Mike Leake has 11 wins and will look for his team-high 12th victory against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night.
The Reds will shut him down after this.
"The organization has decided that he has pitched enough innings. We want to save him for the future," Dusty Baker said. "This is just his second year pitching in a five-man rotation."
Leake came withing out of a complete game shut out in his last start which was also against the Cubs in Chicago but Pacific Coast League MVP Bryan LaHair hit a two-run home run that not only cost Leake the shutout but his 12th win as well.
The Reds pulled the game out in 14 innings but Leake was long gone by then.
Edinson Volquez will get the starts the rest of the season.
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- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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