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Friday, July 3, 2009
Tonight’s game is sold out; Encarnacion is back
According to Reds media relations, tonight’s Reds-Cardinals game at Great American Ball Park is sold out.
Homer Bailey starts on the mound for the 39-38 Reds, who are two games behind the second-place Cardinals.
Earlier today, the Reds placed IF Danny Richar on the 15-day disabled list and returned from a rehabilitation assignment and reinstated from the 60-day disabled list 3B Edwin Encarnacion.
Richar suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder sliding head first into home plate in the third inning of Wednesday’s 1-0 win vs Arizona.
Encarnacion had been on the disabled list since April 28 with a chip fracture in his left wrist. He made 11 rehab appearances at Class AAA Louisville, batting .270 with two home runs and eight RBIs.
Just guessing, but I don’t think the return of Encarnacion triggered the rush on the ticket box.
Tonight’s game is the fifth sellout this season and the 44th sellout overall at Great American Ball Park. The Reds are 20-23 when playing in front of sellout crowds at GABP (2-2 in 2009, 2-3 in 2008, 1-2 in 2007, 3-4 in 2006, 1-1 in 2005, 7-4 in 2004, 4-7 in 2003).
The 2009 sellouts at GABP:
Opening Day vs Mets … 42,177 (L, 2-1)
Sat, May 9 vs St. Louis … 40,651 (W, 8-3)
Sat, June 6 vs. Cubs … 40,914 (W, 4-3 in 11)
Sat, June 20 vs. White Sox … 42,234 (L, 10-8)
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