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The Reds made another roster move to compensate for injuries and a bullpen on the brink of over use.

On Saturday the Reds sent Curtis Partch back to Louisville with the memory of his first Major League win.  It was a 37 pitch odyssey that would have been hard for Homer to imagine, (the Greek writer not Bailey.)

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Partch was a one-day solution for a bullpen that had its core pitch three days in a row and some for multiple innings.
"Coming into the game that was the intent," Bryan Price said

Neftali Soto was brought back to replace Partch on the roster to give the Reds a four-man bench that has been taxed by the loss of Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips and Skip Schumaker, who was placed on the shorter term, seven-day concussion list.

"We are talking about weeks with Votto and Phillips; days with Schumaker," Price said. "Concussions are difficult.  We don't want to be reckless.  We are just hoping Skip is good to go after the All-Star break.  We have two games left and four days off for the All-Star game. We wouldn't be able to weather the short-term with out it."
Mat Latos struggle through lower back spasms to become the second starting pitcher in as many days to leave the game early.  Homer Bailey left with a strained patella tendon in his right knee on Thursday.

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"I don't think you can give at title to it," Price said of the Latos injury.  "It's just a strained back.  I'm not sure Homer could make his next start if not for the All-Star break.  Now we can put these guys on the back end coming out of the break."