Homer Bailey First Reds Rotation Member Starts Against Padres

To to tune of Gloria:

Peoria, How we gonna get there?
Do we travel up the 101?
Or some other highway?
But we're going to watch the Reds.
In Peoria.

Ok it's not "Please Come to Cleves" but driving around Arizona can get to your head once in awhile.

The Reds are on the road for the first time this spring.  Also for the first time this spring one of the Reds' projected starting pitchers will toil on the mound.  Homer Bailey, who is poised to become the ace of the staff, will be the first.  He is expected to pitch two innings.

Miami University's Chad Reinke will follow Bailey.  Carlos Contreras, Tony Cingrani, Pedro Villarreal and Kanekoa Texeira will pitch as well.

The Reds' lineup:

Shin-Soo Choo CF
Brandon Phillips 2B
Joey Votto 1B
Devin Mesoraco C
Donald Lutz LF
Jason Donald 3B
Zack Cozart SS
Chris Heisey RF
Miguel Olivo DH
Homer Bailey P

They will face Anthony Bass.

The Padres' lineup has three former Reds in it.

Everth Cabrera SS
Chris Denorfia RF
Chase Headley 3B
Yonder Alonso 1B
Yasmani Grandal C
Travis Buck LF
Cameron Maybin CF
Kyle Blanks DH
Alexi Amarista 2B
Anthony Bass P

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