played their seventh season of home games in Great American Ball Park . The Reds finished the 2009 season 78-84, only four wins more than the 2008 season.
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
Team
AZ
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LAD
MIL
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
WSH
AL
Arizona
–
3–4
4-2
1–5
7-11
5–3
5–4
7-11
2–5
5–2
1–5
6–1
11-7
5-13
2–4
1–5
5–10
Atlanta
4–3
–
4–2
3–6
4–4
8-10
3-3
4–3
3–3
13–5
10-8
3–4
3–3
3–4
4–2
10-8
7–8
Chicago
2-4
2–4
–
10-5
2–4
4–3
11–6
3–5
10-7
3-3
1–5
10-4
4–5
4-2
6-10
5–2
6–9
Cincinnati
5-1
6-3
5-10
–
0-7
3-3
12-4
1-5
8-7
2-4
2-5
13-5
1-6
3-3
8-8
3-4
6-9
Colorado
11-7
4-4
4-2
7-0
–
2-4
2-5
4-14
6-0
3-4
2-4
6-3
10-8
8-10
6-1
6-0
11-4
Florida
3-5
10-8
3-4
3-3
4-2
–
4–3
3-3
3-4
11-7
9-9
2-4
4-2
3-4
3-3
12-6
10-8
Houston
4–5
3-3
6-11
4-12
5-2
3-4
–
4–3
5-10
1-5
6-2
10-5
6-1
2-4
6-9
3-3
6-9
Los Angeles
11-7
3-4
5-3
5-1
14-4
3-3
3-4
–
3–3
5-1
4-3
4-3
10-8
11-7
2-5
3-2
9-9
Milwaukee
5-2
3-3
7-10
7-8
0-6
4-3
10-5
3-3
–
3-3
4-3
9-5
2-4
4-5
9-9
5-3
5-10
New York
2-5
5-13
3-3
4-2
4-3
7-11
5-1
1-5
3-3
–
6-12
4-3
2-5
5-3
4-5
10-8
5–10
Philadelphia
5-1
8-10
5-1
5-2
4-2
9-9
2-6
3-4
3-4
12-6
–
4-2
5-2
3-4
4-1
15-3
6-12
Pittsburgh
1-6
4-3
4-10
5-13
3-6
4-2
5-10
3-4
5-9
3-4
2-4
–
3-4
2-4
5-10
5-3
8–7
San Diego
7-11
3-3
5-4
6-1
8-10
2-4
1-6
8-10
4-2
5-2
2-5
4-3
–
10-8
1-6
4-2
5–10
San Francisco
13-5
4–3
2–4
3–3
10-8
4–3
4–2
7-11
5-4
3–5
4–3
4–2
8-10
–
4–3
4–2
9–6
St. Louis
4-2
2-4
10-6
8-8
1-6
3-3
9-6
5-2
9-9
5-4
1-4
10-5
6-1
3-4
–
6–1
9–6
Washington
5-1
8-10
2-5
4-3
0-6
6-12
3-3
2-3
3-5
8-10
3-15
3-5
2-4
2-4
1-6
–
7–11
Game log
2009 Game Log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 6
Mets
2–1
Santana (1–0)
Harang (0–1)
Rodríguez (1)
42,177
0–1
2
April 8
Mets
9–7
Pelfrey (1–0)
Vólquez (0–1)
Rodríguez (2)
13,568
0–2
3
April 9
Mets
8–6
Arroyo (1–0)
Pérez (0–1)
Cordero (1)
17,837
1–2
April 10
Pirates
Postponed . Rescheduled for August 31
4
April 11
Pirates
10–2
Maholm (1–0)
Cueto (0–1)
22,276
1–3
5
April 12
Pirates
2–0
Harang (1–1)
Snell (0–2)
12,876
2–3
6
April 13
@ Brewers
7–6
Vólquez (1–1)
Gallardo (1–1)
Cordero (2)
25,016
3–3
7
April 14
@ Brewers
6–1
Arroyo (2–0)
Parra (0–2)
27,441
4–3
8
April 15
@ Brewers
9–3
Looper (1–0)
Owings (0–1)
30,349
4–4
9
April 17
@ Astros
2–1
Masset (1–0)
Valverde (0–1)
Cordero (3)
32,268
5–4
10
April 18
@ Astros
7–0
Rodríguez (1–1)
Harang (1–2)
30,141
5–5
11
April 19
@ Astros
4–2
Vólquez (2–1)
Geary (0–1)
Cordero (4)
29,372
6–5
12
April 20
@ Astros
4–3
Arroyo (3–0)
Geary (0–2)
Cordero (5)
23,308
7–5
13
April 21
@ Cubs
7–2
Harden (1–1)
Owings (0–2)
38,403
7–6
14
April 22
@ Cubs
3–0
Cueto (1–1)
Lilly (2–1)
Cordero (6)
38,738
8–6
15
April 23
@ Cubs
7–1
Harang (2–2)
Zambrano (1–1)
40,039
9–6
16
April 24
Braves
4–3
Vázquez (2–1)
Vólquez (2–2)
González (2)
30,060
9–7
17
April 25
Braves
10–2
Lowe (2–1)
Arroyo (3–1)
33,015
9–8
18
April 26
Braves
8–2
Owings (1–2)
Kawakami (1–3)
29,327
10–8
19
April 27
Astros
4–1
Sampson (2–0)
Cordero (0–1)
12,365
10–9
20
April 28
Astros
8–3
Rodríguez (2–2)
Harang (2–3)
9,878
10–10
21
April 29
Astros
3–0
Vólquez (3–2)
Paulino (0–2)
Cordero (7)
12,681
11–10
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
22
May 1
@ Pirates
4–0
Arroyo (4–1)
Duke (3–2)
14,238
12–10
23
May 2
@ Pirates
8–6
Ohlendorf (3–2)
Owings (1–3)
22,891
12–11
24
May 3
@ Pirates
5–0
Cueto (2–1)
Karstens (1–1)
13,670
13–11
25
May 4
@ Marlins
3 – 2 (14)
Badenhop (2–1)
Herrera (0–1)
10,825
13–12
26
May 5
@ Marlins
7–0
Vólquez (4–2)
Volstad (2–1)
11,087
14–12
27
May 6
Brewers
15–3
Parra (1–4)
Arroyo (4–2)
10,982
14–13
28
May 7
Brewers
6–5
Owings (2–3)
Looper (2–2)
Cordero (8)
14,724
15–13
29
May 8
Cardinals
6–4
Cueto (3–1)
Piñeiro (4–2)
Cordero (9)
18,016
16–13
30
May 9
Cardinals
8–3
Harang (3–3)
Lohse (3–2)
40,651
17–13
31
May 10
Cardinals
8 – 7 (10)
Franklin (1–0)
Cordero (0–2)
Pérez (1)
27,664
17–14
32
May 11
@ Diamondbacks
13–5
Arroyo (5–2)
Garland (3–2)
17,640
18–14
33
May 12
@ Diamondbacks
3–1
Owings (3–3)
Haren (3–4)
Cordero (10)
24,835
19–14
34
May 13
@ Diamondbacks
10–3
Cueto (4–1)
Augenstein (0–1)
20,443
20–14
35
May 15
@ Padres
5–3
Correia (1–2)
Harang (3–4)
Bell (9)
27,021
20–15
36
May 16
@ Padres
6 – 5 (16)
Perdomo (1–0)
Owings (3–4)
31,001
20–16
37
May 17
@ Padres
3–1
Peavy (3–5)
Arroyo (5–3)
21,123
20–17
38
May 19
Phillies
4–3
Hamels (2–2)
Cueto (4–2)
Lidge (8)
18,449
20–18
39
May 20
Phillies
5–1
Harang (4–4)
Moyer (3–4)
15,661
21–18
40
May 21
Phillies
12–5
Blanton (2–3)
Owings (3–5)
25,901
21–19
41
May 22
Indians
3–1
Arroyo (6–3)
Laffey (3–1)
Cordero (11)
28,019
22–19
42
May 23
Indians
7–6
Vizcaíno (1–1)
Weathers (0–1)
Wood (7)
35,821
22–20
43
May 24
Indians
4 – 3 (11)
Fisher (1–0)
Vizcaíno (1–2)
27,796
23–20
44
May 25
Astros
8–5
Harang (5–4)
Rodríguez (5–3)
Cordero (12)
17,818
24–20
45
May 26
Astros
6–4
Masset (2–0)
Byrdak (1–1)
Cordero (13)
15,619
25–20
46
May 27
Astros
6–1
Arroyo (7–3)
Paulino (0–4)
17,602
26–20
47
May 29
@ Brewers
3–2
Looper (5–3)
Cueto (4–3)
Hoffman (12)
42,186
26–21
48
May 30
@ Brewers
9–5
McClung (2–1)
Harang (5–5)
44,172
26–22
49
May 31
@ Brewers
5–2
Gallardo (5–2)
Owings (3–6)
Hoffman (13)
44,594
26–23
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
50
June 1
@ Cardinals
5–3
Lincoln (1–0)
Wellemeyer (5–5)
Cordero (14)
35,815
27–23
51
June 2
@ Cardinals
5–2
Motte (2–1)
Arroyo (7–4)
Franklin (13)
35,507
27–24
52
June 3
@ Cardinals
9–3
Cueto (5–3)
Lohse (4–4)
35,811
28–24
53
June 4
@ Cardinals
3–1
Carpenter (4–0)
Harang (5–6)
39,249
28–25
54
June 5
Cubs
2–1
Zambrano (4–2)
Owings (3–7)
Gregg (10)
32,374
28–26
55
June 6
Cubs
4 – 3 (11)
Masset (3–0)
Marshall (3–5)
40,914
29–26
56
June 7
Cubs
6 – 3 (14)
Patton (2–1)
Lincoln (1–1)
Guzmán (1)
32,629
29–27
57
June 9
@ Nationals
3–2
Cueto (6–3)
Detwiler (0–3)
Cordero (15)
16,274
30–27
58
June 10
@ Nationals
4 – 2 (12)
Masset (4–0)
Villone (3–1)
Weathers (1)
19,790
31–27
59
June 11
@ Nationals
3–2
Tavárez (2–4)
Herrera (0–2)
Beimel (1)
19,703
31–28
60
June 12
@ Royals
4–1
Hochevar (2–2)
Maloney (0–1)
32,959
31–29
61
June 13
@ Royals
7–4
Davies (3–6)
Arroyo (7–5)
29,574
31–30
62
June 14
@ Royals
7–1
Bannister (5–3)
Cueto (6–4)
24,525
31–31
63
June 16
Braves
7–2
Herrera (1–2)
Jurrjens (5–5)
19,127
32–31
64
June 17
Braves
4–3
Owings (4–7)
Vázquez (4–6)
Cordero (16)
27,455
33–31
65
June 18
Braves
7–0
Hanson (2–0)
Maloney (0–2)
24,657
33–32
66
June 19
White Sox
4–3
Arroyo (8–5)
Contreras (2–6)
Cordero (17)
28,395
34–32
67
June 20
White Sox
10–8
Carrasco (2–0)
Herrera (1–3)
Jenks (16)
42,234
34–33
68
June 21
White Sox
4–1
Buehrle (7–2)
Harang (5–7)
Jenks (17)
32,786
34–34
69
June 23
@ Blue Jays
7–5
Tallet (5–4)
Owings (4–8)
Frasor (2)
30,351
34–35
70
June 24
@ Blue Jays
8–2
Richmond (6–4)
Arroyo (8–6)
15,409
34–36
71
June 25
@ Blue Jays
7–5
Cueto (7–4)
Camp (0–3)
Cordero (18)
15,329
35–36
72
June 26
@ Indians
9–2
Sowers (2–5)
Harang (5–8)
28,114
35–37
73
June 27
@ Indians
7–3
Bailey (1–0)
Ohka (0–2)
28,646
36–37
74
June 28
@ Indians
8–1
Owings (5–8)
Huff (3–3)
23,900
37–37
75
June 30
Diamondbacks
6–2
Haren (7–5)
Arroyo (8–7)
22,725
37–38
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
76
July 1
Diamondbacks
1–0
Cueto (8–4)
Garland (4–8)
Cordero (19)
20,374
38–38
77
July 2
Diamondbacks
3–2
Cordero (1–2)
Zavada (1–2)
19,592
39–38
78
July 3
Cardinals
7–4
Motte (3–2)
Herrera (1–4)
Franklin (20)
41,349
39–39
79
July 4
Cardinals
5–2
Owings (6–8)
Thompson (2–5)
Cordero (20)
37,371
40–39
80
July 5
Cardinals
10–1
Carpenter (6–3)
Arroyo (8–8)
24,017
40–40
81
July 6
@ Phillies
22–1
Hamels (5–5)
Cueto (8–5)
41,548
40–41
82
July 7
@ Phillies
4–3
Weathers (1–1)
Lidge (0–4)
Cordero (21)
43,623
41–41
83
July 8
@ Phillies
3–2
Madson (3–4)
Weathers (1–2)
44,179
41–42
84
July 9
@ Phillies
9–6
Moyer (8–6)
Owings (6–9)
Lidge (17)
45,146
41–43
85
July 10
@ Mets
3–0
Arroyo (9–8)
Nieve (3–3)
39,203
42–43
86
July 11
@ Mets
4–0
Santana (10–7)
Cueto (8–6)
39,396
42–43
87
July 12
@ Mets
9–7
Pelfrey (7–4)
Harang (5–9)
40,014
42–44
88
July 16
Brewers
9–6
Looper (8–4)
Bailey (1–1)
Hoffman (21)
23,279
42–45
89
July 17
Brewers
4–0
Arroyo (10–8)
Suppan (5–7)
25,687
43–45
90
July 18
Brewers
5–1
Parra (4–8)
Harang (5–10)
40,524
43–46
91
July 19
Brewers
5–3
Weathers (2–2)
McClung (3–3)
Cordero (22)
24,924
44–46
92
July 20
@ Dodgers
7–5
Schmidt (1–0)
Owings (6–10)
Broxton (23)
43,110
44–47
93
July 21
@ Dodgers
12–3
Wolf (5–4)
Bailey (1–2)
49,027
44–48
94
July 22
@ Dodgers
6–2
Billingsley (10–5)
Arroyo (10–9)
56,000
44–49
95
July 24
@ Cubs
8–5
Wells (6–4)
Harang (5–11)
41,406
44–50
96
July 25
@ Cubs
5–3
Hart (2–1)
Cueto (8–7)
Gregg (20)
41,264
44–51
97
July 26
@ Cubs
5–2
Harden (7–6)
Owings (6–11)
Gregg (21)
41,528
44–52
98
July 27
Padres
6–4
Bailey (2–2)
Geer (1–7)
Cordero (23)
18,563
45–52
99
July 28
Padres
3–2
Correia (7–8)
Arroyo (10–10)
Bell (23)
14,526
45–53
100
July 29
Padres
7–1
Latos (2–1)
Harang (5–12)
17,201
45–54
101
July 30
Padres
7–4
Stauffer (1–2)
Cueto (8–8)
19,177
45–55
102
July 31
Rockies
5–3
Morales (2–0)
Weathers (2–3)
Street (27)
22,130
45–56
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
103
August 1
Rockies
6–2
Jiménez (8–9)
Bailey (2–3)
23,452
45–57
104
August 2
Rockies
6 – 4 (11)
Morales (3–0)
Masset (4–1)
Street (28)
31,142
45–58
105
August 3
Cubs
4–2
Wells (8–4)
Harang (5–13)
Mármol (4)
22,222
45–59
106
August 4
Cubs
6–3
Gorzelanny (4–1)
Cueto (8–9)
17,992
45–60
107
August 5
Cubs
4–0
Lehr (1–0)
Harden (7–7)
22,098
46–60
108
August 7
@ Giants
10–5
Weathers (3–3)
Wilson (3–5)
41,744
47–60
109
August 8
@ Giants
4–2
Zito (8–10)
Arroyo (10–11)
Wilson (28)
37,057
47–61
110
August 9
@ Giants
5–2
Harang (6–13)
Cain (12–4)
Cueto (1)
36,705
48–62
111
August 10
@ Cardinals
4–1
Lohse (5–7)
Wells (0–3)
Franklin (27)
40,212
48–63
112
August 11
@ Cardinals
5–4
Lehr (2–0)
Boggs (1–1)
Cordero (25)
40,145
49–63
113
August 12
@ Cardinals
5–2
Carpenter (12–3)
Bailey (2–4)
Franklin (28)
40,328
49–64
114
August 13
Nationals
7–0
Arroyo (11–11)
Balester (1–2)
16,889
50–64
115
August 14
Nationals
2–0
Mock (2–4)
Harang (6–14)
MacDougal (12)
19,606
50–65
116
August 15
Nationals
10–6
Martin (2–2)
Cueto (8–10)
30,494
50–66
117
August 16
Nationals
5–4
Sosa (2–1)
Rhodes (0–1)
MacDougal (13)
18,030
50–67
118
August 18
Giants
8 – 5 (10)
Howry (1–5)
Cordero (1–3)
Wilson (29)
13,334
50–68
119
August 19
Giants
1–0
Romo (4–2)
Arroyo (11–12)
Wilson (30)
11,302
50–69
120
August 20
Giants
2 – 1 (10)
Cordero (2–3)
Howry (1–6)
13,390
51–69
121
August 21
@ Pirates
5–2
Morton (3–6)
Owings (6–12)
Capps (23)
22,725
51–70
122
August 22
@ Pirates
12–2
Duke (10–11)
Lehr (2–1)
32,570
51–71
123
August 23
@ Pirates
4–1
Bailey (3–4)
Hart (4–3)
Cordero (26)
21,209
52–71
124
August 25
@ Brewers
8–6
Herrera (2–4)
Coffey (4–3)
29,481
53–71
125
August 26
@ Brewers
4–3
Herrera (3–4)
Burns (3–5)
Cordero (27)
35,084
54–71
126
August 27
@ Brewers
8–5
Lehr (3–1)
Bush (3–5)
Cordero (28)
31,091
55–71
127
August 28
Dodgers
4–2
Bailey (4–4)
Billingsley (12–8)
19,258
56–71
128
August 29
Dodgers
11–4
Weaver (6–4)
Maloney (0–3)
25,744
56–72
129
August 30
Dodgers
3 – 2 (12)
McDonald (4–3)
Cordero (2–4)
Broxton (29)
26,091
56–73
130
August 31
Pirates
4–3
Masset (5–1)
Chavez (0–4)
13,051
57–73
131
August 31
Pirates
6–3
Cueto (9–10)
Maholm (7–8)
Cordero (29)
9,087
58–73
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
132
September 1
Pirates
11–5
Lehr (4–1)
Morton (3–7)
Owings (1)
10,304
59–73
133
September 2
Pirates
5–3
Bailey (5–4)
Duke (10–13)
Cordero (30)
11,541
60–73
134
September 4
@ Braves
3–1
Arroyo (12–12)
Lowe (13–9)
24,219
61–73
135
September 5
@ Braves
3–1
Wells (1–3)
Jurrjens (10–10)
29,078
62–73
136
September 6
@ Braves
4–2
Owings (7–12)
Kawakami (7–11)
32,397
63–73
137
September 7
@ Rockies
4–3
Betancourt (3–3)
Fisher (1–1)
Morales (4)
40,357
63–74
138
September 8
@ Rockies
3–1
Marquis (15–10)
Maloney (0–4)
Morales (5)
23,154
63–75
139
September 9
@ Rockies
4–3
Daley (1–1)
Cordero (2–5)
23,721
63–76
140
September 10
@ Rockies
5–1
Rincón (4–2)
Wells (1–4)
24,175
63–77
141
September 11
@ Cubs
6–4
Stevens (1–0)
Lehr (4–2)
Mármol (12)
39,881
63–78
142
September 12
@ Cubs
7–5
Rhodes (1–1)
Mármol (2–3)
Cordero (34)
40,351
64–78
143
September 13
@ Cubs
5–2
Lilly (12–8)
Bailey (5–5)
39,805
64–79
144
September 14
Astros
3–1
Arroyo (13–12)
Rodríguez (13–9)
Cordero (36)
9,852
65–79
145
September 15
Astros
5–4
Herrera (4–4)
Gervacio (1–1)
Cordero (36)
11,923
66–79
146
September 16
Astros
6–5
Burton (1–0)
Wright (3–3)
Cordero (37)
10,662
67–79
147
September 17
Marlins
3–2
Maloney (1–4)
Sánchez (2–7)
Cordero (38)
9,685
68–79
148
September 18
Marlins
4–3
Donnelly (3–0)
Cordero (2–6)
Núñez (23)
15,882
68–80
149
September 19
Marlins
3–2
Nolasco (12–9)
Arroyo (13–13)
Lindstrom (15)
17,026
68–81
150
September 20
Marlins
8–1
Wells (8–6)
West (2–4)
16,186
69–81
151
September 22
@ Pirates
10–4
Cueto (10–10)
Duke (10–15)
16,492
70–81
152
September 23
@ Pirates
12–2
Bailey (6–5)
Hart (4–8)
15,980
71–81
153
September 24
@ Pirates
4–1
Arroyo (14–13)
Morton (4–9)
Cordero (39)
15,892
72–81
154
September 25
@ Astros
10–4
Maloney (2–4)
Moehler (8–11)
37,710
73–81
155
September 26
@ Astros
10–4
Lehr (5–2)
Paulino (2–11)
39,476
74–81
156
September 27
@ Astros
3–2
Rodríguez (14–11)
Cueto (10–11)
Valverde (25)
37,595
74–82
157
September 29
Cardinals
7–2
Bailey (7-5)
Piñeiro (15-12)
12,026
75–82
158
September 30
Cardinals
6–1
Arroyo (15-13)
Smoltz (3-8)
11,930
76–82
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Through the end of the 2009 season.
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Through the end of the 2009 season.
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (Walks+hits) per inning pitched
Through the end of the 2009 season.
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (Walks+hits) per inning pitched
Through the end of the 2009 season.
Farm system
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